The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2009 Royal Bank Cup.
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History
The trophy is named after George Dudley and W. A. Hewitt, two pioneers of amateur hockey in Ontario.
The first Dudley Hewitt Cup was awarded in 1971 to the Detroit Jr. Red Wings of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were the first American team to win an Ontario Hockey Association championship, and never since has an American team won the title. For some time the champions of the Central Junior A Hockey League, the Quebec Provincial League, and the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League competed for the Dudley. From 1984 until 1995 the Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League competed as well, possibly the most successful competition in the event's history with 5 titles in 12 years.
The 2002 Dudley Hewitt Cup marked a new chapter in Ontario hockey history. Since the mid-1990s, the OPJHL and NOJHL had squared off in a head-to-head series to determine the Central Canadian seed in the Royal Bank Cup. In 2001, a new Thunder Bay-area league, called the Superior International Junior Hockey League, was founded. Late in the 2001-02 season of the OPJHL and NOJHL, the CJAHL informed them that instead of a series the Dudley would be competed for through a round robin format. The NOJHL and OPJHL decided to protest the new format by boycotting the Dudley Hewitt Cup, but little did the OPJHL's governors know, the heads of the NOJHL and SIJHL worked out a backroom deal that they would compete for the Dudley without the OPJHL's involvement. The NOJHL's Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats would sweep SIJHL's Dryden Ice Dogs, while the OPJHL's Brampton Capitals sat at home with no avenue for advancement. The subterfuge by the NOJHL led to an agreement for 2003 to allow the championship to be played in a round robin style. Also, it marked the end of any dominance the NOJHL had at the interleague level as no NOJHL champion has won the DHC since 2002.
The host of the 2007 Dudley Hewitt Cup was the Abitibi Eskimos of Iroquois Falls, Ontario. The 2008 tournament was be hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes. The 2009 tournament will be hosted by the Schreiber Diesels. [1].
Structure
The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between a host team and the winners of the:
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League's McNamara Trophy
- Ontario Junior Hockey League's Frank L. Buckland Trophy
- Superior International Junior Hockey League's Bill Salonen Cup
The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup moves on to compete for the Royal Bank Cup Tier II Junior A national championship.
2009 Dudley Hewitt Cup Tournament
Round Robin
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Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.
Results
April 21
- Fort William 2 - Soo 0
- Kingston 9 - Schreiber 0
April 22
- Fort William 1 - Kingston 0
- Schreiber 2 - Soo 0
April 23
- Kingston 3 - Soo 0
- Schreiber 5 - Fort William 2
Semi and Finals
April 24 and 25
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DHC Champions
External links
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