What to know about (and how to watch) the 2025 U Sports hockey championships

CBC Sports

· Posted: Mar 19, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Ontario universities big some the men's and women's U Sports hockey title tournaments this week, but teams from New Brunswick and Alberta participate arsenic the apical seeds with games acceptable to statesman connected Thursday.

The men volition play their University Cup games astatine The Arena astatine TD Place successful Ottawa with the seeding bid arsenic follows:

1. UNB (AUS champions: 28-1-1 regular season, 5-0 playoffs)
2. Saskatchewan Huskies (CW champions: 23-5-0, 4-2)
3. Concordia Stingers (OUA champions: 21-5-2, 5-1)
4. Toronto Metropolitan Bold (OUA finalists: 17-10-1, 4-2)
5. Mount Royal Cougars (CW finalists: 22-6-0, 3-3)
6. Moncton Aigles Bleus (AUS finalists: 19-9-2, 3-4)
7. Queen's Gaels (OUA bronze medallists: 22-6-0, 3-2)
8. Ottawa Gee-Gees (hosts: 19-6-3, 2-2)

In men's hockey, the 3 league champions are seeded successful the apical 3 based connected their last nationalist ranking, portion the OUA finalist is automatically placed successful the No. 4 spot. The remaining teams are past placed to debar intraconference matchups successful the archetypal round.

The quarterfinals volition beryllium played connected Thursday and Friday, arsenic follows:

• Thursday, 1 p.m. ET: No. 5 Mount Royal vs. No. 4 Toronto Metropolitan
• Thursday, 7 p.m. ET: No. 1 UNB astatine No. 8 Ottawa
• Friday, 1 p.m. ET: No. 6 Moncton vs. No. 3 Concordia
• Friday, 7 p.m. ET: No. 7 Queen's vs. No. 2 Saskatchewan 

The semifinals volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday astatine 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. On Sunday, the bronze medal crippled is acceptable for astatine 11 a.m. with the title crippled astatine 5 p.m. 

Pandas the squad to bushed connected women's side

The women's tourney is being held astatine the Woolwich Memorial Centre successful Elmira, Ont., and the seeding is arsenic follows:

1. Alberta Pandas (CW Champions: 24-3-1 regular season, 4-1 playoffs)
2. Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA champions: 17-8-1, 5-0)
3. Bishop's Gaiters (RSEQ champions: 10-8-3, 4-1)
4. STFX X-Women (AUS champions: 18-5-5, 5-2)
5. Concordia Stingers (RSEQ finalists: 20-1-0, 3-2)
6. UBC Thunderbirds (CW finalists: 24-5-1, 2-2)
7. UNB (AUS finalists: 21-5-2, 3-2)
8. Waterloo Warriors (hosts: 18-2-6, 4-1)

In women's hockey, the 4 league champions are seeded successful the apical 4 based connected their last nationalist ranking. The 4 different participants are placed truthful that each broadside of the gully includes 1 squad from each conference.

The quarterfinals volition beryllium played connected Thursday and Friday, arsenic follows:

• Thursday, 1 p.m. ET: No. 5 Concordia vs. No. 4 STFX
• Thursday, 7 p.m. ET: No. 1 Alberta astatine No. 8 Waterloo
• Friday, 1 p.m. ET: No. 6 UBC vs. No. 3 Bishop's
• Friday, 7 p.m. ET: No. 7 UNB vs. No. 2 Toronto

Saturday's enactment starts with 2 consolation games astatine 10 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET, with the semifinals acceptable for 4 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET. On Sunday, the bronze-medal crippled begins at 2 p.m. ET and the title astatine 6 p.m. ET. 

Games from some tournaments volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected CBC Sports integer platforms (CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem, CBC Sports YouTube channel) in English. For the afloat CBC Sports broadcast schedule, click here.

In French, the games volition beryllium carried connected Radio Canada's integer platforms, with Sunday's gold-medal games to beryllium aired connected TVA Sports.