Participating Teams

POOLS

Pool A
1. Alberta
4. Lakehead
6. UQTR

Pool B
2. McGill
3. Saint Mary’s
5. Manitoba

TEAM PROFILES

No. 1 Alberta Golden Bears
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Head Coach: Eric Thurston (5th season)
Regular season record: 23-4-1
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 32-5-2
Overall record vs. 2010 University Cup teams: 6-3 (2-0 vs. McGill / 4-3 vs. Manitoba)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 2): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (16 weeks): No. 1 (1 week: 16th poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (16 weeks): 16
Conference award winners: Chad Klassen (MVP), Kyle Fecho (best defenceman), Tyler Metcalfe (Randy Gregg award nominee)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Kyle Fecho (D), Chad Klassen (F), Derek Ryan (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
University Cup appearances (including 2010): 34th
University Cup first appearance (inaugural championship 1963): 1964
University Cup last appearance: 2009 (2nd in Pool A)
University Cup all-time record: 59 wins, 27 losses, 2 ties (.682)
University Cup titles: 13 (2008, ‘06, ‘05, ‘00, ‘99, ’92, ‘86, ‘80, ‘79, ‘78, ‘75, ‘68, ‘64)
University Cup finals: 17 (13 titles plus 1991, 1985, 1977, 1966)
University Cup best result: 13-time champions (see years above)
University Cup goals for / against: 404-264
University Cup sequence: 13th appearance in 14 years (missed 2007)

No. 2 McGill Redmen
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Head Coach: Jim Webster (1st season)
Regular season record: 22-6-0
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA East (2nd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 7-1
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 33-11-1
Overall record vs. 2010 University Cup teams: 6-2-1 (1-0-1 vs. Alberta / 1-0 vs. Lakehead / 4-2 vs. UQTR)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 2): No. 5
Best Top 10 ranking (16 weeks): No. 4 (1 week: 4th poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (16 weeks): 16
Conference award winners (OUA East): Francis Verreault-Paul (MVP), Marc-André Dorion (best defenceman)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Marc-André Dorion (D), Francis-Verreault-Paul (F), Alexandre Picard-Hooper (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): None
University Cup appearances (including 2010): 4th
University Cup first appearance (inaugural championship 1963): 2006
University Cup last appearance: 2009 (2nd in Pool B)
University Cup all-time record: 3-3 (.500)
University Cup titles: 0
University Cup finals: 0
University Cup best result: 2nd in pool play (2009, 2008, 2006)
University Cup goals for / against: 16-22
University Cup sequence: 3rd straight appearance (4th in 5 years & in history)

No. 3 Saint Mary’s Huskies
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Head Coach: Trevor Stienburg (13th season)
Regular season record: 16-8-4
Regular season standing: 3rd AUS
Playoff record: 8-1
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 29-11-4
Overall record vs. 2010 University Cup teams: 0-0
Final Top 10 ranking (March 2): No. 8
Best Top 10 ranking (16 weeks): No. 3 (1 week: 5th poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (16 weeks): 16
Conference award winners: Cam Fergus (most sportsmanlike player)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Andrew Hotham (D), Marc Rancourt (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: David MacDonald (D), Cody Thornton (F)
University Cup appearances (including 2010): 11th
University Cup first appearance (inaugural championship 1963): 1969
University Cup last appearance: 2009 (3rd in Pool B)
University Cup all-time record: 13-15 (.464)
University Cup titles: 0
University Cup finals: 4 (1973, 1972, 1971, 1970)
University Cup best result: 4-time finalists (see years above)
University Cup goals for / against: 108-107
University Cup sequence: 2nd straight appearance

No. 4 Lakehead Thunderwolves
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Head Coach: Joel Scherban (1st season)
Regular season record: 19-7-2
Regular season standing: 3rd OUA West (5th overall OUA)
Playoff record: 6-2
Playoff finish: OUA finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 29-9-4
Overall record vs. 2010 University Cup teams: 2-1 (0-1 vs. McGill / 2-0 vs. Manitoba)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 2): No. 7
Best Top 10 ranking (16 weeks): No. 4 (1 week: 2nd poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (16 weeks): 14
Conference award winners (OUA West): Mark Soares (most sportsmanlike player)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): None
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Scott Dobben (F)
University Cup appearances (including 2010): 5th
University Cup first appearance (inaugural championship 1963): 1973
University Cup last appearance: 2009 (3rd in Pool A)
University Cup all-time record: 2-7 (.222)
University Cup titles: 0
University Cup finals: 1 (2006)
University Cup best result: 1-time finalists (2006)
University Cup goals for / against: 20-31
University Cup sequence: 2nd straight appearance

