The 2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup was the 45th Central Canadian Jr. A Ice Hockey championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The winners went on to represent the central region in the 2016 Royal Bank Cup in Lloydminster, Saskatechewan.
Teams Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL Champions) Regular Season: 44-6-1-3 (1st OJHL East Division) Playoffs: Defeated Newmarket Hurricanes (4-0), Defeated Wellington Dukes (4-1), Defeated Kingston Voyageurs (4-0), Defeated Georgetown Raiders (4-1) to win the league
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (Host) Regular Season: 39-12-2-1 (3rd in NOJHL East Division Playoffs: Defeated Defeated Powassan Voodoos 4-2, Defeated Cochrane Crunch 4-1, Defeated by Soo Thunderbirds 4-0.
Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL Champions) Regular Season: 47-6-1-0 (1st in NOJHL West Division) Playoffs: Defeated Soo Eagles 4-0, Defeated Elliot Lake Wildcats 4-1, Defeated Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4-0 to win the league.
Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL Champions) Regular Season: 46-8-0-2 (1st in SIJHL) Playoffs: Defeated English River Miners 4-0, Defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 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 OJHL 3-0-0-0 12 3 9 2 Soo Thunderbirds NOJHL 2-0-1-0 11 11 6 3 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners NOJHL 1-0-2-0 11 13 3 4 Fort Frances Lakers SIJHL 0-0-3-0 10 17 0 Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.
Results + Round Robin results Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes1 Trenton Golden Hawks 4 Soo Thunderbirds 2 2 Fort Frances Lakers 5 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 8 3 Soo Thunderbirds 6 Fort Frances Lakers 5 4 Trenton Golden Hawks 5 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 1 5 Fort Frances Lakers 0 Trenton Golden Hawks 3 6 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 2 Soo Thunderbirds 3
Semifinals and finals + Championship Round Game Away team Score Home team Score NotesFriday May 3Semi-final Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 1 Soo Thunderbirds 4 Saturday May 4Final Soo Thunderbirds 0 Trenton Golden Hawks 4
References https://pointstreak.com/prostats/scoreboard.html?leagueid=255&seasonid=15419 http://pointstreaksites.com/view/ojhl https://nojhl.com/ https://sijhlhockey.com/
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