The ANAVET Cup was an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to the winners of a best-of-seven series between the championship teams of the SJHL and the MJHL. The winner also earned a berth in the Centennial Cup national championship tournament. The cup was first awarded in 1971, excluding the years from 2013 to 2017, when it was replaced by the Western Canada Cup, and 2020–2021, when the competition was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and then subsequently rendered inactive with the revised Centennial Cup format that took effect in 2022.
The term "ANAVET" comes from the Canadian non-for-profit organization ANAVETS, or Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada.
The Western region's ANAVET Cup Champion traditionally played against the Pacific region's Doyle Cup champion for the Abbott Cup, the Western Canadian Championship. However, the Abbott Cup diminished in importance following the reorganization of the national championship in 1990. The Abbott Cup was then presented to the winner of the round-robin game, between the Pacific champion and Western champion, during the larger national competition; this practice ended, and the Abbott Cup was retired, after the 1999 season.
Champions Champions in bold
Western Junior "A" Champions Year MJHL Champion SJHL Champion Series1971 St. Boniface SaintsWeyburn Red Wings4–21972 Dauphin KingsHumboldt Broncos2–41973 Portage TerriersHumboldt Broncos3–2 (D)1974 Selkirk SteelersPrince Albert Raiders4–21975 Selkirk SteelersSwift Current Broncos4–01976 Selkirk SteelersPrince Albert Raiders1–41977 Dauphin KingsPrince Albert Raiders1–41978 Kildonan North StarsPrince Albert Raiders0–41979 Selkirk SteelersPrince Albert Raiders1–41980 Selkirk SteelersPrince Albert Raiders2–41981 St. Boniface SaintsPrince Albert Raiders1–41982 Winnipeg South BluesPrince Albert Raiders2–41983 Dauphin KingsYorkton Terriers4–11984 Selkirk SteelersWeyburn Red Wings2–41985 Selkirk SteelersEstevan Bruins1–41986 Winnipeg South BluesHumboldt Broncos4–31987 Selkirk SteelersHumboldt Broncos0–41988 Winnipeg South BluesNotre Dame Hounds0–41989 Winnipeg South BluesHumboldt Broncos1–41990 Portage TerriersNipawin Hawks2–41991 Winkler FlyersYorkton Terriers1–41992 Winkler FlyersMelfort Mustangs4–11993 Dauphin KingsFlin Flon Bombers2–41994 St. Boniface SaintsWeyburn Red Wings3–41995 Winnipeg South BluesWeyburn Red Wings4–21996 St. James CanadiansMelfort Mustangs0–41997 St. James CanadiansWeyburn Red Wings1–41998 Winkler FlyersWeyburn Red Wings3–41999 OCN BlizzardEstevan Bruins2–42000 OCN BlizzardNorth Battleford North Stars1–42001 OCN BlizzardWeyburn Red Wings2–42002 OCN BlizzardKindersley Klippers4–12003 OCN BlizzardHumboldt Broncos1–42004 Selkirk SteelersKindersley Klippers3–42005 Portage TerriersYorkton Terriers4–22006 Winnipeg South BluesYorkton Terriers1–42007 Selkirk SteelersHumboldt Broncos4–32008 Portage TerriersHumboldt Broncos0–42009 Portage TerriersHumboldt Broncos3–42010 Dauphin KingsLa Ronge Ice Wolves4–12011 Portage TerriersLa Ronge Ice Wolves4–32012 Portage TerriersHumboldt Broncos3–42013-2017: replaced by Western Canada Cup2018 Steinbach PistonsNipawin Hawks4–22019 Portage TerriersBattlefords North Stars 4–1 2020-2022: not awarded
Results by team results as of 2019 ANAVET Cup Team League Champions Runners-up TotalHumboldt BroncosSJHL7 3 10 Prince Albert Raiders*SJHL7 1 8 Weyburn Red WingsSJHL5 2 7 Portage TerriersMJHL4 4 8Selkirk SteelersMJHL3 7 10 Winnipeg BluesMJHL2 4 6 Dauphin KingsMJHL2 3 5 Yorkton TerriersSJHL2 2 4 Estevan BruinsSJHL2 2 OCN BlizzardMJHL1 4 5 St. Boniface SaintsMJHL1 2 3 Winkler FlyersMJHL1 2 3 Kindersley KlippersSJHL1 1 2 Melfort MustangsSJHL1 1 2 Nipawin HawksSJHL1 1 2North Battleford North StarsSJHL1 12Flin Flon BombersSJHL1 1 Notre Dame HoundsSJHL1 1 Steinbach PistonsMJHL1 1 La Ronge Ice WolvesSJHL2 2 St. James Canadians*MJHL 2 2 Swift Current Broncos*SJHL1 1 Kildonan North Stars*MJHL 1 1 * denotes team is defunct or no longer part of the league
Results by league results as of 2019 ANAVET Cup League Champions Runners-up TotalSaskatchewan Junior Hockey League2915 44Manitoba Junior Hockey League15 29
References
External links MJHL website SJHL website CJHL website