Centennial Cup 2025: The Host Team Wins it All!
Updated May 19 at 9:30 a.m. EDT
The journey that is the 2024-25 North American hockey season started way back in late August, and as usual it has taken us on a long, winding and wild ride that continues for the next two weeks but is rapidly nearing its end.
Our annual joyride has taken us through the showcases and early tournaments of the fall; the winter holiday tournaments; regular-season league play; more January and February holiday tournaments; league, state, disrict and regional tournaments; and finally to the USA Hockey and Hockey Canada national-championship events.
The youth season concluded recently with the completion of the Esso and Telus Cup U18 national championships in Canada, leaving only Tier 1, Major Junior, Jr. A and Tier 2 junior hockey championships to be decided.
One of those junior championship boxes has been checked now with the conclusion of Centennial Cup in Canada, and both the Tier 1 USHL and Tier 2 NAHL junior champions will be crowned May 20 in the United States.
The host Calgary Cancucks captured the Centennial Cup, awareded to the Canadian Jr. A national champion, May 18. The Waterloo Black Hawks take on the Muskegon Lumberjacks in Game 5 of the USHL Clark Cup Finals May 19, while the defending-champion Lone Star Brahmas face the Bismarck Bobcats the same day with the NAHL's Robertson Cup on the line.
In the United States, Tier 1 junior teams compete for the United States Hockey League's Clark Cup, while Tier 2 organizations play for the North American Hockey League's Robertson Cup. Canadian Hockey League Major Junior teams play for their league championships first then convene in Quebec later this week to play for the Memorial Cup. Meanwhile, the Canadian Junior Hockey League teams that captured their league championships traveled to Calgary in hopes of capturing the Centennial Cup.
The Centennial Cup got underway Thursday, May 8, at 2 p.m. EDT as the Trenton Golden Hawks, champions of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, took on the Northern Manitoba Blizzard, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League champs, at Max Bell Centre. Ten teams competed for the coveted trophy, with the tournament concluding May 18 when the host Calgary Canucks beat the Melfort Mustangs, 7-2.
The CJHL, which sends players to the CHL, NCAA divisions I, II and III and Canadian college programs, is comprised of nine leagues covering the entire country. Many CJHL players eventually go on to professional hockey after progressing through the junior and college ranks.
The leagues included in the CJHL are:
- Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL)
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL)
- Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL)
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL)
- Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL)
- Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL)
- Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL)
- Quebec Junior Hockey League (LHAAAQ)
- Maritime Hockey League (MHL)
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) parted ways with the CJHL several years ago.
Nine CJHL league champions, along with the host Calgary Canucks of the AJHL, competed for the Centennial Cup May 8-18, with all games being played at Max Bell Centre in Calgary. The individual CJHL league playoffs began way back in early March, with the final piece of the national-championship puzzle finally being determined May 2 as the Northern Manitoba Blizzard captured the MJHL Turnbull Cup with a triple-overtime Game 7 win against the Dauphin Kings.
There are 118 teams competing across the nine leagues in the CJHL, and evey one of them hoped to advance to Calgray to compete for the Centennial Cup. But only 10 earned that opportunity.
Here are the teams that have qualified for the Centennial Cup:
Group A Final Standings
- Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) - 3-1-0, 9 PTS
- Northern Manitoba Blizzard (MJHL) - 2-2-0, 7 PTS
- Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) 2-2-0, 6 PTS
- Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) 2-2-0, 6 PTS
- Kam River Fighting Walleye (SIJHL) - 1-3-0, 2 PTS
Group B Final Standings
- Calgary Canucks (Host/AJHL) - 3-1-0, 9 PTS
- Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) - 3-1-0, 8 PTS
- Rockland Nationals (CCHL) - 2-2-0 7 PTS
- Edmundston Blizzard (MHL) - 2-2-0, 5 PTS
- Valleyfield Braves (LHJAAAQ) - 0-4-0, 1 PT
Centennial Cup Format
The 10 teams competing for the Centennial Cup were divided into two pools for preliminary-round play. Each team played every other team in its pool in the opening round, which began May 8 at 2 p.m. EDT when the Trenton Golden Hawks of the OJHL faced off against the MJHL champions and concluded May 14 when the MJHL champs face the Grand Prairie Storm of the AJHL in a 9:30 p.m. EDT start.
The top three finishers in each pool moved on to the quarterfinals, which were played May 16. First-place finishers in each pool received a bye into the semifinals. Quarterfinal games featured the second-place team from one pool crossing over to face the third-place team from the opposite pool.
