1982 CIAU University Cup
The 1982 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament was held at the Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Moncton Aigles Bleus served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup
[AUAA men's [ice hockey tournament#1982|AUAA playoffs]]
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Note: * denotes overtime periodQUAA playoffs">QUAA men's ice hockey tournament">QUAA playoffs
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The tournament included the five senior league champions. Because host Moncton was also a champion, a wild-card spot was available. As the previous wild-card had gone Canada West, this time it was given to the GPAC. The six teams were sorted by a committee prior to the tournament and arranged so that the two GPAC teams would be in opposite groups.In the round-robin groups, the teams that finished with the best record would advance to the championship game. If there was a tie for the best record, the first tie-breaker was goal differential. If there was a tie in goal differential, the teams would play sudden death overtime for the advantage.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| [Brandon Bobcats men's ice hockey|] | Wild-card | 20–7–1 | 4th | 1981 |
| [Concordia Stingers men's ice hockey|] | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 25–2–1 | 7th | 1981 |
| [Moncton Aigles Bleus men's ice hockey|] | Atlantic: AUAA Champion / Host | 21–8–1 | 5th | 1981 |
| [Regina Cougars men's ice hockey|] | Plains: GPAC Champion | 23–4–0 | 4th | 1980 |
| [Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey|] | West: Canada West Champion | 19–7–0 | 3rd | 1981 |
| [Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey|] | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 22–1–4 | 13th | 1978 |
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime periodNote: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 11–13