TORONTO – Playoff action in the Canadian Junior Hockey League Wednesday night saw the eighth and ninth teams punch their respective tickets to the Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, which goes May 8-18 at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, Alta.
In thrilling finish to the Ontario Junior Hockey League Buckland Cup Final, the Trenton Golden Hawks tallied twice late in regulation to force overtime, then scored on a two-man advantage in OT to upend the Milton Menace 3-2 and take the best-of-seven affair in six games.
Meanwhile, the Greater Sudbury Cubs secured their second straight trip to the Centennial Cup after defeating the Hearst Lumberjacks 6-4 in the seventh and deciding contest of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series to once again capture the Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy.
Thursday evening will see the Centennial Cup field finalized when the Dauphin Kings host the Northern Manitoba Blizzard in Game 7 of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Turnbull Cup Final, with the winner there moving on Calgary.
The following is how each CJHL league championship series got to where they were.
Also listed is each league’s leading playoff point getters and goaltender statistics:
MHL
MetalFab Cup
Edmundston Blizzard vs. Pictou County Weeks Crushers
Blizzard win best-of-seven series 4-0
Game 1: Blizzard 7 Crushers 3
Game 2: Blizzard 6 Crushers 3
Game 3: Blizzard 7 Crushers 2
Game 4: Blizzard 3 Crushers 1
LHJAAAQ
NAPA Cup
Braves de Valleyfield vs. Collège Français de Longueuil
Braves win best-of-seven series 4-2
Game 1: Braves 4 Collège Français 3
Game 2: Braves 7 Collège Français 3
Game 3: Collège Français 9 Braves 3
Game 4: Collège Français 6 Braves 2
Game 5: Braves 8 Collège Français 5
Game 6: Braves 3 Collège Français 1
CCHL
Bogart Cup
Rockland Nationals vs. Carleton Place Canadians
Nationals win best-of-seven series 4-0
Game 1: Nationals 3 Canadians 1
Game 2: Nationals 3 Canadians 2
Game 3: Nationals 4 Canadians 2
Game 4: Nationals 5 Canadians 4 (OT)
OJHL
Buckland Cup
Trenton Golden Hawks vs. Milton Menace
Golden Hawks win best-of-seven series 4-2
Game 1: Golden Hawks 3 Menace 0
Game 2: Golden Hawks 3 Menace 2
Game 3: Menace 4 Golden Hawks 0
Game 4: Golden Hawks 7 Menace 2
Game 5: Menace 4 Golden Hawks 2
Game 6: Golden Hawks 3 Menace 2 (OT)
NOJHL
Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy
Greater Sudbury Cubs vs. Hearst Lumberjacks
Cubs win best-of-seven series 4-3
Game 1: Lumberjacks 6 Cubs 2
Game 2: Cubs 5 Lumberjacks 4 (OT)
Game 3: Cubs 6 Lumberjacks 1
Game 4: Cubs 5 Lumberjacks 1
Game 5: Lumberjacks 10 Cubs 6
Game 6: Lumberjacks 5 Cubs 4
Game 7: Cubs 6 Lumberjacks 4
SIJHL
Bill Salonen Cup
Dryden GM Ice Dogs vs. Kam River Fighting Walleye
Walleye win best-of-seven series 4-2
Game 1: Walleye 6 Ice Dogs 2
Game 2: Ice Dogs 2 Walleye 1
Game 3: Walleye 3 Ice Dogs 2 (OT)
Game 4: Walleye 2 Ice Dogs 0
Game 5: Ice Dogs 4 Walleye 3 (OT)
Game 6: Walleye 4 Ice Dogs 3 (OT)
MJHL
Turnbull Cup
Dauphin Kings vs. Northern Manitoba Blizzard
Best-of-seven series tied 3-3
Game 1: Blizzard 4 Kings 0
Game 2: Kings 3 Blizzard 2 (3OT)
Game 3: Blizzard 4 Kings 2
Game 4: Blizzard 5 Kings 2
Game 5: Kings 3 Blizzard 0
Game 6: Kings 2 Blizzard 1
Game 7: Thursday, May 1 @ Dauphin
SJHL
Canterra Seeds Cup
Melfort Mustangs vs. Weyburn Red Wings
Mustangs win best-of-seven series 4-1
Game 1: Red Wings 2 Mustangs 1
Game 2: Mustangs 3 Red Wings 0
Game 3: Mustangs 1 Red Wings 0
Game 4: Mustangs 5 Red Wings 1
Game 5: Mustangs 3 Red Wings 0
AJHL
Inter Pipeline Cup
Calgary Canucks vs. Grande Prairie Storm
Canucks win best-of-seven series 4-0
Game 1: Canucks 9 Storm 3
Game 2: Canucks 6 Storm 4
Game 3: Canucks 7 Storm 4
Game 4: Canucks 7 Storm 3
Photo credits: Tim Bates / OJHL Images – Caleigh Fera / Points North Media
Centennial Cup Bracket courtesy Hockey Canada
| CJHL League-by-League playoff scoring & goaltending leaders (As of May 1) |
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| MHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Carl-Anthony | Massé | F | Edmundston Blizzard | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Jérémy | D’Astous | F | Edmundston Blizzard | 13 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Philippe | Collette | F | Edmundston Blizzard | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Austin | Caley | Edmundston Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 2.44 | 0.890 | |
| Frédéric | Cousineau | Edmundston Blizzard | 6 | 1 | 2.56 | 0.918 | |
| Thomas | Fontaine | Pictou County Weeks Crushers | 8 | 5 | 3.22 | 0.915 | |
