2012 CIS University Cup
| 2012 Cavendish Farms CIS University Cup Presented By Home Depot | |
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| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
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| Host team | UNB Varsity Reds |
| Champions | McGill Redmen |
| Venue | Aitken University Centre |
| Duration | March 22–25, 2012 |
| Number of games | 7 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Total attendance | 26,250 (3,750 per game) |
| Television | Sportsnet |
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 for a total of six(6) teams.
Similar to previous years, going back to the introduction of the expanded format in 1998, the teams are split into two(2) Pools of three teams where each team plays the other two teams. The best team in each Pool advances to the final. All pool games must be decided by a win, there are no ties. If a pool has a three-way tie for 1st (all teams have 1-1 records) than GF/GA differential among the tied teams is the first tie-breaker.
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)
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