1974 CIAU University Cup

The 1974 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (12th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.

1974 CIAU University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Dates	March 3–16
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Waterloo Warriors (1st title)
Runners-up	Sir George Williams Georgians
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
Awards
MVP	Bernie Wolfe (Sir George Williams)
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Waterloo Warriors won the first overtime championship game in tournament history. Because sudden death rules were not in place, three goals were scored in extra period.

Road to the Cup

AUAA playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
	S1	Saint Mary’s	7
	N2	New Brunswick	0
						S1	Saint Mary’s	12
						N1	Moncton	2
	N1	Moncton	5
	S2	St. Francis Xavier	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUAA playoffs

Quarterfinals February 26

Semifinals March 1

Championship March 2

E1

Toronto

8

E4

Queen's

2

E1

Toronto

4

W2

Western Ontario

6

W2

Western Ontario

4

W3

Guelph

1

W2

Western Ontario

4

W1

Waterloo

6

W1

Waterloo

8

W4

Wilfrid Laurier

6

W1

Waterloo

8

E2

York

4

E2

York

8

E3

Laurentian

2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

QUAA playoffs

	Quarterfinals February 20					Semifinals February 22					Championship February 27–28
						1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	5
	3	Sir George Williams	9			4	Sherbrooke	8
	6	Bishop's	1								4	Sherbrooke	3	3	—
											3	Sir George Williams	6	4	—
						2	Loyola	4
	4	Sherbrooke	6			3	Sir George Williams	5
	5	McGill	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

West

GPAC season

Seed	School	Standings
1	Brandon	11–7–0
2	Winnipeg	10–8–0
3	Manitoba	9–9–0
4	Lakehead	6–12–0

No playoff

Canada West playoffs

	Championship February 21-23
	1	Calgary	2	6	—
	2	Alberta	1	5	—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

University Cup

The format from the previous season remained in place. The teams were sorted by committee.

Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
Brandon Bobcats	Plains: GPAC Champion	11–7–0	1st	Never
Calgary Dinos	West: Canada West Champion	16–4–0	1st	Never
Saint Mary's Huskies	Atlantic: AUAA Champion	21–2–0	6th	1973
Sir George Williams Georgians	Quebec: QUAA Champion	14–4–4	7th	1972
Waterloo Warriors	Ontario: OUAA Champion	15–2–3	1st	Never

Bracket

	West Quarterfinal March 3–4							Semifinals March 8–10							Championship March 16
								Waterloo		6	3	—
								Calgary		3	2	—
	Calgary		14	4	—
	Brandon		5	3	—
															Waterloo		6*
															Sir George Williams		5
								Saint Mary's		5	4	4
								Sir George Williams		4	5	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)^[1]

Championship final

March 16, 1974

Waterloo Warriors

6–5 (OT)

Sir George Williams Georgians

Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario