| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Varsity Arena,Toronto,Ontario |
| Dates | March 22–24 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes(2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Denis Desbiens(Quebec–Trois-Rivières) |
The1991CIAU Men'sUniversity Cup Hockey Tournament (29th annual) was held at theVarsity Arena inToronto,Ontario. TheToronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dalhousie | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Francis Xavier | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dalhousie | 4 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cape Breton | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cape Breton | 10 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Acadia | 5 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| K1 | Dalhousie | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Prince Edward Island | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Prince Edward Island | 8 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Thomas | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Prince Edward Island | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| MacAdam Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 2 | 5 | 1**** | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Brunswick | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| First Round | Queen's Cup Quarterfinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 9 | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | York | 4 | E5 | McGill | 3 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| E5 | McGill | 5 | East | E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 7 | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto | 1 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Concordia | 1 | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto | 4 | E3 | Toronto | 2 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Ottawa | 3 | E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 5 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Waterloo | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Waterloo | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Western Ontario | 2 | W5 | Guelph | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Guelph | 3 | West | W1 | Waterloo | 3 | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 1 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Windsor | 2 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 7 | W3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 3 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Laurentian | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinal | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Calgary | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Regina | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Regina | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Alberta | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Alberta | 5 | 7 | — | |||||||||
| 3 | Saskatchewan | 2 | 5 | — | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Quebec entry while the Ontario entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds weresingle elimination.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Golden Bears | West:Canada West Champion | 23–8–2 | 19th | 1989 |
| Prince Edward Island Panthers | Atlantic:AUAA Champion | 20–13–1 | 4th | 1988 |
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes | Quebec:OUAA Champion | 23–4–1 | 5th | 1990 |
| Waterloo Warriors | Ontario:OUAA Runner-up | 22–5–2 | 2nd | 1974 |
| Semifinals March 22–23 | Championship March 24 | ||||||||
| A | Prince Edward Island | 3 | |||||||
| Q | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 4 | |||||||
| Q | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 7 | |||||||
| W | Alberta | 2 | |||||||
| O | Waterloo | 4 | |||||||
| W | Alberta | 5 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)[1]
| March 24, 1991 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes | 7–2 | Alberta Golden Bears | Varsity Arena,Toronto,Ontario |