Doyle Cup
SportIce hockey
LeagueCanadian Junior Hockey League
Awarded forPacific region champion
CountryCanada
History
First award1985
(Pacific Centennial Cup 1971–84)
Most winsVernon Vipers (8)
Most recentPrince George Spruce Kings (2019)

The Doyle Cup is an ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to determine the Pacific region berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. From 1971 to 2021, the series was played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), except from 2013 to 2017 when it was replaced by the Western Canada Cup. Its future status is uncertain because of format changes to the national championship and the BCHL's withdrawal from the CJHL after the 2020–21 season. The current trophy was donated in 1984 by Pete Doyle, a Penticton, British Columbia businessman, replacing the Pacific Centennial Cup that two leagues competed for from 1971 to 1984.

The Pacific region's Doyle Cup Champion traditionally played the Western region's ANAVET Cup champion for the Abbott Cup, the Western Canadian Championship. However, the Abbott Cup diminished in importance following the reorganization of the national championship in 1990. The Abbott Cup was then presented to the winner of the round-robin game, between the Pacific champion and Western champion, during the larger Royal Cup competition; this practice ended, and the Abbott Cup was retired, after the 1999 season.

Champions

  • The BCHL was known as the BCJHL until 1990
  • Also in 1976, 1977, and 1979 a PCJHL champion defeated the BCJHL champion at the Mowatt Cup to advance to this round.
  • Bolded are the champions.
Pacific Junior "A" Champions
Year AJHL Champion BCHL Champion Series
Pacific Centennial Cup Championship
1971Red Deer RustlersPenticton Broncos4–3
1972Red Deer RustlersVernon Essos4–2
1973Calgary CanucksPenticton Broncos1–4
1974Red Deer RustlersKelowna Buckaroos1–4
1975Spruce Grove MetsBellingham Blazers4–2
1976Spruce Grove MetsNor'Wes Caps (PCJHL)4–1
1977Calgary CanucksRichmond Sockeyes (PCJHL)4–1
1978Calgary CanucksMerritt Centennials2–4
1979Fort Saskatchewan TradersRichmond Sockeyes (PCJHL)4–1
1980Red Deer RustlersPenticton Knights4–0
1981St. Albert SaintsPenticton Knights4–1
1982St. Albert SaintsPenticton Knights4–3
1983Calgary CanucksAbbotsford Flyers0–4
1984Fort Saskatchewan TradersLangley Eagles2–4
Doyle Cup
1985Red Deer RustlersPenticton Knights1–4
1986Calgary CanucksPenticton Knights1–4
1987Red Deer RustlersRichmond Sockeyes3–4
1988Calgary CanucksVernon Lakers4–0
1989Red Deer RustlersVernon Lakers2–4
1990Calgary CanucksNew Westminster Royals0–4
1991Calgary RoyalsVernon Lakers1–4
1992Olds GrizzlysVernon Lakers3–4
1993Olds GrizzlysKelowna Spartans1–4
1994Olds GrizzlysKelowna Spartans4–2
1995Calgary CanucksChilliwack Chiefs4–3
1996St. Albert SaintsVernon Vipers3–4
1997Fort McMurray Oil BaronsSouth Surrey Eagles1–4
1998St. Albert SaintsSouth Surrey Eagles2–4
1999Calgary CanucksVernon Vipers1–4
2000Fort McMurray Oil BaronsChilliwack Chiefs4–1
2001Camrose KodiaksVictoria Salsa4–2
2002Drayton Valley ThunderChilliwack Chiefs2–4
2003Camrose KodiaksVernon Vipers4–2
2004Grande Prairie StormNanaimo Clippers1–4
2005Camrose KodiaksSurrey Eagles4–1
2006Fort McMurray Oil BaronsBurnaby Express2–4
2007Camrose KodiaksNanaimo Clippers4–1
2008Camrose KodiaksPenticton Vees4–1
2009Grande Prairie StormVernon Vipers0–4
2010Spruce Grove SaintsVernon Vipers3–4
2011Spruce Grove SaintsVernon Vipers3–4
2012Brooks BanditsPenticton Vees1–4
2013-2017: replaced by Western Canada Cup
2018Spruce Grove SaintsWenatchee Wild1–4
2019Brooks BanditsPrince George Spruce Kings2–4
2020-2022: not awarded due[lower-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. ↑ Hockey Canada and the CJHL cancelled the 2020 and 2021 Doyle Cups in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2022 Doyle Cup was not played due to elimination of regional playoffs by Hockey Canada.[1][2][3]

Results by team

  • results as of 2012 Doyle Cup
Team League Champions Runners-up Total
Vernon Essos/Lakers/VipersBCHL8311
Camrose KodiaksAJHL55
Penticton Broncos/Vees/Knights/VeesBCHL459
Spruce Grove Mets/St. Albert Saints/Spruce Grove SaintsAJHL459
Calgary CanucksAJHL369
Red Deer RustlersAJHL347
New Westminster Royals/South Surrey Eagles/Surrey EaglesBCHL314
Fort McMurray Oil BaronsAJHL123
Olds GrizzlysAJHL123
Chilliwack ChiefsBCHL123
Richmond SockeyesBCHL/PJHL123
Fort Saskatchewan TradersAJHL112
Kelowna SpartansBCHL112
Nanaimo ClippersBCHL112
Abbotsford FlyersBCHL11
Burnaby ExpressBCHL11
Kelowna BuckaroosBCHL11
Langley EaglesBCHL11
Merritt CentennialsBCHL11
Wenatchee WildBCHL11
Grande Prairie StormAJHL22
Brooks BanditsAJHL11
Calgary RoyalsAJHL11
Drayton Valley ThunderAJHL11
Bellingham BlazersBCHL11
Nor'Wes CapsPJHL11
Victoria SalsaBCHL11

Results by league

  • results as of 2012 Doyle Cup
League Champions Runners-up Total
British Columbia Hockey League251540
Alberta Junior Hockey League182543
Pacific Junior A Hockey League033

Alberta/British Columbia Junior "A" Championship (1962–1970)

Prior to the 1970–71 season, the winner of this series was a part of the Memorial Cup playoffs.

  • 1970 Not Contested*
  • 1969 Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)
  • 1968 Penticton Broncos (BCJHL)
  • 1967 New Westminster Royals (PCJHL)
  • 1966 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)
  • 1965 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)
  • 1964 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)
  • 1963 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)
  • 1962 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)

(*) The AJHL Champion did not challenge the BCJHL Champion for the right to appear in the Abbott Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey Canada statement in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)". Hockey Canada. 12 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Canada statement on spring 2021 national championships". Hockey Canada. 5 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Canada Announces Updates to Spring 2022 National Championships". SJHL. 22 March 2022.
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