2010 CIS University Cup

The 2010 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (48th Annual) was held March 25–28, 2010. It was the second year of a two-year CIS Championship bid by Lakehead University[1] and hosted at Fort William Gardens hockey rink. The UNB Varsity Reds would not be defending their title from 2009, despite a 27-1 record, as they lost in the second round of the AUS playoffs and did not advance.

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2010 Cavendish CIS University Cup presented by TBay Tel
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Host teamLakehead Thunderwolves
ChampionsSaint Mary's Huskies
VenueFort William Gardens
DurationMarch 25–28, 2010
Number of games7
Number of teams6
Total attendance17,962 (2,566/game)
TelevisionRogers Sportsnet & SSN Canada webcast

Similar to previous years, going back to the introduction of the expanded format in 1998, the six invited teams were split into two(2) Pools of three(3) where each team plays the other(two games total). The best team in each Pool advances to the final. All pool games must be decided by a win, there are no ties. If a pool has a three-way tie for 1st (all teams have 1-1 records) than GF/GA differential among the tied teams is the first tie-breaker.

The Saint Mary's Huskies won their first Hockey title in school history with a dramatic 3–2 overtime win versus the #1 seed Alberta Golden Bears who were looking for their 14th.

Road to the Cup

AUS playoffs
  Quarter-finals (Best of 3)     Semi-finals (Best of 5)     AUS Championship (Best of 5)
                           
        1 UNB Varsity Reds 0  
  4 UPEI 0     5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3    
  5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 2         5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 0
      3 Saint Mary's Huskies 3
        2 Acadia Axemen 1    
  3 Saint Mary's Huskies 2     3 Saint Mary's Huskies 3  
  6 Moncton 0  

OUA Playoffs
Division Quarter-finals (Best of 3)
OUA Sweet 16 		Division Semi-finals (Best of 3)
OUA Quarter-Finals 		Division Finals (Best of 3)
OUA Semi-Finals 		Queen's Cup (Single Game)
OUA Championship
            
1E UQTR Patriotes 2
8E Concordia Stingers 1
1E UQTR Patriotes 2
6E Ryerson Rams 0
3E Toronto Varsity Blues 0
6E Ryerson Rams 2
1E UQTR Patriotes 0
OUA East
2E McGill Redmen 2
2E McGill Redmen 2
7E Nipissing Lakers 0
2E McGill Redmen 2
4E Carleton Ravens 1
4E Carleton Ravens 2
7E Queen's Golden Gaels 1
2E McGill Redmen 3
3W Lakehead Thunderwolves 1
1W Western Mustangs 2
8W UOIT Ridgebacks 1
1W Western Mustangs 2
7W Windsor Lancers 0
2W Waterloo Warriors 1
7W Windsor Lancers 2
1W Western Mustangs 0
OUA West
3W Lakehead Thunderwolves 2
3W Lakehead Thunderwolves 2
6W York Lions 1
3W Lakehead Thunderwolves 2
5W Guelph Gryphons 0
4W Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 1
5W Guelph Gryphons 2

Note: with Lakehead winning the OUA-West title, they have advanced to the University Cup as a Queen's Cup finalist. As such, an OUA Bronze medal (third place) game was required to determine the 'designated host'.

Bronze Medal
   
1E UQTR Patriotes 5
1W Western Mustangs 4

Canada West playoffs
Semi-finals (Best of 3) Finals (Best of 3)
      
1 Alberta Golden Bears 2
4 Calgary Dinos 0
1 Alberta Golden Bears 2
3 Manitoba Bisons 1
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 1
3 Manitoba Bisons 2

University Cup

The six teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The wild-card team was selected from the CW Conference as the AUS was provided the wild-card in 2009 and OUA teams are ineligible as they are the host conference. To avoid having Alberta and Manitoba in the same pool (Pool A seeds 1-4-6), Manitoba must be seeded 5th which leaves Lakehead and UQTR in 4th and 6th respectively.

Rank Seed Team Qualification
1 1 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion
5 2 McGill Redmen OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion
8 3 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Champion
7 4 Lakehead Thunderwolves OUA-West Champion and Queen's Cup Finalist
NR 5 Manitoba Bisons Wild-Card - Canada West Finalist
3 6 UQTR Patriotes Host Designate & OUA Bronze

Pool A - Evening
Seed Team Qualified
1 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion
4 Lakehead Thunderwolves OUA-West Champion and Queen's Cup Finalist
6 UQTR Patriotes Host Designate & OUA Bronze
Day Game Home Visitor Score
Thursday 2 #6 UQTR Patriotes #1 Alberta Golden Bears 2-4
Friday 4 #4 Lakehead Thunderwolves #6 UQTR Patriotes 7-2
Saturday 6 #1 Alberta Golden Bears #4 Lakehead Thunderwolves 5-3
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
Alberta Golden Bears22095+44
Lakehead Thunderwolves211107+32
UQTR Patriotes202411-70

Pool B - Afternoon
Seed Team Qualified
2 McGill Redmen OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion
3 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Champion
5 Manitoba Bison Wild-card & Canada West Finalist
Day Game Home Visitor Score
Thursday 1 #5 Manitoba Bison #2 McGill Redmen 4-5 OT
Friday 3 #2 McGill Redmen #3 Saint Mary's Huskies 2-4
Saturday 5 #3 Saint Mary's Huskies #5 Manitoba Bison 5-0
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
Saint Mary's Huskies22092+74
Manitoba Bison21159-42
McGill Redmen20269-30

Championship Final
March 28, 2010
7:00 PM (EST)
Rogers Sportsnet		#1 Alberta Golden Bears (H)2-3 OT1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0-1)		#3 Saint Mary's Huskies (V)Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 2,366

Tournament All-Stars

Andrew Hotham, a defenseman from the Saint Mary's Huskies, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP. He was tied in tournament scoring with 5 points (two goals and three assists) with teammate Cody Thornton. Andrew was Saint Mary's MVP in their second game versus Manitoba and had the team's second goal in the championship final.

Joining Hotham on the tournament all-star team were:[2]

Goaltender: Neil Conway, Saint Mary's
Defenceman: Ian Barteaux, Alberta
Forward: Cody Thornton, Saint Mary's
Forward: Cam Fergus, Saint Mary's
Forward: Chad Klassen, Alberta

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References
  1. Lakehead University Wins CIS Bid to Host 2009 & 2010 Hockey Championships https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/news-and-events/news/archive/2006/node/13453
  2. Huskies claim first University Cup https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/huskies-claim-first-university-cup?archive=2009-2010
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