2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Dudley Hewitt Cup
Year:2016
Host:Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Other Titles:Central Region Jr A Championship
Venues:Joe Mavrinac Community Complex in Kirk Lake, Ontario
Type:other
Winners:Trenton Golden Hawks
Second:Soo Thunderbirds
Games:8
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup was the 45th Central Canadian Jr. A Ice Hockey championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The winners went on to represent the central region in the 2016 Royal Bank Cup in Lloydminster, SK.

Teams

Regular Season: 44-6-1-3 (1st OJHL East Division)

Playoffs: Defeated Newmarket Hurricanes (4-0), Defeated Wellington Dukes (4-1), Defeated Kingston Voyageurs (4-0), Defeated Georgetown Raiders (4-1) to win the league

Regular Season: 39-12-2-1 (3rd in NOJHL East Division

Playoffs: Defeated Defeated Powassan Voodoos 4-2, Defeated Cochrane Crunch 4-1, Defeated by Soo Thunderbirds 4-0.

Regular Season: 47-6-1-0 (1st in NOJHL West Division)

Playoffs: Defeated Soo Eagles 4-0, Defeated Elliot Lake Wildcats 4-1, Defeated Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4-0 to win the league.

Regular Season: 46-8-0-2 (1st in SIJHL)

Playoffs: Defeated English River Miners 4-0, Defeated Dryden Ice Dogs to win league.

Tournament

Round Robin

x = Clinched championship round berth; y = Clinched first overall

DHC Round Robin
RankTeamLeagueW-OTW-L-OTLGFGAPts.
1Trenton Golden HawksOJHL3-0-0-01239
2Soo ThunderbirdsNOJHL2-0-1-011116
3Kirkland Lake Gold MinersNOJHL1-0-2-011133
4Fort Frances LakersSIJHL0-0-3-010170
Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.

Results

Round Robin results
GameAway TeamScoreHome TeamScoreNotes
1Trenton Golden Hawks4Soo Thunderbirds2
2Fort Frances Lakers5Kirkland Lake Gold Miners8
3Soo Thunderbirds6Fort Frances Lakers5
4Trenton Golden Hawks5Kirkland Lake Gold Miners1
5Fort Frances Lakers0Trenton Golden Hawks3
6Kirkland Lake Gold Miners2Soo Thunderbirds3

Semifinals and finals

Championship Round
GameAway TeamScoreHome TeamScoreNotes
Friday May 3
Semi-finalKirkland Lake Gold Miners1Soo Thunderbirds4
Saturday May 4
FinalSoo Thunderbirds0Trenton Golden Hawks4

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