The 1971 Centennial Cup is the first Tier II Junior "A" 1971 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

1971 Manitoba Centennial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
DatesMay 1971
Teams2
Final positions
Champions Red Deer Rustlers (1st title)
Runner-up Charlottetown Islanders
Tournament statistics
Games played6
1972 →

The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Western Canadian Champions and the Eastern Canadian Champions.

The finals were hosted by the Charlottetown Islanders in the city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

The Manitoba Centennial Trophy was presented to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) by the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association to commemorate their centennial year of 1970.

The Playoffs

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Regionals Semi-finals Finals
         
Sask Weyburn Red Wings 2
Man St. Boniface Saints 4
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 4
Western Canada
Man St. Boniface Saints 0
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 4
BC Penticton Broncos 3
Alta Red Deer Rustlers 4
PEI Charlottetown Isles 2
Ont Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4
Ont Ottawa M&W Rangers 2
Ont Detroit Jr. Red Wings 2
Eastern Canada
PEI Charlottetown Isles 4
PEI Charlottetown Isles 4
TB Thunder Bay Marrs 1

Prior to Regionals

Thunder Bay Marrs (TBJHL) defeated Sudbury Wolves (NOJHA) 4-games-to-3
Charlottetown Islanders (MarJHL) defeated Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) 4-games-to-none

MCC Finals

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Centennial Cup Results
Game Team Score Team Score
1 Charlottetown Islanders 3 Red Deer Rustlers 6
2 Charlottetown Islanders 3 Red Deer Rustlers 7
3 Charlottetown Islanders 6 Red Deer Rustlers 4
4 Charlottetown Islanders 4 Red Deer Rustlers 7
5 Charlottetown Islanders 7 Red Deer Rustlers 2
6 Charlottetown Islanders 4 Red Deer Rustlers 7

Regional Championships

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Abbott Cup: Red Deer Rustlers
Dudley Hewitt Cup: Charlottetown Islanders
Doyle Cup: Red Deer Rustlers
Anavet Cup: St. Boniface Saints

Roll of League Champions

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AJHL: Red Deer Rustlers
BCJHL: Victoria Cougars
CJHL: Ottawa M&W Rangers
MJHL: St. Boniface Saints
MarJHL: Charlottetown Isles
NBJHL: Moncton Hawks
NOJHA: Sudbury Wolves
SJHL: Weyburn Red Wings
SOJAHL: Detroit Jr. Red Wings
TBJHL: Thunder Bay Marrs

See also

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