Host team UNB Varsity Reds Duration March 22-25, 2012 Number of teams 6 | Champions McGill Redmen Number of games 7 | |
Venue Aitken University Centre | ||
The 2012 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament was held March 22–25, 2012. It is the second of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the University of New Brunswick's Aitken University Centre before moving to Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon for two years (hosted by the University of Saskatchewan. The defending champions are the UNB Varsity Reds, who won their 4th title in fourteen years and who return to the tournament with a record of 20-5-3 in CIS play. They are joined by three qualifiers and two wild cards.
Tournament All-Stars
Francis Verreault-Paul, from the McGill Redmen, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP despite receiving a 5-minute Major and Game Misconduct in the 3rd period of the Championship final (charging Western Mustangs goalie Josh Unice on a partial break-away), Verreault-Paul was McGill's MVP in their two pool games and was second in tournament goals (3) and tied for 2nd in points (5).
Joining Verreault-Paul on the tournament all-star team were:
Forward Alexandre Picard-Hooper (McGill Redmen)
Forward Keaton Turkiewicz (Western Mustangs)
Defenceman Jonathan Harty (UNB Varsity Reds)
Defenceman Marc-André Dorion (McGill Redmen)
Goalie Josh Unice (Western Mustangs)