ANAVET Cup
ANAVET Cup | |
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![]() Portage Terriers hoist Anavet Cup (2005) | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Given for | Western regional champion of Canadian Junior Hockey League |
Country | Canada |
History | |
First award | 1971 |
Most wins | |
Most recent | Steinbach Pistons (2018) |
The ANAVET Cup is an ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It is played between the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Canalta Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The winner of the ANAVET Cup earns the western region's berth in the Royal Bank Cup, the Junior "A" National Championship. The series has been contested since 1971, except from 2013 to 2017 when it was replaced by the Western Canada Cup.[1]
The term "ANAVET" comes from the Canadian non-for-profit organization ANAVETS, or Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada.[1]
The Western region's ANAVET Cup Champion traditionally played against the Pacific region's Doyle Cup champion for the Abbott Cup, the Western Canadian Championship. However, the Abbott Cup diminished in importance following the reorganization of the Royal Bank Cup 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 Royal Cup.
Champions
- Bolded are the champions.
Results by team
- results as of 2018 ANAVET Cup
Team | League | Champions | Runners-up | Total |
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Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Prince Albert Raiders* | SJHL | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Selkirk Steelers | MJHL | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Portage Terriers | MJHL | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Winnipeg Blues | MJHL | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Dauphin Kings | MJHL | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Yorkton Terriers | SJHL | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 2 | 2 | |
OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 1 | 4 | 5 |
St. Boniface Saints | MJHL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Winkler Flyers | MJHL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Kindersley Klippers | SJHL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Melfort Mustangs | SJHL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Nipawin Hawks | SJHL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
North Battleford North Stars | SJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Steinbach Pistons | MJHL | 1 | 1 | |
La Ronge Ice Wolves | SJHL | 2 | 2 | |
St. James Canadians* | MJHL | 2 | 2 | |
Swift Current Broncos* | SJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Kildonan North Stars* | MJHL | 1 | 1 |
- * denotes team is defunct or no longer part of the league
Results by league
- results as of 2018 ANAVET Cup
League | Champions | Runners-up | Total |
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League | 29 | 14 | 43 |
Manitoba Junior Hockey League | 14 | 29 | 43 |
References
- 1 2 "ANAVET CUP RETURNS AFTER BRIEF HIATUS". Manitoba Junior Hockey League. March 8, 2018.