OUAA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Ontario University Athletic Association men's ice hockey tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference hockey championship
Sport:Ice hockey
Conference:Ontario University Athletic Association
Format:Single-elimination
Years:1972–1997
Trophy:Queen's Cup

The Ontario University Athletic Association ice hockey tournament was an annual conference championship held between member teams.

History

After the realignment of the Quebec–Ontario Athletic Association, Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference in 1971, the Ontario University Athletic Association was born. The league began with 14 teams arranged into four divisions .The inaugural postseason tournament invited eight teams with the top four from each division automatically qualifying for the playoffs. The quarterfinal matches were all played within the same division while the semifinals were played cross-division.

Three division league

Beginning in 1976, the OUAA was divided into three divisions: East, Central and West. The inaugural tournament under this new arrangement was a convoluted affair. The top two teams from each division would make the tournament while the third place team with the best record would also be allowed entry. The team with the best record would receive a bye into the semifinal round, however, there was a slight issue. Because the teams played an unbalanced schedule with the central playing three games against division foes, the east four games and west five, the divisional records were not interchangeable. However, despite this, the OUAA still used the point system to determine the league champion rather than winning percentage. This resulted in Western Ontario receiving a bye while Toronto had the best overall record. The seeding was set up so that the two other division winners were placed in the same semifinal bracket. The two second-place teams with the worst record were set against one another and placed in the bracket with the team that received the bye. Of the remaining two teams, the one with the worst record was set against the second-best division winner. This convoluted process was abandoned after one season and replaced with another that was just as unfathomable. In 1977 the bye was eliminated and instead the best two third place teams would make the tournament. The third place teams were set against the second place teams from their own divisions in the quarterfinal round while the top two division winners were placed on opposite sides of the bracket. In order to reduce travel, the division that did not advance a third place team was separated so that they would play the nearest of the other division winners. This resulted in York and Ryerson (both located in Toronto) being set against one another in the quarterfinal round despite both being division champions. This rather unique arrangement persisted for three seasons before the loss of three conference members caused the league to revert to a single division with six teams making the postseason.

Over the course of a decade, the OUAA began to shift from single-elimination rounds to best-of-three. 1978 saw the final round become a 3-game series with the semifinal following in 1980. It wasn't until the tournament was expanded back to an eight-team bracket in 1987 that the quarterfinal round became best-of-three as well. The following season, The QUAA collapsed and all four teams were absorbed into the OUAA. The league reverted to three divisions and expanded the playoffs to include twelve teams. The format was arranged so that the top four teams in each division would play in their respective division brackets. The winners would advance to the league semifinal along with the losing team with the best record. The first two rounds were best-of-three series while the final two were single-elimination. This setup lasted two years and was altered when McMaster suspended its program. Beginning in 1990, the OUAA switched to two divisions and alternated its postseason between 12- and 8-team formats. The additional first round series were single-elimination while the succeeding round remained best-of-three. Starting in 1992, the championship game was switched to single-elimination.

Four division league

In 1994, the two 8-team divisions were split and the league was now arranged into four 4-team divisions. The top three teams from each division made the postseason with the division champions advancing to the quarterfinal round. First and second round matches were all played within the divisions and the final four was arranged so that both the eastern and western halves would be represented in the championship game. In this format, only the quarterfinal round was best-of-three with all other round being single-elimination. The OUAA changes its name to Ontario University Athletics (OUA) in 1998.

Tournaments

1972

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1York16–1–21Western Ontario11–5–3
2Toronto15–1–32Guelph11–7–1
T–3Ottawa11–7–03McMaster10–8–1
T–3Laurentian10–6–24Windsor8–8–3
5Queen's8–10–15Waterloo7–10–2
6Carleton4–13–26Waterloo Lutheran5–10–4
7Ryerson2–17–07Brock2–17–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1973

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto17–0–01Western Ontario14–3–0
2Laurentian11–5–12Waterloo10–5–2
T–3York10–6–13Guelph9–6–2
T–3Queen's10–6–14Windsor9–8–0
5Ottawa7–7–35McMaster8–9–0
6Carleton3–12–26Waterloo Lutheran3–14–0
7Ryerson0–17–07Brock2–15–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1974

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto18–0–11Waterloo12–2–3
2York16–2–12Western Ontario13–4–0
3Laurentian10–6–33Guelph10–6–2
4Queen's10–7–24Wilfrid Laurier8–9–1
5Ottawa8–9–25McMaster6–11–1
6Carleton4–12–26Windsor2–14–2
T–7Ryerson4–14–17Brock1–16–0
T–7Royal Military College3–12–3
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1975

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1York9–2–31Waterloo14–2–1
2Toronto9–4–12Western Ontario11–4–2
3Laurentian8–4–23Wilfrid Laurier11–5–1
4Ottawa8–5–14McMaster9–5–3
5Queen's6–6–25Guelph7–8–2
6Royal Military College2–11–16Brock3–14–0
7Ryerson2–15–0
8Windsor1–15–1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1976

