Fred Page Cup

Fred Page Cup

The Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime Hockey League, La Coupe NAPA Champions of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League, and a pre-determined host team. The winner of the Fred Page Cup moves on to the Junior "A" National Championship known as the Royal Bank Cup. The trophy was donated by the then called Quebec Provincial Junior Hockey League in 1994-95. The Eastern Region "Fred Page Cup" should not be confused with the "Fred Page Cup" that is awarded to the champion of the British Columbia Hockey League's playoffs.

History

The first Fred Page Cup was awarded in 1995. The trophy was donated by the Quebec Provincial Junior A Hockey League to create an Eastern Canadian Championship in honour of past Canadian Amateur Hockey Association President Fred Page. The 1995 Championship marked the first time teams outside of the maritime provinces were allowed to compete for the Eastern Canadian Championship for a berth to the National Championship. Now allowed are the maritime champions, the Quebec champions, and the Ottawa District champions of the Central Junior A Hockey League. Prior to 1995, the Callaghan Cup was the championship trophy of Eastern Canada to be played for by a representative of the maritime provinces. Early championships were dominated by the Island Junior Hockey League. In the early 1990s, the top teams of the IJHL jumped to the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.

CJHL "powerhouse" Nepean Raiders had the chance to bid for the 2006 Fred Page Cup in 2004; was to be played at the Nepean Sportsplex in suburban Ottawa. Raiders owner Gord Black expressed no interest in hosting the tournament. The 2006 Fred Page Cup was then awarded to Pembroke, Ontario and the Pembroke Lumber Kings. The Fred Page Cup has yet to be awarded to a CJHL team in the Ottawa-area.

In 2009, the City of Dieppe, New Brunswick was chosen to host the Fred Page Cup, when a Central Junior A Hockey League team was supposed to host the event, but CJHL backed out due to the region already having prior commitments to a Hockey Canada-sanctioned tournament to be run around the same time. The Dieppe Commandos of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League were the host team. The tournament was held at the J. Louis Levesque Arena. The Fred Page Cup committee considered the Maritime Junior A Hockey League champion Summerside Capitals to co-host and play their games at the Credit Union Centre in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The Quebec Junior "AAA" Hockey League champions Sherbrooke Cougars protested against the co-hosting, and therefore the all the games were staged at the J. Louis Levesque Arena.

To date, the Central Junior A Hockey League won the Fred Page Cup 7 times, despite that no CJHL team has made it to the Royal Bank Cup finals since its inception in 1996. The Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League has won the Fred Page Cup only 3 times, and no team from Quebec have qualified for the Royal Bank Cup finals. The Maritime Junior A Hockey League is the only league to win the Fred Page Cup and have teams win the Royal Bank Cup, as the Summerside Capitals won in 1997 and the Halifax Oland Exports won in 2002.

The 2010 Fred Page Cup was awarded to the Brockville Braves, who also hosted the tournament in 1997. Brockville won the 2010 Fred Page Cup by defeating the Pembroke Lumber Kings 5-1. The Braves are the 2nd host team since the 1998-99 Charlottetown Abbies, who defeated the CJHL's Hawkesbury Hawks 2-0 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre. The 2011 Fred Page Cup will be held in Terrebonne, Quebec and the 2012 tournament will be held in Kanata, Ontario

2012 Fred Page Cup Tournament

Round Robin

FPC Round Robin Rank Team League W-L-OTL GF GA - Kanata Stallions Host 0-0-0 0 0 - Central Canada Champion CCHL 0-0-0 0 0 - Quebec Champion QJAAAHL 0-0-0 0 0 - Maritime Champion MHL 0-0-0 0 0

Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.

Semi and Finals

April TBD

Championship Round Game Team Score Team Score Notes Semi-final 2nd Place 3rd Place Final 1st Place SF Winner

Champions

Fred Page Cup Eastern Canada Junior A Champions Year Champions Runners-Up Series/Host 1995 Joliette Nationals (QPJHL) Cornwall Colts (CJHL) Joliette, Quebec 1996 Moncton Beavers (MJAHL) Dartmouth Oland Exports (MJAHL) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 1997 Kanata Valley Lasers (CJHL) Longueuil Collège Français (QPJHL) Brockville, Ontario 1998 Brockville Braves (CJHL) Restigouche River Rats (MJAHL) Joliette, Quebec 1999 Charlottetown Abbies (MJAHL) Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) Charlottetown, PEI 2000 Cornwall Colts (CJHL) Halifax Oland Exports (MJAHL) Pembroke, Ontario 2001 St. Jerome Panthers (QJAAAHL) Cornwall Colts (CJHL) Coaticook, Quebec 2002 Halifax Oland Exports (MJAHL) Ottawa Jr. Senators (CJHL) Truro, Nova Scotia 2003 Lennoxville Cougars (QJAAAHL) Nepean Raiders (CJHL) Cornwall, Ontario 2004 Nepean Raiders (CJHL) Valleyfield Braves (QJAAAHL) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec 2005 Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) Yarmouth Mariners (MJAHL) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 2006 Joliette Action (QJAAAHL) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) Pembroke, Ontario 2007 Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) St. Jerome Panthers (QJAAHL) Saint-Jérôme, Quebec 2008 Weeks Crushers (MJAHL) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 2009 Summerside Western Capitals (MJAHL) Dieppe Commandos (MJAHL) Moncton, New Brunswick 2010 Brockville Braves (CJHL) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) Brockville, Ontario 2011 Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) Longueuil College Francais (QJAAAHL) Terrebonne, Quebec 2012 Kanata, Ontario 2013 Truro, Nova Scotia

External links

• Fred Page Cup Website
• CJHL Website
• LHJAAAQ Website
• MJAHL Website
• CJAHL Website