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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Dates | May 1988 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Notre Dame Hounds(1st title) |
Runners-up  | Halifax Lions |
Third place  | Pembroke Lumber Kings |
| Fourth place | Thunder Bay Flyers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| Scoring leader | Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Rod Brind'Amour (Notre Dame) |
The1988 Centennial Cup is the 18th Junior "A" 1988ice hockey National Championship for theCanadian Junior A Hockey League.
TheCentennial Cup was competed for by the winners of theAbbott Cup,Dudley Hewitt Cup, theCallaghan Cup, and a 'Host' team.
The tournament was hosted by thePembroke Lumber Kings in the city ofPembroke, Ontario.
TheThunder Bay Flyers coached byDave Siciliano won theUnited States Hockey League playoffs, despite that the team had 13rookies. TheOttawa Citizen credited the team's success to its skating ability, puck control and aggressiveforechecking.[1] ThePembroke Lumber Kings defeated the Flyers in four consecutive games in theDudley Hewitt Cup playoffs to determine the Central Canada "Junior A" champion.[2] Since the Lumber Kings hosted the 1988 Centennial Cup tournament and received an automatic berth, the Flyers advanced to the Centennial Cup tournament as the Dudley Hewitt Cup finalists.[3]
| Pos | League (Ticket) | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVJHL (Callaghan Cup) | Halifax Lions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | Final |
| 2 | SJHL (Abbott Cup) | Notre Dame Hounds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | Semi-final |
| 3 | CJHL (Host) | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
| 4 | USHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup finalists) | Thunder Bay Flyers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 22 | −7 |
| Semi-finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Halifax Lions | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Notre Dame Hounds | 7 | 3 | Notre Dame Hounds | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 3 | |||||||
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