Hardy Cup

The W. G. Hardy Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Hardy Cup, was the Canadian national Intermediate "A" ice hockey championship from 1967 until 1984. From 1985 until 1990, the Hardy Cup was the Canadian national senior championship for Senior "AA" after senior and intermediate hockey were merged by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The trophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.

For years, until the 1967-68 season, the Intermediate level had many regional championships. The most prominent was for the Edmonton Journal Trophy, the Western Canadian Intermediate "A" Crown. In Ontario, at some times, the Intermediate champions were included in Allan Cup Senior "A" playoffs as well.

In 1984, the Intermediate level was collapsed by the CAHA into senior hockey and the Hardy Cup was reclassified to be the Senior "AA" crown, one level down from the Senior "AAA" Allan Cup. Senior "AA" was unsustainable at the national level and the trophy was retired soon after.

Champions

Hardy Cup finals
Year Col. J. Bourque Trophy
Eastern Canada Champions 		Edmonton Journal Trophy
Western Canada Champions 		Series Location
1968 Quebec Mineurs de Sept-Iles Saskatchewan Meadow Lake Stampeders 3-1 Saskatchewan North Battleford, Saskatchewan
1969 Quebec Loups de La Tuque Alberta Lloydminster Border Kings 3-0 Quebec La Tuque, Quebec
1970 Quebec Olympiques de Val D'Or British Columbia Powell River Regals 2-3 British Columbia Powell River, British Columbia
1971 New Brunswick Bathurst Alpine Papermakers Saskatchewan Rosetown Red Wings 3-0 New Brunswick Bathurst, New Brunswick
1972 New Brunswick Campbellton Tigers Saskatchewan Rosetown Red Wings 3-2 Saskatchewan Rosetown, Saskatchewan
1973 New Brunswick Saint John Mooseheads Saskatchewan Rosetown Red Wings 3-1 New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick
1974 Ontario Embrun Panthers Minnesota Warroad Lakers 0-3 Minnesota Warroad, Minnesota
1975 New Brunswick Moncton Beavers Manitoba Thompson Hawks 3-1 New Brunswick Moncton, New Brunswick
1976 Ontario Embrun Panthers British Columbia Prince George Mohawks 3-2 British Columbia Prince George, British Columbia
1977 New Brunswick Campbellton Tigers Minnesota Warroad Lakers 3-1 New Brunswick Campbellton, New Brunswick
1978 New Brunswick Campbellton Tigers British Columbia Prince George Mohawks 1-3 British Columbia Prince George, British Columbia
1979 New Brunswick Moncton Hawks British Columbia Quesnel Kangaroos 3-0 New Brunswick Moncton, New Brunswick
1980 New Brunswick Fredericton Capitals British Columbia Burnaby Lakers 0-3 British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
1981 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Islanders Manitoba Winnipeg North End Flyers 3-0 Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
1982 Ontario Georgetown Raiders British Columbia Quesnel Kangaroos 3-0 Ontario Georgetown, Ontario
1983 Ontario Timmins North Stars Manitoba Winnipeg North End Flyers 0-4 Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
1984 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Islanders Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Generals 4-1 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1985 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Islanders Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Generals 0-4 Saskatchewan Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1986 Ontario Dundas Real McCoys Saskatchewan Lloydminster Border Kings 4-0 Ontario Dundas, Ontario
1987 New Brunswick Miramichi Packers Alberta Stony Plain Eagles 3-0 New Brunswick Miramichi, New Brunswick
1988 New Brunswick Cambellton Tigers British Columbia Quesnel Kangaroos 4-0 New Brunswick Campbellton, New Brunswick
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador Port-aux-Basques Mariners Saskatchewan Kindersley Klippers 4-1 Newfoundland and Labrador Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland
1990 Nova Scotia Dartmouth Mounties Alberta Paul Band Black Hawks 4-3 Alberta Stony Plain, Alberta

Most Championships by Province

This is a list of champions by province, territory, or state. From 1968, the Hardy Cup was awarded 23 times.

Hardy Cups by Province/State
Rank Region Events Hosted Final Berths Championships
1 New Brunswick New Brunswick 7 10 8
2 British Columbia British Columbia 4 7 3
- Ontario Ontario 2 5 3
4 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island 1 3 2
- Quebec Quebec 1 3 2
6 Manitoba Manitoba 2 3 1
- Minnesota Minnesota 1 2 1
- Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador 1 1 1
- Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 0 1 1
- Saskatchewan Saskatchewan 3 8 1
11 Alberta Alberta 1 3 0

See also

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