David Johnston University Cup
Year Player Position Team
1963 Bill Mahoney Forward McMaster Marlins
1964 Dave Dies Defenceman Sir George Williams Georgians
1965 No MVP selected
1966 Tom Purser Goaltender St. Francis Xavier X-Men
1967 Unavailable
1968 Ron Cebryk Forward Alberta Golden Bears
1969 John Wright Forward Toronto Varsity Blues
1970 Chuck Goddard Goaltender Saint Mary 's Huskies
1971 Ron Hindson Forward Saint Mary 's Huskies
1972 John Wright Forward Toronto Varsity Blues
1973 Gord Davies Forward Toronto Varsity Blues
1974 Bernie Wolfe Goaltender Sir George Williams Georgians
1975 Dale Henwood Goaltender Alberta Golden Bears
1976 Kent Ruhnke Forward Toronto Varsity Blues
1977 Rocci Pagnello Defenceman Toronto Varsity Blues
1978 Kevin Primeau Forward Alberta Golden Bears
1979 David Hindmarch Forward Alberta Golden Bears
1980 Chris Helland Forward Alberta Golden Bears
1981 Benoit Fortier Goaltender Moncton Aigles Bleus
1982 Alain Grenier Forward Moncton Aigles Bleus
Major W.J . ‘ Danny ’ McLeod award
In addition to the University Cup , the Major W.J . ‘ Danny ’ McLeod award is presented at the end of each year ’ s championship , to the University Cup ’ s Most Valuable Player . Major McLeod was the overall athletic director at the Royal Military College of Canada ( RMC ) , was the coach of RMC 's ice hockey team , and simultaneously coached two Kingston teams in the Ontario Hockey Association – the Kingston Frontenacs ( Junior B ) and the Kingston Aces ( Senior A ) . [ 5 ] McLeod was instrumental in establishing the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union ( CIAU ) in 1961 , operating the CIAU from his office at RMC as the first CIAU Secretary-Treasurer . [ 6 ] He helped create the national university ice hockey championship tournament , which was hosted by RMC for its first two years ( 1963 , 1964 ) . The Major W.J . ‘ Danny ’ McLeod award winners : [ 7 ]
The David Johnston University Cup is a national collegiate sports award, presented annually to the champion of a season-ending tournament played by U Sports men's ice hockey teams in Canada. The UNB Varsity Reds are the current champions. The Alberta Golden Bears have won the most championships with 16. Originally called the CIAU University Cup in 1962, with minor changes through the decades when Canadas national university sports organization changed its own name, the cups name was changed on March 13, 2018, to honour David Johnston, a few months after he served as Governor General of Canada.