The 2022 Centennial Cup was the 50th annual Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) national championship tournament for the 2021–22 season. The tournament took place at Affinity Place in

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from May 18 to 29, 2022. It was the first year the event had been played since 2019, as the

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had forced the cancellation of the

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and

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tournaments. The

Brooks Bandits The Brooks Bandits are a Junior ice hockey team in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) based in Brooks, Alberta. The teams plays its home games at the Centennial Regional Arena. The team was formerly in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (A ...

defeated the

Pickering Panthers The Pickering Panthers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of North Division of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. History In the summer of 2010, the Panthers accepted a merger with the Ajax Attack ...

in the championship game to win the national title.

Format

In 2022, the

Centennial Cup The Centennial Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), which determines the national champion of Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior A ice hockey. It consists of a ten-team ...

moved to a 10-team format, including the champions from each of the 9 leagues that make up the CJHL, and the host team, thus eliminating the intervening regional contests for the

ANAVET Cup The ANAVET Cup was an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to the winners of a best-of-seven series between the championship teams of the SJHL and the MJHL. The winner also earned a berth in the Centennial Cup national ...

, the

Fred Page Cup The Fred Page Cup was a championship ice hockey trophy, won by a tournament conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award was given to the winner of a round-robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Canada ...

and the

Doyle Cup The Doyle Cup was an ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to determine the Pacific region berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. From 1971 to 2021, th ...

. Since the

Estevan Bruins The Estevan Bruins are a junior ice hockey team playing in the Junior "A" Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The team is based in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, and plays at Affinity Place. They were founded in 1971, when a previous fran ...

had a guaranteed berth as the host team, the qualifying berth for the SJHL champions was awarded to the second place

Flin Flon Bombers The Flin Flon Bombers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in Flin Flon, a city located on the Manitoba–Saskatchewan provincial border. The Bombers are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), which is a member of the Canadia ...

. The format consisted of a 4-game round-robin with two groups of five teams, followed by a six-team single-elimination play-off.

Qualifying teams

As a result of scheduling conflicts arising from the

, all regional championships were cancelled by

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and all nine CJHL league champions and the host team,

, participated in the tournament, the first time this format had ever been used.

Alberta Junior Hockey League

The

finished the regular season in 1st place overall of the

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and then went on to win the league championship Inter Pipeline Cup. :Regular Season: 52-6-2 (1st AJHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Canmore Eagles The Canmore Eagles are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They play in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, at the Canmore Recreation Centre. History The Eagles franchise was established for the 1995–96 season as the ...

4-0, Defeated

Okotoks Oilers The Okotoks Oilers are a junior A ice hockey team in the BCHL based in Okotoks, Alberta. The team plays its home games at the Viking Rentals Centre. The team joined the BCHL on February 1, 2024 after defecting from the AJHL along with four oth ...

4-0, Defeated

Spruce Grove Saints The Spruce Grove Saints are a Junior ice hockey team in the BCHL. They play in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada, with home games at the Thompson Family Arena. The team was originally a member of the AJHL and joined the BCHL in 2024. History Prior t ...

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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

The

, despite having a bye to the national championship tournament, finished the regular season in 1st place overall in the SJHL regular season, and went on to win the league championship Canalta Cup. :Regular Season: 43-10-2-3 (1st SJHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Notre Dame Hounds The Notre Dame Hounds were a Canadian Junior A ice hockey team based in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. The team was affiliated with Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a private boarding school established in 1920 and later renamed after Athol Murray, ...

4-1, Defeated

Yorkton Terriers The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena, which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won th ...

4-0, Defeated

4–3 The

, after finishing the regular season in 5th place overall, reached the final round of the playoffs and lost game 7 to the

. :Regular Season: 34-21-2-1 (5th SJHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Battlefords North Stars The Battlefords North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, that plays in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The team was founded in 1973 as the Battlefords Barons and has been known as the N ...

4-2, Defeated

Humboldt Broncos The Humboldt Broncos are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Established in 1970, the Broncos play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Broncos have won the SJHL ten times (1972, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2 ...

4-1, Defeated by

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Manitoba Junior Hockey League

The

Dauphin Kings The Dauphin Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The Kings were established i ...

won the

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league championship

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after finishing the regular season in 2nd place overall. :

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: 41-12-1-0 (2nd MJHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Swan Valley Stampeders The Swan Valley Stampeders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Swan River, Manitoba, Canada. The team plays in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The team was founded in 1999 an ...

4-2, Defeated

Winkler Flyers The Winkler Flyers are a Junior ice hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) team playing out of the Winkler Arena in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. The Flyers entered the MJHL as an expansion team for the 1980-81 season and have won ...

4-1, Defeated

Steinbach Pistons The Steinbach Pistons are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, which is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. History Southeast Thunderbirds/T-Birds/Bla ...

