2023 Centennial Cup

This is the 2023 Centennial Cup, which is Canada's National Junior A Championship. the event will be held May 11 to 21, 2022 at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba hosted by the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
==Qualifying==
On December 16, 2022, as part of announcing the selection of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba as the host of the 2023 Centennial Cup it was announced that the tournament will be a ten team tournament for the second straight year with the nine league champions of the Canadian Junior Hockey League member leagues plus the host Portage Terriers. This announcement negates the need for the 2023 Fred Page Cup, 2023 Anavet Cup, and the 2023 Dudley Hewitt Cup.https://www.themhl.ca/2023-centennial-cup-ticket-packages-now-on-sale One hundred-eighteen teams are eligible to qualify for the tournament
==Bid==
The bid being awarded to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba was announced on December 16, 2022. https://www.themhl.ca/2023-centennial-cup-ticket-packages-now-on-sale
==List of Participants==
*Host: Portage Terriers
*Alberta Junior Hockey League champion: Brooks Bandits
*Central Canada Hockey League champion: Ottawa Jr. Senators
*Manitoba Junior Hockey League champion: Steinbach Pistons
*Maritime Junior Hockey League champion: Yarmouth Mariners
*Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League champion: Timmins Rock
*Ontario Junior Hockey League champion: Collingwood Blues
*Quebec Junior Hockey League champion: Terrebonne Cobras
*Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League representative: Battlefords North Stars
*Superior International Junior Hockey League champion: Kam River Fighting Walleye
==Schedule/Results==
May 11
*Kam River Fighting Walleye 1-4 Battlefords North Stars
*Yarmouth Mariners 2-7 Brooks Bandits
*Collingwood Blues 2-1 Steinbach Pistons (ot)
May 12
*Ottawa Jr. Senators 2-1 Terrebonne Cobras
*Timmins Rock 4-3 Yarmouth Mariners (ot)
*Steinbach Pistons 2-4 Portage Terriers
May 13
*Battlefords North Stars 1-3 Collingwood Blues
*Brooks Bandits 5-1 Ottawa Jr. Senators
*Portage Terriers 12-2 Kam River Fighting Walleye
May 14
*Terrebonne Cobras 2-1 Timmins Rock
*Steinbach Pistons 5-2 Kam River Fighting Walleye
May 15
*Ottawa Jr. Senators 4-3 Yarmouth Mariners
*Brooks Bandits 9-0 Timmins Rock
*Portage Terriers 2-3 Battlefords North Stars
May 16
*Kam River Fighting Walleye 1-4 Collingwood Blues
*Terrebonne Cobras 1-6 Brooks Bandits
*Battlefords North Stars 3-1 Steinbach Pistons
May 17
*Timmins Rock 2-1 Ottawa Jr. Senators
*Yarmouth Mariners 3-2 Terrebonne Cobras
*Collingwood Blues 3-4 Portage Terriers
==Round Robin Standings==
 Indicates team advanced to the playoff rounds
 Indicates team eliminated from further play
Note: Three points are awarded for a regulation win, two are awarded for an overtime win, one is awarded for an overtime or shootout loss, and none for a regulation loss.
===Group A===
Team 	GP	W	OW	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Brooks Bandits 	4 	4	0 	0	0 	27	4 	12
Ottawa Jr. Senators	4 	1	1 	1	1 	8 	11	6
Yarmouth Mariners 	4 	1	0 	2	1 	14	19	4
Terrebonne Cobras 	4 	0	2 	2	0 	6 	12	4
Timmins Rock 	4 	0	2 	2	0 	9 	18	4
===Group B===
Team 	GP	W	OW	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Battlefords North Stars 	4 	3	0 	1	0 	11	7 	9
Portage Terriers 	4 	3	0 	1	0 	22	10	9
Collingwood Blues 	4 	2	1 	1	0 	12	7 	8
Steinbach Pistons 	4 	1	0 	2	1 	9 	11	4
Kam River Fighting Walleye	4 	0	0 	4	0 	6 	25	0
==Quarterfinals==
May 19
*Collingwood Blues 2-4 Ottawa Jr. Senators
*Yarmouth Mariners 1-2 Portage Terriers
==Semifinals==
May 20
*Ottawa Jr. Senators 0-3 Brooks Bandits
*Portage Terriers 1-7 Battlefords North Stars
==Final==
May 21
*Battlefords North Stars 0-4 Brooks Bandits
==Tournament Awards==
*Roland Mercier Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Aiden Fink, Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
*Top Forward: Aiden Fink, Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
*Top Goaltender: Josh Kotai, Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
*Top Defenceman: Ethen Beyer, Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
*Top Scorer: Aiden Fink, Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
*Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Most Sportmanlike Player): Austin Peters, Portage Terriers (MJHL)
==References==
==Links==
*Tournament website
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