The 1971 Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy was a series of playoff rounds to determine who would play in the 1971 Centennial Cup.
Teams[]
- CJHL - Ottawa M&W Rangers
- MJAHL - Charlottetown Islanders
- NBJHL - Moncton Beavers
- NOJHA - Sudbury Wolves
- SOJAHL - Detroit Jr. Red Wings
- TBJHL - Thunder Bay Marrs (1971 Jack Adams Trophy Champions)
Playdowns[]
Quarter-final
- Charlottetown Islanders defeated Moncton Beavers 4-games-to-none
(Series was also for the Maritime Junior A championship)
- Charlottetown 11 - Moncton 3
- Charlottetown 8 - Moncton 4
- Charlottetown 9 - Moncton 7
- Charlottetown 9 - Moncton 6
- Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Sudbury Wolves 4-games-to-3
- 03/22/1971 - Sudbury 3 @ Thunder Bay 9
- 03/24/1971 - Sudbury 4 @ Thunder Bay 2
- 03/26/1971 - Thunder Bay 3 @ Sudbury 7
- 03/28/1971 - Thunder Bay 6 @ Sudbury 4
- 03/29/1971 - Thunder Bay 2 @ Sudbury 5
- 03/31/1971 - Sudbury 5 @ Thunder Bay 6
- 04/01/1971 - Sudbury 3 @ Thunder Bay 4
Semi-final
- Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Ottawa M&W Rangers 4-games-to-2
- Ottawa 4 - Detroit 3 2OT
- Ottawa 4 - Detroit 2
- Detroit 7 - Ottawa 1
- Detoit 8 - Ottawa 4
- Detoit 7 - Ottawa 3
- Detoit 3 - Ottawa 2
- Charlottetown Islanders defeated Thunder Bay Marrs 4-games-to-1
- Charlottetown 8 - Thunder Bay 2
- Charlottetown 13 - Thunder Bay 3
- Charlottetown 6 - Thunder Bay 2
- Thunder Bay 5 - Charlottetown 3
- Charlottetown 8 - Thunder Bay 5
Final
- Charlottetown Islanders defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-2
- Charlottetown 8 - Detroit 3
- Charlottetown 7 - Detroit 4
- Detroit 9 - Charlottetown 5
- Charlottetown 7 - Detroit 4
- Detroit 9 - Charlottetown 3
- Charlottetown 7 - Detroit 6
Charlottetown Islanders advanced to the 1971 Centennial Cup final.