1988 Centennial Cup

1988 Manitoba Centennial Cup

Tournament details
Dates	May 1988
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Pembroke, Ontario
Final positions
Champions	Notre Dame Hounds (1st title)
Runner-up	Halifax Lions
Third place	Pembroke Lumber Kings
Fourth place	Thunder Bay Flyers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Scoring leader(s)	Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame)
MVP	Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame)
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The 1988 Centennial Cup is the 18th Junior "A" 1988 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 Pembroke Lumber Kings in the city of Pembroke, Ontario.

The Playoffs

Round Robin

Rank	Team	League	Ticket	W-L	GF	GA
1	# Halifax Lions	MVJHL	Callaghan Cup	2-1	17	14
2	x Notre Dame Hounds	SJHL	Abbott Cup	2-1	18	16
3	x Pembroke Lumber Kings	CJHL	Host	2-1	15	13
4	Thunder Bay Flyers	USHL	Dudley Hewitt Cup	0-3	15	22

Note: # - denotes team advanced to the final.

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

Results

Halifax Lions defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 6-4

Notre Dame Hounds defeated Halifax Lions 6-5

Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 7-4

Notre Dame Hounds defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 9-7

Halifax Lions defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 6-4 OT

Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-3 3OT

Semi and Finals

	Semi-finals					Royal Bank Cup Finals
						1	Halifax Lions	2
	2	Notre Dame Hounds	7			3	Notre Dame Hounds	3
	3	Pembroke Lumber Kings	3

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame Hounds)

Top Scorer: Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame Hounds)

Most Sportsmanlike Player: Colin Power (Halifax Lions)

Top Defenceman: Kevin Reed (Pembroke Lumber Kings)

All-Star Team

Forward

Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame Hounds)

Duane Saulnier (Halifax Lions)

Brian Downey(Pembroke Lumber Kings)

Defence

Joby Messier (Notre Dame Hounds)

Kevin Reed (Pembroke Lumber Kings)

Goal

Darin Baker (Halifax Lions)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL: Calgary Canucks

BCJHL: Vernon Lakers

CJHL: Pembroke Lumber Kings

IJHL: Summerside Western Capitals

MJHL: Winnipeg South Blues

MVJHL: Halifax Lions

NOJHL: Sudbury Cubs

PCJHL: Grande Prairie North Stars

SJHL: Notre Dame Hounds

Related links

• Canadian Junior A Hockey League
• Royal Bank Cup
• Anavet Cup
• Doyle Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• Fred Page Cup
• Abbott Cup
• Mowat Cup

External links

• Royal Bank Cup Website