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{{Short description|Western Canada junior ice hockey award (1919–1999)}}
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{{Infobox sports award
|name      =Abbott Cup
|image_size=200px
|image     =Abbott Cup.jpg
|caption   =
|sport     =Ice hockey
|givenfor  =Western Canadian Junior "A" champion
|country   =Canada
|first     =1919
|last      =1999
|mostwins  =[[Regina Pats|Regina Patricias/Pats]]<br/>''11 wins''
}}

The '''Abbott Memorial Cup''', commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the [[Junior ice hockey|Junior "A"]] [[ice hockey]] Champion for [[Western Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azhockey.com/Ab.htm |title=Abbott Memorial Cup |publisher=AZ Hockey |language=en |access-date=9 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615211127/http://www.azhockey.com/Ab.htm |archive-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref>

The Cup was named after Captain [[Edward Lyman Abbott|E.L. (Hick) Abbott]] who was a noted hockey player in Western Canada.  He captained the [[Regina Victorias]] when it won the (pre-[[Memorial Cup]]) Junior Championship of Canada in 1913 and 1914. Captain Abbott died in active service in the [[First World War]] and the trophy was presented in his memory in 1919 by the [[Hockey Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association]].

The concept of a Western Canada Junior A Championship was briefly continued from 2013 to 2017 with the creation of the [[Western Canada Cup]].

==History==
The Abbott Cup was a [[playoff]] round, a best of seven game series, between the [[Doyle Cup|British Columbia/Alberta Interprovincial Champions]] and the [[Anavet Cup|Saskatchewan/Manitoba Interprovincial Champions]]. The Abbott Cup winner would then play off against the Eastern Canadian Champions, the winner of the [[George Richardson Memorial Trophy]], for the [[Memorial Cup]] signifying the National Championship.

In 1934 Junior "A" hockey was divided into Junior "A" and "B", with the Abbott Cup staying with the Junior "A" level.  The winner of the Abbott Cup still earned the right to compete for the national Memorial Cup. (Starting in 1983, a Junior "B" Western Canadian Championship was established with the [[Keystone Cup]].)

In 1971 Junior "A" hockey was divided into Major Junior (Tier I) and Junior "A" (Tier II), with the Abbott Cup again staying with the Tier II Junior "A" level. As the Memorial Cup national championship was now reserved for the Major Junior level, the Abbott Cup winner now represented the West in the 'Tier II' [[Royal Bank Cup|Centennial Cup]] National Championship. (The Major Junior teams in Western Canada now compete for the [[Western Hockey League]]'s [[Ed Chynoweth Cup]], earning the right to compete for their national Memorial Cup.)

Starting in 1991, because of the realignment of regions and format for the [[Centennial Cup]], the winners of the [[Doyle Cup]] and the [[Anavet Cup]] would go straight to the National Championship competition rather than hold a separate competition for the western Abbott Cup.  During the Centennial Cup (later Royal Bank Cup) national competition, the winner of the game between the Doyle Cup winner and the Anavet Cup winner would also receive the Abbott Cup.  Since then, the Abbott Cup has diminished in attention, which led to the retirement of the Abbott Cup after it had been awarded to the [[Vernon Vipers]] in 1999. It can now be found in the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].

The Abbott Cup Western Canadian Junior "A" Champion went on to win the National Junior "A" Championship 40 times over 81 years:
:Junior "A" Memorial Cup - 19 times in 52 competitions between 1919 and 1970
:Tier II Junior "A" Centennial Cup/Royal Bank Cup - 21 times in 29 competitions between 1971 and 1999

The franchise to win the most Abbott Cups was the [[Regina Pats|Regina Patricias/Pats]], with 11.  Second were the [[Edmonton Oil Kings]], with 8.  The most consecutive wins by a franchise is 7, for the Edmonton Oil Kings, from 1960 through 1966.  The [[Prince Albert Raiders]] follow with 3 consecutive cups, from 1977 through 1979.

The province whose representatives won the most Abbott Cups was [[Saskatchewan]], with 25.  [[Manitoba]] representatives won 21 cups, [[Alberta]] won 18, [[British Columbia]] won 13, and [[Ontario]] teams playing in the Manitoba league won 4 cups.  The most consecutive wins by the representatives of the same province is 7, for Alberta, from 1960 through 1966.  British Columbia follows with 5 consecutive cups, from 1989 through 1993.

==Champions==
===1919 to 1934===
''Presented by the [[Hockey Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association]] to the best Junior "A" team in Western Canada.''
{{columns-list|colwidth=24em|
:1919 [[Regina Pats|Regina Patricia HC]]
:1920 [[Selkirk Steelers|Selkirk Fishermen]] 
:1921 [[Winnipeg Junior Falcons]]*
:1922 Regina Patricia
:1923 [[Manitoba Bisons|University of Manitoba Bisons]]*
:1924 [[Calgary Canadians]]
:1925 Regina Pats*
:1926 Calgary Canadians*
:1927 Port Arthur West Ends
:1928 Regina Monarchs* 
:1929 [[Elmwood Millionaires]]
:1930 Regina Pats*
:1931 [[Elmwood Millionaires]]*
:1932 [[Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)|Winnipeg Monarchs]]
:1933 Regina Pats
:1934 Edmonton Athletic Club
}}
''(*) Denotes teams that went on to win the national championship [[Memorial Cup]].''

