Doyle Cup
The Doyle Cup is an ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The winner of the Doyle Cup earns the Pacific region's berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. The playoff series has been contested since 1971, except from 2013 to 2017 when it was replaced by the Western Canada Cup. The current trophy was donated in 1984 by Pete Doyle, a Penticton, British Columbia businessman, replacing the Pacific Centennial Cup that two leagues competed for from 1971 to 1984.
The Pacific region's Doyle Cup Champion traditionally played the Western region's ANAVET 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 Royal Cup competition; this practice ended, and the Abbott Cup was retired, after the 1999 season.
Champions
- The BCHL was known as the BCJHL until 1990
- Also in 1976, 1977, and 1979 a PCJHL champion defeated the BCJHL champion at the Mowatt Cup to advance to this round.
- Bolded are the champions.
Results by team
- results as of 2012 Doyle Cup
Team | League | Champions | Runners-up | Total |
Vernon Essos/Lakers/Vipers | BCHL | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 5 | 5 | |
Penticton Broncos/Vees/Knights/Vees | BCHL | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Spruce Grove Mets/St. Albert Saints/Spruce Grove Saints | AJHL | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Calgary Canucks | AJHL | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 3 | 4 | 7 |
New Westminster Royals/South Surrey Eagles/Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Fort McMurray Oil Barons | AJHL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Olds Grizzlys | AJHL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Richmond Sockeyes | BCHL/PJHL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Fort Saskatchewan Traders | AJHL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Kelowna Spartans | BCHL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Abbotsford Flyers | BCHL | 1 | 1 | |
Burnaby Express | BCHL | 1 | 1 | |
Kelowna Buckaroos | BCHL | 1 | 1 | |
Langley Eagles | BCHL | 1 | 1 | |
Merritt Centennials | BCHL | 1 | 1 | |
Wenatchee Wild | BCHL | 1 | 1 | |
Grande Prairie Storm | AJHL | 2 | 2 | |
Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Calgary Royals | AJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Drayton Valley Thunder | AJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Bellingham Blazers | BCHL | 1 | 1 | |
Nor'Wes Caps | PJHL | 1 | 1 | |
Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 1 | 1 |
Results by league
- results as of 2012 Doyle Cup
League | Champions | Runners-up | Total |
British Columbia Hockey League | 25 | 15 | 40 |
Alberta Junior Hockey League | 18 | 25 | 43 |
Pacific Junior A Hockey League | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Alberta/British Columbia Junior "A" Championship (1962-70)
Prior to the 1970-71 season, the winner of this series was a part of the Memorial Cup playoffs.The AJHL Champion did not challenge the BCJHL Champion for the right to appear in the Abbott Cup.