The 2017 Don Johnson Memorial Cup is the Maritime Junior B Championship tournament. This was the 30th time the event has been held dating back to the first event held in 1982. No event was held from 1991 to 1996. The tournament is being held at Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton, New Brunswick from April 25-30, 2017. The tournament is being hosted by the Fredericton Caps of the New Brunswick Junior Hockey League.
The host team plus the league playoff champions of the Island Junior Hockey League, New Brunswick Junior Hockey League, Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League, and the St. John's Junior Hockey League meet in a round robin tournament. The top four teams qualify for the semifinals with the semifinal winners meeting for the tournament championship.
Just prior to the start of the tournament the host team annouced this would be their final games as the team was folding at the end of the 2016-17 season.
Participants[]
- Host: Fredericton Caps
- Island Junior Hockey League champ: Western Red Wings
- New Brunswick Junior Hockey League champ: Cap-Pele Predators
- Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League champ: Pictou County Scotians
- St. John's Junior Hockey League champ: Southern Shore Jr. Breakers
Schedule/Results[]
Round Robin[]
- Cap-Pele Predators defeated Fredericton Caps 4-2
- Southern Shore Jr. Breakers defeated Western Red Wings 8-7
- Cap-Pele Predators defeated Pictou County Scotians 6-2
- Western Red Wings defeated Fredericton Caps 5-2
- Southern Shore Jr. Breakers defeated Pictou County Scotians 8-5
- Cap-Pele Predators deafeated Western Red Wings 6-5 (ot)
- Fredericton Caps defeated Southern Shore Jr. Breakers 3-2
- Pictou County Scotians defeated Western Red Wings 4-3 (ot)
- Cap-Pele Predators defeated Southern Shore Jr. Breakers 6-5
- Fredericton Caps defeated Pictou County Scotians 2-1
Round Robin Standings[]
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Semifinals[]
April 29
- Fredericton Caps defeated Southern Shore Jr. Breakers 7-3
- Cap-Pele Predators defeated Western Red Wings 4-1
Final[]
April 30
- Cap-Pele Predators defeated Fredericton Caps 3-2
2017 Don Johnson Memorial Cup champs Cap-Pele Predators