University Cup appearances by team
The following is a list of U Sports college ice hockey teams that have qualified for the University Cup as of 2026 with teams listed by number of appearances.[1]
† Saint Dunstan's merged with Prince of Wales College in 1969 to form Prince Edward Island.
‡ Loyola and Sir George Williams merged in 1975 to form Concordia.
Teams in Italics no longer compete in U Sports.
Teams without a tournament appearance
The following active U Sports programs have never qualified for the University Cup.
| School | Joined U Sports |
|---|---|
| MacEwan | 2021 |
| Nipissing | 2009 |
| Ontario Tech | 2007 |
| Royal Military College | 1963 * |
| Trinity Western | 2021 |
* Other than war years, RMC has been active since 1890.
Performance by team
The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
- – Not fielding a U Sports team
- RS Regional Semifinals (8 teams played in a regional semifinal in 1976)
- QF Quarterfinals (between 2 and 8 teams played in either a regional final or quarterfinal round; used off-and-on since 1966)
- SF / RR Semifinalist / Round-Robin (The University Cup has used either a round-robin or semifinal round to determine the final two teams)
- RU National Runner-up
- CH National Champion
Teams that received byes into the semifinal round are shown with underlined in years when quarterfinal were held.
Note: The 2020 tournament was cancelled after the first two quarterfinal games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020–21 season was also cancelled in its entirety.
| School | Conference as of 2026 |
63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| Alberta | Canada West | CH | RU | CH | SF | SF | SF | SF | CH | QF | RU | CH | CH | CH | SF | RU | CH | RR | SF | RU | CH | SF | SF | RR | CH | CH | RR | RR | RR | RR | CH | CH | CH | RR | RU | RR | RR | CH | CH | QF | QF | CH | RU | RU | RU | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Brunswick | AUS | SF | QF | RU | CH | RU | RR | RU | CH | RU | CH | CH | RR | CH | RU | CH | CH | SF | CH | QF | QF | CH | CH | QF | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto | OUA | CH | CH | SF | CH | CH | CH | CH | CH | RU | CH | CH | RU | RR | RR | CH | SF | RU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières | OUA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SF | RU | CH | SF | CH | SF | SF | RR | RR | RR | CH | RU | CH | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | SF | QF | CH | SF | RU | CH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moncton | AUS | – | – | RS | RR | RR | CH | CH | RR | SF | SF | CH | CH | RU | RR | RU | RR | RR | QF | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | OUA | – | – | QF | CH | SF | RR | CH | CH | SF | RR | RR | RR | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acadia | AUS | RU | CH | SF | CH | RU | RR | RR | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan | Canada West | SF | RU | RU | CH | RU | RR | RR | RR | RR | RU | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RU | SF | RU | SF | SF | QF | SF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | AUS | – | – | – | SF | RU | RU | RU | RU | SF | SF | SF | RR | RR | CH | RU | SF | SF | QF | RU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Xavier | AUS | SF | SF | SF | QF | QF | RR | RU | RU | CH | RR | RR | QF | RU | SF | RU | SF | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Ontario | OUA | – | – | RR | RU | SF | SF | RR | RR | CH | RR | RU | RR | RU | QF | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guelph | OUA | – | – | RU | RR | RR | SF | RU | RU | CH | RR | SF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McGill | OUA | RR | RR | RR | RR | RU | CH | RR | QF | QF | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waterloo | OUA | CH | SF | RU | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manitoba | Canada West | CH | RS | QF | QF | QF | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lethbridge | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | CH | QF | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McMaster | — | CH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir George Williams | — | RU | SF | QF | QF | RU | SF | RU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Concordia | OUA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SF | QF | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RU | RU | QF | QF | RU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilfrid Laurier | OUA | – | – | RR | QF | RU | RU | SF | RR | RR | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurentian | — | – | – | SF | SF | RU | SF | QF | SF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola | — | RU | SF | QF | SF | SF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Lakehead | OUA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RR | RU | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regina | Canada West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RR | RR | RU | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Columbia | Canada West | RU | SF | SF | QF | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dalhousie | AUS | RU | QF | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Dunstan's | — | RU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Calgary | Canada West | SF | SF | RR | RR | QF | SF | SF | SF | SF | RR | RR | QF | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prince Edward Island | AUS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | RR | SF | SF | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon | — | QF | QF | RS | RR | RR | RR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Windsor | OUA | – | – | RR | RR | RR | QF | QF | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ottawa | OUA | SF | RR | – | – | QF | CH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto Metropolitan | OUA | – | – | SF | SF | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brock | OUA | – | – | – | – | – | RR | QF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen's | OUA | RR | QF | QF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carleton | OUA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RR | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Royal | Canada West | – | – | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherbrooke | — | SF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| Montreal | — | SF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Quebec–Chicoutimi | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| St. Thomas | — | – | – | – | – | RR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laval | — | – | – | – | – | RS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
See also
References
- ↑ "U Sports Men's Hockey". U Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2026.