The 2005 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (43rd annual) was held at the Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton, Alberta. The Alberta Golden Bears served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup AUS playoffs
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OUA playoffs
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Canada West playoffs
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University Cup The rotating wild-card moved to Canada West. Since host Alberta also won the league championship, the conference received a second wild-card bid. Canada West held a third-place series to determine the second wild-card entrant. The teams were ranked with preference given to avoiding intra-conference matches in pool play. The Bronze Medal game was discontinued.
SeedTeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLast1West: Canada West Champion / Host28–3–130th20042Atlantic: AUS Champion19–12–412th19993Ontario: OUA Champion22–9–08th20024 Quebec: OUA Runner-up21–8–314th20035Wild-card: Canada West Runner-up21–8–310th20026Wild-card: Canada West Third place19–10–56th1985
Bracket
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Championship final
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