2023 Centennial Cup

The 2023 Centennial Cup was the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) championship for the 2022–23 season and the 51st Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship, played at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba from May 11 to 21, 2023. For the second straight season, all nine CJHL league champions and the host team (Portage Terriers) participated in the tournament.

2023 Centennial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
DatesMay 11–21, 2023
Host teamPortage Terriers
Final positions
Champions Brooks Bandits
Runner-up Battlefords North Stars
Tournament statistics
Games played25
Scoring leader(s)Steven Kesselering
MVPAiden Fink

The Portage Terriers and city of Portage la Prairie were to be the host for the 2020 Centennial Cup, but were renamed as the 2023 host when the 2020 tournament was cancelled at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Portage la Prairie was also host to the 2015 championship (then known as the RBC Cup), which was won by the Terriers.[1] Tim Hortons, the title sponsor of the national junior 'A' championship, withdrew its sponsorship for the 2023 season in response to the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal.[2]

Qualifying Teams

Alberta Junior Hockey League

Brooks Bandits qualified as Inter Pipeline Cup Champions[3]

Regular Season: 53-5-1-1 (1st in AJHL)
playoffs: Defeated Okotoks Oilers 4-2, Defeated Blackfalds Bulldogs 4-0, Defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4-1;

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Battlefords North Stars qualified as Canterra Seeds Cup Champions[4]

Regular Season: 48-5-2-1 (1st in SJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-1, Defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-0, Defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-0;

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

Steinbach Pistons qualified as Turnbull Cup Champions

Regular Season: 42-15-1 (2nd in MJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Winkler Flyers 4-3, Defeated Swan Valley Stampeders 4-2 Defeated Virden Oil Capitals 4-1

Portage Terriers qualified as the host team

Regular Season: 43-11-1-3 (1st in MJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Niverville Nighthawks 4-1, defeated by Virden Oil Capitals 3-4;

Superior International Junior Hockey League

Kam River Fighting Walleye qualified as Bill Salonen Cup champions

Regular Season: 40-11-1-1 (1st in SIJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Wisconsin Lumberjacks 4-1, Defeated Thunder Bay North Stars 4-3

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Timmins Rock qualified as Copeland Cup Champions[5]

Regular Season 45-8-3-2 (1st in NOJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated French River Rapids 4-1, defeated Powassan Voodoos 4-0, defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4-2;

Ontario Junior Hockey League

Collingwood Blues qualified as Buckland Cup Champions[6]

Regular Season: 44-9-0-1 (2nd in OJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-0, Defeated Milton Menace 4-0, Defeated Burlington Cougars 4-1, Defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4-1

Central Canada Hockey League

Ottawa Jr. Senators qualified as Bogart Cup Champions[7]

Regular Season 42-8-3-2 (1st in CCHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Cornwall Colts 4-1, Defeated Brockville Braves 4-1, Defeated Smiths Falls Bears 4-3

Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Québec

Terrebonne Cobras qualified as NAPA cup champions[8]

Regular Season: 42-5-0-1 (1st in LHJAAAQ)
Playoffs: Defeated Joliette Predateurs 4-0, Defeated Princeville Titans 4-1, Defeated Cégep Beauce-Appalaches Condors 4-3;

Maritime Hockey League

Yarmouth Mariners qualified as Metalfab MHL Cup champions[9]

Regular Season: 41-9-2-0 (1st in MHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Pictou County Weeks Crushers 4-0, Defeated Truro Bearcats 4-0, Defeated Edmundston Blizzard 4-0;

Round Robin

Group A
RankTeamLeagueW–OTW–OTL–LGF—GAPoints
1Brooks BanditsAJHL4–0–0–027–412
2Ottawa Jr. SenatorsCCHL1–1–1–18–116
3Yarmouth MarinersMHL1–0–1–211–174
4Terrebonne CobrasLHJQ1–0–1–26–124
5Timmins RockNOJHL0–2–0–27–154

Group B
RankTeamLeagueW–OTW–OTL–LGF—GAPoints
1Battlefords North StarsSJHL3–0–0–111–79
2Portage TerriersHost3–0–0–122–109
3Collingwood BluesOJHL2–1–0–112–78
4Steinbach PistonsMJHL1–0–1–29–114
5Kam River Fighting WalleyeSIJHL0–0–0–46–250

Schedule

All time Central Time.

Round Robin results
Game Time Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
May 11, 2023
111:30amKam River (SIJHL)1Battlefords (SJHL)4
23:30pmYarmouth (MHL)2Brooks (AJHL)7
37:30pmCollingwood (OJHL)2Steinbach (MJHL)1OT
May 12, 2023
411:30amOttawa (CCHL)2Terrebonne (QJHL)1OT
53:30pmTimmins (NOJHL)4Yarmouth (MHL)3OT
67:30pmSteinbach (MJHL)2Portage (Host)4
May 13, 2023
711:30amBattlefords (SJHL)1Collingwood (OJHL)3
83:30pmBrooks (AJHL)5Ottawa (CCHL)1
97:30pmPortage (Host)12Kam River (SIJHL)2
May 14, 2023
103:30pmTerrebonne (QJHL)2Timmins (NOJHL)1
117:30pmSteinbach (MJHL)5Kam River (SIJHL)2
May 15, 2023
1211:30amOttawa (CCHL)4Yarmouth (MHL)3
133:30pmBrooks (AJHL)9Timmins (NOJHL)0
147:30pmPortage (Host)2Battlefords (SJHL)3
May 16, 2023
1511:30amKam River (SIJHL)1Collingwood (OJHL)4
163:30pmTerrebonne (QJHL)1Brooks (AJHL)6
177:30pmBattlefords (SJHL)3Steinbach (MJHL)1
May 17, 2023
1811:30amTimmins (NOJHL)2Ottawa (CCHL)1SO
193:30pmYarmouth (MHL)3Terrebonne (QJHL)2
207:30pmCollingwood (OJHL)3Portage (Host)4

Playoffs
Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
Quarterfinal 1 Collingwood Blues (OJHL) 2 Ottawa Jr Senators (CCHL) 4
Quarterfinal 2 Yarmouth Mariners (MHL) 1 Portage Terriers (Host) 2
Semifinal 1 Ottawa Jr Senators (CCHL) 0 Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 3
Semifinal 2 Portage Terriers (Host) 1 Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) 7
Championship Battlesfords North Stars (SJHL) 0 Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 4

References
  1. "2023 Centennial Cup officially coming to Portage". PembinaValleyOnline.com. 29 May 2022.
  2. "Tim Hortons, Scotiabank pull Hockey Canada sponsorship for men's programs in 2022-23". Sportsnet.ca. 5 October 2022.
  3. https://www.ajhl.ca/bandits-capture-2023-inter-pipeline-cup-ajhl-championship
  4. https://www.sjhl.ca/stars-win-canterra-seeds-cup
  5. https://nojhl.com/timmins-tops-soo-thunderbirds-to-win-nojhl-championship
  6. https://ojhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/ojhl/news-21/news_543401
  7. https://www.thecchl.ca/the-ottawa-junior-senators-win-4th-straight-bogart-cup
  8. https://www.lhjaaaq.com/fr/publication/nouvelle/les_cobras_de_terrebonne_sont_champions_de_la_coupe_napa.html
  9. https://www.themhl.ca/yarmouth-mariners-capture-the-metalfab-mhl-cup
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