1976 Centennial Cup

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1976 Manitoba Centennial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s) Rockland, Ontario, Canada
DatesMay 1976
Teams2
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Rockland Nationals (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Spruce Grove Mets
Tournament statistics
Games played5
MVP Gerry Leroux (Rockland)
←  1975
1977  →

The 1976 Centennial Cup is the sixth Tier II Junior "A" 1976 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 Rockland Nationals in the city of Rockland, Ontario.

The Playoffs

Regionals Semi-finals Finals
         
Sask Prince Albert Raiders 4
Man Selkirk Steelers 1
Sask Prince Albert Raiders 1
Western Canada
Alta Spruce Grove Mets 4
BC Nor Wes Caps 1
Alta Spruce Grove Mets 4
Ont Rockland Nationals 4
Alta Spruce Grove Mets 1
Ont Rockland Nationals 4
Ont Guelph Platers 3
Ont Rockland Nationals 4
Eastern Canada
PEI Charlottetown Colonels 0
PEI Charlottetown Cols 4
NS Sydney Millionaires 1

Prior to the Regionals

Rockland Nationals (CJHL) defeated Lac Megantic Royals (QJAHL) 4-games-to-1
Charlottetown Colonels (IJHL) defeated St. John's (NLJHL) 4-games-to-2
Guelph Platers (SOJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1
Guelph Platers (SOJHL) defeated North Bay Trappers (OPJHL) 4-games-to-1

MCC Finals

Centennial Cup Results
GameTeamScoreTeamScore
1Rockland Nationals9Spruce Grove Mets4
2Rockland Nationals7Spruce Grove Mets1
3Rockland Nationals5Spruce Grove Mets3
4Rockland Nationals3Spruce Grove Mets4
5Rockland Nationals7Spruce Grove Mets3

Regional Championships

Manitoba Centennial Cup : Rockland Nationals
Abbott Cup : Spruce Grove Mets
Eastern Champions: Pembroke Lumber Kings
Doyle Cup : Spruce Grove Mets
Anavet Cup : Selkirk Steelers
Dudley Hewitt Cup : Rockland Nationals
Callaghan Cup : Charlottetown Islanders

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Spruce Grove Mets
BCJHL : Nanaimo Clippers
CJHL : Rockland Nationals
EJHL : Sydney Millionaires
IJHL : Charlottetown Colonels
MJHL : Selkirk Steelers
NBJHL : St. John 77's
OPJHL : North Bay Trappers
PacJHL : Nor Wes Caps
QJAHL : Lac-Megantic Royals
SJHL : Prince Albert Raiders
SOJAHL : Guelph Platers
TBJHL : Thunder Bay Eagles

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Gerry Leroux (Rockland Nationals)

See also

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