The Doyle Cup is an ice hockey trophy that was won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to determine the Pacific region berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. From 1971 to 2021, the series was played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), except from 2013 to 2017 when it was replaced by the four-province Western Canada Cup. Its future status is uncertain because of format changes to the national championship and the BCHL's withdrawal from the CJHL after the 2020–21 season. The current trophy was donated in 1984 by Pete Doyle, a Penticton businessman, replacing the Pacific Centennial Cup that two leagues competed for from 1971 to 1984.
The Pacific region's Doyle Cup Champion traditionally played the Western region's ANAVET 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 Royal Cup competition; this practice ended, and the Abbott Cup was retired, after the 1999 season.
Champions The BCHL was known as the BCJHL until 1990 Also in 1976, 1977, and 1979 a PCJHL champion defeated the BCJHL champion at the Mowatt Cup to advance to this round. Bolded are the champions. Pacific Junior "A" Champions Year AJHL Champion BCHL Champion SeriesPacific Centennial Cup Championship1971 Red Deer Rustlers Penticton Broncos 4–31972 Red Deer Rustlers Vernon Essos 4–21973 Calgary Canucks Penticton Broncos 1–41974 Red Deer Rustlers Kelowna Buckaroos 1–41975 Spruce Grove Mets Bellingham Blazers 4–21976 Spruce Grove Mets Nor'Wes Caps (PCJHL) 4–11977 Calgary Canucks Richmond Sockeyes (PCJHL) 4–11978 Calgary Canucks Merritt Centennials 2–41979 Fort Saskatchewan TradersRichmond Sockeyes (PCJHL) 4–11980 Red Deer Rustlers Penticton Knights 4–01981 St. Albert Saints Penticton Knights 4–11982 St. Albert Saints Penticton Knights 4–31983 Calgary Canucks Abbotsford Flyers 0–41984 Fort Saskatchewan Traders Langley Eagles 2–4Doyle Cup1985 Red Deer Rustlers Penticton Knights 1–41986 Calgary Canucks Penticton Knights 1–41987 Red Deer Rustlers Richmond Sockeyes 3–41988 Calgary Canucks Vernon Lakers 4–01989 Red Deer Rustlers Vernon Lakers 2–41990 Calgary Canucks New Westminster Royals0–41991 Calgary Royals Vernon Lakers 1–41992 Olds Grizzlys Vernon Lakers 3–41993 Olds Grizzlys Kelowna Spartans 1–41994 Olds Grizzlys Kelowna Spartans 4–21995 Calgary Canucks Chilliwack Chiefs 4–31996 St. Albert Saints Vernon Vipers 3–41997 Fort McMurray Oil Barons South Surrey Eagles 1–41998 St. Albert Saints South Surrey Eagles 2–41999 Calgary Canucks Vernon Vipers 1–42000 Fort McMurray Oil BaronsChilliwack Chiefs 4–12001 Camrose Kodiaks Victoria Salsa 4–22002 Drayton Valley Thunder Chilliwack Chiefs 2–42003 Camrose Kodiaks Vernon Vipers 4–22004 Grande Prairie Storm Nanaimo Clippers 1–42005 Camrose Kodiaks Surrey Eagles 4–12006 Fort McMurray Oil Barons Burnaby Express 2–42007 Camrose Kodiaks Nanaimo Clippers 4–12008 Camrose Kodiaks Penticton Vees 4–12009 Grande Prairie Storm Vernon Vipers 0–42010 Spruce Grove Saints Vernon Vipers 3–42011 Spruce Grove Saints Vernon Vipers 3–42012 Brooks Bandits Penticton Vees 1–4 2013-2017: replaced by Western Canada Cup2018 Spruce Grove Saints Wenatchee Wild 1–42019 Brooks Bandits Prince George Spruce Kings 2–4 2020-2022: not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic Notes
Results by team results as of 2012 Doyle Cup Team League Champions Runners-up Total Vernon Essos/Lakers/VipersBCHL8 3 11 Camrose KodiaksAJHL5 5 Penticton Broncos/Vees/Knights/VeesBCHL4 5 9 Spruce Grove Mets/St. Albert Saints/Spruce Grove SaintsAJHL4 5 9 Calgary CanucksAJHL3 6 9 Red Deer RustlersAJHL3 4 7 New Westminster Royals/South Surrey Eagles/Surrey EaglesBCHL3 1 4 Fort McMurray Oil BaronsAJHL1 2 3 Olds GrizzlysAJHL1 2 3 Chilliwack ChiefsBCHL1 2 3 Richmond SockeyesBCHL/PJHL1 2 3 Fort Saskatchewan TradersAJHL1 1 2 Kelowna SpartansBCHL1 1 2 Nanaimo ClippersBCHL1 1 2 Abbotsford FlyersBCHL1 1 Burnaby ExpressBCHL1 1 Kelowna BuckaroosBCHL1 1 Langley EaglesBCHL1 1 Merritt CentennialsBCHL1 1 Wenatchee WildBCHL1 1 Grande Prairie StormAJHL 2 2 Brooks BanditsAJHL 1 1 Calgary RoyalsAJHL 1 1 Drayton Valley ThunderAJHL 1 1 Bellingham BlazersBCHL 1 1 Nor'Wes Caps PJHL 1 1 Victoria SalsaBCHL 1 1
Results by league results as of 2012 Doyle Cup League Champions Runners-up Total British Columbia Hockey League25 15 40 Alberta Junior Hockey League18 25 43 Pacific Junior A Hockey League0 3 3
Alberta/British Columbia Junior "A" Championship (1962–1970) Prior to the 1970–71 season, the winner of this series was a part of the Memorial Cup playoffs.
1970 Not Contested* 1969 Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL) 1968 Penticton Broncos (BCJHL) 1967 New Westminster Royals (PCJHL) 1966 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL) 1965 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL) 1964 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL) 1963 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL) 1962 Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)
(*) The AJHL Champion did not challenge the BCJHL Champion for the right to appear in the Abbott Cup.
References
External links Official Doyle Cup Website AJHL Website BCHL Website CJHL Website