Looking for a record 17th University Cup title, the Alberta Golden Bears will head to Charlottetown as the #5 seed for the 2023 U SPORTS Championship. The Bears will play the Windsor Lancers in the national quarter-final on Friday afternoon. 

It will mark the second time the Bears and Lancers have met at nationals, and the first since a 6-3 win for Alberta at the 1998 University Cup in Saskatoon. 

The Golden Bears are coming off a Canada West silver medal, and will be appearing in a record 44th University Cup Championship. Alberta won their 16th U SPORTS 

The Calgary Dinos, who won their first Canada West championship since 1996 last week, are the top seed going into this week's Cavendish Farms University Cup. U SPORTS announced the seeding on Sunday for the 2023 national men's hockey championship, which runs from Thursday to Sunday at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown.

In men's hockey, the three conference champions are seeded in the top three based on their final national ranking, while the OUA finalist is automatically placed in the No. 4 spot. The remaining teams are then placed to avoid intra-conference matchups in the first round.
 

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SEEDING:
1. Calgary Dinos (CW champions: 25-3 regular season, 4-2 playoffs)
2. UQTR Patriotes (OUA champions: 21-5, 5-1)
3. UNB Reds (AUS champions: 24-6, 5-2)
4. Windsor Lancers (OUA finalists: 18-9, 4-2)
5. Alberta Golden Bears (CW finalists: 20-8, 3-3)
6. Concordia Stingers (OUA bronze medalists: 19-7, 4-2)
7. Saint Mary's Huskies (AUS finalists: 20-10, 4-3)
8. UPEI Panthers (hosts: 17-13, 1-2)

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times MOUNTAIN)
 
Thursday, March 16
9:00 a.m.: Quarter-Final #1 - No. 7 Saint Mary's vs No. 2 UQTR
4:00 p.m.: Quarter-Final #2 - No. 6 Concordia vs No. 3 UNB
 
Friday, March 17
9:00 a.m.: Quarter-Final #3 - No. 5 Alberta vs No. 4 Windsor
4:00 p.m.: Quarter-Final #4 - No. 8 UPEI vs No. 1 Calgary
 
Saturday, March 18
10:00 a.m.: Semifinal #1—Winner Quarter-final #1 vs. Winner Quarter-final #2
4:00 p.m.: Semifinal #2—Winner Quarter-final #3 vs. Winner Quarter-final #4
 
Sunday, March 19
10:00 a.m.: Bronze Medal
4:00 p.m.: Gold Medal