The 2019 National Junior A Championship was the 49th Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League and the 49th consecutive year a national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970. The tournament was played at the Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks, Alberta from May 11 to 19, 2019. The event and championship trophy were without a sponsor or title for this year following the ending of Royal Bank of Canada's partnership with Hockey Canada; Hockey Canada formally reinstated the Centennial Cup as the Junior 'A' championship in the summer of 2019.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks, Alberta |
| Dates | May 11–19, 2019 |
| Host team | Brooks Bandits |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Brooks Bandits |
Runner-up  | Prince George Spruce Kings |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 13 |
| Scoring leader(s) | Dylan Anhorn (Prince George) |
| MVP | Francis Boisvert (Ottawa) |
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2022) |
Teams
edit- Brooks Bandits (Host)
- Prince George Spruce Kings (Pacific)[a]
- Portage Terriers (Western)
- Oakville Blades (Central)
- Ottawa Jr. Senators (Eastern)
- ^ The Brooks Bandits won the 2019 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Championship and played the Prince George Spruce Kings in the Doyle Cup; the winner normally advances to the National Championship. Because Brooks has already earned an entry to the tournament as host, Prince George had also automatically earned an entry to the tournament as the Pacific Region representative, The Spruce Kings also went on to win the Doyle Cup over the Bandits.
Tournament
editRound-robin
edit| Rank | Team | League | Ticket | W–OTW–L–OTL | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | Host | 4–0–0–0 | 12 |
| 2 | Prince George Spruce Kings | BCHL | Pacific | 3–0–1–0 | 9 |
| 3 | Oakville Blades | OJHL | Central | 2–0–2–0 | 6 |
| 4 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | CCHL | Eastern | 1–0–3–0 | 3 |
| 5 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | Western | 0–0–4–0 | 0 |
Round-robin schedule
edit| Game | Away team | Score | Home team |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2019 | |||
| 1 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 3–0 | Portage Terriers |
| 2 | Oakville Blades | 3–7 | Brooks Bandits |
| May 12, 2019 | |||
| 3 | Prince George Spruce Kings | 5–1 | Oakville Blades |
| 4 | Brooks Bandits | 5–3 | Portage Terriers |
| May 13, 2019 | |||
| 5 | Prince George Spruce Kings | 4–0 | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
| May 14, 2019 | |||
| 6 | Portage Terriers | 4–5 | Oakville Blades |
| 7 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 1–2 | Brooks Bandits |
| May 15, 2019 | |||
| 8 | Portage Terriers | 1–5 | Prince George Spruce Kings |
| May 16, 2019 | |||
| 9 | Oakville Blades | 7–4 | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
| 10 | Brooks Bandits | 3–1 | Prince George Spruce Kings |
Finals
edit| Semifinals May 18 | Championship May 19 | ||||||||
| 1 | Brooks Bandits | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Brooks Bandits | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Prince George Spruce Kings | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Prince George Spruce Kings | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Oakville Blades | 1 | |||||||
Awards
edit- Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Francis Boisvert, Ottawa Jr. Senators[1]
- Top Forward: Ryan Mahshie, Brooks Bandits
- Top Defencemen: Luke Bast, Brooks Bandits
- Top Goaltender: Logan Neaton, Prince George Spruce Kings
- Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Simon Gravel, Brooks Bandits
- Top Scorer: Spencer Kersten, Oakville Blades
References
edit- ^ "NJAC AWARD WINNERS NAMED". CJHL. May 17, 2019.