ANAVET Cup

The ANAVET Cup was an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to the winners of a best-of-seven series between the championship teams of the SJHL and the MJHL. The winner also earned a berth in the Centennial Cup national championship tournament. The series was an annual staple since 1971, excluding the years from 2013 to 2017, when it was replaced by the Western Canada Cup, and 2020–2021, when the competition was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

ANAVET Cup

Portage Terriers hoist ANAVET Cup (2005)
Sport	Ice hockey
League	Canadian Junior Hockey League
Awarded for	Western region champion
Country	Canada
History
First award	1971
Final award	2019
First winner	St. Boniface Saints
Most wins	Humboldt Broncos (7) Prince Albert Raiders (7)
Most recent	Portage Terriers (2019)

The term "ANAVET" comes from the Canadian non-for-profit organization ANAVETS, or Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada.^[1]

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

• Champions in bold

Western Junior "A" Champions Year MJHL Champion SJHL Champion Series 1971 St. Boniface Saints Weyburn Red Wings 4–2 1972 Dauphin Kings Humboldt Broncos 2–4 1973 Portage Terriers Humboldt Broncos 3–2 (D) 1974 Selkirk Steelers Prince Albert Raiders 4–2 1975 Selkirk Steelers Swift Current Broncos 4–0 1976 Selkirk Steelers Prince Albert Raiders 1–4 1977 Dauphin Kings Prince Albert Raiders 1–4 1978 Kildonan North Stars Prince Albert Raiders 0–4 1979 Selkirk Steelers Prince Albert Raiders 1–4 1980 Selkirk Steelers Prince Albert Raiders 2–4 1981 St. Boniface Saints Prince Albert Raiders 1–4 1982 Winnipeg South Blues Prince Albert Raiders 2–4 1983 Dauphin Kings Yorkton Terriers 4–1 1984 Selkirk Steelers Weyburn Red Wings 2–4 1985 Selkirk Steelers Estevan Bruins 1–4 1986 Winnipeg South Blues Humboldt Broncos 4–3 1987 Selkirk Steelers Humboldt Broncos 0–4 1988 Winnipeg South Blues Notre Dame Hounds 0–4 1989 Winnipeg South Blues Humboldt Broncos 1–4 1990 Portage Terriers Nipawin Hawks 2–4 1991 Winkler Flyers Yorkton Terriers 1–4 1992 Winkler Flyers Melfort Mustangs 4–1 1993 Dauphin Kings Flin Flon Bombers 2–4 1994 St. Boniface Saints Weyburn Red Wings 3–4 1995 Winnipeg South Blues Weyburn Red Wings 4–2 1996 St. James Canadians Melfort Mustangs 0–4 1997 St. James Canadians Weyburn Red Wings 1–4 1998 Winkler Flyers Weyburn Red Wings 3–4 1999 OCN Blizzard Estevan Bruins 2–4 2000 OCN Blizzard North Battleford North Stars 1–4 2001 OCN Blizzard Weyburn Red Wings 2–4 2002 OCN Blizzard Kindersley Klippers 4–1 2003 OCN Blizzard Humboldt Broncos 1–4 2004 Selkirk Steelers Kindersley Klippers 3–4 2005 Portage Terriers Yorkton Terriers 4–2 2006 Winnipeg South Blues Yorkton Terriers 1–4 2007 Selkirk Steelers Humboldt Broncos 4–3 2008 Portage Terriers Humboldt Broncos 0–4 2009 Portage Terriers Humboldt Broncos 3–4 2010 Dauphin Kings La Ronge Ice Wolves 4–1 2011 Portage Terriers La Ronge Ice Wolves 4–3 2012 Portage Terriers Humboldt Broncos 3–4 2013-2017: replaced by Western Canada Cup 2018 Steinbach Pistons Nipawin Hawks 4–2 2019 Portage Terriers Battlefords North Stars 4–1[3] 2020-2022: not awarded[4][5][6]

Results by team

• results as of 2019 ANAVET Cup

Team	League	Champions	Runners-up	Total
Humboldt Broncos	SJHL	7	3	10
Prince Albert Raiders*	SJHL	7	1	8
Weyburn Red Wings	SJHL	5	2	7
Portage Terriers	MJHL	4	4	8
Selkirk Steelers	MJHL	3	7	10
Winnipeg Blues	MJHL	2	4	6
Dauphin Kings	MJHL	2	3	5
Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	2	2	4
Estevan Bruins	SJHL	2		2
OCN Blizzard	MJHL	1	4	5
St. Boniface Saints	MJHL	1	2	3
Winkler Flyers	MJHL	1	2	3
Kindersley Klippers	SJHL	1	1	2
Melfort Mustangs	SJHL	1	1	2
Nipawin Hawks	SJHL	1	1	2
North Battleford North Stars	SJHL	1	1	2
Flin Flon Bombers	SJHL	1		1
Notre Dame Hounds	SJHL	1		1
Steinbach Pistons	MJHL	1		1
La Ronge Ice Wolves	SJHL		2	2
St. James Canadians*	MJHL		2	2
Swift Current Broncos*	SJHL		1	1
Kildonan North Stars*	MJHL		1	1

* denotes team is defunct or no longer part of the league

Results by league

• results as of 2019 ANAVET Cup

League	Champions	Runners-up	Total
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League	29	15	44
Manitoba Junior Hockey League	15	29