2008 CIS University Cup

Canadian hockey tournament 2008 Cavendish CIS University Cup Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick Alberta Golden Bears 13 New Brunswick Varsity Reds 2008 3 20 2008 3 23 7 6 MVP Ian McDonald (Alberta) 2007 2009 The 2008 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (46th Annual) was held March 20–23, 2008, at the Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Moncton Aigles Bleus served as tournament host. Road to the Cup AUS playoffs 0 3/5/3 Quarterfinals (Best of 3) Semifinals (Best of 5) AUS Championship (Best of 3) 3 Moncton Aigles Bleus 5 7 — 6 Acadia Axemen 0 2 — 4 St. Thomas Tommies 2 2 4 5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 1 4 0 1 New Brunswick Varsity Reds 5 5 5 — — 4 St. Thomas Tommies 1 4 1 — — 2 Saint Mary's Huskies 6 5 4 — — 3 Moncton Aigles Bleus 2 1 2 — — 1 New Brunswick Varsity Reds 3 3 — 2 Saint Mary's Huskies 2 2 — OUA playoffs 0 Division Quarterfinals (Best of 3) Division Semifinals (Best of 3) Division Finals (Best of 3) Queen's Cup (Single Game) 1 FW3 Waterloo Warriors 1 FW4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 2 FE2 McGill Redmen 2 FE4 Carleton Ravens 0 FW2 Western Ontario Mustangs 2 MW2 York Lions 0 FE3 Ottawa Gee-Gees 2 ME2 Toronto Varsity Blues 1 FW1 Lakehead Thunderwolves 2 FW4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 1 MW1 Brock Badgers 2 FW2 Western Mustangs 1 FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 FE3 Ottawa Gee-Gees 0 ME1 Queen's Golden Gaels 0 FE2 McGill Redmen 2 FW1 Lakehead Thunderwolves 1 MW1 Brock Badgers 2 FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 0 FE2 McGill Redmen 2 MW2 Brock Badgers 1 FE2 McGill Redmen 4 Canada West playoffs 0 3/3/3 Quarterfinals (Best of 3) Semifinals (Best of 3) Championship (Best of 3) 3 Calgary Dinos 5 4 — 6 Regina Cougars 2 3 — 4 Manitoba Bisons 6 4 — 5 British Columbia Thunderbirds 0 2 — 1 Alberta Golden Bears 4 4 — 4 Manitoba Bisons 2 3 — 2 Saskatchewan Huskies 5 5 — 3 Calgary Dinos 3 2 — 1 Alberta Golden Bears 8 5 — 2 Saskatchewan Huskies 3 0 — University Cup The six teams that advanced to the tournament are listed below. The Champions of each conference tournament received automatic bids and were seeded 1–3. One spot in the tournament was reserved for the host school, Moncton, while another went to the best team from the Quebec region, OUA finalist Brock. The lone wild card spot went to the highest-ranked remaining team, Saskatchewan. SeedTeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLast1white New Brunswick Varsity RedsAtlantic: AUS Champion31–1–110th20072white Alberta Golden BearsWest: Canada West Champion25–5–232nd20063white McGill RedmenQuebec: OUA Champion25–9–12nd20064white Saskatchewan HuskiesWild-card: Canada West Finalist19–7–613th20075white Brock BadgersOntario: OUA Finalist21–12–21stNever6white Moncton Aigles BleusHost19–13–114th2007 https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/cis-mens-hockey-championships-preview?archive=2007-2008 CIS Men's Hockey Championships Preview Lakehead Thunderwolves December 7, 2023 Pool A – Afternoon SeedTeam1New Brunswick4Saskatchewan5Brock Day Game Winner Loser Score Thursday 1 #1 New Brunswick #5 Brock 6–1 Friday 3 #4 Saskatchewan #5 Brock 4–1 Saturday 5 #1 New Brunswick #4 Saskatchewan 4–0 TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstDIF Goal differencePTS Points New Brunswick 2 2 0 10 1 +9 4 Saskatchewan 2 1 1 4 5 −1 2 Brock 2 0 2 2 10 −8 0 New Brunswick advance to championship Pool B – Evening SeedTeam2Alberta Golden Bears3McGill Redmen 6Moncton Aigles Bleus Day Game Winner Loser Score Thursday 2 #6 Moncton #2 Alberta 2–1 Friday 4 #2 Alberta #3 McGill 7–3 Saturday 6 #3 McGill #6 Moncton 3–0 TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstDIF Goal differencePTS Points Alberta 2 1 1 8 5 +3 2 McGill 2 1 1 6 7 −1 2 Moncton 2 1 1 2 4 −2 2 Alberta advance to championship https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/cis-national-championship-results?archive=2007-2008 CIS National Championship Results Lakehead Thunderwolves December 7, 2023 Championship final #eeeeee March 23, 2008 7:00 PM (EST) #1 New Brunswick Varaity Reds #2 Alberta Golden Bears 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/alberta-claims-13th-university-cup-title?archive=2007-2008 1–01–12–12–22–3 Justin DaCostaRob Hennigar Tim KrymusasBrian WoolgerIan McDonald Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick 42 25 https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/alberta-claims-13th-university-cup-title?archive=2007-2008 Alberta Claims 13th University Cup Title Lakehead Thunderwolves December 7, 2023 References https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/m/history History U Sports March 13, 2018 July 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200726194337/https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/m/history dead 2008 University Cup Category:Ice hockey competitions in New Brunswick Category:March 2008 sports events in Canada Category:Sports in Moncton Category:2008 in New Brunswick Category:2000s in Moncton