The Coy Cup is awarded to the Senior AA

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champions of

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. Teams from the

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have also competed.

History

The trophy was donated to the

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by Colonel Coy of the 50th Gordon Highlanders (now the 16th Scottish) of

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. The Coy Cup was first awarded to the Enderby Hockey Club in the 1922-23 season. The Coy Cup is the Senior AA championship of British Columbia, formerly known as Senior B until 1983. The winner of the Coy Cup for some time competed for the now-defunct Hardy Cup National Championship. In 2017, the Whitehorse Huskies became the first team from outside BC to win the Coy Cup.

Champions

Senior B Champions

''Pre-cup champions'' * 1912-13 - Vancouver Rowing Club * 1913-14 -

Fraser Mills Hockey Club Fraser may refer to: Places Antarctica * Fraser Point, South Orkney Islands Australia * Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen * Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory), a former federal e ...

* 1914-15 - B.B Hockey Club * 1915-16 - B.B Hockey Club * 1921-22 - Nelson Cubs ''Coy Cup champions'' * 1922-23 - Enderby Hockey Club * 1924-25 - Ex-King George Hockey Club * 1926-27 -

Prince George Hockey Club A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

* 1927-28 - Vernon * 1928-29 - Vernon Hockey Club * 1929-30 - Vernon Hockey Club * 1930-31 - Lumby Flying Frenchmen * 1931-32 - Vernon and Prince George, jointly * 1932-33 -

Kimberley Hockey Club Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town * County of Kimberley, a c ...

* 1933-34 - Vernon * 1934-35 - Vernon * 1935-36 - Merritt Hockey Club * 1936-37 -

Pioneer Mines Hockey Club Pioneer commonly refers to a settler who migrates to previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land. In the United States pioneer commonly refers to an American pioneer, a person in American history who migrated west to join in settling and de ...

* 1937-38 -

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* 1938-39 - Bralorne Golddiggers * 1939-40 - No Competition * 1940-41 -

Nanaimo Clippers The Nanaimo Clippers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Frank Crane Arena. Franchise ...

* 1941-42 - Nanaimo Clippers * 1942-43 - Vernon Hockey Club * 1943-44 - Vernon Legionnaires * 1944-45 - No Competition * 1945-46 - Vernon * 1946-47 -

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(

Jack Kwasney Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

) * 1947-48 -

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* 1948-49 - Nanaimo Clippers ( Red Carr) * 1949-50 - Trail All-Stars (

Frank Waite Francis Edward "Deacon" Waite (April 9, 1905 – July 18, 1989) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team ba ...

) * 1950-51 -

Trail Intermediate Smoke Eaters A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. Th ...

(Frank Waite) * 1951-52 -

Kamloops Loggers Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the Thompson River, South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regio ...

(

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) * 1952-53 - Trail All-Stars (

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) * 1953-54 - Trail All-Stars ( Ian McLeod) * 1954-55 - Trail All-Stars (

Frank Turik Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Cur ...

) * 1955-56 - Nanaimo Clippers (Red Carr) * 1956-57 - Kimberley Dynamiters (John Achtzener) * 1957-58 - Nanaimo Clippers (Red Carr) * 1958-59 - Vancouver Carlings (

Mike Shabaga Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...

) * 1959-60 -

Nanaimo Labatts Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "Hub City," which was ...

(Red Carr) * 1960-61 - Trail Oilers (

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) * 1961-62 -

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( Bernie Bathgate) * 1962-63 - Kamloops Chiefs ( Walter "Buddy" Evans) * 1963-64 - Kamloops Chiefs (Walter "Buddy" Evans) * 1964-65 - Vernon Luckies (Vernon Dye) * 1965-66 - Quesnel Kangaroos (Bill Ramsden) * 1966-67 -

Powell River Regals The Powell River Regals were a Canadian Senior ice hockey team from Powell River, British Columbia. The Regals played an independent schedule under the supervision of the BC Amateur Hockey Association. The Regals were three-time Allan Cup Na ...

(Robert McCallum) * 1967-68 - Quesnel Kangaroos (Bill Ramsden) * 1968-69 - Powell River Regals (

Bob Crawford Robert Remi "Bob" Crawford (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played seven seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1987 with the St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, N ...

