Central Canada Cup coming to Flin Flon!

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The Keystone Junior Hockey League is proud to share that the PBCN Selects have been named as hosts for the 2024 Central Canada Cup. The event will be hosted at the prestigious Whitney Forum in Flin Flon, Manitoba from April 17-21, 2024. Participating teams will come from the host PBCN Selects, the KJHL (Keystone Junior Hockey League - Manitoba) champion Peguis Juniors, the LJHL (Lakehead Junior Hockey League - Ontario) champion Current River Storm, the PJHL (Prairie Junior Hockey League - Saskatchewan) regular season champion Saskatoon Royals, and the NEAJBHL (North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League - Alberta) regular season champion St. Paul Canadiens.

The event will consist of a round robin which will be followed by two semi final games and a championship game. The tournament schedule is as follows with the home team listed first:

Wednesday April 17, 2024
1:30pm - Manitoba (Peguis Juniors) vs. Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Royals)
4:30pm - Alberta (St. Paul Canadiens) vs. Ontario (Current River Storm)
7:30pm - Host (PBCN Selects) vs. Manitoba (Peguis Juniors)

Thursday April 18, 2024
10:30am - Host (PBCN Selects) vs. Alberta (St. Paul Canadiens)
1:30pm - Ontario (Current River Storm) vs. Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Royals)
4:30pm - Alberta (St. Paul Canadiens) vs. Manitoba (Peguis Juniors)
7:30pm - Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Royals) vs. Host (PBCN Selects)

Friday April 19, 2024
10:30am - Manitoba (Peguis Juniors) vs. Ontario (Current River Storm)
1:30pm - Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Royals) vs. Alberta (St. Paul Canadiens)
4:30pm - Ontario (Current River Storm) vs. Host (PBCN Selects)

Saturday April 20, 2024
10:30am - Semi Final #1
1:30pm - Semi Final #2

Sunday April 21, 2024
2:00pm - Championship Final

Tickets can be purchased locally in Flin Flon at the Candy Bar at 53 Third Avenue. As the event get closer, it will be shared as to how to purchase tickets for out of town guests. Prices are as follows:
Week Pass: $60.00
Game Pass (round robin): $12.00
Game Pass (semi finals): $15.00
Game Pass (final): $20.00

The event will be streamed by HomeTeam Live, and you can access all games here: https://app.hometeamlive.com/#/home/leagues/16. 

About the Central Canada Cup

The Central Canada Cup started as the Keystone Cup, which is the Junior B ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. From 1983 to 2017, the championship was the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario. In 2018, citing costs for travel and accommodations, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan withdrew from competition for the Keystone Cup, making it a championship between Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.

In 2023, the Keystone Cup was re branded as the Central Canada Cup and was hosted in Thunder Bay, Ontario by the Lakehead Junior Hockey League. The event was attended by two teams of the LJHL and two team of the KJHL. It will be hosted in 2024 in Flin Flon, Manitoba by the Keystone Junior Hockey League and will host teams from the KJHL, LJHL, PJHL, NEAJBHL and the host PBCN Selects.