Don Johnson Cup

The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

The cup is named in honour of Don Johnson, a sports enthusiast who dedicated his efforts to the growth of hockey in Atlantic Canada.

History

In the 1980s, Newfoundland and Labrador teams dominated the early tournaments. NL teams won 5 of the first 7 Don Johnson Cups. In 1990, the tournament was retired, only to be resurrected a few years later.

Since 2002, the Don Johnson Cup has been dominated by teams from Nova Scotia. From 2003 until 2008, the teams of the NSJHL have won 6 consecutive Atlantic titles. The streak was broken in 2009 as St. John's of Newfoundland and Labrador eliminated all hopes of a seventh straight Nova Scotia crown. Going into the semi-final round of the Don Johnson Cup, the three NL teams present were 0-6 against PEI's Sherwood Falcons and NS's Cumberland County Cool Blues. In the semi-final, the third seeded St. John's Caps of the St. John's Junior Hockey League upset the second seeded Cumberland County 6-5. The Caps advanced to the final to play the Falcons and upset them 3-2 in overtime to win Newfoundland and Labrador's first Atlantic Jr. B championship in 21 years.

Don Johnson Cup 2009

The 2009 tournament will be in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, hosted by the Conception Bay North Jr. Stars.

Don Johnson Cup Round Robin Rank Team League W-L-T GF GA 1 Sherwood Falcons IJHL (PEI) 4-0-0 19 12 2 Cumberland County Cool Blues NSJBHL (NS) 3-1-0 24 15 3 St. John's Jr. Caps SJJHL (NL) 2-2-0 21 18 4 Central Jr. Cataracts CWJHL (NL) 1-3-0 13 22 5 Conception Bay North Jr. Stars Host/SJJHL (NL) 0-4-0 11 21

Results

April 14

St. John's 6 - Conception Bay North 4

April 15

Cumberland County 7 - Central 2

Sherwood 6 - John's 3

Cumberland County 6 - Conception Bay North 4

April 16

Sherwood 5 - Central 4

Cumberland County 7 - St. John's 4

Sherwood 3 - Conception Bay North 1

April 17

St. John's 8 - Central 1

Sherwood 5 - Cumberland County 4 OT

Central 6 - Conception Bay North 2

April 18 & 19

Please note: Final was won in overtime.

Champions

Don Johnson Cup Champions Year Champions Runners-Up Host City 1982 Brother Rice Jr. Celtics Kensington Bombers Kensington, Prince Edward Island 1983 Antigonish Bulldogs Saint John Beavers Saint John, New Brunswick 1984 Antigonish Bulldogs St. John's Jr. 50's St John's, NL 1985 St. John's Jr. 50's 1986 Mount Pearl Blades Kensington, Prince Edward Island 1987 St. John's Jr. 50's Windsor Valley Jets Fredericton, New Brunswick 1988 St. John's Jr. 50's 1989 Sydney Jr. Mills 1990 St. Margaret's Bay Mariners No Competition from 1991 until 1996. 1997 Cape Breton Alpines Windsor Royals New Waterford, Nova Scotia 1998 Windsor Royals Richibucto Bears Summerside, Prince Edward Island 1999 Richitbucto Bears Bell Island Jr. Blues Bell Island, NL 2000 Woodstock Slammers Cape Breton Alpines Woodstock, New Brunswick 2001 Windsor Royals Strait Pirates Windsor, Nova Scotia 2002 O'Leary Eagles Strait Pirates O'Leary, Prince Edward Island 2003 Sackville Blazers Mount Pearl Jr. Blades Mount Pearl, NL 2004 Sackville Blazers Kensington Vipers Antigonish, Nova Scotia 2005 Sackville Blazers Strait Pirates Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia 2006 Bay Ducks Antigonish Bulldogs Kensington, Prince Edward Island 2007 East Hants Penguins Cumberland County Cool Blues Springhill, Nova Scotia 2008 Windsor Royals Sherwood Falcons Sherwood, Prince Edward Island 2009 St. John's Jr. Caps Sherwood Falcons Bay Roberts, NL

External links

• Don Johnson Cup 2009
• Don Johnson Cup 2008
• Official Don Johnson Cup Webpage
• Don Johnson Cup 2006