2012 Cavendish Farms CIS University Cup Presented By Home Depot
Tournament details
Venue(s)Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick
DatesMarch 22–25, 2012 (2012-03-22 – 2012-03-25)
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsMcGill Redmen (1st title)
Runner-upWestern Mustangs
Tournament statistics
Games played7
Attendance26,250 (3,750 per game)
MVPFrancis Verreault-Paul
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The 2012 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (50th Annual) was held March 22–25, 2012. This event marked the 50th anniversary of the inception of the University Cup tournament to decide the Men's University Hockey Champion. It is the second of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the University of New Brunswick's Aitken University Centre before moving to Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon for two years (hosted by the University of Saskatchewan.

The defending champions were the UNB Varsity Reds, who won their 4th title in fourteen years and who return to the tournament with a record of 20-5-3 in CIS play.[1] They were joined by three qualifiers, a designated host team and one wild cards for a total of six(6) teams.

Similar to previous years, going back to the introduction of the expanded format in 1998, the teams are split into two(2) Pools of three teams where each team plays the other two teams. 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 UPEI Panthers 2 4 UPEI Panthers 0
5 Acadia Axemen 1 1 UNB Varsity Reds 3
4 Moncton Aigles Bleu 0
2 Saint Mary's Huskies 1
3 Moncton Aigles Bleu 2 3 Moncton Aigles Bleu 3
6 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 1

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

Quarter-finals (Best of 3) Semi-finals (Best of 3) Canada West Championship (Best of 3)
1 Manitoba Bisons 0
3 Saskatchewan Huskies 2 4 Calgary Dinos 2
6 Lethbridge Pronghorns 0 3 Saskatchewan Huskies 2
4 Calgary Dinos 1
2 Alberta Golden Bears 1
4 Calgary Dinos 2 3 Saskatchewan Huskies 2
5 UBC Thunderbirds 1

University Cup

The six teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The wild-card team was selected from the OUA Conference as the CW was provided the wild-card in 2011 and AUS teams are ineligible as they are the host conference.

Rank Seed Team Qualification
1 1 UNB Varsity Reds AUS Champion
2 2 McGill Redmen OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion
3 3 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Finalist
4 4 Western Mustangs OUA-West Champions and Queen's Cup Finalist
5 5 Moncton Aigles Bleu Host Designate & AUS Finalist
7 6 UQTR Patriotes Wild-Card - OUA Third Place

Pool A - Evening

Seed Team Qualified
1 UNB Varsity Reds AUS Champion
4 Western Mustangs OUA-West Champion and Queen's Cup Finalist
6 UQTR Patriotes Wild-card - OUA Third Place
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
Western Mustangs 2 2 0 6 4 +2 4
UNB Varsity Reds 2 1 1 8 4 +4 2
UQTR Patriotes 2 0 2 3 9 -6 0
March 22, 2012
7:00 PM		UNB Varsity Reds6-1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)		UQTR PatriotesAitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750
Game reference
Travis Fullerton (1-0-0)GoaliesGuillaume Nadeau (0-1-0)Referees:
Nathan Wieler
Jonathan Langille
Linesmen:
Mike MacDonnell
Ryan Power
D. Todd (T. Carroll, C. Culligan) - 5:121-0
M. Fillier (T. MacDougall, A. Houde-Caron) - 7:052-0
C. Culligan (D. Todd, T. Carroll) - 27:393-0
3-146:26 - F. Petit (F. Lefrançois, P.L. Lessard)
D. Todd (J. Clendenning, L. Gallant) - 47:504-1
N. MacNeil (J. Harty) - 50:175-1
A. Houde-Caron (T. Carroll) - 56:546-1
20 minPenalties14 min
33Shots21
March 23, 2012
7:00 PM		UQTR Patriotes2-3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0-1)		Western MustangsAitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750
Game reference
Guillaume Nadeau (0-1-1)GoaliesJosh Unice (1-0-0)Referees:
Nathan Wieler
Mario Maillet
Linesmen:
Brett Boyce
Ryan Power
0-12:08 - K. Turkiewicz (Z. Harnden, K. Baker) (PP)
B. Lacasse (A. Demers) - 10:201-1
F. Lefrançois (J. Desjardins, P.L. Lessard) (PP) - 33:252-1
2-236:41 - S. Reese (M. Ashman, J. Cimadamore)
2-361:21 - J. Cimadamore (S. Reese, G. Killing)
10 minPenalties20 min
43Shots33
March 24, 2012
4:30 PM
Rogers Sportsnet		Western Mustangs3-2
(3–0, 0–0, 0–2)		UNB Varsity RedsAitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750
Game reference
Josh Unice (2-0-0)GoaliesTravis Fullerton (1-1-0)Referees:
Francois Fortin
Sean Reid
Linesmen:
Andy Flick
Jay Doiron
D. Desando (K. Turkiewicz, M. Paltridge) - 12:251-0
K. Turkiewicz (K. Baker, S. Aarssen) (PP) - 15:202-0
J. Furlong (SH) - 17:483-0
3-152:43 - J. Harty (K. Bailey, C. Culligan) (PP)
3-256:57 - K. Bailey (C. Culligan, L. Gallant) (PP)
12 minPenalties12 min
24Shots37

