# 2024 Centennial Cup

The 2024 Centennial Cup was the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) 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 each of 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.
    Regular season: 31-23-1-2 (3rd in AJHL)
    playoffs: Defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-2, Defeated Drumheller Dragons 4-1, Defeated Whitecourt Wolverines 4-0

### Melfort Mustangs

The Melfort Mustangs qualified as the Canterra Seeds Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
    Regular season: 38-14-3-1 (2nd in SJHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated Estevan Bruins 4-1, Defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-3, Defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-2

### Winkler Flyers

The Winkler Flyers qualified as the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
    Regular season: 42-11-2-3 (2nd in MJHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated Portage Terriers 4-1, Defeated Virden Oil Capitals 4-2 Defeated Steinbach Pistons 4-0

### Sioux Lookout Bombers

The Sioux Lookout Bombers qualified as the Bill Salonen Cup champions of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
    Regular season: 35-10-2-2 (2nd in SIJHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4-0, Defeated Thunder Bay North Stars 4-1, Defeated Kam River Fighting Walleye 4-0

### Greater Sudbury Cubs

The Greater Sudbury Cubs qualified as the Copeland Cup champions of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
    Regular season: 43-12-1-2 (2nd in NOJHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4-2, defeated Blind River Beavers 4-1, defeated Powassan Voodoos 4-1

### Collingwood Blues

The Collingwood Blues qualified as the Buckland Cup champions of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
    Regular season: 49-6-0-1 (1st in OJHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated Brantford 99ers 4-0, Defeated Oakville Blades 4-1, Defeated Leamington Flyers 4-0, Defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4-2

### Navan Grads

The Navan Grads qualified as the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Canada Hockey League.
    Regular season: 41-9-3-2 (1st in CCHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 4-2, Defeated Rockland Nationals 4-1, Defeated Smiths Falls Bears 4-2

### Collège Français de Longueuil

The Collège Français de Longueuil qualified as the NAPA Cup champions of the Quebec Junior Hockey League.
    Regular season: 30-14-2-2 (4th in LHJQ)
    Playoffs: Defeated Laval VC 4-0, Defeated Terrebonne Cobras 4-3, Defeated L'Everest de la Côte du Sud 4-3

### 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.
    Regular season: 31-16-3-2 (4th in MHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated West Kent Steamers 4-1, Defeated Edmundston Blizzard 4-0, Defeated Summerside Western Capitals 4-2

### Oakville Blades

The Oakville Blades of the Ontario Junior Hockey League were admitted to the tournament by virtue of being the host team.
    Regular season: 32-20-1-3 (9th in OJHL)
    Playoffs: Defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4-2, defeated by Collingwood Blues 1-4

### Map of competing teams
## 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.
| | Group A | CB | CC | NG | GSC | CFL |
| 1 | Collingwood Blues | | 5-4 | 3-2 | 10-2 | 8-0 |
| 2 | Calgary Canucks | 4-5 | | 4-3 | 3-2 | 5-1 |
| 3 | Navan Grads | 2-3 | 3-4 | | 5-1 | 5-1 |
| 4 | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 2-10 | 2-3 | 1-5 | | 6-0 |
| 5 | Collège Français de Longueuil | 0-8 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-6 | |
| | Group B | MM | MT | WF | OB | SLB |
| 1 | Melfort Mustangs | | 4-1 | 6-5 | 3-1 | 5-3 |
| 2 | Miramichi Timberwolves | 1-4 | | 3-2 | 7-4 | 5-3 |
| 3 | Winkler Flyers | 5-6 | 2-3 | | 4-0 | 4-2 |
| 4 | Oakville Blades | 1-3 | 4-7 | 0-4 | | 5-2 |
| 5 | Sioux Lookout Bombers | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-5 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Miramichi Timberwolves | 8 | | | | |
| Navan Grads | 4 | | | | |
| Navan Grads | 4 | Collingwood Blues | 5 | | |
| | | Miramichi Timberwolves | 2 | | |
| | | | | Collingwood Blues | 1 |
| | | | | Melfort Mustangs | 0 |
| | | Melfort Mustangs | 2 | | |
| | | Calgary Canucks | 1 | | |
| Calgary Canucks | 4 | Calgary Canucks | 1 | | |
| Winkler Flyers | 2 | | | | |

## Awards

    Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Julien Gervais, Calgary Canucks
    Top Forward: Dalton Andrew, Winkler Flyers
    Top Defencemen: Leith Olafson, Melfort Mustangs
    Top Goaltender: Jaeden Nelson, Navan Grads
    Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Riley Hearn, Calgary Canucks
    Top Scorer: Dylan Hudon, Collingwood Blues Julien Gervais, Calgary Canucks