Don Johnson Memorial Cup

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The Don Johnson Memorial Cup, formerly Don Johnson Cup, is the Junior B ice hockey championship for Atlantic Canada, including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island as of 2014.

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From 1982 until 1990 and 1997 until 2013, the Don Johnson Cup was emblematic of the Junior B championship of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

The cup is named in honour of Don Johnson, a sports enthusiast who dedicated his efforts to the growth of hockey in Atlantic Canada. Johnson, who died in 2012, awarded the first ever Don Johnson Cup in 1982 to his own son, a player for the St. John's Jr. Celtics.

There is no National Championship for Junior B hockey in Canada, similar championships are held in Southern Ontario (Sutherland Cup), Eastern Ontario (Barkley Cup), Quebec (Coupe Dodge), and Western Canada (Keystone Cup)leaving five teams at the end of each year with a shared claim to being the best Junior B team in Canada.

In 2025, Newfoundland and Labrador chose not to attend the tournament due to financial reasons. As a result, the 2025 competition cannot be considered a Don Johnson Memorial Cup tournament.

History

In the 1980s, Newfoundland and Labrador teams dominated the early tournaments. NL teams won five of the first seven Don Johnson Cups. In 1990, the tournament was retired, only to be resurrected a few years later.

Since 2002, the Don Johnson Cup has been dominated by teams from Nova Scotia. From 2003 until 2008, the teams of the NSJHL have won six consecutive Atlantic titles. The streak was broken in 2009 as St. John's of Newfoundland and Labrador eliminated all hopes of a seventh straight Nova Scotia crown. Going into the semi-final round of the Don Johnson Cup, the three NL teams present were 0–6 against PEI's Sherwood Falcons and NS's Cumberland County Cool Blues. In the semi-final, the third seeded St. John's Caps of the St. John's Junior Hockey League upset the second seeded Cumberland County 6–5. The Caps advanced to the final to play the Falcons and upset them 3–2 in overtime to win Newfoundland and Labrador's first Atlantic Jr. B championship in 21 years.

With the passing of Don Johnson, starting with the 2013 tournament, the trophy was renamed the Don Johnson Memorial Cup.

On April 22, 2014, the Casselman Vikings of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League played in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia and became the first non-Atlantic Canada team to compete at the event. The Vikings would defeat the Fredericton Jr. Caps 6–1 in their debut. The 2014 tournament would also mark the tournament being rebranded from the Atlantic Junior B Championships to the Eastern Canadian Junior B Championships. The Vikings would sweep the event with six wins and no losses. The rebranding did not last long. The 2015 championship was originally slated to take place in Arnprior, Ontario, the first to take place outside of Atlantic Canada. It was instead moved to Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island with no Eastern Ontario team taking part.

