Doyle Cup

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Doyle Cup
Doyle Cup Trophy.JPG
SportIce hockey
League Canadian Junior Hockey League
Awarded forPacific region champion
CountryCanada
History
First award1985
(Pacific Centennial Cup 1971–84)
Most wins Vernon Vipers (8)
Most recent Prince George Spruce Kings (2019)

The Doyle Cup was an ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to determine the Pacific region berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. From 1971 to 2021, the series was played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), except from 2013 to 2017 when it was replaced by the four-province Western Canada Cup. Its future status is uncertain because of format changes to the national championship and the BCHL's withdrawal from the CJHL after the 2020–21 season. The current trophy was donated in 1984 by Pete Doyle, a Penticton, British Columbia businessman, replacing the Pacific Centennial Cup that two leagues competed for from 1971 to 1984.

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The Pacific region's Doyle Cup Champion traditionally played the Western region's ANAVET Cup champion for the Abbott Cup, the Western Canadian Championship. However, the Abbott Cup diminished in importance following the reorganization of the national championship in 1990. The Abbott Cup was then presented to the winner of the round-robin game, between the Pacific champion and Western champion, during the larger Royal Cup competition; this practice ended, and the Abbott Cup was retired, after the 1999 season.

Champions

Pacific Junior "A" Champions
YearAJHL ChampionBCHL ChampionSeries
Pacific Centennial Cup Championship
1971 Red Deer Rustlers Penticton Broncos 4–3
1972 Red Deer Rustlers Vernon Essos 4–2
1973 Calgary Canucks Penticton Broncos 1–4
1974 Red Deer Rustlers Kelowna Buckaroos 1–4
1975 Spruce Grove Mets Bellingham Blazers 4–2
1976 Spruce Grove Mets Nor'Wes Caps (PCJHL)4–1
1977 Calgary Canucks Richmond Sockeyes (PCJHL)4–1
1978 Calgary Canucks Merritt Centennials 2–4
1979 Fort Saskatchewan Traders Richmond Sockeyes (PCJHL)4–1
1980 Red Deer Rustlers Penticton Knights 4–0
1981 St. Albert Saints Penticton Knights 4–1
1982 St. Albert Saints Penticton Knights 4–3
1983 Calgary Canucks Abbotsford Flyers 0–4
1984 Fort Saskatchewan Traders Langley Eagles 2–4
Doyle Cup
1985 Red Deer Rustlers Penticton Knights 1–4
1986 Calgary Canucks Penticton Knights 1–4
1987 Red Deer Rustlers Richmond Sockeyes 3–4
1988 Calgary Canucks Vernon Lakers 4–0
1989 Red Deer Rustlers Vernon Lakers 2–4
1990 Calgary Canucks New Westminster Royals 0–4
1991 Calgary Royals Vernon Lakers 1–4
1992 Olds Grizzlys Vernon Lakers 3–4
1993 Olds Grizzlys Kelowna Spartans 1–4
1994 Olds Grizzlys Kelowna Spartans 4–2
1995 Calgary Canucks Chilliwack Chiefs 4–3
1996 St. Albert Saints Vernon Vipers 3–4
1997 Fort McMurray Oil Barons South Surrey Eagles 1–4
1998 St. Albert Saints South Surrey Eagles 2–4
1999 Calgary Canucks Vernon Vipers 1–4
2000 Fort McMurray Oil Barons Chilliwack Chiefs 4–1
2001 Camrose Kodiaks Victoria Salsa 4–2
2002 Drayton Valley Thunder Chilliwack Chiefs 2–4
2003 Camrose Kodiaks Vernon Vipers 4–2
2004 Grande Prairie Storm Nanaimo Clippers 1–4
2005 Camrose Kodiaks Surrey Eagles 4–1
2006 Fort McMurray Oil Barons Burnaby Express 2–4
2007 Camrose Kodiaks Nanaimo Clippers 4–1
2008 Camrose Kodiaks Penticton Vees 4–1
2009 Grande Prairie Storm Vernon Vipers 0–4
2010 Spruce Grove Saints Vernon Vipers 3–4
2011 Spruce Grove Saints Vernon Vipers 3–4
2012 Brooks Bandits Penticton Vees 1–4
2013-2017: replaced by Western Canada Cup
2018 Spruce Grove Saints Wenatchee Wild 1–4
2019 Brooks Bandits Prince George Spruce Kings 2–4
2020-2022: not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic [a]
Notes
  1. ↑ Hockey Canada and the CJHL cancelled the 2020 and 2021 Doyle Cups in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2022 Doyle Cup was not played due to elimination of regional playoffs by Hockey Canada. [1] [2] [3]

Results by team

TeamLeagueChampionsRunners-upTotal
Vernon Essos/Lakers/Vipers BCHL8311
Camrose Kodiaks AJHL55
Penticton Broncos/Vees/Knights/Vees BCHL459
Spruce Grove Mets/St. Albert Saints/Spruce Grove Saints AJHL459
Calgary Canucks AJHL369
Red Deer Rustlers AJHL347
New Westminster Royals/South Surrey Eagles/Surrey Eagles BCHL314
Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL123
Olds Grizzlys AJHL123
Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL123
Richmond Sockeyes BCHL/PJHL 123
Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL112
Kelowna Spartans BCHL112
Nanaimo Clippers BCHL112
Abbotsford Flyers BCHL11
Burnaby Express BCHL11
Kelowna Buckaroos BCHL11
Langley Eagles BCHL11
Merritt Centennials BCHL11
Wenatchee Wild BCHL11
Grande Prairie Storm AJHL22
Brooks Bandits AJHL11
Calgary Royals AJHL11
Drayton Valley Thunder AJHL11
Bellingham Blazers BCHL11
Nor'Wes Caps PJHL 11
Victoria Salsa BCHL11

Results by league

LeagueChampionsRunners-upTotal
British Columbia Hockey League 251540
Alberta Junior Hockey League 182543
Pacific Junior A Hockey League 033

Alberta/British Columbia Junior "A" Championship (1962–1970)

Prior to the 1970–71 season, the winner of this series was a part of the Memorial Cup playoffs.

(*) The AJHL Champion did not challenge the BCJHL Champion for the right to appear in the Abbott Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey Canada statement in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)". Hockey Canada. 12 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Canada statement on spring 2021 national championships". Hockey Canada. 5 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Canada Announces Updates to Spring 2022 National Championships". SJHL. 22 March 2022.
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