The 2020

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was to be the 50th Canadian junior A

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national championship for the

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(CJHL) and the 50th consecutive year the national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of

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in 1970. The tournament was scheduled to be played at Stride Place in

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from May 9 to 17, 2020.

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and the CJHL elected to hold the tournament in Manitoba in honour of the 50th season of the Junior A championship, originally called the Manitoba Centennial Cup. The city of Portage la Prairie and Portage Terriers previously hosted the 2015 national championship, then known as the RBC Cup. The 2020 Centennial Cup, regional championships, and member league playoffs were cancelled on March 12, 2020, due to the

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National Junior A Championship website2020 National Junior A Championship

Canadian Junior Hockey League national championships Centennial Cup 2020 Sport in Portage la Prairie Royal Bank Cup 2020

2020 in Manitoba {{Canada-sport-stub

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