Champions

Don Johnson Memorial Cup Champions
YearChampionsRunners-UpScoreHost City
1982 St. John's Jr. Celtics Kensington Bombers4-3 Kensington, Prince Edward Island
1983 Antigonish Bulldogs Saint John Beavers11-4 Saint John, New Brunswick
1984 Antigonish Bulldogs St. John's Jr. 50's 11-4 St John's, NL
1985 St. John's Jr. 50's Antigonish Bulldogs 3-0 Antigonish, Nova Scotia
1986 Mount Pearl Jr. Blades Kensington, Prince Edward Island
1987 St. John's Jr. 50's Windsor Valley Jets9-5 Fredericton, New Brunswick
1988 St. John's Jr. 50's
1989 Sydney Millionaires
1990 St. Margaret's Bay Mariners
No Competition from 1991 until 1996.
1997 Cape Breton Alpines Windsor Royals 5-2 New Waterford, Nova Scotia
1998 Windsor Royals Richibucto Bears 4-2 Summerside, Prince Edward Island
1999 Richibucto Bears Bell Island Jr. Blues10-2 Bell Island, NL
2000 Woodstock Slammers Cape Breton Alpines 4-1 Woodstock, New Brunswick
2001 Windsor Royals Strait Pirates Windsor, Nova Scotia
2002 O'Leary Eagles Strait Pirates O'Leary, Prince Edward Island
2003 Sackville Blazers Mount Pearl Jr. Blades Mount Pearl, NL
2004 Sackville Blazers Kensington Vipers Antigonish, Nova Scotia
2005 Sackville Blazers Strait Pirates Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2006 Bay Ducks Antigonish Bulldogs Kensington, Prince Edward Island
2007 East Hants Penguins Cumberland County Blues Springhill, Nova Scotia
2008 Windsor Royals Sherwood Falcons Sherwood, Prince Edward Island
2009 St. John's Jr. Caps Sherwood Falcons Bay Roberts, NL
2010 Cumberland County Blues Bay Ducks 4-1 St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia
2011 Kensington Vipers Montague Maniacs3-0 Montague, Prince Edward Island
2012Moncton Jr. Vito's East Hants Penguins St. John's, NL
2013 Kensington Vipers Sackville Blazers Moncton, New Brunswick
2014 Casselman Vikings Sackville Blazers Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2015Moncton Jr. Vito's Glace Bay Jr. Miners Abrams Village, Prince Edward Island
2016Valley Maple LeafsAvalon Jr. Capitals Conception Bay, NL
2017Cap-Pele PredatorsFredericton Jr. Caps3-2 Fredericton, NB
2018 Kameron Jr. Miners Mount Pearl Jr. Blades 4-1 Membertou, NS
2019 Western Red Wings Kensington Vipers 4-3 OT Kensington, Prince Edward Island
2020Cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Cocagne, New Brunswick
2021Cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic N/A
2022 Kent KoyotesMoncton Vitos5-4 Cocagne, New Brunswick
2023 Antigonish Bulldogs Kensington Vipers 4-3 Liverpool, Nova Scotia
2024 Antigonish Bulldogs Kensington Vipers 3-2 Mount Pearl, NL

Recent tournaments

2025 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

2025 Roll of Champions Regional Champions

2025 Don Johnson Cup Round Robin
RankTeamLeagueW-OTW-OTL-LGFGA
1Capstone Colts NSJHL Champions 0-0-0-000
2Antigonish Bulldogs NSJHL Finalists 0-0-0-000
3Kent KoyotesHost0-0-0-000
4Kensington Vipers IJHL 0-0-0-000
5Cap-Pele Knights NBJBHL Champions 0-0-0-000

2025 Round Robin

GameAwayScoreHomeScore
April 22, 2025
1Cap Pele Knights-Kent Koyotes-
April 23, 2025
2Capstone Colts-Kensington Vipers-
3Cap Pele Knights-Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs-
4Kensington Vipers-Mount Pearl Jr. Blades6
April 25, 2024
5Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs2Kent Koyotes3 OT
6Kensington Vipers4St John's Jr. Caps0
7Mount Pearl Jr. Blades3Kent Koyotes0
April 26, 2024
8Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs OT4Kensington Vipers3
9Kent Koyotes2St John's Jr. Caps3
10Mount Pearl Jr. Blades2Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs5
April 27, 2024 Semi Finals
11Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs8St John's Jr. Caps0
12Kensington Vipers6Mount Pearl Jr. Blades2
April 28, 2024 Championship Game
13Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs3Kensington Vipers2

2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

2024 Roll of Champions Regional Champions

2024 Don Johnson Cup Round Robin
RankTeamLeagueW-OTW-OTL-LGFGA
1Antigonish Bulldogs NSJHL 2-1-0-1198
2Mount Pearl Jr. BladesHost3-0-1-0169
3Kensington Vipers IJHL 2-0-1-11313
4St John's Jr. Caps SJJHL 1-0-3-0519
5Kent Koyotes NBJBHL 0-1-3-0812

