1972 Centennial Cup

The 1972 Centennial Cup is the second Tier II Junior "A" 1972 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

1972 Manitoba Centennial Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 1972
Teams2
Venue(s)Guelph, Ontario
Final positions
Champions  Guelph CMC's (1st title)
Runner-up  Red Deer Rustlers
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
← 1971
1973 →

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

The finals were hosted by the Guelph CMC's in the city of Guelph, Ontario.

History

Guelph CMC's forward Paul Fendley died days after game four of the championship series after hitting his head on the ice during game four. He was the CMC's leading scorer.

The Playoffs
  Regionals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  Sask Humboldt Broncos 4  
Man Dauphin Kings  
  Alta Red Deer Rustlers 4  
Western Canada
    Sask Humboldt Broncos 1  
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 4
  BC Vernon Essos 2  
    Ont Guelph CMC's 4
  Alta Red Deer Rustlers 0
  Ont Guelph CMC's 4  
TB Thunder Bay Vulcans 2  
Ont Guelph CMC's 4
Eastern Canada
    PEI Charlottetown Islanders 0  
PEI Charlottetown Isles 4
  NB Moncton Hawks 1  

Prior to Regionals

Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) defeated St. John's Jr. Capitals (Independent) 3-games-to-1
Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) defeated Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) 4-games-to-1
Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOJHA) 3-games-to-none
St. John's Jr. Capitals (Independent) defeated Gander Jr. Flyers (NJAHL) 2-games-to-1

MCC Finals
Centennial Cup Results
GameTeamScoreTeamScore
1 Guelph CMC's 4 Red Deer Rustlers 2
2 Guelph CMC's 3 Red Deer Rustlers 2
3 Guelph CMC's 3 Red Deer Rustlers 1
4 Guelph CMC's 3 Red Deer Rustlers 0

Regional Championships
Abbott Cup: Red Deer Rustlers
Eastern Champions: Guelph CMC's
Doyle Cup: Red Deer Rustlers
Anavet Cup: Humboldt Broncos
Dudley Hewitt Cup: Guelph CMC's
Callaghan Cup: Charlottetown Islanders

Roll of League Champions
AJHL: Red Deer Rustlers
BCJHL: Vernon Essos
CJHL: Smiths Falls Bears
Independent: Charlottetown Isles
MJHL: Dauphin Kings
NBJHL: Moncton Hawks
NJAHL: Gander Jr. Flyers
NOJHA: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
SJHL: Humboldt Broncos
SOJAHL: Guelph CMC's
TBJHL: Thunder Bay Vulcans
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