Pool B - Afternoon

Seed Team Qualified
2 McGill Redmen OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion
3 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Champion
5 Moncton Aigles Bleu Host and AUS Finalist
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
McGill Redmen 2 1 1 9 7 +2 2
Moncton Aigles Bleu 2 1 1 8 7 +1 2
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 1 1 5 8 -3 2
March 22, 2012
2:00 PM		Moncton Aigles Bleu3-6
(1–3, 0–2, 1–2)		McGill RedmenAitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750
Game reference
Pierre-Alexandre Marion (0-1-0)GoaliesHubert Morin (1-0-0)Referees:
Mario Maillet
Sean Reid
Linesmen:
Andy Flick
Brett Boyce
0-13:50 - F. Verreault-Paul (M.A. Dorion, A. Picard-Hooper) (PP)
0-25:37 - A. Picard-Hooper (F. Verreault-Paul, M. Leangelier-Parent (PP)
C. Gaudet (M.A. Cote, C. Bergeron) - 15:111-2
1-316:37 - N. Biniek (H. Laporte, C. Longpre-Poirier)
1-432:26 - F. Verreault-Paul
1-532:45 - A. Wright (A. Picard-Hooper)
M.A. Cote (D. Ouellet, Grouxl) (PP) - 46:132-5
2-652:40 - N. Biniek (P. Belzile)
D. Ouellet (E. Faille, S. Jodoin) - 57:373-6
32 minPenalties38 min
24Shots19
March 23, 2012
2:00 PM		Moncton Aigles Bleu5-1
(2-1, 1-0, 2-0)		Saskatchewan HuskiesAitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750
Game reference
Pierre-Alexandre Marion (1-1-0)GoaliesDavid Reekie (0-1-0)Referees:
Jonathan Langille
Francois Fortin
Linesmen:
Jay Dorion
Andrew Connors
0-12:08 - M. Delahey (C. Durand, M. Spafford)
E. Faille (M. Bolduc) (SH) - 10:511-1
S. Groulx (E. Faille, D. Ouellet) - 14:562-1
F. Rochon (K. Charland, G. Parenteau) - 38:363-1
S. Lacroix (C. Bergeron) - 46:254-1
E. Faille (D. Ouellet, S. Lacroix) - 59:295-1
8 minPenalties10 min
32Shots21
March 24, 2012
11:30 AM		Saskatchewan Huskies4-3
(1–1, 0–1, 2–2)		McGill RedmenAitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750
Game reference
Ryan Holfeld (1-0-0)GoaliesHubert Morin (1-1-0)Referees:
Mario Maillet
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Andrew Connors
Mike MacDonnell
K. Bortis (S. Vey, K. Ross) (PP) - 10:511-0
1-114:38 - E. Vossen (A. Picard-Hooper, A. Wright)
C. Smuk (M. Delahey, T. Brisebois) - 22:552-1
2-244:12 - F. Verreault-Paul (M.A. Dorion, A. Picard-Hooper) (PP)
D. Hulak (K. Bortis) - 46:243-2
3-346:51 - K. Dupont (E. Vossen, A. Wright)
K. Ross (K. Bortis, D. Hulak (PP) - 54:484-3
20 minPenalties18 min
30Shots43

Note: McGill becomes the 3rd team to advance to the Championship Final with a 1-1 record (Alberta-2008 & Western-2009).

Championship final

Bench assignments for the championship finals is based on the each advancing team's record and stats from their 2 pool games, not their tournament seed. Western was determined to be the home team with a record of 2-0 versus McGill at 1-1.

March 25, 2012
8:00 PM
Rogers Sportsnet		#4 Western Mustangs3-4 OT
(1–1, 1–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0-1)		#2 McGill RedmenAitken University Centre, Fredericton
Attendance: 3,750
Game reference
Josh Unice (2-1-0)GoaliesHubert Morin (2-1-0)Referees:
Jonathan Langille
Sean Reid
Linesmen:
Mike MacDonnell
Jay Doiron
K. Turkiewicz (Z. Harnden, K. Baker) (PP) - 8:381-0
1-115:38 - B. Levesque (M.A. Dorion, M. Langelier-Parent)
1-220:48 - B. Levesque (M.A. Daneau, M.O. Vachon)
K. Baker (S. Aarssen, G. Killing) - 33:492-2
2-335:27 - N. Biniek (C. Longpre-Poirier, F. Verreault-Paul)
K. Turkiewicz (K. Baker, S. Aarssen) (PP) - 54:183-3
3-466:00 - E. Vossen (A. Picard-Hooper, A. Wright)
6 minPenalties19 min
27Shots40

Tournament All-Stars

Francis Verreault-Paul, from the McGill Redmen, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP[2] despite receiving a 5-minute Major and Game Misconduct in the 3rd period of the Championship final (charging Western Mustangs' goalie, Josh Unice, on a partial break-away), Verreault-Paul was McGill's MVP in their two pool games and was second in tournament goals (3) and tied for 2nd in points (5).

Joining Verreault-Paul on the tournament all-star team were:
Forward: Alexandre Picard-Hooper (McGill Redmen)
Forward: Keaton Turkiewicz (Western Mustangs)
Defenseman: Jonathan Harty (UNB Varsity Reds)
Defenseman: Marc-André Dorion (McGill Redmen)
Goalie: Josh Unice (Western Mustangs)

References

  1. ^ Participating Teams
  2. ^ http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mice/2011-12/releases/20120325-final Redmen capture first University Cup

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