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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Junior Hockey League |
| Awarded for | Central region champion |
| Country | Canada |
| History | |
| First award | 1971 |
| Most wins | Guelph Platers (5) |
| Most recent | Oakville Blades (2019) |
The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Superior International Junior Hockey League, to determine the central representative at the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship.
The current format includes the champions of the OJHL, NOJHL, and SIJHL and a pre-selected host city, but in the past has included the champions of the Central Canada Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, and even the champion of the Callaghan Cup.
The trophy is named after George Dudley and W. A. Hewitt, who served as administrators for the Ontario Hockey Association and are inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[1]
- ^ Aalto, Sherry (2012). "The Dudley Hewitt Cup and the Business of Hockey". Thunder Bay Business. Retrieved 2019-02-18.