1972 CIAU University Cup

The 1972 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (10th annual) was held in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Bishop's Gaiters and Sherbrooke Vert et Or served as tournament hosts.

1972 CIAU University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Sherbrooke, Quebec
Dates	March 16–18
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Toronto Varsity Blues (6th title)
Runners-up	Saint Mary's Huskies
Third place	Alberta Golden Bears
Fourth place	British Columbia Thunderbirds
Tournament statistics
Games played	4
Awards
MVP	John Wright (Toronto)
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Road to the Cup

AIAA playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
	1	Saint Mary’s	4
	4	Memorial	2
						1	Saint Mary’s	7
						2	Prince Edward Island	1
	2	Prince Edward Island	5
	3	Dalhousie	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUAA playoffs

Quarterfinals March 6–7

Semifinals March 10

Championship March 11

E1

York

6

E4

Laurentian

1

E1

York

6

W2

Guelph

2

W2

Guelph

2

W3

McMaster

1

E1

York

2

E2

Toronto

6

W1

Western Ontario

5

W4

Windsor

2

W1

Western Ontario

2

E2

Toronto

5

E2

Toronto

10

E3

Ottawa

1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

QUAA playoffs

	Semifinals March 8					Championship March 10
	1	Loyola	5
	4	Bishop's	3
						1	Loyola	0
						2	Sir George Williams	1
	2	Sir George Williams	6
	3	Sherbrooke	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

WCIAA playoffs

	Play-in March 3-4							Semifinals March 10-11					Championship March 12
								W1	Alberta	6
								E2	Manitoba	2
	Manitoba		5	7	12
	Brandon		4	5	9
													W1	Alberta	3
													W2	Calgary	1
								E1	Winnipeg	5
								W2	Calgary	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

University Cup

Due to conference realignment, there were now only four leagues playing at the senior level of college hockey. The CIAU now awarded bids to four regions: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada. The qualifying teams were sorted by committee.

Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
Alberta Golden Bears	West: WCIAA Champion	20–2–0	6th	1970
Sir George Williams Georgians	Quebec: QUAA Champion	15–6–2	6th	1970
Saint Mary's Huskies	Atlantic: AIAA Champion	17–2–1	4th	1971
Toronto Varsity Blues	Ontario: OUAA Champion	18–1–3	7th	1971

Bracket

	Semifinals March 16					Championship March 18
	Toronto		5
	Sir George Williams		1
						Toronto		5
						Saint Mary's		0
	Saint Mary's		4
	Alberta		3			Third Place
						Sir George Williams		2
						Alberta		5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: The third place game took place on March 17.^[1]

Championship final

March 18, 1972

Toronto Varsity Blues

5–0

Saint Mary's Huskies

Sherbrooke, Quebec