Golden Bears Win University Cup

After a short two game round robin, the University of Golden Bears beat the top seed University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds in the final of the 2008 CIS Men's Hockey Championship. The Bears finished on top of pool B with a 1-1 record after an opening day, 2-1 overtime loss to University of Moncton Aigles Bleus and a 7-3 victory over the OUA Champion McGill University Redmen. The Varsity Reds finished tops in pool A with a 2-0 round robin record by defeating the Brock University Badgers 6-1 in the opening game and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 4-0.

In the final game, the Alberta Golden Bears were looking for their thirteenth hockey title and third in four years while the UNB Varsity Reds were playing for their second straight title. After exchanging goals in the first and second periods, the intensity picked up some for the last period as each team tried for the go ahead goal. Just over halfway through the third period UNB took a costly interference penalty as Alberta's Ian McDonald was quick to score on the man up advantage. Despite the late pressure by UNB, including a powerplay of their own, they were unable to score and were unable to defend the championship. Alberta won 3-2.