Once the quarterfinal winners were decided, the teams were re-seeded for the semifinals, which were played May 17 at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. EDT. The gold-medal game was played May 18 at 7 p.m. EDT and was shown live on TSN+ in Canada.
A three-point system was used to determine the standings during the preliminary round, with three points going to a regulation winner, two points going to an overtime or shootout winner and one point going to an overtime or shootout loser.
2025 Centennial Cup Schedule & Results
Thursday, May 8
Trenton Golden Hawks 5, Northern Manitoba Blizzard 4 (OT)
Corbin Roach scored his second goal of the game 4:04 into overtime after the Blizzards's Tyler Bernier had forced the extra session by scoring his second of the day with 1:01 left in regulation as Trenton got the exciting opening-day win. The fireworks started after a scoreless opening period as six goals were scored in a span of 18:36, leaving the game tied at 3 entering the final 20 minutes. Joey Brehmer, Nathan Taylor and Trevor McDowell scored for the Golden Hawks, with Miguel Bouvier, Bernier and Esteban Cinqu-Mars tallying for Northern Manitoba. Winning goalie Ryan Sanborn made 35 saves.
Edmundston Blizzard 4, Rockland Nationals 3 (OT)
It took just 43 seconds of overtime for Edmunston's Philippe Collette to end this one after Rockland had rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit to force the extra session. Carl-Anthony Masse and Emile Fournier staked the Blizzard to an early 2-0 lead, and Marco Martin pushed the margin to 3-1 in the second period after Josh O'Connor had scored for the Nationals to cut the margin to one. Joshua Penney made it 3-2 heading into the final frame, and Jacob Charron forced the extra session by soring with just two seconds left in regularion. Winning goalie Austin Caley made 30 saves.
Calgary Canucks 3, Melfort Mustangs 1
The hosts got started on the right foot, scoring once in each period while leaning on winning goalie Lukas Renaud, who made 28 saves. Calgary had a 10-3 power-play advantage but didn't cash in once with the extra skater. Hayden Fechner's empty-net goal sealed the win after Riley Bracko and Luc Travers had scored for the Canucks. Ashton Hutchinson gave Melfort a 1-0 lead 3:12 into the game.
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Friday, May 9
Kam River Fighting Walleye 2, Trenton Golden Hawks 1 (OT)
Daxton Lang scored at 4:29 of overtime asd goalie Ashton Sadauskas stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced as the Walleye won their opening game of the tournament. Carter Nailen had the other Kam River goal, while Cooper Matthews scored for Trenton.
Rockland Nationals 9, Valleyfield Braves 4
It was all Rockland after James Swan opened the scoring for Valleyfield 30 seconds into to the game. The Nationals scored the next three goals before the end of the first period and eight of the next nine in the opening 40 minutes to roll to victory in a wild affair. Benoit Forget stopped 14 of the 18 shots he faced to earn the win in goal, and Swan finished with a hat trick to lead the Braves. Gabriel Le Houillier had two goals and two assists for the winners, with Anthony Hall adding a goal and three assists and Rami Gagne contributing four helpers.
Greater Sudbury Cubs 6, Grand Prairie Storm 2
Despite being outshot, 16-6, in the first period and 37-22 at one point in the third period, the Cubs got a pair of second-period goals from Daks Klinkhammer and two goals from Lincoln Moore in a 1:19 span of the third period to roll to victory. Colin Doherty opened the scoring for Greater Sudbury 10:48 into the game, and Noah Kohan pushed the lead to 2-0 2:26 into the second period. Winning goalie Karsen Chartier stopped 35 shots.
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Saturday, May 10
Melfort Mustangs 5, Edmundston Blizzard 3
When Zac Somers scored his second goal of the game for Melfort to give his team a 3-1 lead 2:13 into the third period, all the momentum seemed to be on the side of the Mustangs. But Noah Breau and Emile Fournier had other ides, scoring 3:03 apart to tie the game with 8:23 left. Somers rose to the challenge again, however, scoring with 1:44 remaining to complete his hat trick, and Danton Cox secured the win for Melfort with an empty-net goal in the final 20 seconds. Ashton Paul scored the other Melfort goal, with Jeremy D'Astours also tallying for Edmundston. He and Philippe Collette each recorded two points. Winning goalie Kristian Coombs made 24 saves.
