TORONTO – It’s now just over two weeks away from the start of the Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, in Calgary and the first Canadian Junior Hockey League member champion are the Braves de Valleyfield (LHJAAAQ).
Valleyfield earned their place into Centennial Cup by defeating the reigning Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League title-holder, Collège Français de Longueuil, in six games to capture the NAPA Cup.
That leaves 15 other CJHL clubs still in the running to see who will join the Braves as well as the Centennial Cup-host Calgary Canucks and fellow Alberta Junior Hockey League finalist, the Grande Prairie Storm, at the 10-team event, which runs May 8-18 at the Max Bell Centre.
There will be at least six different league winners heading to Calgary, including Valleyfield from the LHJAAAQ, as the CCHL; MHL; MJHL; OJHL and SIJHL will also have a new representative taking part.
A new Centennial Cup champion will also be crowned, as last season’s winner, the Collingwood Blues were dethroned earlier in the OJHL playoffs.
Here’s a look at where each of the nine CJHL league championship series currently stand as well as who their latest top postseason point getters and goaltenders are:
MHL
MetalFab Cup
Edmundston Blizzard vs. Pictou County Weeks Crushers
Blizzard lead best-of-seven series 2-0
Game 1: Blizzard 7 Crushers 3
Game 2: Blizzard 6 Crushers 3
Game 3: Wednesday, April 23 @ Pictou County
Game 4: Thursday, April 24 @ Pictou County
Game 5*: Saturday, April 26 @ Edmundston
Game 6*: Monday, April 28 @ Pictou County
Game 7*: Wednesday, April 30 @ Edmundston
*-if necessary
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 lead best-of-seven series 1-0
Game 1: Nationals 3 Canadians 1
Game 2: Wednesday, April 23 @ Carleton Place
Game 3: Friday, April 25 @ Rockland
Game 4: Sunday, April 27 @ Carleton Place
Game 5*: Tuesday, April 29 @ Rockland
Game 6*: Wednesday, April 30 @ Rockland
Game 7*: Friday, May 2 @ Rockland
*-if necessary
OJHL
Buckland Cup
Trenton Golden Hawks vs. Milton Menace
Golden Hawks lead best-of-seven series 2-0
Game 1:Golden Hawks 3 Menace 0
Game 2: Golden Hawks 3 Menace 2
Game 3: Wednesday, April 23 @ Trenton
Game 4: Friday, April 25 @ Milton
Game 5*: Monday, April 28 @ Trenton
Game 6*: Wednesday, April 30 @ Milton
Game 7*: Saturday, May 3 @ Trenton
*-if necessary
NOJHL
Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy
Greater Sudbury Cubs vs. Hearst Lumberjacks
Cubs lead best-of-seven series 2-1
Game 1: Lumberjacks 6 Cubs 2
Game 2: Cubs 5 Lumberjacks 4 (OT)
Game 3: Cubs 6 Lumberjacks 1
Game 4: Wednesday, April 23 @ Hearst
Game 5: Friday, April 25 @ Sudbury
Game 6*: Monday, April 28 @ Hearst
Game 7*: Wednesday, April 30 @ Sudbury
*-if necessary
SIJHL
Bill Salonen Cup
Dryden GM Ice Dogs vs. Kam River Fighting Walleye
Best-of-seven series tied 1-1
Game 1: Walleye 6 Ice Dogs 2
Game 2: Ice Dogs 2 Walleye 1
Game 3: Wednesday, April 23 @ Kam River
Game 4: Thursday, April 24 @ Kam River
Game 5: Saturday, April 26 @ Dryden
Game 6*: Tuesday, April 29 @ Kam River
Game 7*: Thursday, May 1 @ Dryden
*-if necessary
MJHL
Turnbull Cup
Dauphin Kings vs. Northern Manitoba Blizzard
Blizzard lead best-of-seven series 2-1
Game 1: Blizzard 4 Kings 0
Game 2: Kings 3 Blizzard 2 (3OT)
Game 3: Blizzard 4 Kings 2
Game 4: Friday, April 25 @ Northern Manitoba
Game 5: Sunday, April 27 @ Dauphin
Game 6*: Tuesday, April 29 @ Northern Manitoba
Game 7*: Thursday, May 1 @ Dauphin
*-if necessary
SJHL
Canterra Seeds Cup
Melfort Mustangs vs. Weyburn Red Wings
Best-of-seven series tied 1-1
Game 1: Red Wings 2 Mustangs 1
Game 2: Mustangs 3 Red Wings 0
Game 3: Wednesday, April 23 @ Weyburn
Game 4: Thursday, April 24 @ Weyburn
Game 5: Sunday, April 27 @ Melfort
Game 6*: Wednesday, April 30 @ Weyburn
Game 7*: Saturday, May 3 @ Melfort
*-if necessary
AJHL
Inter Pipeline Cup
Calgary Canucks vs. Grande Prairie Storm
Canucks lead best-of-seven series 3-0
Game 1: Canucks 9 Storm 3
Game 2: Canucks 6 Storm 4
Game 3: Canucks 7 Storm 4
Game 4: Wednesday, April 23 @ Grande Prairie
Game 5*: Saturday, April 26 @ Calgary
Game 6*: Tuesday, April 29 @ Grande Prairie
Game 7*: Friday, May 2 @ Calgary
*-if necessary
| CJHL League-by-League playoff scoring & goaltending leaders (As of April 23) | |||||||
