University Cup appearances by team

The following is a list of U Sports college ice hockey teams that have qualified for the University Cup as of 2024 with teams listed by number of appearances.

U Sports men's Division I ice hockey tournament
School	Tournament appearances	Tournament years	Best result
Alberta	44	1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023	Champions (1964, 1968, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018)
Quebec–Trois-Rivières	23	1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024	Champions (1987, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2022)
New Brunswick	22	1964, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024	Champions (1998, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024)
Saskatchewan	21	1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	Champions (1983)
Toronto	17	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993	Champions (1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1984)
St. Francis Xavier	17	1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022	Champions (2004)
Moncton	16	1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2024	Champions (1981, 1982, 1990, 1995)
Saint Mary's Huskies	15	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2023	Champions (2010)
Calgary	14	1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2023, 2024	Semifinals (1974, 1976, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996)
Western Ontario	13	1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2020	Champions (2002)
Acadia	12	1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022	Champions (1993, 1996)
York	11	1970, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2017	Champions (1985, 1988, 1989)
Guelph	11	1976, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2015, 2019, 2020	Champions (1997)
Concordia Stingers ‡	11	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2018, 2023	Runners-Up (1983, 1984)
McGill Redbirds	10	2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024	Champions (2012)
Wilfrid Laurier	8	1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006, 2007	Runners-Up (1989, 1990)
Manitoba	7	1965, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2010	Champions (1965)
Sir George Williams ‡	7	1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974	Runners-Up (1964, 1969, 1974)
British Columbia	6	1963, 1971, 1977, 2020, 2022, 2024	Runners-Up (1963)
Laurentian	6	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971	Runners-Up (1967)
Brandon	6	1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Loyola ‡	5	1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975	Runners-Up (1968)
Lakehead	5	1973, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010	Runners-Up (2006)
Prince Edward Island †	5	1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2023	Semifinals (1988, 1991, 2023)
Windsor	5	1998, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2023	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (1998, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2023)
Waterloo	4	1974, 1991, 1996, 2013	Champions (1974)
Regina	4	1978, 1979, 1980, 1982	Runners-Up (1980)
Brock	4	2008, 2018, 2022, 2024	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (2008, 2018, 2022, 2024)
Dalhousie	3	1979, 1986, 2004	Runners-Up (1979)
Ottawa	3	1985, 2004, 2020	Semifinals (1985)
Queen's	3	1981, 2017, 2019	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (1981, 2017, 2019)
Carleton	3	2014, 2016, 2019	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (2014, 2016, 2019)
Toronto Metropolitan	2	2022, 2024	Semifinals (2022, 2024)
McMaster	1	1963	Champions (1963)
Lethbridge	1	1994	Champions (1994)
Sherbrooke	1	1963	Semifinals (1963)
Montreal	1	1964	Semifinals (1964)
Saint Dunstan's †	1	1965	Semifinals (1965)
Quebec–Chicoutimi	1	1979	Round-robin (1979)
St. Thomas	1	2001	Round-robin (2001)
Laval	1	1976	Regional semifinal (1976)

† Saint Dunstan's merged with Prince of Wales College in 1969 to form Prince Edward Island.
‡ Loyola and Sir George Williams merged in 1975 to form Concordia.

Teams in Italics no longer compete in U Sports.

Teams without a tournament appearance

The following active U Sports programs have never qualified for the University Cup.

School	Joined U Sports
MacEwan	2021
Mount Royal	2012
Nipissing	2009
Ontario Tech	2007
Royal Military College	1963 *
Trinity Western	2021

* Other than war years, RMC has been active since 1890.