The Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament serves as the British Columbia Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The annual tournament is held amongst the champions of British Columbia's three Junior B ice hockey leagues, as well as a host team. The winner of the Cyclone Taylor Cup moves on to the Western Canada Junior B championship, the Keystone Cup.
The tournament and championship trophy is named after Hockey Hall of Famer Cyclone Taylor, who led the Vancouver Millionaires in goals during their 1915 Stanley Cup Final victory.
Tournament Organization The tournament is played between four teams in a single round-robin format. The top two teams meet in the championship game.
The 2023 qualifiers are as follows:
League Representative Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Kimberley Dynamiters Pacific Junior Hockey League Delta Ice Hawks Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League Oceanside Generals Host (KIJHL) Revelstoke Grizzlies
Cyclone Taylor Cup 2019 In Richmond, British Columbia
Cyclone Taylor Round Robin Rank Team League W-L-T GF GA1 Campbell River Storm (host)VIJHL 0–0–0 0 0 2 North Vancouver Wolf Pack PJHL 0–0–0 0 03 Campbell River Storm VIJHL 0–0–0 0 0 4 tbd KIJHL 0–0–0 0 0
Round Robin
Round Robin Game Away Score Home ScoreApril 11, 20191 Victoria Cougars - (KIJHL) -2 Campbell River Storm - North Vancouver Wolf Pack -April 12, 20193 (KIJHL) - North Vancouver Wolf Pack -4 Victoria Cougars - Campbell River Storm -April 13, 20195 North Vancouver Wolf Pack - Victoria Cougars -6 (KIJHL) - Campbell River Storm -
Championship Round See playoff round below
Champions Playdown Era Bolded are Cyclone Taylor Cup champions. Italics represents runner-up.
After the implementation of the round robin during the 2003–04 season, (Rep) denotes a league runner-up that gained access to the tournament because their league champion was also the tournament host.
Prior to the 2003–04 season, the hosting duties were rotated through the three leagues, with the champions from the other two leagues playing off for the right to meet the host league's champion. The winner would then face the host league's champion in a best-of-three series for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, played over one weekend. Early Playdowns Year Champion Finalist Semi-finalist(s)1967 Comox Totems (VI) 1968 Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs (KI) 1969 Fort St. John Golden Hawks (Pc) 1970 Trail Smoke Eaters (KI) 1971 Victoria Cubs (VI) 1972 Nor Wes Caps (PI) 1973 Nor Wes Caps (PI) 1974 Cranbrook Colts (KI) 1975 Cranbrook Colts (KI) 1976 Saanich Braves (VI) Prince George Spruce Kings (PC) Cranbrook (KI),1977 Quesnel Millionaires (PC) 1978 Quesnel Millionaires (PC) 1979 Quesnel Millionaires (PC) 1980 Kimberley Knights (KI) 3-League Playdowns Year Kootenay Pacific Vancouver Island1981 Kimberley Knights Northwest Americans Oak Bay Flyers 1982 Cranbrook Colts Northwest Americans Kerry Park Islanders1983 Cranbrook Colts North Shore Flames Oak Bay Flyers1984 Cranbrook Colts North Shore Flames Saanich Braves1985 Cranbrook Colts North Shore Flames Oak Bay Flyers1986 Cranbrook Colts Northwest Americans Kerry Park Islanders1987 Cranbrook Colts Burnaby Bluehawks Juan de Fuca Gulls1988 Columbia Valley Rockies White Rock Whalers Saanich Braves1989 Columbia Valley Rockies Abbotsford Pilots Peninsula Eagles1990 Columbia Valley Rockies Burnaby Bluehawks Kerry Park Islanders1991 Trail Smoke Eaters Richmond Sockeyes Kerry Park Islanders1992 Trail Smoke Eaters Richmond Sockeyes Parksville Generals1993 Nelson Leafs Coquitlam Warriors Kerry Park Islanders1994 North Okanagan Kings Grandview Steelers Kerry Park Islanders1995 Sicamous Eagles Port Coquitlam Buckeroos Comox Valley Glacier Kings1996 Castlegar Rebels Ridge Meadows Flames Saanich Braves1997 Beaver Valley Nitehawks Port Coquitlam Buckeroos Parksville Generals1998 Revelstoke Grizzlies Ridge Meadows Flames Campbell River Storm1999 Beaver Valley Nitehawks Abbotsford Pilots Campbell River Storm2000 Nelson Leafs Abbotsford Pilots Campbell River Storm2001 Beaver Valley Nitehawks Delta Ice Hawks Campbell River Storm2002 Sicamous Eagles Abbotsford Pilots Campbell River Storm2003 Beaver Valley Nitehawks Richmond Sockeyes Campbell River Storm
Round Robin Format
Year Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Champions Score Finalists Third Place Score Fourth Place 2004 Richmond Sockeyes 3 – 2 Campbell River Storm Peninsula Panthers Beaver Valley Nitehawks 2005 Osoyoos Storm 6 – 2 Beaver Valley Nitehawks Victoria Cougars 4 – 2 Abbotsford Pilots 2006 Delta Ice Hawks 4 – 1 Abbotsford Pilots Sicamous Eagles 5 – 4 Kerry Park Islanders 2007 Victoria Cougars 4 – 1 Abbotsford Pilots Kerry Park Islanders 4 – 2 Fernie Ghostriders 2008 Grandview Steelers 4 – 3 Kimberley Dynamiters Fernie Ghostriders 5 – 3 Victoria Cougars 2009 Richmond Sockeyes 6 – 2 Nelson Leafs Oceanside Generals 5 – 3 Abbotsford Pilots 2010 Revelstoke Grizzlies 4 – 1 Peninsula Panthers Aldergrove Kodiaks 5 – 4 Oceanside GeneralsKimberley 2011 Peninsula Panthers 5 – 3 Fernie Ghostriders Osoyoos Coyotes 3 – 0 Richmond Sockeyes 2012 Abbotsford Pilots 3 – 2 Victoria Cougars Delta Ice Hawks 5 – 3 Beaver Valley Nitehawks 2013 Richmond Sockeyes 4 – 1 Victoria Cougars Castlegar Rebels 5 – 4 Comox Valley Glacier Kings 2014 Beaver Valley Nitehawks 5 – 2 Aldergrove Kodiaks Victoria Cougars 3 – 0 Nelson Leafs 2015 Campbell River Storm 6 – 5 Kimberley Dynamiters Mission City Outlaws 7 – 0 North Vancouver Wolf Pack 2016 100 Mile House Wranglers 5 – 4 Victoria Cougars Campbell River Storm 8 – 4 Mission City Outlaws 2017 Beaver Valley Nitehawks 6 – 2 Campbell River Storm Creston Valley Thunder Cats 3 – 0 Aldergrove Kodiaks 2018 Richmond Sockeyes 5 - 1 Delta Ice Hawks Kimberley Dynamiters 7-1 Campbell River Storm2019Revelstoke Grizzlies KIJHL5 - 1Victoria Cougars VIJHLN. Vancouver Wolf Pack
PJHL3 - 2
OTCampbell River Storm
VIJHL (Host) 2020 No Tournament 2021 No Tournament 2022 Langley Trappers 4-2 Delta Ice Hawks Revelstoke Grizzlies 4-2 Peninsula Panthers 2023 Revelstoke Grizzlies 4-1 Kimberley Dynamiters Oceanside Generals 4-2 Delta Ice Hawks
Sources
External links
List of Champions Tournament format Cyclone Taylor Cup website