2024 Centennial Cup


The 2024 Centennial Cup was the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship for the 2023–24 season won by the Collingwood Blues of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. It was the 52nd Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship and took place at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario from May 9 to 19, 2024. The competition included all nine CJHL champions and hosts the Oakville Blades.

Format

The format consisted of a 4-game round-robin with two groups of five teams, followed by a six-team single-elimination play-off. The top team from each group of the round-robin had a bye to the semifinal round.

Competing teams

The tournament included the championship teams from the 9 leagues in the Canadian Junior Hockey League and the Oakville Blades.

Calgary Canucks

The Calgary Canucks qualified as the Inter Pipeline Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

Melfort Mustangs

The Melfort Mustangs qualified as the Canterra Seeds Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

Winkler Flyers

The Winkler Flyers qualified as the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

Sioux Lookout Bombers

The Sioux Lookout Bombers qualified as the Bill Salonen Cup champions of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

Greater Sudbury Cubs

The Greater Sudbury Cubs 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.

Navan Grads

The Navan Grads qualified as the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Canada Hockey League.

Collège Français de Longueuil

The Collège Français de Longueuil qualified as the NAPA Cup champions of the Quebec Junior Hockey League.

Miramichi Timberwolves

The Miramichi Timberwolves qualified as the Metalfab Cup champions of the Maritime Hockey League (MHL). Despite finishing the regular season in fourth place, the Timberwolves managed to reach the final round of the MHL playoffs and defeat the first-place Summerside Western Capitals in six games. It was the Timberwolves' first league championship in franchise history.

Oakville Blades

The Oakville Blades of the Ontario Junior Hockey League were admitted to the tournament by virtue of being the host team.

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.