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto13–3–01McMaster9–2–1T–1Western Ontario14–6–0
2York10–4–02Ryerson7–3–2T–1Guelph14–6–0
3Queen's9–5–23Royal Military College6–5–13Waterloo9–10–1
4Laurentian4–10–24Trent4–8–04Wilfrid Laurier6–10–4
5Ottawa1–12–35Brock0–11–15Windsor3–14–3
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1977

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1York16–2–11Ryerson11–3–11Wilfrid Laurier13–6–1
2Toronto12–5–12Brock8–7–02Guelph9–7–4
3Laurentian8–9–33McMaster7–9–0T–3Waterloo9–9–2
4Ottawa8–10–04Trent4–9–2T–3Western Ontario9–9–2
5Queen's4–14–15Royal Military College1–13–15Windsor5–12–1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1978

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto18–1–11McMaster11–3–21Wilfrid Laurier17–2–1
2York10–8–22Ryerson9–6–12Western Ontario14–3–3
3Laurentian8–10–03Brock5–7–33Windsor6–9–5
4Queen's7–9–44Trent4–10–24Waterloo7–11–2
5Ottawa3–16–15Royal Military College2–13–05Guelph3–15–2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1979

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto11–2–31McMaster13–2–11Guelph10–3–3
2Laurentian8–3–52Windsor8–7–12Wilfrid Laurier9–5–2
3York5–7–43Ryerson3–11–23Western Ontario7–5–4
4Ottawa5–9–24Brock0–14–24Waterloo4–7–5
5Queen's2–10–4
Note: Only partial information is available.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1980

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto17–2–37Western Ontario11–9–2
2Queen's17–3–28York8–11–3
3McMaster15–2–59Wilfrid Laurier5–14–3
T–4Laurentian13–6–310Brock5–16–1
T–4Guelph13–6–3T–11Ryerson1–20–1
6Waterloo10–7–5T–11Windsor1–20–1
Note: Only partial information is available.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1981

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Queen's14–3–57Wilfrid Laurier12–8–2
2Western Ontario14–4–48Windsor8–13–1
3Toronto15–6–19Laurentian6–15–1
4Guelph13–6–310Waterloo4–17–1
T–5York12–7–3T–11Ryerson3–17–2
T–5McMaster13–7–2T–11Brock2–16–4
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1982

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto18–0–47Western Ontario12–9–1
2Guelph14–6–28Laurentian9–10–3
T–3Queen's13–7–2T–9Windsor7–13–2
T–3McMaster13–7–2T–9Waterloo7–13–2
T–5York13–8–111Brock2–20–0
T–5Wilfrid Laurier12–7–312Ryerson1–21–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1983

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto22–1–1T–8Windsor11–12–1
2Western Ontario20–4–0T–8Laurentian11–12–1
3Wilfrid Laurier19–4–110Brock7–15–2
4Queen's15–8–1T–11Royal Military College3–21–0
5McMaster14–10–0T–11Ryerson3–21–0
6York13–11–013Waterloo2–21–1
7Guelph11–11–2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1984

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto20–1–3T–8McMaster7–13–4
2Wilfrid Laurier15–3–6T–8Brock7–13–4
3Western Ontario15–8–110Windsor8–15–1
T–4Guelph14–10–0T–11York †10–13–1
T–4Laurentian12–8–4T–11Royal Military College5–14–5
6Queen's11–9–413Ryerson4–20–0
7Waterloo10–11–3
† York was penalized 5 points in the standings for using an ineligible player.Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1985

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Toronto19–2–38McMaster11–12–1
2Wilfrid Laurier18–2–49Queen's7–13–4
3Western Ontario15–7–2T–10Brock6–16–2
4Laurentian14–7–3T–10Royal Military College5–15–4
5York15–9–012Waterloo6–18–0
6Guelph13–8–313Ryerson0–24–0
7Windsor12–8–4
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1986

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Wilfrid Laurier20–3–18Guelph9–13–2
2Toronto19–5–09Brock7–16–1
3York18–5–110Queen's6–16–2
4Western Ontario17–5–2T–11Ryerson5–17–2
5Windsor13–6–5T–11McMaster5–17–2
6Waterloo11–11–213Royal Military College5–19–0
7Laurentian11–13–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1987

SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Western Ontario20–2–28Guelph8–14–2
2York19–2–39Brock8–15–1
T–3Toronto17–5–2T–10Queen's4–15–5
T–3Waterloo16–4–4T–10Royal Military College6–17–1
5Wilfrid Laurier14–6–412Ryerson3–18–3
6Windsor9–9–613Laurentian †5–17–2
7McMaster8–13–3
† Laurentian was penalized 4 points in the standings for using an ineligible player.Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1988

