This is the 2022 Centennial Cup, which is Canada's National Junior A Championship. the event will be held May 10 to 15, 2022 at Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan hosted by the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Canadian Junior Hockey League consist of over 100 teams from 8 provinces and 9 states across 9 leagues. The host, the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoff champions, and winners of three regional tournaments advance to the tournament.
Revised Format[]
On March 22, 2022 Hockey Canada announced the expansion of the tournament for the 2022 edition with all nine league champions directly advancing to the tournament. The event will now be held May 19-29, 2022. The event will still be held in Estevan and the Estevan Bruins will still participate as the host team. A revised scheduling format will be announced prior to the start of the tournament. The 2022 Esso Cup (Female U18 AAA national championship) and 2022 Telus Cup (Male U18 AAA national championship) were moved to a central location in Alberta as part of the same announcement with a new date of May 16-22.
Bid[]
The bid being awarded to Estevan was announced on May 18, 2021.[1]
Originally planned participants[]
The qualification was changed slightly as a result of the withdrawal of the British Columbia Hockey League from the Canadian Junior Hockey League after the end of the 2020-21 playing season. The winner of the playoffs for the Alberta Junior Hockey League will directly qualify for the tournament as opposed to the previous format of having to play the BCHL playoff champions in a best-of-seven playoff for the Doyle Cup and the Pacific region seed in the tournament.
- Host: Estevan Bruins (SJHL)
- Eastern (2022 Fred Page Cup champions): TBD
- Central (2022 Dudley Hewitt Cup champions): TBD
- Western (2022 Anavet Cup playoff champion): TBD
- Pacific (2021-22 AJHL season playoff champion): TBD (AJHL)
Revised List of Participants[]
- Host: Estevan Bruins
- Alberta Junior Hockey League champion: Brooks Bandits
- Central Canada Hockey League champion: Ottawa Jr. Senators
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League champion: Dauphin Kings
- Maritime Junior Hockey League champion: Summerside Western Capitals
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League champion: Soo Thunderbirds
- Ontario Junior Hockey League champion: Pickering Panthers
- Quebec Junior Hockey League champion: Longueuil College-Francais
- Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League representative: Flin Flon Bombers
- Superior International Junior Hockey League champion: Red Lake Miners
As a result of the Estevan Bruins hosting the 2022 Centennial Cup and winning the SJHL playoffs, the Flin Flon Bombers advance to the Centennial Cup tournament as SJHL league representative.
Schedule/Results[]
May 19
- Pickering Panthers 9-2 Red Lake Miners
- Soo Thunderbirds 1-6 Flin Flon Bombers
- Brooks Bandits 5-2 Longueuil College Francais
May 20
- Ottawa Jr. Senators 1-2 Dauphin Kings
- Summerside Western Capitals 4-1 Soo Thunderbirds
- Estevan Bruins 3-5 Longueuil College Francais
May 21
- Red Lake Miners 1-11 Brooks Bandits
- Flin Flon Bombers 3-2 Ottawa Jr. Senators (ot)
- Estevan Bruins 5-10 Pickering Panthers
May 22
May 23
- Ottawa Jr. Senators 4-0 Soo Thunderbirds
- Flin Flon Bombers 1-4 Summerside Western Capitals
- Red Lake Miners 2-6 Estevan Bruins
May 24
- Pickering Panthers 1-9 Brooks Bandits
- Dauphin Kings 1-2 Flin Flon Bombers (so)
- Longueuil College Francais 6-1 Red Lake Miners
May 25
- Summerside Western Capitals 4-3 Ottawa Jr. Senators (ot)
- Soo Thunderbirds 1-6 Dauphin Kings
- Brooks Bandits 4-0 Estevan Bruins
Round Robin Standings[]
Indicates team advanced to the playoff rounds
Indicates team eliminated from further play
Note: Three points are awarded for a regulation win, two are awarded for an overtime win, one is awarded for an overtime or shootout loss, and none for a regulation loss.
Group A[]
| Team | GP | W | OW | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Bandits | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 12 |
| Pickering Panthers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 8 |
| Longueuil College Francais | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
| Estevan Bruins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 3 |
| Red Lake Miners | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 0 |
Group B[]
| Team | GP | W | OW | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin Kings | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 |
| Summerside Western Capitals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| Flin Flon Bombers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| Ottawa Jr. Senators | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
Quarterfinals[]
May 27
- Flin Flon Bombers 3-2 Pickering Panthers (2ot)
- Longueuil College Francais 4-3 Summerside Western Capitals
Semifinals[]
May 28
Final[]
May 29
Tournament Awards[]
- Roland Mercier Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Carson Cherepak Dauphin Kings
- Top Forward: Ryan McAllister Brooks Bandits
- Top Goaltender: Carson Cherepak Dauphin Kings
- Top Defenceman: Xavier Lapointe Flin Flon Bombers
- Top Scorer:
- Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Most Sportmanlike Player): Colby MacArthur Summerside Western Capitals