1989 Centennial Cup

March 2026 Manitoba Centennial Cup 1989 Centennial Cup Logo Late 80s.png 125px May 1989 4 Summerside, Prince Edward Island other Thunder Bay Flyers 1 Summerside Western Capitals Moncton Hawks Vernon Lakers 8 Greg Johnson (Thunder Bay) Todd Hendersen (Thunder Bay) 1988 1990 thumb|upright=0.8|The Centennial Cup|alt=Ornate gold-plated bowl mounted on a wooden plinth atop a two-tier rectangular wooden base adorned with name plates The 1989 Centennial Cup is the 19th Junior "A" 1989 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Abbott Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Callaghan Cup, and a host city. The tournament was hosted by the Summerside Western Capitals in the city of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The Playoffs The Thunder Bay Flyers were coached by Dave Siciliano, and won the United States Hockey League regular season and playoffs in 1989.https://www.chroniclejournal.com/sports/local_sports/reliving-the-years-when-flyers-were-buzzing/article_dfa79db8-3e04-11e8-9622-e71ae1eddb8b.html Reliving the years when Flyers were buzzing Imrie Diane April 12, 2018 The Chronicle-Journal Thunder Bay, Ontario August 7, 2021 The Flyers began the Canadian playoffs undefeated in eight games with series victories versus the Sudbury Cubs and the Pembroke Lumber Kings to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup.https://www.cjhlhockey.com/en/national-jr-a-championship-rewind-thunder-bay-celebrated-initial-national-jr-a-title-30-years-ago National Jr. A Championship Rewind: Thunder Bay Flyers celebrated initial national Jr. A title 30 years ago May 19, 2019 Canadian Junior Hockey League August 8, 2021 Siciliano recalled that the Flyers were not given respect in advance of the 1989 Centennial Cup, and said that "the host Summerside team commented at the coaches press conference that Thunder Bay couldn't be very strong since they played in an American-based league". During the round-robin stage of the tournament, the Flyers earned wins versus the Vernon Lakers and Moncton Hawks, and lost to the Summerside Western Capitals. The Flyers earned a berth in the cup finals based on goal difference among three teams tied for first place, then defeated Summerside by a 4–1 score in the final game to win the Centennial Cup. The Centennial Cup championship was the first for any team from Northwestern Ontario. Round Robin main WL Q none y League (Ticket) THU Thunder Bay Flyers USHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) MON Moncton Hawks MVJHL (Callaghan Cup) SUM Summerside Western Capitals IJHL (Host) VER Vernon Lakers BCJHL (Abbott Cup) 2 1 18 9 2 1 13 11 2 1 13 14 0 3 8 18 green1 Final QF green3 Semi-final QSF QSF complete Results Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Vernon Lakers 8-2 Summerside Western Capitals defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-4 Moncton Hawks defeated Vernon Lakers 5-2 Moncton Hawks defeated Summerside Western Capitals 6-3 Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Moncton Hawks 6-2 Summerside Western Capitals defeated Vernon Lakers 5-4 double overtime Semi-finals and Final Semi-final Semi-finals Centennial Cup Finals 2 Moncton Hawks 2 3 Summerside Western Capitals 3 1 Thunder Bay Flyers 4 3 Summerside Western Capitals 1 Please note: Semi- Final was won in 14:51 of 3rd overtime period Awards Most Valuable Player: Todd Hendersen (Thunder Bay Flyers) Top Scorer: Greg Johnson (Thunder Bay Flyers) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Cam Sylven (Vernon Lakers) All-Star Team Forward Greg Johnson (Thunder Bay Flyers) Ken Murchison (Summerside Western Capitals) Jason Bortolussi(Thunder Bay Flyers) Defence Rodney Gallant (Summerside Western Capitals) Stephane Duval (Moncton Hawks) Goal Darin Baker (Moncton Hawks) Roll of League Champions AJHL: Red Deer Rustlers BCJHL: Vernon Lakers CJHL: Pembroke Lumber Kings IJHL: Summerside Western Capitals MJHL: Winnipeg South Blues MVJHL: Moncton Hawks NOJHL: Sudbury Cubs PCJHL: Williams Lake Mustangs QPJHL: Longueuil Collège Français SJHL: Humboldt Broncos See also Canadian Junior A Hockey League Royal Bank Cup Anavet Cup Doyle Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup Fred Page Cup Abbott Cup Mowat Cup References External links Royal Bank Cup Website 1989 Cup Category:Sports in Summerside, Prince Edward Island Category:Ice hockey competitions in Prince Edward Island Category:1989 in Prince Edward Island