2004 CIS University Cup

The 2004 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament was held at the Aitken University Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Varsity Reds served as tournament host.

Road to the Cup

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

The rotating wild-card moved to AUS. The teams were ranked with preference given to avoiding intra-conference matches in pool play.

Seed	Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
1	[Alberta Golden Bears men's ice hockey\|]	West: Canada West Champion	30–0–2	29th	2003
2	[St. Francis Xavier X-Men ice hockey\|]	Atlantic: AUS Champion	24–7–3	9th	2003
3	[York Lions men's ice hockey\|]	Ontario: OUA Champion	19–5–4	10th	2003
4	[Ottawa Gee-Gees men's ice hockey\|]	Quebec: OUA Runner-up	20–6–3	2nd	1985
5	[UNB Reds men's ice hockey\|]	Host	16–11–3	8th	2003
6	[Dalhousie Tigers men's ice hockey\|]	Wild-card: AUS Runner-up	15–19–2	3rd	1986

Note: * denotes overtime period