The Western Canada Cup (WCC) is no more.
The news comes after all four junior A leagues in Western Canada – the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and SJHL – agreed to end the tourney.
The tournament pitted the four league champions and a host team against each other for two spots in the RBC Cup, the national junior A championship.
The most recent tournament, held April 29 to May 7 in Penticton, BC, saw the host Penticton Vees and the AJHL champion Brooks Bandits earn the top two spots.
No teams from any of the four leagues had submitted a bid to host next year’s tournament.
The end of the WCC could potentially mean the return of the Anavet Cup, a series between the SJHL and MJHL champions for a spot in the RBC Cup. The Anavet Cup ended in 2011-12 in favour of the WCC format, along with the Doyle Cup, a similar competition between the BCHL and AJHL champions.
