1972 Centennial Cup

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1972 Manitoba Centennial Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 1972
Teams2
Venue(s) Guelph, Ontario
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Guelph CMC's (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Red Deer Rustlers
Tournament statistics
Games played4
  1971
1973  

The 1972 Centennial Cup is the second Tier II Junior "A" 1972 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

Contents

The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Western Canadian Champions and the Eastern Canadian Champions.

The finals were hosted by the Guelph CMC's in the city of Guelph, Ontario.

History

Guelph CMC's forward Paul Fendley died days after game four of the championship series after hitting his head on the ice during game four. He was the CMC's leading scorer.

The Playoffs

Regionals Semi-finals Finals
         
Sask Humboldt Broncos 4
Man Dauphin Kings
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 4
Western Canada
Sask Humboldt Broncos 1
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 4
BC Vernon Essos 2
Ont Guelph CMC's 4
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 0
Ont Guelph CMC's 4
TB Thunder Bay Vulcans 2
Ont Guelph CMC's 4
Eastern Canada
PEI Charlottetown Islanders 0
PEI Charlottetown Isles 4
NB Moncton Hawks 1

Prior to Regionals

Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) defeated St. John's Jr. Capitals (Independent) 3-games-to-1
Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) defeated Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) 4-games-to-1
Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOJHA) 3-games-to-none
St. John's Jr. Capitals (Independent) defeated Gander Jr. Flyers (NJAHL) 2-games-to-1

MCC Finals

Centennial Cup Results
GameTeamScoreTeamScore
1Guelph CMC's4Red Deer Rustlers2
2Guelph CMC's3Red Deer Rustlers2
3Guelph CMC's3Red Deer Rustlers1
4Guelph CMC's3Red Deer Rustlers0

Regional Championships

Abbott Cup : Red Deer Rustlers
Eastern Champions: Guelph CMC's
Doyle Cup : Red Deer Rustlers
Anavet Cup : Humboldt Broncos
Dudley Hewitt Cup : Guelph CMC's
Callaghan Cup : Charlottetown Islanders

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Red Deer Rustlers
BCJHL : Vernon Essos
CJHL : Smiths Falls Bears
Independent: Charlottetown Isles
MJHL : Dauphin Kings
NBJHL : Moncton Hawks
NJAHL : Gander Jr. Flyers
NOJHA : Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
SJHL : Humboldt Broncos
SOJAHL : Guelph CMC's
TBJHL : Thunder Bay Vulcans

See also

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