The 2024 Central Canada Cup held April 17 to 21, 2024. The event is hosted by the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects at the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon, Manitoba.
Host Selection[]
The selection of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects as host was announced on February 7, 2024 along with the location of the tournament.[1]
Participants[]
- Host: Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects
- Lakehead Junior Hockey League: Current River Storm
- Keystone Junior Hockey League: Peguis Juniors
- North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League: Wainwright Bisons
- Prairie Junior Hockey League: Saskatoon Quakers
Note: the Wainwright Bisons will not be participating in the tournament. They are participating in the 2024 Russ Barnes Trophy for the Alberta Junior B championship and the league will instead be represented by the St. Paul Canadiens, who were the league's regular season champion. The same would be the case with the Prairie Junior Hockey League representative as the regular season champion Saskatoon Royals are representing the league at the tournament in place of the league champion Saskatoon Quakers
Round Robin Schedule/Results[]
Due to the Flin Flon Bombers still being in the playoffs of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's playoffs; the planned schedule has been adjusted to accommodate the Bombers (and their opponent's) practice and playoff schedule as the Bombers have home games scheduled for the 19th and 20th along with practices on the 17th through 20th.
April 17
- St. Paul Canadiens 5-2 Peguis Juniors
- Current River Storm 6-6 Saskatoon Royals
- Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects 4-2 Peguis Juniors
April 18
- Saskatoon Royals 5-3 Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects
- St. Paul Canadiens 6-3 Current River Storm
- Peguis Juniors 5-6 Saskatoon Royals
- Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects 0-7 St. Paul Canadiens
- Peguis Juniors 2-6 Current River Storm
April 19
Round Robin Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul Canadiens | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 12 |
| Current River Storm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| Saskatoon Royals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 7 |
| Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 3 |
| Peguis Juniors | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 0 |
Semifinals[]
April 20
- Current River Storm 0-6 Saskatoon Royals
- St. Paul Canadiens 4-1 Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects
Championship Game[]
April 21