1986 Centennial Cup

1986 Manitoba Centennial Cup
Tournament details
Dates May 1986
Teams 4
Venue(s) Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
Final positions
Champions  British Columbia Penticton Knights (1st title)
Runner-up  Nova Scotia Cole Harbour Colts
Third place  Ontario Orillia Travelways
Fourth place New Brunswick Moncton Hawks
Tournament statistics
Matches played 8
Scoring leader(s) Gary Thomas (Cole Harbour)
MVP Kevan Melrose (Penticton)
1985
1987

The 1986 Centennial Cup is the 16th Junior "A" 1986 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Abbott Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Callaghan Cup, and a 'Host' team.

The tournament was hosted by the Cole Harbour Colts in the city of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

A note of interest is that Troy Crosby, Sidney's father was the goaltender for the Moncton Hawks in this tournament. He ended up settling in Cole Harbour, NS which is Sidney's hometown.

The Playoffs

Round Robin

Rank Team League Ticket W-L GF GA
1 # Cole Harbour Colts MVJHL Host/Fred Page Cup 3-0 20 12
2 x Penticton Knights BCJHL Abbott Cup 2-1 16 11
3 x Orillia Travelways OJHL Dudley Hewitt Cup 1-2 11 17
4 Moncton Midland Hawks MVJHL - 0-3 8 15

Note: # - denotes team advanced to the final.

Note: x - denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.

Results

Cole Harbour Colts defeated Penticton Knights 6-5
Orillia Travelways defeated Moncton Hawks 4-3
Cole Harbour Colts defeated Orillia Travelways 9-5
Penticton Knights defeated Moncton Hawks 6-3
Penticton Knights defeated Orillia Travelways 5-2
Cole Harbour Colts defeated Moncton Hawks 5-2

Semi and Finals

  Semi-finals     Royal Bank Cup Finals
                 
    1  Cole Harbour Colts 4
  2  Penticton Knights 7     2  Penticton Knights 7
  3  Orillia Travelways 3  

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Kevan Melrose (Penticton Knights)
Top Scorer: Gary Thomas (Cole Harbour Colts)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: David Shields (Penticton Knights)

All-Star Team

Forward

David Shields (Penticton Knights)
Dwight Lucas (Cole Harbour Colts)
Garry Thomas (Cole Harbour Colts)

Defence

Kevan Melrose (Penticton Knights)
Barry Harrietha (Cole Harbour Colts)

Goal

Corry Amato (Orillia Travelways)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL: Calgary Canucks
BCJHL: Penticton Knights
CJHL: Brockville Braves
IJHL: Summerside Western Capitals
MJHL: Winnipeg South Blues
MVJHL: Cole Harbour Colts
NOJHL: Onaping Falls Huskies
OJHL: Orillia Travelways
PCJHL: Prince George Spruce Kings
SJHL: Humboldt Broncos

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