Mowat Cup

The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia (BC).
The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr. John Mowat of Victoria, BC, for competition in the 1927-28 hockey season.
In past years, junior teams in BC played in various regional leagues, including the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League, and Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. Various formats for Mowat Cup competition usually saw the champions of these regional leagues compete for the Mowat Cup.
Since 1999, the Mowat Cup has been exclusive to the province-wide Junior "A" British Columbia Hockey League. But with that league withdrawing from the sanctioning of BC Hockey and Hockey Canada between 2021 and 2023, they would no longer be competing for the Mowat Cup. The three Junior B leagues; the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, the Pacific Junior Hockey League, and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League in the province were elevated to to Junior A Tier-II and the three leagues would become eligible to compete for the Mowat Cup.
Until 2012, the winner of the Mowat Cup moved on to play the Alberta Champions for the Doyle Cup.  The Doyle Cup and the Anavet Cup were replaced starting in 2013 with the Western Canada Cup. The Doyle Cup was restored in 2018 as the Pacific regional championship.
==History==
1927-28 ---The first competition for the Cup was limited to a one game affair, as more ice time was not available. Fernie defeated Ex-King George in Vancouver. Fernie had won the right to play in the final, having defeated Armstrong 17-1, Salmon Arm 16-4, and Revelstoke 7-1
1931-32 ---The Trail Smoke Eaters won their first of 22 Mowat Cups over a run of 29 seasons. They defeated Merritt in Trail.
1943-44 ---Trail won the Mowat Cup title, then the Western Canada finals, only to be defeated by the Oshawa Generals for the National Championship
1961-62 ---Marked the initial year of the Okanagan-Mainline Junior "A" Hockey League and as their champions the Kamloops Rockets defeated the Trail Smoke Eaters in two straight games for the title.
1962-63 ---Saw the last Mowat Cup victory for the Trail Smoke Eaters, at that time the champions of the Kootenay Junior Hockey League, as they defeated the New Westmister Royals of the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League.
1967-68 ---The British Columbia Junior A Hockey League (BCJHL) was formed when New Westmister Royals and Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League joined the four team Okanagan Junior Hockey League. The Penticton Broncos won the Mowat Cup in that first year.
1980-81 ---Marked the inaugural season in which the BCJHL played the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League for the Mowat Cup. The Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated the Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) two straight in the best of three, 3-0 and 5-1.
1985-86 ---The Penticton Knights became the first ever B.C. team to win the National Title as they defeated Prince George for the Mowat Cup, Calgary for the Doyle Cup, Winnipeg for the Abbott Cup and then won the Centennial Cup Tournament with a final win over host Cole Harbour.
1986-87 ---The Richmond Sockeyes followed the Penticton lead defeating Quesnel Millionaires (PCJHL) for the Mowat Cup', Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL)for the Doyle Cup, Humboldt Broncos for the Abbott Cup and winning the Centennial Cup with a final win over host Humboldt.
1989-90 ---The Series was changed to the best of five for the first time. The New Westminster Royals (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) in three straight.7-4, 8-5, 7-4. In the Centennial Cup, hosted by Vernon, the Vernon Lakers defeated New Westminster for the National Title with a come-from-behind 6-5 overtime win.
1991-92 ---The Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings of the newly formed Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League in three straight. 5-1,7-5 and 5-2, for the 4th in five years.
2023-24 --- With the British Columbia Hockey League withdrawing from Hockey Canada and BC Hockey the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, the Pacific Junior Hockey League, and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League compete for the Mowat Cup. This is likely to be a one or two year occurrence as the ground work is being laid for a new Junior A league in the province made up of some of the teams from the three former Junior B leagues and teams possibly withdrawing from the BCHL and applying for reinstatement within Hockey Canada and BC Hockey. New teams are also a possibility for the new league.
==Champions==
===Memorial Cup Competition Era===
*1928 Fernie (Roy Kirkpatrick)
*1929 Nelson (Maple Leafs ??)
