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2023 Centennial Cup

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2023 National championship
Centennial Cup
Tournament details
CityPortage la Prairie
Venue(s)Stride Place
Dates11-21 May 2023
Teams10
Host teamPortage Terriers
Final positions
ChampionsBrooks Bandits
Runner-upBattlefords North Stars
Tournament statistics
Games played25
MVPAiden Fink
Official website
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The 2023 Centennial Cup was the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) championship for the 2022–23 season and the 51st Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship, played at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba from May 11 to 21, 2023. For the second straight season, all nine CJHL league champions and the host team (Portage Terriers) participated in the tournament.

The Portage Terriers and city of Portage la Prairie were to be the host for the 2020 Centennial Cup, but were renamed as the 2023 host when the 2020 tournament was cancelled at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Portage la Prairie was also host to the 2015 championship (then known as the RBC Cup), which was won by the Terriers.[1] Tim Hortons, the title sponsor of the national junior 'A' championship, withdrew its sponsorship for the 2023 season in response to the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal.[2]

Qualifying Teams

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Alberta Junior Hockey League

AlbertaBrooks Bandits qualified as Inter Pipeline Cup Champions[3]

Regular Season: 53-5-1-1 (1st in AJHL)
playoffs: Defeated Okotoks Oilers 4-2, Defeated Blackfalds Bulldogs 4-0, Defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4-1;

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

SaskatchewanBattlefords North Stars qualified as Canterra Seeds Cup Champions[4]

Regular Season: 48-5-2-1 (1st in SJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-1, Defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-0, Defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-0;

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

ManitobaSteinbach Pistons qualified as Turnbull Cup Champions[5]

Regular Season: 42-15-1 (2nd in MJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Winkler Flyers 4-3, Defeated Swan Valley Stampeders 4-2 Defeated Virden Oil Capitals 4-1

ManitobaPortage Terriers qualified as the host team[6]

Regular Season: 43-11-1-3 (1st in MJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Niverville Nighthawks 4-1, defeated by Virden Oil Capitals 3-4;

Superior International Junior Hockey League

OntarioKam River Fighting Walleye qualified as Bill Salonen Cup champions

Regular Season: 40-11-1-1 (1st in SIJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Wisconsin Lumberjacks 4-1, Defeated Thunder Bay North Stars 4-3

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

OntarioTimmins Rock qualified as Copeland Cup Champions[7]

Regular Season 45-8-3-2 (1st in NOJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated French River Rapids 4-1, defeated Powassan Voodoos 4-0, defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4-2;

Ontario Junior Hockey League

OntarioCollingwood Blues qualified as Buckland Cup Champions[8]

Regular Season: 44-9-0-1 (2nd in OJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-0, Defeated Milton Menace 4-0, Defeated Burlington Cougars 4-1, Defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4-1

Central Canada Hockey League

OntarioOttawa Jr. Senators qualified as Bogart Cup Champions[9]

Regular Season 42-8-3-2 (1st in CCHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Cornwall Colts 4-1, Defeated Brockville Braves 4-1, Defeated Smiths Falls Bears 4-3

Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Québec

QuebecTerrebonne Cobras qualified as NAPA cup champions[10]

Regular Season: 42-5-0-1 (1st in LHJAAAQ)
Playoffs: Defeated Joliette Predateurs 4-0, Defeated Princeville Titans 4-1, Defeated Cégep Beauce-Appalaches Condors 4-3;

Maritime Hockey League

Nova ScotiaYarmouth Mariners qualified as Metalfab MHL Cup champions[11]

Regular Season: 41-9-2-0 (1st in MHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Pictou County Weeks Crushers 4-0, Defeated Truro Bearcats 4-0, Defeated Edmundston Blizzard 4-0;

Round Robin

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Group A

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Rank Team League W–OTW–OTL–L GF—GA Points
1 Brooks Bandits AJHL 4–0–0–0 27–4 12
2 Ottawa Jr. Senators CCHL 1–1–1–1 8–11 6
3 Yarmouth Mariners MHL 1–0–1–2 11–17 4
4 Terrebonne Cobras LHJQ 1–0–1–2 6–12 4
5 Timmins Rock NOJHL 0–2–0–2 7–15 4

Group B

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Rank Team League W–OTW–OTL–L GF—GA Points
1 Battlefords North Stars SJHL 3–0–0–1 11–7 9
2 Portage Terriers Host 3–0–0–1 22–10 9
3 Collingwood Blues OJHL 2–1–0–1 12–7 8
4 Steinbach Pistons MJHL 1–0–1–2 9–11 4
5 Kam River Fighting Walleye SIJHL 0–0–0–4 6–25 0

Schedule

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All time Central Time.