===1935 to 1970===
''Starting in 1935, Junior "B" franchises were no longer eligible to compete for the Abbott Cup.''
{{columns-list|colwidth=24em|
:1935 [[Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)|Winnipeg Monarchs]]*
:1936 Saskatoon Wesleys
:1937 [[Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)|Winnipeg Monarchs]]*
:1938 [[St. Boniface Seals]]*
:1939 Edmonton Athletic Club Roamers 
:1940 [[Kenora Thistles]]
:1941 [[Winnipeg Rangers (1939-1947)|Winnipeg Rangers]]*
:1942 [[Portage Terriers]]* 
:1943 [[Winnipeg Rangers (1939-1947)|Winnipeg Rangers]]*
:1944 Trail Smoke Eaters
:1945 Moose Jaw Canucks
:1946 [[Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)|Winnipeg Monarchs]]*
:1947 Moose Jaw Canucks
:1948 Port Arthur West End Bruins*
:1949 [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
:1950 [[Regina Pats]] ([[Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1948–1956)|WCJHL]])
:1951 [[Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)|Winnipeg Monarchs]]
:1952 Regina Pats (WCJHL)
:1953 [[St. Boniface Canadiens]]
:1954 [[Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)|Edmonton Oil Kings]] (WCJHL)
:1955 Regina Pats (WCJHL)
:1956 Regina Pats (WCJHL)
:1957 [[Flin Flon Bombers]]* ([[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1948–1966)|SJHL]])
:1958 Regina Pats (SJHL)
:1959 [[Winnipeg Braves]]*
:1960 Edmonton Oil Kings
:1961 Edmonton Oil Kings
:1962 Edmonton Oil Kings
:1963 Edmonton Oil Kings*
:1964 Edmonton Oil Kings
:1965 Edmonton Oil Kings
:1966 Edmonton Oil Kings*
:1967 Port Arthur Marrs
:1968 [[Estevan Bruins]]
:1969 Regina Pats
:1970 Weyburn Red Wings
}}
''(*) Denotes teams that went on to win the national championship [[Memorial Cup]].''

===1971 to 1990===
''Starting in 1971, only Junior "A" (formerly Tier II) clubs competed for the Abbott Cup.''
{{columns-list|colwidth=24em|*
:1971 [[Red Deer Rustlers]] (AJHL)* 
:1972 Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) 
:1973 [[Portage Terriers]] (MJHL)* 
:1974 [[Selkirk Steelers]] (MJHL)* 
:1975 [[Spruce Grove Mets]] (AJHL)*
:1976 [[Spruce Grove Mets]] (AJHL) 
:1977 [[Prince Albert Raiders]] (SJHL)* 
:1978 Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 
:1979 Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)* 
:1980 Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL)* 
:1981 Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)* 
:1982 Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)* 
:1983 [[Abbotsford Flyers]] (BCJHL)
:1984 [[Weyburn Red Wings]] (SJHL)* 
:1985 [[Penticton Knights]] (BCJHL)
:1986 Penticton Knights (BCJHL)*
:1987  [[Richmond Sockeyes]] (BCJHL)*
:1988 [[Notre Dame Hounds]](SJHL)* 
:1989 Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
:1990 [[Surrey Eagles#New Westminster Royals|New Westminster Royals]] (BCJHL)
}}
''(*) Denotes teams that went on to win the national championship [[Royal Bank Cup|Centennial Cup/Royal Bank Cup]].''

===1991 to 1999===
''Awarded to the winner of the round robin game between the Doyle and ANAVET champions at the [[Royal Bank Cup|Centennial Cup]]/[[Royal Bank Cup]]''
{{columns-list|colwidth=24em|*
:1991 [[Vernon Vipers|Vernon Lakers]] ([[British Columbia Hockey League|BCJHL]])*
:1992 Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
:1993 [[Kelowna Spartans]] (BCJHL)*
:1994 [[Olds Grizzlys]] ([[Alberta Junior Hockey League|AJHL]])* 
:1995 [[Winnipeg South Blues]] ([[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]])* 
:1996 [[Melfort Mustangs]] ([[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|SJHL]])* 
:1997 [[South Surrey Eagles]] (BCHL)
:1998 South Surrey Eagles (BCHL)*
:1999 [[Vernon Vipers]] (BCHL)*
}}
''(*) Denotes teams that went on to win the national championship [[Royal Bank Cup|Centennial Cup/Royal Bank Cup]].''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{CJAHL}}
{{Memorial Cup}}

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[[Category:Memorial Cup]]