Dudley Hewitt Cup

Dudley Hewitt Cup

The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.

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 without the OPJHL's governors knowledge, the heads of the NOJHL and SIJHL worked out a backroom deal that they would compete for the Cup without the OPJHL's involvement. The NOJHL's Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats swept 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 in 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 2011 Dudley Hewitt Cup will make history of a different kind. For the first time at the interleague level, more than one American team will be in direct contention for the Central Canadian Crown. The 2011 round robin will feature the Wisconsin Wilderness of the Superior International Junior Hockey League and the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. In 1971, the Detroit Jr. Red Wings of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League won the inaugural championship. In 1973, the St. Paul Vulcans of the Can-Am Junior Hockey League were mowed down by the Pembroke Lumber Kings in the Central semi-final. In 2007, the Soo Indians of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League finished last in the round robin. To this date, no American team has made it to either the Centennial Cup or Royal Bank Cup round robin or final series.

Format

The Copeland-NcNamara Trophy champions of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the Salonen Cup champion from the Superior International Junior Hockey League and the winner of the Ontario Hockey Association's Buckland Cup and the Ontario Junior Hockey League compete in a round robin hosted by a predetermined host team and city to determine the Central Canadian Champion.

The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup moves on to compete for the 2010 Royal Bank Cup Junior A national championship.

Hosts

Hosts from the OJHL and NOJHL go through a selection process with teams and centres bidding on the job of host. The SIJHL chooses their host by giving the job to the winner of the Salonen Cup the year after the league last hosted, giving them two years to prepare for the event.

2011 Dudley Hewitt Cup Tournament

Dudley Hewitt Cup

Round Robin

DHC Round Robin Rank Team League W-L-OTL GF GA 1 Huntsville Otters Host 3-0-0 13 9 2 Wellington Dukes OJHL 2-0-1 16 6 3 Soo Eagles NOJHL 1-2-0 7 14 4 Wisconsin Wilderness SIJHL 0-2-1 6 13

Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.

Results

April 19

Wellington 7 - Wisconsin 2

Huntsville 6 - Soo 4

April 20

Wellington 7 - Soo 1

Huntsville 4 - Wisconsin 3

April 21

Soo 2 - Wisconsin 1 4OT

Huntsville 3 - Wellington 2 2OT

Semi and Finals

April 22 and 23

Championship Round Game Team Score Team Score Notes Semi-final Wellington Dukes 3 Soo Eagles 2 4OT Final Final Huntsville Otters 3 Wellington Dukes 5 Final

DHC Champions

Central Canada Champions Year Champions Runners-Up Series/Host Eastern Centennial Cup Semi-final 1971 Detroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL) Ottawa M&W Rangers (CJHL) 4-2 1972 Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) 4-2 1973 Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) 4-3 1974 Thunder Bay Hurricanes (TBJHL) Wexford Raiders (OPJHL) 4-3 1975 Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) Thunder Bay Case Eagles (TBJHL) 4-1 1976 Rockland Nationals (CJHL) Guelph Platers (SOJHL) 4-3 1977 Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) North York Rangers (OPJHL) 4-2 1978 Guelph Platers (OPJHL) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-1 Dudley Hewitt Cup 1979 Guelph Platers (OPJHL) Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 4-2 1980 North York Rangers (OPJHL) Joliette Cyclones (QJAHL) 4-2 1981 Belleville Bulls (OPJHL) Gloucester Rangers (CJHL) 4-3 1982 Guelph Platers (OJHL) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-0 1983 North York Rangers (OJHL) Thunder Bay Kings (TBHL) 4-0 1984 Orillia Travelways (OJHL) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-0 1985 Orillia Travelways (OJHL) Aurora Tigers (OJHL) 11-3 (@ 1985 CC) 1986 Orillia Travelways (OJHL) Brockville Braves (CJHL) 4-3 1987 Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) Nickel Centre Power Trains (NOJHL) 4-1 1988 Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) 4-0 1989 Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-0 1990 Longueuil Collège Français (QPJHL) Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) 4-3 1991 Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) Hawkesbury, Ontario 1992 Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) Kanata Valley Lasers (CJHL) Thunder Bay, Ontario 1993 Chateauguay Elites (QPJHL) Ottawa Senators (CJHL) St. Hubert, Quebec 1994 Chateauguay Elites (QPJHL) Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) Timmins, Ontario 1995 Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) Thunder Bay, Ontario 1996 Newmarket 87's (OPJHL) Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) Cobourg, Ontario 1997 Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) Milton Merchants (OPJHL) 4-1 1998 Milton Merchants (OPJHL) Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-2 1999 Bramalea Blues (OPJHL) Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-0 2000 Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) 4-1 2001 Thornhill Rattlers (OPJHL) Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-3 2002 Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) Dryden Ice Dogs (SIJHL) 2-0 2003 Wellington Dukes (OPJHL) North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) Fort Frances, Ontario 2004 Aurora Tigers (OPJHL) North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) North Bay, Ontario 2005 Georgetown Raiders (OPJHL) St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) Georgetown, Ontario 2006 Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) Thunder Bay, Ontario 2007 Aurora Tigers (OPJHL) Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) Iroquois Falls, Ontario 2008 Oakville Blades (OPJHL) Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) Newmarket, Ontario 2009 Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) Schreiber, Ontario 2010 Oakville Blades (OJAHL) Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 2011 Wellington Dukes (OJHL) Huntsville Otters (OJHL) Huntsville, Ontario 2012 Thunder Bay, Ontario 2013 Sudbury, Ontario

External links

• 2011 DHC
• NOJHL Website
• OPJHL Website
• SIJHL Website
• CJAHL Website