4-3;

Superior International Junior Hockey League

The Red Lake Miners won the

SIJHL The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) is a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior A ice hockey league and a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The league operates in the Canadian province of Ontar ...

league championship Bill Salonen Cup after finishing the regular season in 2nd place overall. :Regular Season: 28-6-2-1 (2nd SIJHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Dryden Ice Dogs The Dryden Ice Dogs are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior ice hockey team in the Superior International Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) based in Dryden, Ontario. It is one of the charter teams of the ...

4-2, Defeated

Kam River Fighting Walleye The Kam River Fighting Walleye is a junior ice hockey team in the SIJHL based in Oliver Paipoonge, Ontario. Apart from the team's inaugural 2020–21 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team has finished each regular se ...

4–2

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

The

Soo Thunderbirds The Soo Thunderbirds are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History Soo Thunderbirds first came into being as a ju ...

won the

NOJHL The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Junior ice hockey league with eleven teams in Northeastern Ontario and Upper Michigan. The league is a constituent member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and is governed by the N ...

league championship after finishing the regular season in 1st place overall. :Regular Season: 38-5-2-3 (1st NOJHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Blind River Beavers The Blind River Beavers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Blind River, Ontario Blind River is a town situated on the North Channel (Ontario), North Channel of Lake Huron in the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. The town, named after the n ...

4-0, Defeated

Soo Eagles The Soo Eagles are an American junior ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that plays in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). In 2012, the Eagles bought the North American Hockey League franchise rights of the Traverse ...

4-0, Defeated

Hearst Lumberjacks The Hearst Lumberjacks are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hearst, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). As the Powassan Hawks, the team won two Dudley Hewitt Cups (19 ...

4–3

Ontario Junior Hockey League

The

won the

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championship

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after finishing the regular season in 2nd place overall. :Regular Season: 39-11-0-4 (2nd OJHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Stouffville Spirit The Stouffville Spirit are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. The Stouffville Spirit are members of the Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History From 1970 until 1984, the S ...

2-0, Defeated

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2-0, Defeated Milton Menace 3-0, Defeated Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4-3.

Central Canada Hockey League

The Ottawa Jr. Senators won the CCHL league championship Bogart Cup after finishing the regular season in 1st place overall. :Regular Season: 43-8-2-2 (1st CCHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Smiths Falls Bears The Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Smiths Falls. The Bears compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The team has been in existence since 1961, making them the oldest CCHL tea ...

4-0, Defeated Renfrew Wolves 4-1, Hawkesbury Hawks 4–0

Quebec Junior Hockey League

The

Longueuil Collège Français The Longueuil Collège Français are a junior "A" ice hockey team from Longueuil, Quebec, and a member of the Quebec Junior Hockey League. The Collège Français headquarters are in Longueuil, Quebec, while the team plays at Colisée Jean B ...

won the QJHL championship NAPA Cup after finishing the regular season in 1st place overall. :Regular Season: 34-4-3-0 (1st LJAAAQ) :Playoffs: Defeated

Granby Inouk Les Inouk de Granby are a Canadians, Canadian Junior ice hockey, Junior ice hockey team from Granby, Quebec, Granby, Quebec, Canada. They are a part of the Quebec Junior Hockey League. History The Frontaliers were Quebec champions in 1998 and 200 ...

4-2, Defeated

Terrebonne Cobras The Terrebonne Cobras are a junior ice hockey team from Terrebonne, Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with th ...

4-1, Defeated Cégep Beauce-Appalaches Condors 4-1;

Maritime Junior A Hockey League

The

Summerside Western Capitals The Summerside Western Capitals are a Junior "A" hockey team based in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. They are members of the Maritime Junior Hockey League, and they play their home games at the Consolidated Credit Union Place. Until 2007 the ...

won the MHL championship Canadian Tire Cup after finishing the regular season in 1st place overall. :Regular Season: 31-4-1-2 (1st MHL) :Playoffs: Defeated

Edmundston Blizzard The Edmundston Blizzard are a junior ice hockey team from Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. History Moncton Beavers and also as Richview Junior Canucks and Moncton Hawks were members in the now d ...

4-1, Defeated Fredericton Red Wings 4-0, Defeated

Truro Bearcats The Truro Bearcats are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Truro, Nova Scotia. The Bearcats are one of six Nova Scotia teams in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. History Metro Valley League years Originally, Truro was a member of the M ...

4–1

Map of competing teams

Round Robin

The top 3 teams from each group advanced to the playoffs, and the 1st place teams in each group had a bye to the semifinals.

Playoffs

Individual awards

;Most Valuable Player: Carson Cherepak (

) ;Top Scorer: Ryan McAllister (

) ;Top Forward: Ryan McAllister (

) ;Top Defenceman: Xavier Lapointe (

) ;Top Goaltender: Carson Cherepak (

) ;Most Sportsmanlike Player: Colby MacArthur (

)

References

External links

Official website
{{CJAHL

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Format

Qualifying teams

Alberta Junior Hockey League

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

Superior International Junior Hockey League

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Ontario Junior Hockey League

Central Canada Hockey League

Quebec Junior Hockey League

Maritime Junior A Hockey League

Map of competing teams

Round Robin

Playoffs

Individual awards

References

Further reading

External links