2025 U Sports University Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | Ottawa |
| Venue | TD Place Arena |
| Dates | March 20–23, 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ottawa Gee-Gees (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Concordia Stingers |
| Third place | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Fourth place | Toronto Metropolitan Bold |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Francesco Lapenna (Ottawa) |
The 2025 U Sports University Cup, the 63rd edition, was held from March 20 to March 23, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2024–25 U Sports men's ice hockey season.[1][2] The eighth-seeded host Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the third-seeded OUA champion Concordia Stingers in the gold medal match to win the first national championship in program history.[3]
The tournament was played at TD Place Arena and was hosted by the University of Ottawa.[2] This was the first time that the University of Ottawa hosted the tournament and it was the first time that the championship was in Ottawa.[2][4]
TD Place Arena is part of the City of Ottawa's Lansdowne Park complex and is home to the Ottawa 67's of the OHL and the Ottawa Charge of the PWHL. The base seating capacity is 5,500 with an upper limit of 8,585.
Qualification
AUS playoffs
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Brunswick | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 3** | 4 | - | 4 | Acadia | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 6 | Prince Edward Island | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | New Brunswick | 5 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Acadia | 2 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
OUA playoffs
Source:[6]
| Division Quarterfinals February 19–23 | Division Semifinals February 26–March 1 | Division Finals March 5–9 | Queen's Cup Final March 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Concordia | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa | 3* | 3* | - | E4 | McGill | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Ontario Tech | 2 | 2 | - | East | E1 | Concordia | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||
| E2 | Queens | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Queen's | 4 | 7 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | McGill | 2 | 5 | - | E3 | Ottawa | 3 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 1 | 2 | - | E1 | Concordia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Toronto Metropolitan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Toronto Metropolitan | 3* | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Windsor | 5* | 5 | - | W5 | Lakehead | 2 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Waterloo | 4 | 3 | - | West | W1 | Toronto Metropolitan | 2 | 5 | 2 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Toronto | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Toronto | 5 | 4 | - | E2 | Queen's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Western Ontario | 2 | 2 | 2 | W3 | Windsor | 2 | 2 | - | W2 | Toronto | 0 | |||||||||||||
| W5 | Lakehead | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Canada West playoffs
Source:[7]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Mount Royal | 3* | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Alberta | 2* | 2 | 4 | E2 | Alberta | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Calgary | 1 | 3 | 1 | W1 | Mount Royal | 3 | 2* | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatchewan | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatchewan | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | British Columbia | 2 | 3 | 4 | W2 | British Columbia | 5* | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | MacEwan | 3* | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Participating teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last App | Total | Last Win | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Brunswick Reds | AUS Champion | 28–1–1 | 2024 | 23nd | 2024 | 10 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | CW Champion | 23–5–0 | 2020 | 23rd | 1983 | 1 |
| 3 | Concordia Stingers | OUA Champion | 21–5–2 | 2023 | 11th | None | 0 |
| 4 | Toronto Metropolitan Bold | OUA Finalist | 17–10–1 | 2024 | 3rd | None | 0 |
| 5 | Mount Royal Cougars | CW Finalist | 22–6–0 | None | 1st | None | 0 |
| 6 | Moncton Aigles Bleus | AUS Finalists | 19-9–2 | 2024 | 17th | 1995 | 4 |
| 7 | Queen's Gaels | OUA Bronze | 22–6–0 | 2019 | 4th | None | 0 |
| 8 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | OUA Semifinalist (host) | 19–6–3 | 2020 | 4th | None | 0 |
Bracket

| First Round: March 20–21 | Semi-Finals: March 22 | Gold Medal Game: March 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Brunswick | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ottawa | 3* | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ottawa | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toronto Metropolitan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toronto Metropolitan | 5***** | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Mount Royal | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ottawa | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Concordia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saskatchewan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Queen's | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saskatchewan | 0 | Bronze Medal Game: March 23 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Concordia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Concordia | 4 | 4 | Toronto Metropolitan | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Moncton | 2 | 2 | Saskatchewan | 4 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The quarterfinals game between TMU and Mount Royal set the record as the longest USPORTS men's hockey game in history, with a final time of 143 minutes and 33 seconds (60+20+20+20+20+3:33).[11] The five overtime periods broke the USPORTS record set in a 2016 Saskatchewan-Carleton playoff game of 116:11 (60+10+20+20+6:11).
