1988 Centennial Cup

1988 Manitoba Centennial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Pembroke, Ontario
DatesMay 1988
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Notre Dame Hounds (1st title)
Runner-up Halifax Lions
Third place Pembroke Lumber Kings
Fourth placeThunder Bay Flyers
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Scoring leader(s)Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame)
MVPRod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame)
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Ornate gold-plated bowl mounted on a wooden plinth atop a two-tier rectangular wooden base adorned with name plates
The Centennial Cup

The 1988 Centennial Cup is the 18th Junior "A" 1988 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Abbott Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Callaghan Cup, and a 'Host' team.

The tournament was hosted by the Pembroke Lumber Kings in the city of Pembroke, Ontario.

The Playoffs

The Thunder Bay Flyers coached by Dave Siciliano won the United States Hockey League playoffs, despite that the team had 13 rookies. The Ottawa Citizen credited the team's success to its skating ability, puck control and aggressive forechecking.[1] The Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated the Flyers in four consecutive games in the Dudley Hewitt Cup playoffs to determine the Central Canada "Junior A" champion.[2] Since the Lumber Kings hosted the 1988 Centennial Cup tournament and received an automatic berth, the Flyers advanced to the Centennial Cup tournament as the Dudley Hewitt Cup finalists.[3]

Round Robin

Pos League (Ticket) Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 MVJHL (Callaghan Cup) Halifax Lions 3 2 1 17 14 +3 Final
2 SJHL (Abbott Cup) Notre Dame Hounds 3 2 1 18 16 +2 Semi-final
3 CJHL (Host) Pembroke Lumber Kings 3 2 1 15 13 +2
4 USHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup finalists) Thunder Bay Flyers 3 0 3 15 22 −7
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Halifax Lions defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 6-4
Notre Dame Hounds defeated Halifax Lions 6-5
Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 7-4
Notre Dame Hounds defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 9-7
Halifax Lions defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 6-4 OT
Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-3 3OT

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals Royal Bank Cup Finals
1 Halifax Lions 2
2 Notre Dame Hounds 7 3 Notre Dame Hounds 3
3 Pembroke Lumber Kings 3

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame Hounds)
Top Scorer: Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame Hounds)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Colin Power (Halifax Lions)
Top Defenceman: Kevin Reed (Pembroke Lumber Kings)

All-Star Team

Forward

Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame Hounds)
Duane Saulnier (Halifax Lions)
Brian Downey(Pembroke Lumber Kings)

Defence

Joby Messier (Notre Dame Hounds)
Kevin Reed (Pembroke Lumber Kings)

Goal

Darin Baker (Halifax Lions)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL: Calgary Canucks
BCJHL: Vernon Lakers
CJHL: Pembroke Lumber Kings
IJHL: Summerside Western Capitals
MJHL: Winnipeg South Blues
MVJHL: Halifax Lions
NOJHL: Sudbury Cubs
PCJHL: Grande Prairie North Stars
SJHL: Notre Dame Hounds

See also

References

  1. ^ Hodge, Neil (May 7, 1988). "Centennial Cup final four ready to roll in Pembroke". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 102.Free access icon
  2. ^ "Lumber Kings sweep Flyers". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. April 29, 1988. p. 61.Free access icon
  3. ^ "Joseph spits in eye of Calgary Hurricane". Regina Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. May 4, 1988. p. 51.Free access icon