The Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament serves as the British Columbia Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The annual tournament is held amongst the champions of British Columbia's three Junior B ice hockey leagues, as well as a host team. The winner of the Cyclone Taylor Cup moves onto the Western Canadian Junior B championship, the Keystone Cup.
The tournament and championship trophy is named after Hockey Hall of Famer Fred "Cyclone" Taylor, who was an integral member of the Vancouver Millionaires Stanley Cup victory in 1915.
Tournament Organization
The tournament is played between four teams in a single round-robin format. The top two teams meet in the championship game.
The 2019 qualifiers are as follows:
League | Representative |
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Kootenay International Junior Hockey League | Revelstoke Grizzlies |
Pacific Junior Hockey League | North Vancouver Wolf Pack |
Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League | Victoria Cougars |
Host (VIJHL) | Campbell River Storm |
Cyclone Taylor Cup 2019
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Round Robin
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Championship Round
See playoff round below
Champions
Playdown Era
Bolded are Cyclone Taylor Cup champions. Italics represents runner-up.
After the implementation of the round robin during the 2003-04 season, (Rep) denotes a league runner-up that gained access to the tournament because their league champion was also the tournament host.
Prior to the 2003-04 season, the hosting duties were rotated through the three leagues, with the champions from the other two leagues playing off for the right to meet the host league's champion. The winner would then face the host league's champion in a best-of-three series for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, played over one weekend.
Early Playdowns | ||||||||||
Year | Champion | Finalist | Semi-finalist(s) | |||||||
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1967 | Comox Totems (VI) | |||||||||
1968 | Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs (KI) | |||||||||
1969 | Fort St. John Golden Hawks (Pc) | |||||||||
1970 | Trail Smoke Eaters (KI) | |||||||||
1971 | Victoria Cubs (VI) | |||||||||
1972 | Nor Wes Caps (PI) | |||||||||
1973 | Nor Wes Caps (PI) | |||||||||
1974 | Cranbrook Colts (KI) | |||||||||
1975 | Cranbrook Colts (KI) | |||||||||
1976 | Saanich Braves (VI) | Prince George Spruce Kings (PC) | Cranbrook (KI), | |||||||
1977 | Quesnel Millionaires (PC) | |||||||||
1978 | Quesnel Millionaires (PC) | |||||||||
1979 | Quesnel Millionaires (PC) | |||||||||
1980 | Kimberley Knights (KI) | |||||||||
3-League Playdowns | ||||||||||
Year | Kootenay | Pacific | Vancouver Island | |||||||
1981 | Kimberley Knights | Northwest Americans | Oak Bay Flyers | |||||||
1982 | Cranbrook Colts | Northwest Americans | Kerry Park Islanders | |||||||
1983 | Cranbrook Colts | North Shore Flames | Oak Bay Flyers | |||||||
1984 | Cranbrook Colts | North Shore Flames | Saanich Braves | |||||||
1985 | Cranbrook Colts | North Shore Flames | Oak Bay Flyers | |||||||
1986 | Cranbrook Colts | Northwest Americans | Kerry Park Islanders | |||||||
1987 | Cranbrook Colts | Burnaby Bluehawks | Juan de Fuca Gulls | |||||||
1988 | Columbia Valley Rockies | White Rock Whalers | Saanich Braves | |||||||
1989 | Columbia Valley Rockies | Abbotsford Pilots | Peninsula Eagles | |||||||
1990 | Columbia Valley Rockies | Burnaby Bluehawks | Kerry Park Islanders | |||||||
1991 | Trail Smoke Eaters | Richmond Sockeyes | Kerry Park Islanders | |||||||
