The Playoffs
| Regionals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Sask | Humboldt Broncos | 4 | |||||||||||
| Man | Dauphin Kings | ||||||||||||
| Alta | Red Deer Rustlers | 4 | |||||||||||
| Western Canada | |||||||||||||
| Sask | Humboldt Broncos | 1 | |||||||||||
| Alta | Red Deer Rustlers | 4 | |||||||||||
| BC | Vernon Essos | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ont | Guelph CMC's | 4 | |||||||||||
| Alta | Red Deer Rustlers | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ont | Guelph CMC's | 4 | |||||||||||
| TB | Thunder Bay Vulcans | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ont | Guelph CMC's | 4 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Canada | |||||||||||||
| PEI | Charlottetown Islanders | 0 | |||||||||||
| PEI | Charlottetown Isles | 4 | |||||||||||
| NB | Moncton Hawks | 1 | |||||||||||
Prior to Regionals
- Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) defeated St. John's Jr. Capitals (Independent) 3-games-to-1
- Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) defeated Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) 4-games-to-1
- Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOJHA) 3-games-to-none
- St. John's Jr. Capitals (Independent) defeated Gander Jr. Flyers (NJAHL) 2-games-to-1
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