This is the 2025 Centennial Cup, which is Canada's National Junior A Championship. the event will be held May 8-18 2025 at Max Bell Centre in Calgary, Alberta hosted by the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
Qualifying[]
The tournament is a ten team tournament for the fourth straight year with the nine league champions of the Canadian Junior Hockey League member leagues plus the host Calgary Canucks. This negates the need for the Fred Page Cup, Anavet Cup, and the Dudley Hewitt Cup.
Bid[]
The bid being awarded to Calgary, Alberta was announced on August 12, 2024.[1][2] Okotoks, Alberta was originally announced as the host of the 2025 Centennial Cup on May 4, 2023.[3] Due to the Okotoks Oilers withdrawing from Hockey Canada the host of the 2025 tournament was changed.
List of Participants[]
- Host: Calgary Canucks
- Alberta Junior Hockey League representative: Grande Prairie Storm
- Central Canada Hockey League champion: Rockland Nationals
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League champion: Northern Manitoba Blizzard
- Maritime Hockey League champion: Edmundston Blizzard
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League champion: Greater Sudbury Cubs
- Ontario Junior Hockey League champion: Trenton Golden Hawks
- Quebec Junior Hockey League champion: Valleyfield Braves
- Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champion: Melfort Mustangs
- Superior International Junior Hockey League champion: Kam River Fighting Walleye
Schedule/Results[]
May 8
- Trenton Golden Hawks 5-4 Northern Manitoba Blizzard
- Rockland Nationals 3-4 (ot) Edmundston Blizzard
- Melfort Mustangs 1-3 Calgary Canucks
May 9
- Kam River Fighting Walleye 2-1 (ot) Trenton Golden Hawks
- Valleyfield Braves 4-9 Rockland Nationals
- Greater Sudbury Cubs 6-2 Grande Prairie Storm
May 10
- Edmundston Blizzard 3-5 Melfort Mustangs
- Calgary Canucks 11-6 Valleyfield Braves
- Northern Manitoba Blizzard 6-3 Greater Sudbury Cubs
May 11
May 12
- Valleyfield Braves 2-7 Edmundston Blizzard
- Greater Sudbury Cubs 2-5 Trenton Golden Hawks
- Northern Manitoba Blizzard 3-2 Kam River Fighting Walleye
May 13
- Rockland Nationals 2-5 Melfort Mustangs
- Trenton Golden Hawks 6-2 Grande Prairie Storm
- Edmundston Blizzard 2-8 Calgary Canucks
May 14
- Kam River Fighting Walleye 1-2 Greater Sudbury Cubs
- Melfort Mustangs 5-4 (ot) Valleyfield Braves
- Grande Prairie Storm 6-3 Northern Manitoba Blizzard
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Golden Hawks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| Northern Manitoba Blizzard | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| Greater Sudbury Cubs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| Grande Prairie Storm | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 6 |
| Kam River Fighting Walleye | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Group B[]
| Team | GP | W | OW | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Canucks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
| Melfort Mustangs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
| Rockland Nationals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| Edmundston Blizzard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 5 |
| Valleyfield Braves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 1 |
Quarterfinals[]
May 16
- Melfort Mustangs defeated Greater Sudbury Cubs 7-1
- Rockland Nationals defeated Northern Manitoba Blizzard 4-0
Semifinals[]
May 17
- Calgary Canucks defeated Rockland Nationals 3-2 (ot)
- Melfort Mustangs defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4-3
Final[]
May 18
- Calgary Canucks defeated Melfort Mustangs 7-2