1991 Centennial Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Manitoba Centennial Cup
Year:1991
Size:150px
Dates:May 1991
Num Teams:5
Venues:Sudbury, Ontario
Type:other
Winners:Vernon Lakers
Count:2
Second:Sudbury Cubs
Games:13
Scoring Leader:Ryan Reynard (Thunder Bay)
Mvp:Andrew Backen (Thunder Bay)
Prevseason:1990
Nextseason:1992

The 1991 Centennial Cup was the 21st Junior "A" 1991 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Central Canadian Championship, the Eastern Canadian Champion and a host city.

The tournament was hosted by the Sudbury Cubs and Sudbury, Ontario.

The Playoffs

The Thunder Bay Flyers coached by Dave Siciliano won the Anderson Cup as the United States Hockey League regular season champion,[1] byt lost in the playoffs finals.[2] In the Dudley Hewitt Cup finals versus the Sudbury Cubs, the Flyers won by a 5–1 score.[3]

Round Robin

Results

Yorkton Terriers defeated Sudbury Cubs 8-4

Halifax Jr. Canadians defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-4

Halifax Jr. Canadians defeated Vernon Lakers 8-3

Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Sudbury Cubs 10-4

Yorkton Terriers defeated Halifax Jr. Canadians 5-2

Vernon Lakers defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 3-2

Vernon Lakers defeated Yorkton Terriers 5-4 in Overtime for the Abbott Cup

Sudbury Cubs defeated Halifax Jr. Canadians 2-0

Yorkton Terriers defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-4

Sudbury Cubs defeated Vernon Lakers 6-3

Semi-finals and Final

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Andrew Backen (Thunder Bay Flyers)

Top Scorer: Ryan Reynard (Thunder Bay Flyers)

Most Sportsmanlike Player: George Burton (Sudbury Cubs)

All-Star Team

Forward

Wayne Strachan (Thunder Bay Flyers)

Jason Elders (Vernon Lakers)

Dana Drake (Halifax Jr. Canadians)Defence

Barry Cummins (Yorkton Terriers)

Andrew Backen (Thunder Bay Flyers)Goal

Jocelyn Provost (Halifax Jr. Canadians)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL

Calgary Royals

BCHL

Vernon Lakers

CJHL

Hawkesbury Hawks

IJHL

Charlottetown Abbies

MJHL

Winkler Flyers

MVJHL

Halifax Jr. Canadians

NOJHL

Sudbury Cubs

PCJHL

Prince George Spruce Kings

QPJHL

Montreal Olympiques

SJHL

Yorkton Terriers

SJJHL

St. John's Jr. 50's

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1990–91 United States Hockey League Standings. Hockey Database. August 17, 2021.
  2. News: USHL Playoffs. April 7, 1991. The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. 36.
  3. News: Thunder Bay beats Sudbury in qualifying. Ferguson. Bob. April 28, 1991. Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. 29.