Doyle Cup

{{Short description|Canadian junior ice hockey trophy}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox sports award

| name = Doyle Cup

| image_size = 200px

| image = Doyle Cup Trophy.JPG

| caption =

| sport = Ice hockey

| givenfor = Pacific region champion

| league = Canadian Junior Hockey League

| country = Canada

| first = 1985
(Pacific Centennial Cup 1971–84)

| mostwins = Vernon Vipers (8)

| mostrecent = Prince George Spruce Kings (2019)

}}

The Doyle Cup was 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 four-province 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.

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| colspan=5 | Pacific Junior "A" Champions

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! style= width="185" | AJHL Champion

! style= width="185" | BCHL Champion

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|colspan="4"|Pacific Centennial Cup Championship

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|1971

Red Deer RustlersPenticton Broncos4–3
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|1972

Red Deer RustlersVernon Essos4–2
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|1973

Calgary CanucksPenticton Broncos1–4
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|1974

Red Deer RustlersKelowna Buckaroos1–4
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|1975

Spruce Grove MetsBellingham Blazers4–2
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|1976

Spruce Grove MetsNor'Wes Caps (PCJHL)4–1
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|1977

Calgary CanucksRichmond Sockeyes (PCJHL)4–1
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|1978

Calgary CanucksMerritt Centennials2–4
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|1979

Fort Saskatchewan TradersRichmond Sockeyes (PCJHL)4–1
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|1980

Red Deer RustlersPenticton Knights4–0
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|1981

St. Albert SaintsPenticton Knights4–1
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|1982

St. Albert SaintsPenticton Knights4–3
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|1983

Calgary CanucksAbbotsford Flyers0–4
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|1984

Fort Saskatchewan TradersLangley Eagles2–4
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|colspan="4"|Doyle Cup

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|1985

Red Deer RustlersPenticton Knights1–4
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|1986

Calgary CanucksPenticton Knights1–4
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|1987

Red Deer RustlersRichmond Sockeyes3–4
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|1988

Calgary CanucksVernon Lakers4–0
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|1989

Red Deer RustlersVernon Lakers2–4
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|1990

Calgary CanucksNew Westminster Royals0–4
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|1991

Calgary RoyalsVernon Lakers1–4
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|1992

Olds GrizzlysVernon Lakers3–4
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|1993

Olds GrizzlysKelowna Spartans1–4
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|1994

Olds GrizzlysKelowna Spartans4–2
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|1995

Calgary CanucksChilliwack Chiefs4–3
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|1996

St. Albert SaintsVernon Vipers3–4
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|1997

Fort McMurray Oil BaronsSouth Surrey Eagles1–4
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|1998

St. Albert SaintsSouth Surrey Eagles2–4
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|1999

Calgary CanucksVernon Vipers1–4
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|2000

Fort McMurray Oil BaronsChilliwack Chiefs4–1
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|2001

Camrose KodiaksVictoria Salsa4–2
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|2002

Drayton Valley ThunderChilliwack Chiefs2–4
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|2003

Camrose KodiaksVernon Vipers4–2
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|2004

Grande Prairie StormNanaimo Clippers1–4
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|2005

Camrose KodiaksSurrey Eagles4–1
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|2006

Fort McMurray Oil BaronsBurnaby Express2–4
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|2007

Camrose KodiaksNanaimo Clippers4–1
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|2008

Camrose KodiaksPenticton Vees4–1
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|2009

Grande Prairie StormVernon Vipers0–4
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|2010

Spruce Grove SaintsVernon Vipers3–4
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|2011

Spruce Grove SaintsVernon Vipers3–4
2012Brooks BanditsPenticton Vees1–4
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| colspan="4" | 2013-2017: replaced by Western Canada Cup

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|2018

Spruce Grove SaintsWenatchee Wild1–4
2019Brooks BanditsPrince George Spruce Kings2–4
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|colspan=4 align=center rowspan=2 | ''2020-2022: not awarded due{{efn|name="HC2020"|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.{{cite news|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2020-news-hockey-canada-ends-season|publisher=Hockey Canada|title=Hockey Canada statement in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)|date=12 March 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2021-news-national-events-cancelled|title=Hockey Canada statement on spring 2021 national championships|date=5 February 2021|publisher=Hockey Canada}}{{cite news|url=https://www.sjhl.ca/hockey-canada-announces-updates-to-spring-2022-national-championships|title=Hockey Canada Announces Updates to Spring 2022 National Championships|date=22 March 2022|publisher=SJHL}}}}

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;Notes

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Results by team

Results by league

  • results as of 2012 Doyle Cup

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! League

! Champions

! Runners-up

! Total

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| British Columbia Hockey League

251540
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| Alberta Junior Hockey League

182543
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| Pacific Junior A Hockey League

033

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

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