1996 CIAU University Cup

The 1996 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament was held at the Maple Leaf Gardens and Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.

Road to the Cup

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Quebec entry while the Ontario entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.
The semifinals were held at the Varsity Arena while the championship took place at the Maple Leaf Gardens.

Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
[Acadia Axemen ice hockey\|]	Atlantic: AUAA Champion	25–8–1	4th	1994
[Calgary Dinos men's ice hockey\|]	West: Canada West Champion	22–9–1	9th	1995
[UQTR Patriotes men's ice hockey\|]	Quebec: OUAA Runner-up	23–7–0	7th	1992
[Waterloo Warriors men's ice hockey\|]	Ontario: OUAA Champion	25–5–0	3rd	1991

Note: * denotes overtime period