| LHJAAAQ | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Mathis | O’Driscoll | F | Collège Français de Longueuil | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| Vincent | Gauthier | F | Braves de Valleyfield | 17 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Nathan | Lévesque | F | Braves de Valleyfield | 17 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Kyle | Hagen | Braves de Valleyfield | 12 | 5 | 3.27 | 0.897 | |
| Mathis | Lacroix-Goulet | Collège Français de Longueuil | 8 | 6 | 3.47 | 0.893 | |
| Luc-Antoine | Labbé | Condors de Cégep Beauce-Appalaches | 4 | 6 | 3.87 | 0.887 | |
| CCHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Sebbie | Johnson | F | Navan Grads | 14 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Tyson | Parker | F | Smiths Falls Bears | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Shaan | Kingwell | F | Navan Grads | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Benoit | Forget | Rockland Nationals | 12 | 3 | 2.34 | 0.909 | |
| Ian | Vandenberg | Carleton Place Canadians | 8 | 7 | 2.60 | 0.918 | |
| Tomas | Gagne | Navan Grads | 7 | 6 | 2.82 | 0.922 | |
| OJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Madden | MacDougall | F | Milton Menace | 20 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| Luke | Johnston | F | Milton Menace | 20 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Graeme | MacAuley | D | Milton Menace | 20 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Ryan | Sanborn | Trenton Golden Hawks | 16 | 5 | 1.97 | 0.935 | |
| Amir | Valiullin | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | 6 | 5 | 2.01 | 0.939 | |
| Marcus | Vanderberg | Leamington Flyers | 9 | 4 | 2.09 | 0.923 | |
| NOJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Lucas | Signoretti | F | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 15 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| DonHeaven | Veilleux | F | Hearst Lumberjacks | 16 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Spencer | Horgan | D | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 14 | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Noah | Metivier | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | 5 | 3.04 | 0.908 | |
| Connor | Dunham-Fox | Blind River Beavers | 2 | 3 | 3.12 | 0.908 | |
| Karsen | Chartier | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 11 | 3 | 3.15 | 0.908 | |
| SIJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Jett | Mintenko | F | Kam River Fighting Walleye | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Kaden | Goodwin | F | Kam River Fighting Walleye | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Daxton | Lang | F | Kam River Fighting Walleye | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Ashton | Sadauskas | Kam River Fighting Walleye | 12 | 2 | 1.77 | 0.935 | |
| Noah | Davis | Dryden GM Ice Dogs | 2 | 3 | 2.17 | 0.938 | |
| Kellan | Mooney | Dryden GM Ice Dogs | 4 | 1 | 3.07 | 0.910 | |
| MJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Tyler | Dahms | F | Northern Manitoba Blizzard | 15 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Marlen | Edwards | F | Northern Manitoba Blizzard | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Matthew | Thomas | D | Dauphin Kings | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Taye | Timmerman | Northern Manitoba Blizzard | 11 | 4 | 1.80 | 0.931 | |
| Cole | Sheffield | Dauphin Kings | 11 | 6 | 2.15 | 0.934 | |
| Mitchell | Kathler | Portage Terriers | 5 | 6 | 2.30 | 0.924 | |
| SJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Ryder | Ringor | F | Flin Flon Bombers | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Zac | Somers | F | Melfort Mustangs | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Reilley | Kotai | F | Melfort Mustangs | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Kristian | Coombs | Melfort Mustangs | 10 | 2 | 1.33 | 0.942 | |
| Matthew | Kieper | Flin Flon Bombers | 6 | 6 | 1.89 | 0.935 | |
| Ben | Laurette | Melville Millionaires | 1 | 3 | 2.16 | 0.927 | |
| AJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Bowden | Singleton | F | Calgary Canucks | 13 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| Jack | Plandowski | F | Calgary Canucks | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Hayden | Fechner | F | Calgary Canucks | 13 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Zac | Onyskiw | Whitecourt Wolverines | 4 | 5 | 2.68 | 0.915 | |
| Vincent | Filion | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | 1 | 4 | 2.79 | 0.908 | |
| Lukas | Renaud | Calgary Canucks | 12 | 0 | 2.84 | 0.909 | |