U Sports

Overview
USports is the national governing body of university athletics in Canada. It was established in 1961 as the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU). It was renamed "Canadian Interuniveristy Athletic Union" in 1978. The name was then changed to "Canadian Interuniversity Sport" (CIS) in 2001. Early in the 2016-17 season it was announced that the brand would henceforth be known as "U Sports".

The name "Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union" also refers to the original regional university sports organization in Ontario and Quebec (sometimes called "CIAU Central"), which was ultimately replaced by the Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association (QOAA) by 1955. Different links give different names at different times through the early 50s.

As the CIAU, the organization introduced the University Cup in 1963, which was the first national championship in university hockey. In hockey's early days, university teams had to pursue the Allan Cup for a national title. The Cup was won by Queen's University in 1909 and St. Michael's College in 1910 (both during the "challenge" period) and then by the University of Toronto in 1921 and by the University of Manitoba in 1928 through "normal" channels.

EXTERNAL LINKS:
 * USports Hockey Site
 * CIS History Page
 * Hockey All-Star Games
 * The Role of Universities in the Development of Hockey (pdf)
 * Sportsnet U
 * TSN CIS Page
 * The CIS Blog
 * Bob Adams CIS Page (to 2009)
 * Hockey Central Part 1 (updated 1999-2011)
 * Hockey Central Part 2 (updated 1999-2011)

Conferences
The member universities of USports are currently organized into four regional associations or conferences, three of which operate hockey leagues:
 * Atlantic University Sport (AUS) - Conference Site
 * Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) - Conference Site
 * Ontario University Athletics (OUA) - Conference Site

And one of which does not:
 * RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation) (RSEQ)

Member Universities
U Sports has 56 member institutions, 36 of which have men's varsity hockey teams, with one operating in another league.

Source: Wikipedia

Also see
National links:
 * U Sports
 * List of University Cup Playoffs
 * 1967 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
 * Canadian University Teams v National Teams

Western links:
 * Canada West Universities Athletic Association
 * Great Plains Athletic Conference
 * List of CWUAA Seasons
 * List of GPAC Seasons
 * List of WCIAA Seasons
 * List of WCIAU Seasons
 * Halpenny Trophy
 * Hardy Trophy
 * Hamber Trophy

Atlantic links:
 * Atlantic University Sport
 * List of AUS Seasons
 * Wellner Trophy
 * Boyle Trophy

Ontario-Quebec links:
 * Queen's Cup
 * Ontario University Athletics
 * List of OUA Seasons
 * List of OUAA Seasons
 * RSEQ (formerly QSSF and QUAA)
 * List of QUAA Seasons
 * CIAU (Central)'''
 * Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association
 * List of CIAU Central Seasons
 * List of QOAA Seasons
 * Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association
 * List of OIAA Seasons
 * Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference
 * List of OSLC Seasons
 * Intermediate Intercollegiate Series
 * List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (1902-03 to 1938-39)
 * Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
 * Ottawa Intercollegiate Hockey League (1960-61)

International links:
 * International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
 * West Point Weekend
 * North American University Hockey Championship
 * Ice hockey at the Winter Universiade
 * International Collegiate Hockey Association

College links:
 * Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
 * 4-West Championship
 * British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
 * Pacific West Athletic Association
 * Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
 * Prairie Athletic Conference (Saskatchewan)
 * Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
 * Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
 * RSEQ College League
 * Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association

Awards
 * Clare Drake Award (Male rookie of the year)
 * Dr. Randy Gregg Award (outstanding student-athlete)
 * Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy (Male player of the year)