No. 5 Manitoba Bisons
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Head Coach: Mike Sirant (14th season)
Regular season record: 16-10-2
Regular season standing: 3rd Canada West
Playoff record: 3-3
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 24-15-2
Overall record vs. 2010 University Cup teams: 3-6 (3-4 vs. Alberta / 0-2 vs. Lakehead)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 2): Unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (16 weeks): No. 3 (1 week: 1st poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (16 weeks): 15
Conference award winners: Mike Sirant (coach of the year)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Steve Christie (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Stephane Lenoski (D)
University Cup appearances (including 2010): 7th
University Cup first appearance (inaugural championship 1963): 1965
University Cup last appearance: 2005 (2nd in Pool A)
University Cup all-time record: 5-8 (.385)
University Cup titles: 1 (1965)
University Cup finals: 1 (1965)
University Cup best result: 1-time champions (1965)
University Cup goals for / against: 51-54
University Cup sequence: Return after 4-year absence

No. 6 UQTR Patriotes
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Head Coach: Jacques Laporte (11th season)
Regular season record: 23-3-2
Regular season standing: 1st OUA East (1st overall OUA)
Playoff record: 5-3
Playoff finish: OUA bronze medallists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 30-8-2
Overall record vs. 2010 University Cup teams: 2-4 (2-4 vs. McGill)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 2): No. 3
Best Top 10 ranking (16 weeks): No. 3 (8 weeks: polls 2-4, 12-16)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (16 weeks): 16
Conference award winners (OUA East): Francis Guérette-Charland (most sportsmanlike player)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Jean-Christophe Blanchard (G), Francis Guérette-Charland (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Guillaume Chicoine (D)
University Cup appearances (including 2010): 16th
University Cup first appearance (inaugural championship 1963): 1984
University Cup last appearance: 2007 (2nd in Pool B)
University Cup all-time record: 19-14 (.576)
University Cup titles: 4 (2003, 2001, 1991, 1987)
University Cup finals: 6 (2003, 2002, 2001, 1991, 1987, 1986)
University Cup best result: 4-time champions (see years above)
University Cup goals for / against: 124-130
University Cup sequence: Return after 2-year absence (10th appearance in 15 years)

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The Road to the CIS Championships
How Teams Qualify for the 2010 Men’s University Cup

The Men’s Ice Hockey Championship will be hosted by Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Six teams compete in round robin play (2 pools of 3 teams) over 4 days. Each team will play two games with the winner of each pool advancing to the championship final. The participating teams include a representative from the Regional Association: AUS, OUA, Canada West, and QSSF (Participates in the OUA Sport Conference – East Division). The Lakehead Thunderwolves will receive a berth as the host team. The sixth team is an assigned berth rotating from Canada West.

OUA
The top eight teams from the East and West divisions make playoffs. The first round of playoffs (best of three) take place from February 17-21, 2010.

#8 East vs. #1 East          #8 West vs. #1 West
#7 East vs. #2 East          #7 West vs. #2 West
#6 East vs. #3 East          #6 West vs. #3 West
#5 East vs. #4 East          #5 West vs. #4 West

A quarterfinal (best of three) will be held for each division from February 24, 2010 to February 28, 2010. Teams will be re-seeded and the highest seed receives home ice.

Lowest remaining East @ Highest east Lowest remaining West @ Highest West
Two remaining East Teams Two remaining West Teams

A semi-final (best of three) will be held for the remaining two teams in each division from March 3- 7, 2010. The winner of each semi-final game will advance to the single game Queen’s Cup Championship on March 13, 2010. In the event that the Lakehead Thunderwolves win the OUA Championship and receive the berth as host team, the second place team will be the assigned berth.

AUS
The top six teams make playoffs with the top two teams receiving a first round bye. The quarterfinals (best of three) will be held from February 17- 21, 2010. The semi-finals and Championship series (best of five) follow. The winner of the AUS Championship will represent AUS in the University Cup.

QSSF
The QSSF teams participate in the OUA East Division.

Canada West
The top 4 teams at the conclusion of league play advance to the playoffs. The playoffs (best of three) will consist of the following games in a semi-final series March 5-7, 2010:

#4 @ #1              #3 @ #2

The winner from each series will advance to the Canada West final held March 18-20 or 19-21, 2010. Both finalists will advance to the University Cup.