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières19–4–21York20–1–51Windsor16–7–3
2McGill13–8–42Western Ontario17–4–52Brock13–10–3
3Concordia12–11–23Waterloo14–6–63Laurentian10–15–1
4Ottawa12–12–14Wilfrid Laurier13–9–44Ryerson9–15–2
5Queen's6–18–15Toronto8–13–55McMaster2–22–2
6Royal Military College3–20–26Guelph6–18–2
‡ Western Ontario advanced due to having the most regular season points of the Division Final losers.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1989

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières20–3–31Western Ontario19–2–51Brock16–9–1
2McGill19–4–32Waterloo15–8–32Windsor14–11–1
3Concordia14–10–23York14–9–33Ryerson13–12–1
4Queen's12–12–24Wilfrid Laurier13–10–34Laurentian3–22–1
5Ottawa8–18–05Toronto11–12–35McMaster2–23–1
6Royal Military College2–22–26Guelph7–15–4
‡ York advanced due to being the defending conference champion.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1990

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières15–5–21Wilfrid Laurier19–3–0
T–2Ottawa13–8–12Waterloo17–4–1
T–2York13–8–13Windsor12–9–1
4McGill12–8–24Western Ontario †11–9–2
5Toronto10–12–0T–5Guelph10–12–0
6Concordia9–13–0T–5Brock9–11–2
7Queen's8–14–07Laurentian3–19–0
8Ryerson7–15–08Royal Military College2–20–0
† Due to an infraction, Western Ontario was deducted several points in the standings. The type of violation and the severity of the punishment is not currently available.Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1991

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières17–4–11Waterloo18–2–2
2Concordia15–7–0T–2Windsor13–8–1
3Toronto14–7–1T–2Wilfrid Laurier13–8–1
4York14–8–0T–2Western Ontario12–7–3
5McGill12–7–35Guelph11–10–1
6Ottawa8–12–26Laurentian9–13–0
7Ryerson3–19–07Brock6–16–0
8Queen's2–19–18Royal Military College1–21–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1992

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières17–4–11Western Ontario16–5–1
2McGill15–5–22Waterloo16–6–0
3Toronto14–6–23Guelph15–7–0
4York11–8–34Wilfrid Laurier13–7–2
5Ottawa10–10–25Windsor12–10–0
6Concordia8–12–2T–6Laurentian7–14–1
7Queen's4–17–1T–6Brock7–14–1
8Ryerson0–22–08Royal Military College2–20–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1993

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Ottawa17–5–0T–1Guelph16–5–1
2Toronto15–6–1T–1Wilfrid Laurier16–5–1
3Quebec–Trois-Rivières11–7–43Waterloo14–5–3
4McGill11–8–34Western Ontario12–8–2
5Concordia10–10–25Windsor9–12–1
6Queen's8–11–36Laurentian7–11–4
7York7–13–27Brock7–13–2
8Ryerson1–20–18Royal Military College0–22–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1994

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Ottawa16–5–31Guelph15–10–11Brock13–12–11Western Ontario22–1–1
2Quebec–Trois-Rivières16–6–2T–2Queen's7–18–12York10–15–12Wilfrid Laurier20–3–1
3Concordia15–8–1T–2Toronto6–17–33Laurentian10–16–03Waterloo12–10–2
4McGill13–10–14Royal Military College2–24–04Ryerson4–20–24Windsor8–14–2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1995

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières20–1–31Guelph16–7–31Brock17–8–11Western Ontario16–6–2
2McGill13–10–12Toronto9–10–72York12–12–22Wilfrid Laurier14–8–2
T–3Concordia11–9–43Queen's3–19–43Laurentian8–17–13Waterloo13–9–2
T–3Ottawa12–10–24Royal Military College0–23–34Ryerson7–19–04Windsor8–11–5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1996

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières21–5–01Guelph16–10–01Laurentian16–9–11Waterloo21–5–0
2McGill15–9–22Toronto9–15–22York13–9–42Western Ontario16–8–2
3Ottawa14–10–2T–3Royal Military College7–18–13Brock10–14–23Windsor14–11–1
4Concordia7–19–0T–3Queen's7–18–14Ryerson6–17–34Wilfrid Laurier5–20–1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1997

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1Quebec–Trois-Rivières21–3–21Guelph21–4–11York14–9–31Waterloo18–8–0
2McGill14–10–22Toronto14–10–22Laurentian14–12–02Windsor15–8–3
3Ottawa13–12–13Queen's4–18–43Brock8–16–23Western Ontario15–11–0
4Concordia11–13–24Royal Military College2–21–34Ryerson3–21–24Wilfrid Laurier6–17–3
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championships

SchoolChampionships
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5
4
3
2
2
1
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See also

References

Men's Hockey Champions

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