The British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) and BC Hockey have announced details for this year's Mowat Cup, which will determine the B.C.'s Junior A Tier 2 champion. The announcement came with some significant changes.
When the BCHL departed to independent hockey, it left a void in sanctioned Junior A hockey programming in the province, prompting the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) in 2023 to apply to become classified as Junior A, with their applications approved in July of 2024.
That then meant that a new championship, replacing the Cyclone Taylor Cup, would be played and the historic Mowat Cup was reborn last year, with the winning teams from the KIJHL, PJHL and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) along with the Dynamiters from host city Kimberley competing for it.
Last year the Revelstoke Grizzlies won the inaugural Mowat Cup, defeating the Ridge Meadows Flames in overtime.
In 2025, the format has changed and the Mowat Cup will see the league champions from the KIJHL and the PJHL compete in a best-of-five series for the Mowat Cup in April. The PJHL champion will host games one and 2 and then the series will shift to the KIJHL champion's venue for the remaining contests, including games four and five, if necessary.
91裸聊视频淭he 2025 Mowat Cup marks another significant milestone for junior hockey in British Columbia,91裸聊视频� said BC Hockey CEO Cameron Hope, 91裸聊视频渁s it will deliver a true championship series that will highlight the competition and talent in the KIJHL and PJHL. For years we have enjoyed incredible one-game championship finals, and now fans will experience that excitement over a full series.91裸聊视频�
Shortly after last year's Mowat Cup, the VIJHL announced that they would be leaving BC Hockey to go independent, which is why they are not included in this year's tournament.
91裸聊视频淭he BCHC, KIJHL and PJHL are thrilled to partner with BC Hockey on this exciting next step in the evolution of the Mowat Cup championship,91裸聊视频� added KIJHL commissioner Jeff Dubois. 91裸聊视频淗aving the two Junior A league champions face off as many as five times in their home communities is going to be a recipe for tremendous hockey.91裸聊视频�
The Mowat Cup was donated to the BC Amateur Hockey Association, now known as BC Hockey, and was first presented in the 1927/28 season to Fernie, who defeated the Ex-King George in Vancouver.