1992 | Trail Smoke Eaters | Richmond Sockeyes | Parksville Generals | |||||||
1993 | Nelson Leafs | Coquitlam Warriors | Kerry Park Islanders | |||||||
1994 | North Okanagan Kings | Grandview Steelers | Kerry Park Islanders | |||||||
1995 | Sicamous Eagles | Port Coquitlam Buckeroos | Comox Valley Glacier Kings | |||||||
1996 | Castlegar Rebels | Ridge Meadows Flames | Saanich Braves | |||||||
1997 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Port Coquitlam Buckeroos | Parksville Generals | |||||||
1998 | Revelstoke Grizzlies | Ridge Meadows Flames | Campbell River Storm | |||||||
1999 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Abbotsford Pilots | Campbell River Storm | |||||||
2000 | Nelson Leafs | Abbotsford Pilots | Campbell River Storm | |||||||
2001 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Delta Ice Hawks | Campbell River Storm | |||||||
2002 | Sicamous Eagles | Abbotsford Pilots | Campbell River Storm | |||||||
2003 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Richmond Sockeyes | Campbell River Storm |
Round Robin Format
Year | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | |||||
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Champions | Score | Finalists | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
2004 | Richmond Sockeyes PIJHL | 3 – 2 | Campbell River Storm VIJHL (host) | Peninsula Panthers VIJHL | Beaver Valley Nitehawks KIJHL | ||
2005 | Osoyoos Storm KIJHL (Host) | 6 – 2 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks KIJHL | Victoria Cougars VIJHL | 4 – 2 | Abbotsford Pilots PIJHL | |
2006 | Delta Ice Hawks PIJHL | 4 – 1 | Abbotsford Pilots PIJHL (Host) | Sicamous Eagles KIJHL | 5 – 4 | Kerry Park Islanders VIJHL | |
2007 | Victoria Cougars VIJHL (Host) | 4 – 1 | Abbotsford Pilots PIJHL | Kerry Park Islanders VIJHL | 4 – 2 | Fernie Ghostriders KIJHL | |
2008 | Grandview Steelers PIJHL | 4 – 3 | Kimberley Dynamiters KIJHL (Host) | Fernie Ghostriders KIJHL | 5 – 3 | Victoria Cougars VIJHL | |
2009 | Richmond Sockeyes PIJHL (Host) | 6 – 2 | Nelson Leafs KIJHL | Oceanside Generals VIJHL | 5 – 3 | Abbotsford Pilots PIJHL | |
2010 | Revelstoke Grizzlies KIJHL | 4 – 1 | Peninsula Panthers VIJHL | Aldergrove Kodiaks PIJHL | 5 – 4 | Oceanside Generals VIJHL (Host)Kimberley | |
2011 | Peninsula Panthers VIJHL | 5 – 3 | Fernie Ghostriders KIJHL (Host) | Osoyoos Coyotes KIJHL | 3 – 0 | Richmond Sockeyes PIJHL | |
2012 | Abbotsford Pilots PIJHL (Host) | 3 – 2 2OT | Victoria Cougars VIJHL | Delta Ice Hawks PIJHL | 5 – 3 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks KIJHL | |
2013 | Richmond Sockeyes PJHL | 4 – 1 | Victoria Cougars VIJHL | Castlegar Rebels KIJHL | 5 – 4 | Comox Valley Glacier Kings VIJHL (Host) | |
2014 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks KIJHL | 5 – 2 | Aldergrove Kodiaks PJHL | Victoria Cougars VIJHL | 3 – 0 | Nelson Leafs KIJHL (Host) | |
2015 | Campbell River Storm VIJHL | 6 – 5 | Kimberley Dynamiters KIJHL | Mission City Outlaws PJHL-(host) | 7 – 0 | North Vancouver Wolf Pack PJHL | |
2016 | 100 Mile House Wranglers KIJHL | 5 – 4 | Victoria Cougars VIJHL-(host) | Campbell River Storm VIJHL | 8 – 4 | Mission City Outlaws PJHL | |
2017 | Beaver Valley Nitehawks KIJHL | 6 – 2 | Campbell River Storm VIJHL | Creston Valley Thunder Cats KIJHL (Host) | 3 – 0 | Aldergrove Kodiaks PJHL | |
2018 | Richmond Sockeyes PJHL-(host) | 5 - 1 | Delta Ice Hawks PIJHL | Kimberley Dynamiters KIJHL | 7-1 | Campbell River Storm VIJHL | |
2019 | Revelstoke Grizzlies KIJHL | 5 - 1 | Victoria Cougars VIJHL | N. Vancouver Wolf Pack PJHL | 3 - 2 OT | Campbell River Storm VIJHL (Host) |
References
- List of Champions
- Tournament format
- Cyclone Taylor Cup website