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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Venue(s) | Eastlink Centre Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Dates | March 16–19, 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UNB Reds (9th title) |
| Runner-up | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Third place | UQTR Patriotes |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| MVP | Samuel Richard |
The 2023 U Sports Men's Hockey Championship was the 61st edition of the U Sports men's ice hockey championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2023 U Sports men's ice hockey season. The tournament started on March 16 and ended with the bronze-medal and championship games being played on March 19 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1]
The third-seeded UNB Reds defeated the fifth-seeded Alberta Golden Bears by a score of 3–0 to win the program's ninth national championship.[2] In the win, UNB Reds's Coach MacDougall ties Tom Watt for the most championship game appearances, with 11, and ties Clare Drake for the most tournament games coached, with 42 [3] and extends his record for most tournament wins with 34 and tournament appearances with 16.
This is the third shutout in the past 12 years. The previous two shutouts were in 2011 (4-0 UNB over McGill) and 2013 (2-0 UNB over St. Mary's). Prior to that, in 2003, UQTR shutout St. FX 3-0 followed by a 30 year gap to 1973 when Toronto shutout St. Mary's 5-0.
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- ^ "UNB REDS capture ninth national title with 3-0 win over Alberta in U SPORTS final". www.atlanticuniversitysport.com. AUS. March 19, 2023.