2011 CIS University Cup

The 2011 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (49th Annual) was held March 24–27, 2011. It was the first year of a two-year CIS Championship bid won by University of New Brunswick and hosted at their on-campus hockey rink - Aitken University Centre. The defending champions were St. Mary's Huskies, who won their 1st title in team history the previous year in Saskatoon. There would be a new champion this season as SMU was unsuccessful in advancing to the event.

Main article: David Johnston University Cup
2011 Cavendish Farms CIS University Cup Presented By Home Depot
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Host teamUNB Varsity Reds
ChampionsUNB Varsity Reds
VenueAitken University Centre
DurationMarch 24–27, 2011
Number of games7
Number of teams6
Total attendance26,250 (3,750/game)
TelevisionSportsnet

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.

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 3  
  4 Acadia Axemen 2     4 Acadia Axemen 1    
  5 UPEI Panthers 0         1 UNB Varsity Reds 3
      3 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 2
        2 Saint Mary's Huskies 2    
  3 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 2     3 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3  
  6 Dalhousie Tigers 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 McGill Redmen 2
8E Queen's Golden Gaels 0
1E McGill Redmen 2
5E Ottawa Gee-Gees 0
3E Nipissing Lakers 0
5E Ottawa Gee-Gees 2
1E McGill Redmen 2
OUA East
2E UQTR Patriotes 0
2E UQTR Patriotes 2
6E Ryerson Rams 1
2E UQTR Patriotes 2
7E Carleton Ravens 1
4E Toronto Varsity Blues 1
7E Carleton Ravens 2
1E McGill Redmen 4
1W Western Mustangs 1
1W Western Mustangs 2
8W Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 0
1W Western Mustangs 2
6W Brock Badgers 0
3W Waterloo Warriors 0
6W Brock Badgers 2
1W Western Mustangs 2
OUA West
5W Windsor Lancers 1
2W Lakehead Thunderwolves 2
7W Guelph Gryphons 1
2W Lakehead Thunderwolves 1
5W Windsor Lancers 2
4W York Lions 0
5W Windsor Lancers 2
Bronze Medal
   
2E UQTR Patriotes 5
5W Windsor Lancers 3

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

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 OUA was provided the wild-card in 2010 and AUS teams are ineligible as they are the host conference. To avoid having St.FX in the same pool as UNB and Western in the same pool as McGill, the two teams were swapped.

Rank Seed Team Qualification
1 1 UNB Varsity Reds AUS Champion
2 2 McGill Redmen OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion
3 3 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion
5 4 Western Mustangs OUA-West Champion and Queen's Cup Finalist
4 5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men Host Designate & AUS Finalist
6 6 Calgary Dinos Wild-Card - Canada West Finalist

Pool A - Evening
Seed Team Qualified
1 UNB Varsity Reds AUS Champion
4 Western Mustangs OUA-West Champions and Queen's Cup Finalist
6 Calgary Dinos Wild-card - Canada West Finalist
Day Game Home Visitor Score
Thursday 2 #6 Calgary Dinos #1 UNB Varsity Reds 1-2
Friday 4 #4 Western Mustangs #6 Calgary Dinos 3-2
Saturday 6 #1 UNB Varsity Reds #4 Western Mustangs 4-0
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
UNB Varsity Reds22061+54
Western Mustangs21136-32
Calgary Dinos20235-20

Pool B - Afternoon
Seed Team Qualified
2 McGill Redmen OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion
3 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion
5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men Host - AUS Finalist
Day Game Home Visitor Score
Thursday 1 #5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men #2 McGill Redmen 1-2
Friday 3 #3 Alberta Golden Bears #5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 1-3
Saturday 5 #2 McGill Redmen #3 Alberta Golden Bears 6-3
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
McGill Redmen22084+44
St. Francis Xavier X-Men21143+12
Alberta Golden Bears20149-50

Championship Final

Bench assignments for the championship final is based on each advancing team's record and stats in their 2 pool games, not their tournament seed. UNB was determined the home team with a record of 2-0 (4pts) and a GF/GA of 6/1 = 6.0 versus McGill with the same record but a GF/GA of 8/4 = 2.0.

March 27, 2011
8:00 PM
Rogers Sportsnet		#1 UNB Varsity Reds (H)4-0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		#2 McGill Redmen (V)Aitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750

Tournament All-Stars

Luke Gallant, a defenceman from the UNB Varsity Reds, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP. He led all players at the tournament with seven points (2+5=7) in three games including an assist on Josh Kidd's game-winning goal with 4.1 seconds remaining in a 2-1 victory over Calgary in their first game on Thursday. Plus back-to-back game-winners in a 4-0 shutout of Western on Saturday and a 4-0 victory of second-ranked McGill in Sunday's national final. Gallant earned Game-MVP honours against both Western and McGill following a pair of three-point performances.

Joining Gallant on the tournament all-star team were:[1]
Forward: Kyle Bailey (UNB Varsity Reds)
Forward: Chris Culligan (UNB Varsity Reds)
Forward: Maxime Langelier-Parent (McGill Redmen)
Defenseman: Jonathan Harty (UNB Varsity Reds)
Goalie: Travis Fullerton (UNB Varsity Reds)

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References
  1. Host V-Reds blank McGill, claim 4th University Cup http://presto-en.usports.ca/championships/mice/2010-11/releases/20110327-final
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