Calgary Canucks 11, Valleyfield Braves 6
Believe it or not, Valleyfield led 2-0 in this wild affair thanks to a pair of first-period goals from James Swan. From there the hosts reeled off five straight goals before ulimately nottching 11 of the game's final 15 tallies. Valleyfield did manage to cut the margin to 5-4 with 10:53 left in the middle frame, but the Canucks scored the next three in a contest that featured goaltending changes by both teams. Nathan Maloney, Gavin Schmidt and Bowden Singleton each had four points for the winners, while James Swan pumped in four goals and Nathan Levesque handed out four assists.
Northern Manitoba Blizzard 6, Greater Sudbury Cubs 3
It was a blizzard of goals in the third period as Northern Manitoba scored five times to turn what had been a 1-1 game through 40 minutes into a 6-3 victory. The Cubs actually struck first in the final frame as Spencer Horgan gave them a 2-1 lead 19 seconds into the period. Cheechoo Lathlin and Brett Ward responded for the Blizzard as they pulled ahead only to see Ben Harris tie it for Greater Sudbury with 10:29 remaining. But Alexandre Andre, Tyler Dahms and Jack Linton proceeded to score three straight goals in a span of 2:32 as the Blizzard ambushed their opponents to record the win. Winning goalie Taye Timmerman finished with 18 saves, while Linton notched two goals and one assist and Marlen Edwards added three helpers for the victors.
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Sunday, May 11
Rockland Nationals 7, Calgary Canucks 2
Rockland scored the game's first six goals before Calgary got on the board in the third period with goals from Rhys Jamieson and Jack Plandowski. Remi Gagne tallied twice for the winners and added an assist, but Anthony Hall stole the offensive show with five assists. Gabriel Le Houillier contributed two goals and an assist for the winners, while Jamieson and Rhett Melnyk each had two points for Calgary. Winning netminder Benoit Forget stopped 22 shots.
Grande Prairie Storm 3, Kam River Fighting Walleye 1
First-period goals by Carter Streek and Colin Doherty were all the Storm needed as goalie Nicholas Jones stopped 24 shots to earn the win. Streek scored again in the third period after Kam River's Zach Baumann had cut the margin to 2-1 just 1:45 into the final frame. Doherty and Streek each had two points for the winners.
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Monday, May 12
Edmundston Blizzard 7, Valleyfield Braves 2
It was another goal blizzard in the opening period as Edmundston raced to a 3-0 lead and extended the margin to 5-1 in the second frame. William Allen scored twice during that run, with Jeremy Fortin, Jeremy D'Astous and Carl-Anthony Masse also tallying. Matthew Pigeon and William Labranche finished off the scoring in the third period, and winning goalie Austin Caley made 24 saves. Allen also contributed a pair of assists to finish with four points, while D'Astous and Labrance each recorded three points.
Trenton Golden Hawks 5, Greater Sudbury Cubs 2
Trenton opened and closed strong, scoring twice in the first period and three times in the final frame, to keep pace with Northern Manitoba in Group A. David Forunier scored the first two Golden Hawk goals, giving them a 2-1 first-period lead, but Lincoln Moore tied it for the Cubs at 11:30 of the middle frame. That's how the third period began, but Trenton goals by Aaron Brown, Jonathan Pylypuik and Thomas Kupers put the game out of reach. Winning goalie Ryan Sanborn had 26 saves.
Northern Manitoba Blizzard 3, Kam River Fighting Walleye 2
Benson Hirst and Brett Ward scored 2:02 apart as the Blizzard rallied from a 2-1 third-period deficit to stay on top in Group A. Qunicy Supprien scored for Northern Manitoba in the final minute of the second period to tie the game at 1 before Carter Poddubny put Kam River back in front 52 seconds in to the final frame. Sam Sarent had given the Walleye a 1-0 lead at 13:38 of the second period as all five goals were scored in the final 26:42 of the contest. Winning golaie Taye Timmerman had 11 saves, while his counterpart Ashton Sadauskas stopped 28 shots to keep the Walleye in it.
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Tuesday, May 13
Melfort Mustangs 5, Rockland Nationals 2
A four-goal third-period explosion by the Mustangs broke open a 1-1 game as Melfort knocked off one of the tourney favorites. Ashton Paul and Tristin Ziola scored in the first seven minutes of the third frame, and Brayden Westerlund and Ashton Hutchinson secured the victory with empty-net tallies in the final 1:08. Noah Laframboise broke a scoreless tie for Rockland at 12:30 of the second period, but Will Munro tied it for Melfort 2:17 later. Winning netminder Kristian Coombs made 23 saves.