Round Robin results
Game Time Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
May 11, 2023
1 11:30am Kam River (SIJHL) 1 Battlefords (SJHL) 4
2 3:30pm Yarmouth (MHL) 2 Brooks (AJHL) 7
3 7:30pm Collingwood (OJHL) 2 Steinbach (MJHL) 1 OT
May 12, 2023
4 11:30am Ottawa (CCHL) 2 Terrebonne (QJHL) 1 OT
5 3:30pm Timmins (NOJHL) 4 Yarmouth (MHL) 3 OT
6 7:30pm Steinbach (MJHL) 2 Portage (Host) 4
May 13, 2023
7 11:30am Battlefords (SJHL) 1 Collingwood (OJHL) 3
8 3:30pm Brooks (AJHL) 5 Ottawa (CCHL) 1
9 7:30pm Portage (Host) 12 Kam River (SIJHL) 2
May 14, 2023
10 3:30pm Terrebonne (QJHL) 2 Timmins (NOJHL) 1
11 7:30pm Steinbach (MJHL) 5 Kam River (SIJHL) 2
May 15, 2023
12 11:30am Ottawa (CCHL) 4 Yarmouth (MHL) 3
13 3:30pm Brooks (AJHL) 9 Timmins (NOJHL) 0
14 7:30pm Portage (Host) 2 Battlefords (SJHL) 3
May 16, 2023
15 11:30am Kam River (SIJHL) 1 Collingwood (OJHL) 4
16 3:30pm Terrebonne (QJHL) 1 Brooks (AJHL) 6
17 7:30pm Battlefords (SJHL) 3 Steinbach (MJHL) 1
May 17, 2023
18 11:30am Timmins (NOJHL) 2 Ottawa (CCHL) 1 SO
19 3:30pm Yarmouth (MHL) 3 Terrebonne (QJHL) 2
20 7:30pm Collingwood (OJHL) 3 Portage (Host) 4

Playoffs

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Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
Quarterfinal 1 Collingwood Blues (OJHL) 2 Ottawa Jr Senators (CCHL) 4
Quarterfinal 2 Yarmouth Mariners (MHL) 1 Portage Terriers (Host) 2
Semifinal 1 Ottawa Jr Senators (CCHL) 0 Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 3
Semifinal 2 Portage Terriers (Host) 1 Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) 7
Championship Battlesfords North Stars (SJHL) 0 Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 4

References

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  1. ^ Foster, River (29 May 2022). "2023 Centennial Cup officially coming to Portage". PembinaValleyOnline. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tim Hortons, Scotiabank pull Hockey Canada sponsorship for men's programs in 2022-23". Sportsnet.ca. Rogers Digital Media. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.ajhl.ca/bandits-capture-2023-inter-pipeline-cup-ajhl-championship
  4. ^ Roblin, Scott (9 May 2023). "Battlefords North Stars to chase first national title at Centennial Cup". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ Loewen, Adi; Simpson, Ryan. "Steinbach wins Turnbull Cup - now coming to Portage for the Centennial Cup". PortageOnline. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ Foster, River (29 May 2022). "Portage Terriers Awarded 2023 Centennial Cup". SteinbachOnline. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ https://nojhl.com/timmins-tops-soo-thunderbirds-to-win-nojhl-championship
  8. ^ Engel, Erika (29 April 2023). "Collingwood Blues earn OJHL title, punch ticket to Centennial Cup". OrilliaMatters.com. Village Media. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.thecchl.ca/the-ottawa-junior-senators-win-4th-straight-bogart-cup
  10. ^ https://www.lhjaaaq.com/fr/publication/nouvelle/les_cobras_de_terrebonne_sont_champions_de_la_coupe_napa.html
  11. ^ https://www.themhl.ca/yarmouth-mariners-capture-the-metalfab-mhl-cup

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