The 2017 Dudley Hewitt Cup was the 46th Central Canadian Jr A Ice Hockey championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The winners represented the central region in the 2017 Royal Bank Cup in Cobourg, ON.
Teams Trenton Golden Hawks (Host) Regular Season: 42-9-2-1 (1st OJHL East Division) Playoffs: Defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-2, Defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-0, Defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-0, Defeated by Georgetown Raiders 4-3.
Georgetown Raiders (OJHL Champions) Regular Season: 45-5-2-2 (1st OJHL West Division) Playoffs: Defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4-1, Defeated Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4-0, Defeated Oakville Blades 4-2, Defeated Trenton Golden Hawks 4-3 to win league championship.
Powassan Voodoos (NOJHL Champions) Regular Season: 46-7-2-1 (1st in NOJHL East Division) Playoffs: Defeated Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4-0, Defeated Timmins Rock 4-0, Defeated Blind River Beavers 4-0 to win the league.
Dryden Ice Dogs (SIJHL Champions) Regular Season: 45-7-4-0 (1st in SIJHL) Playoffs: Defeated Fort France Lakers 4-0, Defeated English River Miners 4-0 to win league.
Tournament Round Robin x = Clinched championship round berth; y = Clinched first overall
+ DHC Round Robin Rank Team League W-OTW-L-OTL GF GA Pts. 1 Trenton Golden Hawks (Host) OJHL 2-0-0-1 15 6 7 2 Georgetown Raiders OJHL 1-1-1-0 10 7 5 3 Powassan Voodoos NOJHL 1-0-2-0 7 14 3 4 Dryden Ice Dogs SIJHL 0-0-2-1 12 18 2 Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.
Results + Round Robin results Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes1 Dryden Ice Dogs 5 Georgetown Raiders 4 OT2 Powassan Voodoos 1 Trenton Golden Hawks 5 3 Powassan Voodoos 4 Dryden Ice Dogs 3 4 Trenton Golden Hawks 0 Georgetown Raiders 1 2OT5 Georgetown Raiders 5 Powassan Voodoos 2 6 Dryden Ice Dogs 4 Trenton Golden Hawks 10
Semifinals and final + Championship Round Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Friday May 3Semi-final Powassan Voodoos 1 Georgetown Raiders 2 Saturday May 4Final Georgetown Raiders 1 Trenton Golden Hawks 2
References https://pointstreak.com/prostats/scoreboard.html?leagueid=255&seasonid=16851 http://pointstreaksites.com/view/ojhl https://nojhl.com/ https://sijhlhockey.com/
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