2024 Round Robin

GameAwayScoreHomeScore
April 23, 2024
1St John's Jr. Caps2Mount Pearl Jr. Blades5
April 24, 2024
2Kent Koyotes3Kensington Vipers4
3St John's Jr. Caps0Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs8
4Kensington Vipers2Mount Pearl Jr. Blades6
April 25, 2024
5Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs2Kent Koyotes3 OT
6Kensington Vipers4St John's Jr. Caps0
7Mount Pearl Jr. Blades3Kent Koyotes0
April 26, 2024
8Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs OT4Kensington Vipers3
9Kent Koyotes2St John's Jr. Caps3
10Mount Pearl Jr. Blades2Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs5
April 27, 2024 Semi Finals
11Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs8St John's Jr. Caps0
12Kensington Vipers6Mount Pearl Jr. Blades2
April 28, 2024 Championship Game
13Antigonish Jr B Bulldogs3Kensington Vipers2

2022 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

2022 Roll of Champions Regional Champions

2022 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Teams
TeamLeague
Kent KoyotesHost
Moncton Vitos NBJBHL
Antigonish AA Munro Jr B Bulldogs NSJHL
Mount Pearl Junior Blades SJJHL
A&S Scrap Metal Metros IJHL

2022 Round Robin

GameAwayScoreHomeScore
April 26, 2022
1Moncton Vitos3Kent Koyotes2
April 27, 2022
2Mount Pearl Junior Blades2A&S Scrap Metal Metros0
3Moncton Vitos3Antigonish AA Munro Jr B Bulldogs6
4A&S Scrap Metal Metros4Kent Koyotes3
April 28, 2022
5Antigonish AA Munro Jr B Bulldogs4Mount Pearl Junior Blades0
6A&S Scrap Metal Metros2Moncton Vitos6
7Kent Koyotes8Mount Pearl Junior Blades1
April 29, 2022
8Antigonish AA Munro Jr B Bulldogs1A&S Scrap Metal Metros3
9Mount Pearl Junior Blades4Moncton Vitos5
10Kent Koyotes4Antigonish AA Munro Jr B Bulldogs1
A&S Scrap Metal Metros played 5 overagers and were eliminated from further play
April 30, 2022 Semi Finals
11Mount Pearl Junior Blades1Kent Koyotes2
12Moncton Vitos5Antigonish AA Munro Jr B Bulldogs1
May 1, 2022 Championship Game
13Moncton Vitos4Kent Koyotes5

2019 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

2019 Roll of Champions Regional Champions

2019 Don Johnson Cup Round Robin
RankTeamLeagueW-OTW-L-OTLGFGA
1 Kensington Vipers Host2-0-2-01213
2 Western Red Wings IJHL 3-0-0-12415
3CBR Jr. Renegades SJJHL 1-0-0-31722
4 Sackville Blazers NSJHL 2-0-0-2815
5Moncton Vito's NBJBHL 2-0-0-2128
Round Robin
GameAwayScoreHomeScore
April 23, 2019
1 Western Red Wings 5 Kensington Vipers 3
April 24, 2019
2 Sackville Blazers 4CBR Renegades2
3Moncton Vito's2 Western Red Wings 4
4 Kensington Vipers 5CBR Renegades4
April 25, 2019
5Moncton Vito's2 Sackville Blazers 0
6CBR Renegades9 Western Red Wings 6
7 Sackville Blazers 3 Kensington Vipers 2
April 26, 2019
8CBR Renegades7Moncton Vito's2
9 Western Red Wings 9 Sackville Blazers 1
10 Kensington Vipers 2Moncton Vito's1
Championship Round
GameAwayScoreHomeScore
April 27, 2019
Semi Final #1Kensington Vipers6Moncton Vito's3
Semi Final #2Sackville Blazers0Western Red Wings1 (OT)
April 28, 2019
FinalKensington Vipers3Western Red Wings4 (OT)