1986 Centennial Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Manitoba Centennial Cup
Year:1986
Size:125px
Dates:May 1986
Num Teams:4
Venues:Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
Type:other
Winners:Penticton Knights
Count:1
Second:Cole Harbour Colts
Third:Orillia Travelways
Fourth:Moncton Hawks
Games:8
Scoring Leader:Gary Thomas (Cole Harbour)
Mvp:Kevan Melrose (Penticton)
Prevseason:1985
Nextseason:1987

The 1986 Centennial Cup is the 16th Junior "A" 1986 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Abbott Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Callaghan Cup, and a 'Host' team.

The tournament was hosted by the Cole Harbour Colts in the city of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

A note of interest is that Troy Crosby, Sidney's father was the goaltender for the Moncton Hawks in this tournament. He ended up settling in Cole Harbour, NS which is Sidney's hometown.

The Playoffs

Round Robin

Results

Cole Harbour Colts defeated Penticton Knights 6-5

Orillia Travelways defeated Moncton Hawks 4-3

Cole Harbour Colts defeated Orillia Travelways 9-5

Penticton Knights defeated Moncton Hawks 6-3

Penticton Knights defeated Orillia Travelways 5-2

Cole Harbour Colts defeated Moncton Hawks 5-2

Semi-finals and Final

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Kevan Melrose (Penticton Knights)

Top Scorer: Gary Thomas (Cole Harbour Colts)

Most Sportsmanlike Player: David Shields (Penticton Knights)

All-Star Team

Forward

David Shields (Penticton Knights)

Dwight Lucas (Cole Harbour Colts)

Garry Thomas (Cole Harbour Colts)Defence

Kevan Melrose (Penticton Knights)

Barry Harrietha (Cole Harbour Colts)Goal

Corry Amato (Orillia Travelways)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL

Calgary Canucks

BCJHL

Penticton Knights

CJHL

Brockville Braves

IJHL

Summerside Western Capitals

MJHL

Winnipeg South Blues

MVJHL

Cole Harbour Colts

NOJHL

Onaping Falls Huskies

OJHL

Orillia Travelways

PCJHL

Prince George Spruce Kings

SJHL

Humboldt Broncos

See also

External links