Trenton Golden Hawks 6, Grande Prairie Storm 2
Trenton responded to an early goal by Grand Prairie's Will Harris with four goals in a 7-minute span of the first period and rolled to the win. David Fournier connected twice during that run, with Cooper Matthews and Jaxon Pierce also scoring. Devin Mauro and Thomas Kuipers had the other two Golden Hawk goals, and goalie Ryan Sanborn stopped 32 shots. Taeo Artichuk dished out three assists for the winners.
Calgary Canucks 8, Edmindston Blizzard 2
Carl-Anthony Masse put the Blizzard in front at 6:27 of the first period, prompting the Canucks to respond with four goals in the final 10:52 of the opening frame en route to an easy victory. Jack Plandowski potted two of those Calgray goals, with Nathan Maloney and Bowden Singleton also scoring. Hayden Fechner, Gavin Schmidt and Riley Bracko also scored for the Canucks, while Plandowski completed his hat trick in the third period and Lukas Renaud made 30 saves. Plandowski finished with four points, with Maloney and Singleton each contributing three points.
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Wednesday, May 14
Greater Sudbury Cubs 2, Kam River Fighting Walleye 1
All the scoring took place in the second period in this contest as Lincoln Moore's power-play maker with 3:28 left in the middle frame proved to be the game-winning goal. Nolan Newton opened the scoring for the Cubs at 11:48 of the second period, but Easton Debray responded to tie the game 3:04 later. Moore also assisted on Newton's tally, while Karsen Chartier stopped 28 shots to pick up the win in goal. The victory allowed Greater Sudbury to secure the third seed in Group A.
Melfort Mustangs 5, Valleyfield Braves 4 (OT)
Brayden Westerlund scored 4:23 into overtime after the Mustangs killed off a too-many-men penalty early in the extra session as Melfort secured the second seed in Group B and sent the Braves back to Quebec winless. It was Westerlund's second point of the game; he also assisted on Bo Eisner's marker 28 seconds into the third period. That goal moved Melfort in front, 4-3, but James Swan scored shorthanded 3:29 later to tie the game and force overtime. Danton Cox got the Mustangs on the board and broke a scoreless tie 4:04 into a second period that featured six goals and concluded with the teams tied at 3. Cole Unger and Logan Belton tailled in the middle frame to push the Mustang lead to 3-0, but Giovanni Collin, Charlie Hawthornthwaite and William Arsenault responded for Valleyfield to tie the contest heading into the final 20 minutes. Madden Mulawka made 28 saves to earn the win in goal.
Grand Prairie Storm 6, Northern Manitoba Blizzard 3
The Storm finished fourth in Group B and prevented the Blizzard from moving into the top spot in a game that featured five first-period goals. Grand Prairie reeled off three first-period tallies after Quincy Supprien opened the scoring for the Blizzard 7:33 into the contest. The Storm then scored twice in the second period to extend the margin to 5-2 and led, 5-3, entering the final 20 minutes after Marlen Edwards tallied for Northern Manitoba late in the middle frame. Colin Doherty's empty-net goal sealed the win with 1:29 left and made a winner out of goalie Keagin Kelln, who stopped 25 shots. Doherty added an assist to his empty-netter, with Roghan Walker, Ryan Seeley, Will Harris, Carter Streek and Chase Christensen also scoring for the victors.
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Friday, May 16 - Quarterfinals
#2 Melfort Mustangs 7, #3 Greater Sudbury Cubs 1
Ashton Hutchinson and Ashton Paul scored three points each as Melfort advanced to the semifinals in back-to-back years. Reilley Kotai contributed a goal and an assist for the winners, while Noah Kohan scored the only Greater Sudbury goal.
#3 Rockland Nationals 4, Northern Manitoba Blizzard 0
Benoit Forget stopped all 33 shots he faced to record the clean sheet and lead Rockland into the semifinals. Guillaume Labre recorded a goal and an assist for the Nationals, with Tristan Poor contributing a pair of helpers. Taye Timmerman finished with 28 saves for the Blizzard.