) * 1969-70 - Powell River Regals (Bob Crawford) ( Hardy Cup Champions of Canada) * 1970-71 - Prince George Mohawks (

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) * 1971-72 - Shmyr Flyers (T. Shmyr) * 1972-73 - Prince George Mohawks (Robert Brooks) * 1973-74 -

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(G. Glazier) * 1974-75 - Prince George Mohawks (Don Wilkie) * 1975-76 - Prince George Mohawks (

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) * 1976-77 -

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(P. Shmyr) * 1977-78 - Prince George Mohawks (Don Wilkie) (Hardy Cup Champions of Canada) * 1978-79 - North Shore Hurry Kings (John Anderson) * 1979-80 -

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(

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) (Hardy Cup Champions of Canada) * 1980-81 - Victoria Athletics (

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) * 1981-82 - Quesnel Kangaroos (R. Marsh) * 1982-83 - Quesnel Kangaroos (Bob Marsh)

Senior "AA" Champions

* 1983-84 - Quesnel Kangaroos (Jim Marsh) * 1984-85 - Quesnel Kangaroos (Jim Marsh) * 1985-86 - Quesnel Kangaroos (Brad Gassoff, W. Holmes) * 1986-87 - Quesnel Kangaroos ( Brad Gassoff) * 1987-88 - Quesnel Kangaroos (

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) * 1988-89 - Abbotsford Blues (

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) * 1989-90 - Quesnel Kangaroos ( Steve Amiss) * 1990-91 -

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(L. Black, A. Cota) * 1991-92 - Penticton Silver Bullets (G. Thygesen, B. Chapman) * 1992-93 - Powell River Regals ( John Vanderkamp) * 1993-94 -

Sicamous Eagles The Sicamous Eagles are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Sicamous, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play ...

(N. Andrews, K. Davies) * 1994-95 - No Competition * 1995-96 -

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(D. Rainville) * 1996-97 -

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(G.Rosa) * 1997-98 - Quesnel Kangaroos * 1998-99 - Ft. St. James Stars * 1999-00 - No Competition * 2000-01 - New Westminster Beavers * 2001-02 -

Trail Smoke Eaters The Trail Smoke Eaters are a junior A ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. History The Smoke Eaters (aka ''Smokies'') have existed as both junior and senior teams since the ...

(M. Heslop) * 2002-03 - Trail Smoke Eaters (Peter Sheets, M. Heslop) * 2003-04 -

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(B. Watson) * 2004-05 - Kitimat Ice Demons (M. Whelan, M. Steponavicious) * 2005-06 - Kitimat Ice Demons * 2006-07 -

Rossland Warriors The Rossland Warriors was a senior men's ice hockey team that operated out of Rossland, British Columbia. They played in the Western International Hockey League The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hocke ...

(Dan Bradford) * 2007-08 - Kitimat Ice Demons (M. Steponavicious) * 2008-09 -

Williams Lake Stampeders The Williams Lake Stampeders are an intermediate and senior hockey ice hockey team in Williams Lake, British Columbia. Background The senior team played in the Cariboo Hockey League from the league's founding in 1936 until 1979. The Stampeders wo ...

(K. Kohlen) * 2009-10 -

* 2010-11 - Kitimat Ice Demons * 2011-12 - Smithers Steelheads * 2012-13 - Williams Lake Stampeders * 2013-14 - Williams Lake Stampeders * 2014-15 -

Fort St. John Flyers The North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) is a Canadian men's Senior ice hockey league based in Northern Alberta and North Eastern British Columbia. History With a history that dates back to the early 1950s, the NPHL has the distinction of being t ...

* 2015-16 - Fort St. John Flyers * 2016-17 - Whitehorse Huskies * 2017-18 - Dawson Creek Canucks * 2018-19 - Dawson Creek Canucks * 2019-20 - Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. * 2020-21 - Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. * 2021-22 - Dawson Creek Canucks * 2022-23 - Quesnel Kangaroos

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20110127073759/http://www.wlstampeders.com/portal/Team/History/tabid/57/Default.aspx *http://www.bchockey.net/NewsItem.aspx?id=488 *http://www.bchockey.net/Files/BC%20Hockey%20Handbook%202009-2010-Final%20-%205%20Awards.pdf Ice hockey in British Columbia