*1930 Vancouver Ex-King George
*1931 Vancouver Ex-King George
*1932 Trail Smoke Eaters, (R.E. Wilson)
*1933 Trail Smoke Eaters, (William 'Scotty' Ross)
*1934 Trail Smoke Eaters, (William 'Scotty' Ross)
*1935 Vancouver Ex-King George
*1936 Trail Smoke Eaters (Steve Matovich)
*1937 Trail Smoke Eaters (Steve Matovich)
*1938 Trail Smoke Eaters (Steve Matovich)
*1939 Trail Smoke Eaters (William 'Scotty' Ross)
*1940 Trail Smoke Eaters (William 'Scotty' Ross)
*1941 No Competition
*1942 No Competition
*1943 Trail Smoke Eaters (Gerry Thompson)
*1944 Trail Smoke Eaters (Gerry Thompson)
*1945 No Competition
*1946 Nanaimo Clippers (Walter 'Bus' Matthews)
*1947 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Gerry Thomson)
*1948 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Hedley Marshall)
*1949 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Jimmy Anderson)
*1950 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Jimmy Anderson)
*1951 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Ron Gardiner)
*1952 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Jimmy Anderson)
*1953 Vernon Juniors (Bud Anderson)
*1954 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Robert Milne)
*1955 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Leo Soligo)
*1956 Vernon Juniors (Sarge Sammartino)
*1957 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Jimmy Mailey)
*1958 Warfield Juniors (Robert Clements)
*1959 Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Robert Clements)
*1960 Penticton Vees(Bernie Bathgate)
*1961 Trail Smoke Eaters (Ray Hamilton)
*1962 Kamloops Rockets (Kenny Stewart) (BCJHL)
*1963 Trail Smoke Eaters (Ray Hamilton)
*1964 Kamloops Rockets (Kenny Stewart)(BCJHL)
*1965 New Westminster Royals (Robert Bob Fenton)
*1966 New Westminster Royals (Robert Bob Fenton)
*1967 New Westminster Royals (Robert "Bob" Fenton)
*1968 Penticton Broncos (Jack Taggert)
*1969 Victoria Cougars (Doug Anderson)
*1970 Vernon Essos (Oddie Lowe)
===Centennial/Royal Bank Cup Competition Era===
 	
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Mowat Cup 1970-Present 	Mowat Cup 1970-Present 	Mowat Cup 1970-Present 	Mowat Cup 1970-Present	Mowat Cup 1970-Present
Year 	Champions 	Runners-Up 	Series 	
1971 	Kamloops Rockets (BCJHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
1972 	Vernon Essos (BCJHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
1973 	Penticton Broncos (BCJHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
1974 	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
1975 	Bellingham Blazers (BCJHL) 	Coquitlam Comets (PacJHL) 	2-0 	
1976 	Nor Wes Caps (PacJHL) 	Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL) 	Default 	
1977 	Richmond Sockeyes (PacJHL) 	Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL) 	3-0 	
1978 	Merritt Centennials (BCJHL) 	Richmond Sockeyes (PacJHL) 	3-0 	
1979 	Richmond Sockeyes (PacJHL) 	Kamloops Rockets (BCJHL) 	2-1 	
1980 	Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
1981 	Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1982 	Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1983 	Abbotsford Flyers (BCJHL) 	Williams Lake Mustangs (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1984 	Langley Eagles (BCJHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1985 	Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1986 	Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1987 	Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) 	Quesnel Millionaires (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1988 	Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) 	Grande Prairie North Stars (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1989 	Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) 	Williams Lake Mustangs (PCJHL) 	2-0 	
1990 	New Westminster Royals (BCJHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) 	3-0 	
1991 	Vernon Lakers (BCHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (PCJHL) 	3-0 	
1992 	Vernon Lakers (BCHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (RMJHL) 	3-0 	
1993 	Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) 	Williams Lake Mustangs (RMJHL) 	3-0 	
1994 	Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) 	Kimberley Dynamiters (RMJHL) 	3-0 	
1995 	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) 	Cranbrook Colts (RMJHL) 	3-0 	
1996 	Vernon Lakers (BCHL) 	Prince George Spruce Kings (RMJHL) 	3-0 	
1997 	South Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 	Cranbrook Colts (RMJHL) 	3-0 	
1998 	South Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 	Cranbrook Colts (RMJHL) 	3-0 	
1999 	Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 	Kimberley Dynamiters (RMJHL) 	3-1 	
2000 	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2001 	Victoria Salsa (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2002 	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2003 	Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2004 	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2005 	Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2006 	Burnaby Express (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2007 	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2008 	Penticton Vees (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2009 	Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2010 	Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2011 	Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2012 	Penticton Vees (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2013 	Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2014 	Coquitlam Express (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2015 	Penticton Vees (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
2016 	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) 	No Competition 	-- 	
Trophy retired after 2015-16 season due to redundancy with Fred Page Cup	Trophy retired after 2015-16 season due to redundancy with Fred Page Cup	Trophy retired after 2015-16 season due to redundancy with Fred Page Cup	 	
2024 	Revelstoke Grizzlies (KIJHL) 	Ridge Meadows Flames (PJHL) 	3-2 (ot) 	
Category:Canadian Junior Hockey League
Category:British Columbia Junior Hockey
Category:Mowat Cup