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Saturday, May 17 - Semifinals
Calgary Canucks 3, Rockland Nationals 2 (OT)
The host Canucks were outshot, 43-25, through 60 minutes of play, but appeared to be shot out of a cannon in overtime, recording a 6-1 shots-on-goal advantage. And Hayden Fechner made the last one count. Fechner scored 10:57 into the extra session to send the home crowd into a frenzy and his team into the gold-medal game. Fechner's tally made a hero and a winner out of goalie Lukas Renaud, who finished with 42 saves. None of it would have been possible, however, without Gavin Schmidt's goals with 3:00 left in regulation and 55 seconds left in the second period. Schmidt brought his team back from a 2-0 deficit, with Fechner assisting on his first tally. Gabriel Le Houillier had staked Rockland to the two-goal advantage by scoring in each of the first two periods.
Melfort Mustangs 4, Trenton Goldn Hawks 3
Zac Somers scored with 6:56 left in the third period to send the Mustangs to the championship game as winning netminder Kristian Coombs held off Trenton the rest of the way to finish with 28 saves. Ty Thornton, Nolan Patterson and Tristin Ziola scored for the winners, with Somers adding an assist and Logan Belton dishing out a pair of helpers. Devin Mauro, Cooper Mattthews and Corbin Roach tallied for the Golden Hawks.
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Sunday, May 18 - Gold Medal Game on TSN+
Calgary Canucks 7, Melfort Mustangs 2
After an evenly matched opening period that ended with the score knotted at 1 and in which Melfort owned a 13-11 shots advantage, the host Canucks exploded for six goals over the final 40 minutes to claim the 2025 Centennial Cup. Semifinal hero Hayden Fechner broke the tie 6:05 into the middle frame, with Landon Pappas and Nolan DuPont adding second-period markers. Fechner also assisted on DuPont's tally, while Gavin Schmidt picked up assists on two of the three scores. Fechner also closed the scoring with 2:37 left to put the final touches on the championship, with Schmidt again lending a hand on that goal. Jack Plandowski and Jayden Joly also scored in the final 20 minutes and assisited on the other's goal, while Nathan Malone assisted on both of their tallies. Joly also assisted on Calgary's first goal at 11:39 of the opening frame. Winning netminder Lukas Renaud stopped 27 shots as Fechner, Joly and Schmidt finished with three points apiece.
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Centennial Cup Individual Awards
MVP - Anthony Hall, Rockland Nationals
Top Forward - Anthony Hall, Rockland Nationals
Top Defenseman - Nathan Malone, Calgary Canucks
Top Goaltender - Ashton Sadauskas, Kam River Walleye
Most Sportsmanlike - Lincoln Moore, Greater Sudbury Cubs
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The Road to the Centennial Cup
Here is a look at each team's Road to the Centennial Cup:
Similar to last year, the Calgary Canucks rolled through the AJHL playoffs, compiling a 12-1 postseason record, outscoring their opponents by 37 goals and sweeping the Grande Prairie Storm in the best-of-seven AJHL Finals to win their 11th league championship and second in a row. Because the Canucks are hosting the Centennial cup, league runner-up Grand Prairie was awarded the AJHL's automatic bid.
The Storm went 8-4 in postseason play, winning eight games in a row before getting swept by the Canucks. Calgary finished first in the AJHL South Division at 37-13-2-2, while Grand Prairie was second in the North at 30-17-12-6.
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It was do-or-die May 1 in the MJHL Finals as the Dauphin Kings and Northern Manitoba Blizzard faced off in in the seventh deciding Game 7 in 50 years of Turnbull Cup play. And the game didn't dissapoint as the Blizzard won in triple overtime when Quincy Supprien scored at 14:03 to give Northern Manitoba their first MJHL Championship since 2003. The Blizzard became tjhe final team to qualify for the 2025 Centennial Cup.
Dauphin rallied from a three-games-to-one deficit to even the series thanks to a 42-save shutout performance by Cole Sheffield in Game 5 and a 2-1 road victory in Game 6. Rylan Gage and Naaman Hofer scored in the final 3:58 of Game 6 as Dauphin extended its season with a miraculous comeback.
Dauphin and Northern Manitoba finished in first and second place, respectively, in the MJHL West Division. The Kings had 37 wins and 77 standings points, while the Blizzard won 35 times and compiled 71 points. Northern Manitoba has gone 11-4 in postseason play, outscoring its opponents, 45-29, while Dauphin is 11-6 with a 43-40 scoring edge. The Blizzard won eight of their first nine playoff games to advance to the finals.
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The SJHL Canterra Seeds Cup Finals concluded April 27 as the Melfort Mustangs completed a four-games-to-one series victory over the Weyburn Red Wings to advance to the Centennial Cup in back-to-back seasons. Melfort won the matchup of the SJHL’s first- and third-place teams in capturing the title.
