TORONTO – With the start of the Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, just five weeks away, each of the nine leagues that comprise the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), are well underway in their respective playoffs.
Heading into game action Thursday evening, there are currently 36 other clubs remaining in contention to see who will join the Centennial Cup-host Calgary Canucks (AJHL) at the 11-day event that will be held at the Max Bell Centre, May 8-18, to vie for the national Jr. A title.
We do know there will be a new champion crowned as last year’s Centennial Cup winner, the Collingwood Blues, who were clipped by the Milton Menace in OJHL quarter-final action.
Here is where each CJHL league currently stands in their respective best-of-seven semifinal series:
MHL
Edmundston Blizzard vs. Campbellton Tigers
Game 1: Blizzard 4 Tigers 3
Next game: April 4 @ Campbellton
Pictou County Weeks Crushers vs. Truro Bearcats
Game 1: April 3 @ Truro
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Braves de Valleyfield vs. L’Indigo de Granby
Game 1: Braves 6 L’Indigo 4
Game 2: L’Indigo 5 Braves 3
Game 3: Braves 5 L’Indigo 3
Game 4: Braves 8 L’Indigo 4
Next game: April 3 @ Valleyfield
Collège Français de Longueuil vs. Condors du Cégep Beauce-Appalaches
Game 1: Condors 3 Collège Français 0
Game 2: Collège Français 7 Condors 0
Game 3: Collège Français 4 Condors 1
Next game: April 3 @ Cégep Beauce-Appalaches
CCHL
Rockland Nationals vs. Smiths Falls Bears
Game 1: April 4 @ Rockland
Carleton Place Canadians vs. Navan Grads
Game 1: April 3 @ Carleton Place
OJHL
Leamington Flyers vs. Milton Menace
Game 1: April 4 @ Leamington
Trenton Golden Hawks vs. Haliburton County Huskies or Toronto Jr. Canadiens
Next game: April 3 @ Haliburton (Huskies lead Canadiens 3-2 in conference semifinal)
Game 1: T.B.A.
NOJHL
Greater Sudbury Cubs vs. Soo Thunderbirds
Game 1: April 3 @ Sudbury
Hearst Lumberjacks vs. Timmins Rock
Game 1: April 4 @ Hearst
SIJHL
Dryden GM Ice Dogs vs. Red Lake Miners
Game 1: April 4 @ Dryden
Kam River Fighting Walleye vs. Thunder Bay North Stars
Game 1: April 4 @ Kam River
MJHL
Dauphin Kings vs. Portage Terriers
Game 1: April 4 @ Portage
Northern Manitoba Blizzard vs. Winkler Flyers
Game 1: April 5 @ Winkler
SJHL
Melfort Mustangs vs. Yorkton Terriers
Game 1: April 4 @ Melfort
Flin Flon Bombers vs. Weyburn Red Wings
Game 1: April 4 @ Flin Flon
AJHL
Grande Prairie Storm vs. Whitecourt Wolverines
Game 1: April 4 @ Whitecourt
Calgary Canucks vs. Drumheller Dragons
Game 1: April 4 @ Calgary
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