1974 Centennial Cup

Last updated
1974 Manitoba Centennial Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 1974
Teams2
Venue(s) Nepean, Ontario
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Selkirk Steelers (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Smiths Falls Bears
Tournament statistics
Games played7
←  1973
1975  →

The 1974 Centennial Cup is the fourth Tier II Junior "A" 1974 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 Selkirk Steelers in the city of Nepean, Ontario.

The Playoffs

Regionals Semi-finals Finals
         
Sask Prince Albert Raiders 2
Man Selkirk Steelers 4
Sask Selkirk Steelers 4
Western Canada
BC Kelowna Buckaroos 3
BC Kelowna Buckaroos 4
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 1
Ont Smiths Falls Bears 3
Man Selkirk Steelers 4
Ont Wexford Raiders 3
TB Thunder Bay Herks 4
Ont Smiths Falls Bears 4
Eastern Canada
TB Thunder Bay Hurricanes 3
Ont Smiths Falls Bears 4
PEI Charlottetown Islanders 1

Prior to Regionals

Wexford Raiders (OPJHL) defeated Windsor Spitfires (SOJHL) 4-games-to-3
Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) defeated Lac Megantic Royals (QJAHL) 4-games-to-none
Charlottetown Islanders (IJHL) defeated Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) 3-games-to-2

MCC Finals

Centennial Cup Results
GameTeamScoreTeamScore
1Selkirk Steelers5Smiths Falls Bears4
2Selkirk Steelers7Smiths Falls Bears4
3Selkirk Steelers0Smiths Falls Bears3
4Selkirk Steelers2Smiths Falls Bears1
5Selkirk Steelers4Smiths Falls Bears6
6Selkirk Steelers4Smiths Falls Bears5OT
7Selkirk Steelers1Smiths Falls Bears0 OT

Regional Championships

Manitoba Centennial Cup : Selkirk Steelers
Abbott Cup : Selkirk Steelers
Eastern Champions: Smiths Falls Bears
Doyle Cup : Kelowna Buckaroos
Anavet Cup : Selkirk Steelers
Dudley Hewitt Cup : Wexford Raiders
Callaghan Cup : Smiths Falls Bears

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Red Deer Rustlers
BCJHL : Kelowna Buckaroos
CJHL : Smiths Falls Bears
IJHL : Charlottetown Colonels
MJHL : Selkirk Steelers
NBJHL : Moncton Hawks
NJAHL : Gander Jr. Flyers
OPJHL : Wexford Raiders
QJAHL : Lac Megantic Royals
SJHL : Prince Albert Raiders
SOJAHL : Windsor Spitfires
TBJHL : Thunder Bay Hurricanes

See also

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