The Mustangs went 46-8-0-2 with 94 standings points during the regular season, outscoring their opponents, 221-123. They then proceeded to march to the championship by going 12-2 in the playoffs, suffering one regulation and one overtime loss and outscoring their playoff foes by 32 goals. Melfort dropped Game 1 of the championship series, 2-1, before winning four straight contests. The Mustangs allowed just two more goals and recorded a pair of shutouts in those four victories.
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The Greater Sudbury Cubs defeated the Hearst Lumberjacks, four games to three, to capture the Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy. Nolan Newton dished out four assists as the Cubs won Game 7, 6-4, to ensure back-to-back trips to the Centennial Cup. Greater Sudbury’s Daks Klinkhammer recorded points in the team’s final eight playoff games to help the Cubs conclude their championship run with a 12-3 postseason record.
Greater Sudbury swept its first two playoff series after capturing the regular-season championship with a 44-6-1-1 mark, 10 standings points better than Hearst. The Cubs outscored their opponents, 252-114, during the regular season. Lucas Signoretti led all NOJHL players in playoff goals with 17 and points with 36 as the Cubs produced four of the top overall postseason scorers.
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After falling to Collingwood in six games last year in the OJHL finals, the Trenton Golden Hawks completed their redemption mission April 30 with a 3-2 overtime Game 6 victory against the Milton Menace to capture the Buckland Trophy and punch their ticket to the Centennial Cup. Cooper Matthews scored with 1:03 left in regulation and then 11:59 into overtime as Trenton came back from a 2-0 deficit to win the decisive game.
The Golden Hawks dropped at least one game in each playoff series, posting a 16-4 overall record en route to the title. They outscored their playoff opponents, 71-47, in the process after capturing the East Conference regular-season crown with a 47-6-2-1 record and 97 standings points. Trenton finished 10 points in front of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and outscored their opponents, 265-136.
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Two different teams faced off in the SIJHL Finals this year with the Bill Salonen Cup and a trip to the national-championship tournament on the line. The Kam River Fighting Walleye prevailed thanks to a 5-4 Game 7 victory against the Thunder Bay North Stars May 3. The Walleye led Game 7, 5-3, after Ryan Doucette scored 12:09 into the final period and held on as the North Stars rallied for a pair of goals in the final four minutes. Five of the seven games in the championship series were decided by a single goal.
Kam River went 12-2 in postseason play and outscored its playoff opponents, 54-26, after finishing second in the regular season with a 36-13-1 record. The Walleye had 73 standings points to finish four points out of the top spot and outscored their opponents, 236-118, during the season.
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After surviving a seven-game scare in the CCHL Bogart Cup Playoff semifinals, the Rockland Nationals swept the Carleton Place Canadians in four games, securing the championship with a 5-4 overtime Game 4 victory April 27. Anthony Hall potted the OT game-winning goal 2:57 into the extra frame after Carleton Place had rallied for three goals in the final 22:04 of regulation to force overtime.
Rockland concluded its postseason run with a 12-3 record, and all three losses came in the semifinals vs. the Wisconsin Lumberjacks. The Nationals outscored their postseason opponents by a 56-39 margin after finishing first in the CCHL Yzerman Division with a 45-8-1-1 regular-season record. Rockland outscored its opponents, 250-138, and finished 21 points in front of the second-place team.
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The Valleyfield Braves earned a trip to the Centennial Cup by knocking off the LHJAAAQ defending champions from College Francais de Longueuil in six games to capture the NAPA Cup. Valleyfield split the first four games of the championship series before scoring a combined 11 goals in Game 5 and Game 6 to advance to play for the national championship.
Vincent Gauthier and Nathan Levesque led the Braves in postseason scoring with 26 points apiece. Gauthier paced the team in goals with 15, while Levesque was tops with 18 assists. Valleyfield has posted a 49-16-0 record this season, outscoring its opponents, 373-249
The Maritime Hockey League is a 12-team Junior A hockey circuit based in Eastern Canada. The Edmundston Blizzard swept the Pictou County Weeks Crushers in four games, outscoring them, 23-9, in the process to earn a spot in the Centennial Cup and capture the MetalFab MHL Cup championship.
Edmundston blitzed through the postseason by going 12-1 and outscoring its opponents, 67-33. The Blizzard also won the regular-season title with a sparkling 44-6-1-1 record. They outscored their opponents, 238-126, for the year and finished 10 points in front of the second-place Summerside Western Capitals in the standings.
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