2024 Centennial Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario |
| Dates | May 9–19, 2024 |
| Host team | Oakville Blades |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 25 |
The 2024 Centennial Cup is the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) championship for the 2023–24 season and the 52nd Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship. It will be 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) will participate in the tournament.
The Oakville Blades and city of Oakville were named host for the 2024 tournament.
Qualifying Teams[edit]
Calgary 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
Melfort 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;
Winkler 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
Sioux 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
Greater 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;
Collingwood 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
Oakville 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;
Navan 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
Collège 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;
Miramichi 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[edit]
y— clinched division and semifinals
x— clinched quarterfinals
e— eliminated
Group A[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 |
Schedule[edit]
All time Eastern Time.
| 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 | ||
Playoffs[edit]
| Game | Time | Away team | Score | Home team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | ||||
| Quarterfinal 1 | 4:00pm | Navan | 4–8 | Miramichi |
| Quarterfinal 2 | 7:30pm | Winkler | Calgary | |
| May 18, 2024 | ||||
| Semifinal 1 | 4:00pm | TBD | Collingwood | |
| Semifinal 2 | 7:30pm | TBD | Melfort | |
| May 19, 2024 | ||||
| Championship | 3:00pm | TBD | TBD | |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.calgarycanucks.ca/your-2024-ajhl-champions
- ^ https://www.sjhl.ca/melfort-mustangs-centennial-cup-media-guide
- ^ https://nojhl.com/cubs-metivier-named-nojhl-playoff-mvp
- ^ https://www.ojhl.ca/collingwood-blues-win-second-straight-ojhl-championship/
- ^ https://www.thecchl.ca/cchl-recap-navan-grads-win-the-bogart-cup
- ^ https://www.themhl.ca/miramichi-defeat-summerside-5-4-in-game-6-capture-first-ever-mhl-title
- ^ a b "Centennial Cup 2024 Schedule".