1997 CIAU University Cup

The 1997 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 Western entry while the Ontario entry played the Quebec 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
[Alberta Golden Bears men's ice hockey\|]	West: Canada West Champion	26–6–1	22nd	1993
[Guelph Gryphons men's ice hockey\|]	Ontario: OUAA Champion	25–4–1	7th	1995
[UNB Reds men's ice hockey\|]	Atlantic: AUAA Champion	25–8–1	4th	1984
[York Lions men's ice hockey\|]	Quebec: OUAA Runner-up	17–10–3	7th	1989

Note: * denotes overtime period