ANAVET Cup


The ANAVET Cup is an ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-seven series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It is played between the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Canalta Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The winner of the ANAVET Cup earns the western region's berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. The series has been contested since 1971, except from 2013 to 2017 when it was replaced by the Western Canada Cup.
The term "ANAVET" comes from the Canadian non-for-profit organization ANAVETS, or Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada.
The Western region's ANAVET Cup Champion traditionally played against the Pacific region's Doyle 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 national competition; this practice ended, and the Abbott Cup was retired, after the 1999 season.

Champions

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Results by team

TeamLeagueChampionsRunners-upTotal
Humboldt BroncosSJHL7310
Prince Albert Raiders*SJHL718
Weyburn Red WingsSJHL527
Portage TerriersMJHL448
Selkirk SteelersMJHL3710
Winnipeg BluesMJHL246
Dauphin KingsMJHL235
Yorkton TerriersSJHL224
Estevan BruinsSJHL22
OCN BlizzardMJHL145
St. Boniface SaintsMJHL123
Winkler FlyersMJHL123
Kindersley KlippersSJHL112
Melfort MustangsSJHL112
Nipawin HawksSJHL112
North Battleford North StarsSJHL112
Flin Flon BombersSJHL11
Notre Dame HoundsSJHL11
Steinbach PistonsMJHL11
La Ronge Ice WolvesSJHL22
St. James Canadians*MJHL22
Swift Current Broncos*SJHL11
Kildonan North Stars*MJHL11

Results by league

LeagueChampionsRunners-upTotal
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League291544
Manitoba Junior Hockey League1529