This event marked the first year of a successful two-year bid to host the 2017 and 2018 USports University Cup.
The #5 seed has appeared in the finals six times since the expanded format started in 1998 and has won three titles; UNB in each case (2007, 2016 and 2017).
A Nor'easter traveled across Ontario, Quebec, New England and the Maritimes on Tuesday, two days before the tournament started.
This impacted Queen's who had scheduled to leave on Tuesday by bus to Toronto where they would fly to Fredericton.
They were informed their flight was cancelled and they instead booked a bus to Fredericton leaving Tuesday afternoon.
This had the biggest impact on Queen's who was scheduled to play UNB that night at 7 pm local (AST).
The tournament is a traditional 8 team, single elimination ladder with Bronze medal game between the two semi-final losers.
[3] Joining Maillet on the tournament all-star team were:[4] Forward Cam Braes (UNB Varsity Reds) Forward Levi Cable (Saskatchewan Huskies) Defenceman Geoff Schemitsch (Acadia Axemen) Defenceman Jesse Forsberg (Saskatchewan Huskies) Goalie Étienne Marcoux (UNB Varsity Reds)