SEEDING ANNOUNCED FOR TELUS UNIVERSITY CUP

OTTAWA (CIS) - Canadian Interuniversity Sport proudly announced on Monday the seedings and schedule for the 2005 TELUS University Cup tournament.

The six-team CIS men's hockey championship, hosted by the University of Alberta, gets under way on Thursday, March 24 with two round-robin match-ups. The gold medal game is scheduled for Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. (MST).

The final three games of the TELUS University Cup, all played at Rexall Place, will be televised nationally by The Sports Network (TSN). Sunday's round-robin match-ups (games # 5 and 6) will be televised live at 1 p.m. (MST) and 6 p.m. (MST), while Monday's championship final will be tape delayed and presented on Tuesday night.

The second-seeded and Atlantic conference champion University of Moncton Aigles Bleus and the No. 5 and Canada West finalist University of Saskatchewan Huskies break the ice Thursday at 1 p.m. (MST).

The top-seeded and Canada West champion University of Alberta Golden Bears open their quest for a record-breaking 11th University Cup Friday at 7 p.m. (MST) versus the loser of Thursday's second duel between No. 4-UQTR and No. 6-Manitoba.

Reminder that the 2005 TELUS University Cup organizing committee invites members of media to attend the official press conference of the tournament Wednesday at 2 p.m. (MST) at the Student Union Building of the U of A campus (less than 100 yards from Clare Drake Arena). Coaches and selected players will be on hand.

SEEDINGS & SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL)

Seedings:
1. University of Alberta Golden Bears
2. University of Moncton Aigles Bleus
3. The University of Western Ontario Mustangs
4. University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres (UQTR) Patriotes
5. University of Saskatchewan Huskies
6. University of Manitoba Bisons

Pool A:
1. Alberta
4. UQTR
6. Manitoba

Pool B:
2. Moncton
3. Western Ontario
5. Saskatchewan

Thursday, March 24
1 p.m. Saskatchewan vs Moncton (Clare Drake Arena)
7 p.m. Manitoba vs UQTR (Clare Drake Arena)

Friday, March 25
1 p.m. Loser Game 1 vs Western Ontario (Clare Drake Arena)
7 p.m. Loser Game 2 vs Alberta (Clare Drake Arena)

Saturday, March 26
DAY OFF

Sunday, March 27
1 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs Western Ontario (Rexall Place / Live TSN)
6 p.m. Winner Game 2 vs Alberta (Rexall Place / Live TSN)

Monday, March 28
7 p.m. Championship final (Rexall Place / TSN: tape delay Tuesday March 29, 8 p.m. EST)

(Source: Michel Belanger, CIS Communications)