| Goaltenders minimum 240 minutes played | |||||||
| MHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Lucas | Canning | F | Pictou County Weeks Crushers | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Carl-Anthony | Massé | F | Edmundston Blizzard | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Philippe | Colletee | F | Edmundston Blizzard | 11 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Austin | Caley | Edmundston Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 2.42 | 0.884 | |
| Frédéric | Cousineau | Edmundston Blizzard | 5 | 1 | 2.84 | 0.914 | |
| Thomas | Fontaine | Pictou County Weeks Crushers | 8 | 3 | 2.93 | 0.921 | |
| 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 | 9 | 3 | 2.27 | 0.911 | |
| Ian | Vandenberg | Carleton Place Canadians | 8 | 4 | 2.34 | 0.922 | |
| Tomas | Gagne | Navan Grads | 7 | 6 | 2.82 | 0.922 | |
| OJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Luke | Johnston | F | Milton Menace | 16 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Madden | MacDougall | F | Milton Menace | 16 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Graeme | MacAuley | D | Milton Menace | 16 | 7 | 17 | 25 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Ryan | Sanborn | Trenton Golden Hawks | 14 | 3 | 1.81 | 0.941 | |
| Amir | Valiullin | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | 6 | 5 | 2.01 | 0.939 | |
| Carter | Bickle | Milton Menace | 12 | 4 | 2.01 | .940 | |
| NOJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Lucas | Signoretti | F | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 11 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| DonHeaven | Veilleux | F | Hearst Lumberjacks | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Spencer | Horgan | D | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 10 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Karsen | Chartier | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 9 | 1 | 2.54 | 0.919 | |
| Alexandre | Boivin | Hearst Lumberjacks | 9 | 3 | 2.89 | 0.911 | |
| Noah | Metivier | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | 5 | 3.04 | 0.908 | |
| SIJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Kaden | Goodwin | F | Kam River Fighting Walleye | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Tyler | Jordan | F | Thunder Bay North Stars | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Alex | Lucas | F | Sioux Lookout Bombers | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Ashton | Sadauskas | Kam River Fighting Walleye | 9 | 1 | 1.66 | 0.935 | |
| Matthew | Ofukany | Sioux Lookout Bombers | 2 | 2 | 2.26 | 0.943 | |
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Matthew | Thomas | D | Dauphin Kings | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Havryil | Simchuk | F | Dauphin Kings | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Taye | Timmerman | Northern Manitoba Blizzard | 10 | 2 | 1.67 | 0.935 | |
| Cole | Sheffield | Dauphin Kings | 9 | 5 | 2.21 | 0.930 | |
| 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 |
| Liam | Hunks | D | Flin Flon Bombers | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Anthony | Piccininno | F | Flin Flon Bombers | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| GOALTENDER | NAME | TEAM | W | L | AVG. | SV% | |
| Kristian | Coombs | Melfort Mustangs | 7 | 2 | 1.65 | 0.931 | |
| Matthew | Kieper | Flin Flon Bombers | 6 | 6 | 1.89 | 0.935 | |
| Ben | Laurette | Melville Millionaires | 1 | 3 | 2.16 | 0.917 | |
| AJHL | |||||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Bowden | Singleton | F | Calgary Canucks | 12 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Jack | Plandowski | F | Calgary Canucks | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Hayden | Fechner | F | Calgary Canucks | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Luc | Trevors | F | Calgary Canucks | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Max | Leduc | F | Grande Prairie Storm | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Kaiden | Bugera | F | Grande Prairie Storm | 11 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 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 | 11 | 0 | 2.83 | 0.908 | |
Photo credit: Tobi-Lynne P. Payne