The 1971 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (9th annual) was held in Sudbury, Ontario. The Laurentian Voyageurs served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup AIAA playoffs
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OIAA playoffs
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OSLC playoffs
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QOAA playoffs
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WCIAA playoffs
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University Cup The CIAU invited the champions of five conferences to play for the championship. Saint Mary's and Toronto received byes for the AIAA and QOAA reaching the championship the previous season. The remaining teams were sorted by committee.
TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLastWCIAA Champion19–6–02nd1963OIAA Champion12–0–06th1969 OSLC Champion17–2–13rd1970AIAA Champion19–1–03rd1970QOAA Champion14–3–06th1970
Bracket
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Championship final
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