The 1985 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (23rd annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup AUAA playoffs
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Canada West playoffs
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GPAC playoffs
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OUAA playoffs
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QUAA playoffs
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University Cup The tournament reverted to a bracket format. Since the OUAA served as tournament host and possessed two entrants, both teams received byes into the semifinal round. The first round was arranged as a regional final with the two western teams and two eastern teams each battling for a spot in the national semifinals.
The regional rounds were played as best of three series while the national semifinals were set as two-game total-goal series. The championship game remained a single elimination match.
The East regionals were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The West regionals were held in Gatineau, Quebec.
East regional TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLast Quebec: QUAA Champion15–10–21stNeverAtlantic: AUAA Champion24–4–01stNever * * UPEI was formed from a merger of Saint Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College, the former of which had participated in the 1965 CIAU University Cup.
West regional TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLastWest: Canada West Champion22–4–015th1984Plains: GPAC Champion19–3–45th1984
Ontario byes TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLastHost19–4–316th1984Ontario: OUAA Champion20–10–02nd1970
Bracket
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Championship final
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