2021 U Sports University Cup

The 2021 U Sports Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (59th Annual) was scheduled to be held from March 18, 2021, to March 21, 2021, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and played at the Eastlink Centre. However, on October 15, 2020, it was announced that the University Cup championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2021 U Sports University Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 18–21, 2021 (2021-03-18 – 2021-03-21)
Teams8
Venue(s)Eastlink Centre, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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The UPEI Panthers, a member of U Sports Atlantic University Sport conference, was scheduled to host the event with support from the Province of PEI, and the City of Charlottetown.[2] This would have been the second time that UPEI had hosted the tournament, having first hosted in the school's inaugural year in 1970.[3] The school also hosted the 2019 and 2020 U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournaments.

The tournament would have featured an eight-team, single-elimination tournament, as introduced in 2015, and would have included quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals and a bronze medal game.[4]

USPORTS, along with agreements from Acadia and UPEI, maintained the current hosting schedule and awarded the 2022 University Cup to Acadia and the 2023 University Cup to UPEI.[5]

References
  1. "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". usports.ca. U Sports. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. "Panthers, Carabins to host U Sports Hockey Championships in 2020-21". U Sports. August 6, 2019.
  3. "About UPEI - Our History". UPEI. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. "Bid Book: U Sports Men's Hockey National Championship 2021" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. "U SPORTS: Acadia to host 2022 University Cup; St. F.X. tabbed for Final 8 in 2023". Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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