The 1972 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (10th annual) was held in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Bishop's Gaiters and Sherbrooke Vert et Or served as tournament hosts.
Road to the Cup AIAA playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
OUAA playoffs
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QUAA playoffs
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WCIAA playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup Due to conference realignment, there were now only four leagues playing at the senior level of college hockey. The CIAU now awarded bids to four regions: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada. The qualifying teams were sorted by committee.
TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLastWest: WCIAA Champion20–2–06th1970 Quebec: QUAA Champion15–6–26th1970Atlantic: AIAA Champion17–2–14th1971Ontario: OUAA Champion18–1–37th1971
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: The third place game took place on March 17.
Championship final
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