1987 CIAU University Cup

The 1987 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (25th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Edmonton, Alberta. The Alberta Golden Bears served as tournament host.

1987 CIAU University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Varsity Arena, Edmonton, Alberta
Dates	March 19 – March 22
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes (1st title)
Runner-up	Saskatchewan Huskies
Tournament statistics
Games played	7
MVP	Marc Gervais (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

Road to the Cup

AUAA playoffs

	Semifinals							Championship
	K1	Dalhousie	3	2	-
	M2	Prince Edward Island	4**	4	-
								M2	Prince Edward Island	3	4	-
								K2	St. Francis Xavier	1	2	-
	M1	Moncton	3	4	4
	K2	St. Francis Xavier	4**	2	5*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Canada West playoffs

	Semifinal							Championship
	1	Calgary	5	4	-
	4	British Columbia	0	3	-
								1	Calgary	5	7	2
								3	Saskatchewan	4	9	6
	2	Manitoba	1	5	1
	3	Saskatchewan	3	2	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUAA playoffs

	Queen's Cup Quarterfinals							Queen's Cup Semifinals							Championship
	1	Western Ontario	7	4	-
	8	Guelph	0	1	-
								1	Western Ontario	9	3	4
								4	Wilfrid Laurier	1	4	1
	4	Waterloo	4	?	-
	5	Wilfrid Laurier	5	?	-
															1	Western Ontario	2	5	1
															2	York	6	3	2
	2	York	2	5	-
	7	McMaster	1	2	-
								2	York	7	2	2
								6	Windsor	1	3	1
	3	Toronto	1	1	-
	6	Windsor	2	5	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

QUAA playoffs

	Semifinals							Championship
								1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	8	3	6	5	-	-	-
	2	Ottawa	3	1	2			3	McGill	0	1	4	4	-	-	-
	3	McGill	1	6	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

University Cup

The tournament reverted to a round-robin format with four conference champions joined by a tournament host and one wild-card. The teams were arranged so that one team from OUAA and Canada West would be in each group, preventing intra-conference matches in pool play. Additionally, the champions of the two conferences were placed in different pools so that each pool would only have two conference champions. The remaining two teams were distributed by committee.

Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
Alberta Golden Bears	Host	19–8–1	17th	1986
Prince Edward Island Panthers	Atlantic: AUAA Champion	24–4–0	2nd	1985
Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes	Quebec: QUAA Champion	18–2–2	3rd	1986
Saskatchewan Huskies	West: Canada West Champion	20–13–1	5th	1983
Western Ontario Mustangs	Wild-card: OUAA Runner-up	25–5–2	1st	Never
York Yeomen	Ontario: OUAA Champion	25–4–3	4th	1986

Bracket

	Pool 1	PEI	SAS	UWO	Overall
1	Prince Edward Island		T 0–3	W 3–1	1–1
4	Saskatchewan	W 3–0		W 5–2	2–0
5	Western Ontario	L 1–3	L 2–5		0–2

	Pool 2	ALB	QTR	YOR	Overall
2	Alberta		L 4–5	W 2–1	1–1
3	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	W 5–4		W 4–2	2–0
6	York	L 1–2	L 2–4		0–2

	Championship March 22
	Saskatchewan		3
	Quebec–Trois-Rivières		6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 19–21

Championship final

March 22, 1987

Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes

6–3

Saskatchewan Huskies

Varsity Arena, Edmonton, Alberta