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2024 Centennial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario
DatesMay 9–19, 2024
Host teamOakville Blades
Final positions
Champions Collingwood Blues
Runner-up Melfort Mustangs
Tournament statistics
Games played25
Scoring leader(s)Dylan Hudon (Collingwood)
Julien Gervais (Calgary)
MVPJulien Gervais
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The 2024 Centennial Cup was the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) championship for the 2023–24 season and the 52nd Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship, played at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario from May 9 to 19, 2024. For the third straight season, all nine CJHL league champions and the host team (Oakville Blades) participated in the tournament.

Qualifying Teams

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Alberta Junior Hockey League

AlbertaCalgary Canucks qualified as Inter Pipeline Cup Champions[1]

Regular Season: 31-23-1-2 (3rd in AJHL)
playoffs: Defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-2, Defeated Drumheller Dragons 4-1, Defeated Whitecourt Wolverines 4-0;

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

SaskatchewanMelfort Mustangs qualified as Canterra Seeds Cup Champions[2]

Regular Season: 38-14-3-1 (2nd in SJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Estevan Bruins 4-1, Defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-3, Defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-2;

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

ManitobaWinkler Flyers qualified as Turnbull Cup Champions

Regular Season: 42-11-2-3 (2nd in MJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Portage Terriers 4-1, Defeated Virden Oil Capitals 4-2 Defeated Steinbach Pistons 4-0

Superior International Junior Hockey League

OntarioSioux Lookout Bombers qualified as Bill Salonen Cup champions

Regular Season: 35-10-2-2 (2nd in SIJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-0, Defeated Thunder Bay North Stars 4-1, Defeated Kam River Fighting Walleye 4-0

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

OntarioGreater Sudbury Cubs qualified as Copeland Cup Champions[3]

Regular Season 43-12-1-2 (2nd in NOJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4-2, defeated Blind River Beavers 4-1, defeated Powassan Voodoos 4-1;

Ontario Junior Hockey League

OntarioCollingwood Blues qualified as Buckland Cup Champions[4]

Regular Season: 49-6-0-1 (1st in OJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Brantford 99ers 4-0, Defeated Oakville Blades 4-1, Defeated Leamington Flyers 4-0, Defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4-2

OntarioOakville Blades qualified as the host team

Regular Season: 32-20-1-3 (9th in OJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4-2, defeated by Collingwood Blues 1-4;

Central Canada Hockey League

OntarioNavan Grads qualified as Bogart Cup Champions[5]

Regular Season 41-9-3-2 (1st in CCHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 4-2, Defeated Rockland Nationals 4-1, Defeated Smiths Falls Bears 4-2

Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Québec

QuebecCollège Français de Longueuil qualified as NAPA cup champions

Regular Season: 30-14-2-2 (4th in LHJQ)
Playoffs: Defeated Laval VC 4-0, Defeated Terrebonne Cobras 4-3, Defeated L'Everest de la Côte du Sud 4-3;

Maritime Hockey League

New BrunswickMiramichi Timberwolves qualified as Metalfab MHL Cup champions[6]

Regular Season: 31-16-3-2 (4th in MHL)
Playoffs: Defeated West Kent Steamers 4-1, Defeated Edmundston Blizzard 4-0, Defeated Summerside Western Capitals 4-2;

Round Robin

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y— clinched division and semifinals
x— clinched quarterfinals
e— eliminated

Group A

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Rank Team League W–OTW–OTL–L GF—GA Points
1 y—Collingwood Blues OJHL 4–0–0–0 26–8 12
2 x—Calgary Canucks AJHL 2–1–0–1 16–11 8
3 x—Navan Grads CCHL 2–0–1–1 15–9 7
4 e—Greater Sudbury Cubs NOJHL 1–0–0–3 11–18 3
5 e—Collége Français de Longueuil LHJQ 0–0–0–4 2–24 0

