1978 Centennial Cup

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1978 Manitoba Centennial Cup
1978 Centennial Cup logo.png
Tournament details
Venue(s) Guelph, Ontario
DatesMay 1978
Teams2
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Guelph Platers (2nd title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Prince Albert Raiders
Tournament statistics
Games played4
MVP Terry Cullen (Guelph)
  1977
1979  

The 1978 Centennial Cup is the eighth Tier II Junior "A" 1978 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

Contents

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

The finals were hosted by the Guelph Platers in the city of Guelph, Ontario.

The Playoffs

Regionals Semi-finals Finals
         
Sask Prince Albert Raiders 4
Man Kildonan North Stars 0
Sask Prince Albert Raiders 4
Western Canada
BC Merritt Centennials 1
BC Merritt Centennials 4
Alta Calgary Canucks 2
Sask Prince Albert Raiders 0
Ont Guelph Platers 4
Ont Guelph Platers 4
CJHL Pembroke Lumber Kings 1
Ont Guelph Platers 4
Eastern Canada
PEI Charlottetown Eagles 2
PEI Charlottetown Eagles 4
NS Cole Harbour Colts 0

Prior to the Regionals

Merritt Centennials (BCJHL) defeated Richmond Sockeyes (PCJHL) 3-games-to-none
Guelph Platers (OPJHL) defeated Degagne Hurricanes (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none
Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) defeated Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys (QJAHL) 4-games-to-none
New Waterford (EJHL) was eliminated in Regionals

MCC Finals

Centennial Cup Results
GameTeamScoreTeamScore
1Guelph Platers7Prince Albert Raiders2
2Guelph Platers6Prince Albert Raiders2
3Guelph Platers6Prince Albert Raiders3
4Guelph Platers8Prince Albert Raiders2

Regional Championships

Manitoba Centennial Cup : Guelph Platers
Abbott Cup : Prince Albert Raiders
Eastern Champions: Guelph Platers
Doyle Cup : Merritt Centennials
Anavet Cup : Prince Albert Raiders
Dudley Hewitt Cup : Guelph Platers
Callaghan Cup : Charlottetown Islanders

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Terry Cullen (Guelph Platers)

All-Star Team

Forward

Terry Cullen (Guelph Platers)
George McPhee (Guelph Platers)
Brad Tippett(Prince Albert Raiders)

Defence

Brian McLellan (Guelph Platers)
Jim Wilson (Guelph Platers)

Goal

Brian Hayward (Guelph Platers)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Calgary Canucks
BCJHL : Nanaimo Clippers
CJHL : Pembroke Lumber Kings
EJHL : New Waterford Jets
IJHL : Charlottetown Eagles
MJHL : Kildonan North Stars
MVJHL : Cole Harbour Colts
NBJHL : Fredericton Red Wings
OPJHL : Guelph Platers
PacJHL : Richmond Sockeyes
QJAHL : Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys
SJHL : Prince Albert Raiders
TBJHL : Degagne Hurricanes

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