Previous Long Games:
| Time | Date | Away team | Home team | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116:11 | March 17, 2016 | Carleton Ravens | Saskatchewan Huskies | University Cup, Quarterfinal #1 | Saskatchewan won 3–2 |
| 111:53 | February 27, 2011 | Acadia Axemen | New Brunswick Varsity Reds | AUS Playoffs, Game 2 | New Brunswick won 3–2 |
| 107:35 | March 18, 2016 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | Saskatchewan Huskies | University Cup, Semifinal #1 | St. Francis Xavier won 2–1 |
| 103:17 | March 25, 2002 | Western Ontario Mustangs | Quebec-Trois-Rivières Patriotes | University Cup Championship | Western Ontario won 4–3 |
Results
Quarterfinals
| March 20, 2025 1:00 PM (local) CBC Gem | (4) Toronto Metropolitan | 5 – 4 (5OT) (1–1, 1–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | (5) Mount Royal | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 250 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Edmonds | Goalies | Shane Farkas | Referees: Dominic Cadeaux Tyson Stewart Linesmen: Max Bedard Shawn Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Shots | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 20, 2025 7:00 PM (local) CBC Gem | (1) New Brunswick | 2 – 3 (OT) (1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0–1) | (8) Ottawa | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 1,650 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Richard | Goalies | Francesco Lapenna | Referee: Tanner Doiron Linesmen: Spencer Knox Mitchell Gibbs | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| March 21, 2025 1:00 PM (local) CBC Gem | (3) Concordia | 4 – 2 (1–1, 1–0, 0–3) | (6) Moncton | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 421 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolas Hurtubise | Goalies | Nathan Darveau | Referee: Tanner Doiron Linesmen: Max Ferland Spencer Knox | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 21, 2025 7:00 PM (local) CBC Gem | (2) Saskatchewan | 4 – 2 (1–2, 2–0, 1–0) | (7) Queen's | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 585 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy Ross | Goalies | Christian Purboo | Referee: Dominik Cadieux Linesmen: Maxime Bedard Mitchell Gibbs | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| March 22, 2025 1:00 PM (local) CBC Gem | (4) Toronto Metropolitan | 3 – 4 (1–0, 2–2, 1–1) | (8) Ottawa | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 1,453 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Edmonds | Goalies | Francesco Lapenna | Referees: Taylor Burzminski Tanner Doiron Linesmen: Maxime Bedard Spencer Knox | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 3 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 22, 2025 7:00 PM (local) CBC Gem | (2) Saskatchewan | 0 – 3 (0–0, 0–0, 0–3) | (3) Concordia | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 603 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy Ross | Goalies | Nikolas Hurtubise | Referee: Brendan Kane Linesmen: Shawn Oliver Maxime Bedard | ||||||||
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| 34 min | Penalties | 30 min | |||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||
Gold Medal Game
| March 23, 2025 5:00 PM (local) CBC Gem | (3) Concordia | 2 – 3 (0–2, 0–1, 2–0) | (8) Ottawa | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 3,796 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolas Hurtubise | Goalies | Francesco Lapenna | Referee: Tanner Burzminski Linesmen: Sean Oliver Mitchell Gibbs | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Game MVPs: Franky Lapenna (Ottawa) & Sean Larochelle (Concordia) |
Bronze Medal Game
| March 23, 2025 11:00 AM (local) CBC Gem | (2) Saskatchewan | 4 – 1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0) | (4) Toronto Metropolitan | TD Place Arena – Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 499 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy Ross | Goalies | Kai Edmonds | Referee: Dannick Caron Linesmen: Max Bedard Max Ferland | ||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 54 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Game MVPs: Justin Ball (Saskatchewan) & Kai Edmonds (Toronto Metropolitan) |