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The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

The cup is named in honour of Don Johnson, a sports enthusiast who dedicated his efforts to the growth of hockey in Atlantic Canada.

[edit] History

In the 1980s, Newfoundland and Labrador teams dominated the early tournaments. NL teams won 5 of the first 7 Don Johnson Cups. In 1990, the tournament was retired, only to be resurrected a few years later.

Since 2002, the Don Johnson Cup has been dominated by teams from Nova Scotia. From 2003 until 2008, the teams of the NSJHL have won 6 consecutive Atlantic titles. The streak was broken in 2009 as St. John's of Newfoundland and Labrador eliminated all hopes of a seventh straight Nova Scotia crown. Going into the semi-final round of the Don Johnson Cup, the three NL teams present were 0-6 against PEI's Sherwood Falcons and NS's Cumberland County Cool Blues. In the semi-final, the third seeded St. John's Caps of the St. John's Junior Hockey League upset the second seeded Cumberland County 6-5. The Caps advanced to the final to play the Falcons and upset them 3-2 in overtime to win Newfoundland and Labrador's first Atlantic Jr. B championship in 21 years.

[edit] Don Johnson Cup 2009

The 2009 tournament will be in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, hosted by the Conception Bay North Jr. Stars.

Don Johnson Cup Round Robin
Rank	Team	League	W-L-T	GF	GA
1	Sherwood Falcons	IJHL (PEI)	4-0-0	19	12
2	Cumberland County Cool Blues	NSJBHL (NS)	3-1-0	24	15
3	St. John's Jr. Caps	SJJHL (NL)	2-2-0	21	18
4	Central Jr. Cataracts	CWJHL (NL)	1-3-0	13	22
5	Conception Bay North Jr. Stars	Host/SJJHL (NL)	0-4-0	11	21

Results

April 14

St. John's 6 - Conception Bay North 4

April 15

Cumberland County 7 - Central 2

Sherwood 6 - John's 3

Cumberland County 6 - Conception Bay North 4

April 16

Sherwood 5 - Central 4

Cumberland County 7 - St. John's 4

Sherwood 3 - Conception Bay North 1

April 17

St. John's 8 - Central 1

Sherwood 5 - Cumberland County 4 OT

Central 6 - Conception Bay North 2

April 18 & 19

Semi-finals			Don Johnson Cup Finals

1	Sherwood	6
4	Central	1
			1	Sherwood	2
			3	St. John's	3
2	Cumberland County	5
3	St. John's	6

Please note: Final was won in overtime.

[edit] Champions

Don Johnson Cup Champions
Year	Champions	Runners-Up	Host City
1982	Brother Rice Jr. Celtics	Kensington Bombers	Kensington, Prince Edward Island
1983	Antigonish Bulldogs	Saint John Beavers	Saint John, New Brunswick
1984	Antigonish Bulldogs	St. John's Jr. 50's	St John's, NL
1985	St. John's Jr. 50's
1986	Mount Pearl Blades		Kensington, Prince Edward Island
1987	St. John's Jr. 50's	Windsor Valley Jets	Fredericton, New Brunswick
1988	St. John's Jr. 50's
1989	Sydney Jr. Mills
1990	St. Margaret's Bay Mariners
No Competition from 1991 until 1996.
1997	Cape Breton Alpines	Windsor Royals	New Waterford, Nova Scotia
1998	Windsor Royals	Richibucto Bears	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
1999	Richitbucto Bears	Bell Island Jr. Blues	Bell Island, NL
2000	Woodstock Slammers	Cape Breton Alpines	Woodstock, New Brunswick
2001	Windsor Royals	Strait Pirates	Windsor, Nova Scotia
2002	O'Leary Eagles	Strait Pirates	O'Leary, Prince Edward Island
2003	Sackville Blazers	Mount Pearl Jr. Blades	Mount Pearl, NL
2004	Sackville Blazers	Kensington Vipers	Antigonish, Nova Scotia
2005	Sackville Blazers	Strait Pirates	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2006	Bay Ducks	Antigonish Bulldogs	Kensington, Prince Edward Island
2007	East Hants Penguins	Cumberland County Cool Blues	Springhill, Nova Scotia
2008	Windsor Royals	Sherwood Falcons	Sherwood, Prince Edward Island
2009	St. John's Jr. Caps	Sherwood Falcons	Bay Roberts, NL

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Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Don Johnson Cup 2009

[edit] Champions

[edit] External links