2023 Centennial Cup
The 2023 Centennial Cup was the 51st annual Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Junior A national championship tournament for the 2022–23 season. The tournament took place at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba from May 11 to 21, 2023. The competition included the championship teams from the nine leagues that collectively make up the CJHL.
The Portage Terriers and the City of Portage la Prairie had been selected to host the 2020 Centennial Cup tournament, which was cancelled due to public health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team had previously hosted, and won, the 2015 Royal Bank Cup, as the tournament was then known. Multiple corporate sponsors, including the title sponsor, Tim Hortons, withdrew their support for the tournament in response to the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal.
Competition
The tournament included the championship teams from each of the 9 leagues that collectively make up the Canadian Junior Hockey League and the hosting Portage Terriers.Brooks Bandits
The Brooks Bandits qualified as the Inter Pipeline Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.Battlefords North Stars
The Battlefords North Stars qualified as the Canterra Seeds Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.Steinbach Pistons
The Steinbach Pistons qualified as the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.Portage Terriers
The Portage Terriers of the MJHL were guaranteed a place in the tournament by virtue of being the host team.Kam River Fighting Walleye
The Kam River Fighting Walleye qualified as the Bill Salonen Cup champions of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.Timmins Rock
The Timmins Rock qualified as the Copeland Cup champions of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.Collingwood Blues
The Collingwood Blues qualified as the Buckland Cup champions of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.Ottawa Jr. Senators
The Ottawa Jr. Senators qualified as the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Canada Hockey League.Terrebonne Cobras
The Terrebonne Cobras qualified as the NAPA Cup champions of the Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Québec.Yarmouth Mariners
The Yarmouth Mariners qualified as Metalfab Cup champions of the Maritime Hockey League.Round Robin
The top 3 teams from each group advanced to the playoffs, and the 1st place teams in each group had a bye to the semifinals.Individual awards
;Most Valuable Player: Aiden Fink;Top Forward: Aiden Fink
;Top Defenceman: Ethan Beyer
;Top Goaltender: Josh Kotai
;Most Sportsmanlike Player: Austin Peters