Group B

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Rank Team League W–OTW–OTL–L GF—GA Points
1 y—Melfort Mustangs SJHL 3–1–0–0 18–10 11
2 x—Miramichi Timberwolves MHL 2–1–0–1 16–13 8
3 x—Winkler Flyers MJHL 2–0–2–0 15–11 8
4 e—Oakville Blades Host 1–0–0–3 10–16 3
5 e—Sioux Lookout Bombers SIJHL 0–0–0–4 10–19 0

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
May 17
Semifinals
May 18
Championship
May 19
1A Collingwood Blues 5
2B Miramichi Timberwolves 8 2B Miramichi Timberwolves 2
3A Navan Grads 4 1A Collingwood Blues 1
1B Melfort Mustangs 0
1B Melfort Mustangs 2
2A Calgary Canucks 4 2A Calgary Canucks 1
3B Winkler Flyers 2

Schedule

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All time Eastern Time.

Round Robin Results[7]
Game Time Away Team Score Home Team
May 9, 2024
1 12:00pm Winkler 4–2 Sioux Lookout
2 4:00pm Collingwood 5–4 Calgary
3 7:30pm Miramichi 1–4 Melfort
May 10, 2024
4 12:00pm Longueuil 1–5 Navan
5 4:00pm Greater Sudbury 2–10 Collingwood
6 7:30pm Miramichi 7–4 Oakville
May 11, 2024
7 12:30pm Melfort 6–5
(SO)
Winkler
8 4:00pm Calgary 5–1 Longueuil
9 7:30pm Oakville 5–2 Sioux Lookout
May 12, 2024
10 4:00pm Navan 5–1 Greater Sudbury
11 7:30pm Sioux Lookout 3–5 Miramichi
May 13, 2024
12 12:00pm Longueuil 0–8 Collingwood
13 4:00pm Calgary 3–2 Greater Sudbury
14 7:30pm Oakville 0–4 Winkler
May 14, 2024
15 12:00pm Sioux Lookout 3–5 Melfort
16 4:00pm Navan 3–4
(SO)
Calgary
17 7:30pm Winkler 2–3
(SO)
Miramichi
May 15, 2024
18 12:00pm Greater Sudbury 6–0 Longueuil
19 4:00pm Collingwood 3–2 Navan
20 7:30pm Melfort 3–1 Oakville
Playoff Results[7]
Game Time Away team Score Home team
May 17, 2024
Quarterfinal 1 4:00pm Navan 4–8 Miramichi
Quarterfinal 2 7:30pm Winkler 2–4 Calgary
May 18, 2024
Semifinal 1 4:00pm Miramichi 2–5 Collingwood
Semifinal 2 7:30pm Calgary 1–2 Melfort
May 19, 2024
Championship 3:00pm Melfort 0–1 Collingwood

Awards

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Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Julien Gervais, Calgary Canucks
Top Forward: Dalton Andrew, Winkler Flyers
Top Defencemen: Leith Olafson, Melfort Mustangs
Top Goaltender: Jaeden Nelson, Navan Grads
Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Riley Hearn, Calgary Canucks
Top Scorer: Dylan Hudon, Collingwood Blues
Julien Gervais, Calgary Canucks

References

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  1. ^ https://www.calgarycanucks.ca/your-2024-ajhl-champions
  2. ^ https://www.sjhl.ca/melfort-mustangs-centennial-cup-media-guide
  3. ^ https://nojhl.com/cubs-metivier-named-nojhl-playoff-mvp
  4. ^ https://www.ojhl.ca/collingwood-blues-win-second-straight-ojhl-championship/
  5. ^ https://www.thecchl.ca/cchl-recap-navan-grads-win-the-bogart-cup
  6. ^ https://www.themhl.ca/miramichi-defeat-summerside-5-4-in-game-6-capture-first-ever-mhl-title
  7. ^ a b "Centennial Cup 2024 Schedule".
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