The PCAHA Juvenile Scholarship
Tournament was established in 1983 by Earle Sinkie, PCAHA Zone 1 and 2
Juvenile "A" Division Manager, and Ed Hanusiak, PCAHA Zone 3 Juvenile "A"
Division Manager. Earle and Ed were looking for a means of giving players in
the Juvenile Division some of the recognition that was otherwise lacking. In
addition, they were hoping to increase participation by Juvenile players in
the PCAHA Scholarship Program.
The successful format utilized by the
PCAHA Midget Scholarship Tournament was adopted, and the first event was
staged March 15-20, 1983, at various locations. Selected teams from the
three PCAHA Zones played a single round-robin series with a championship
final game, and the Zone 3 team prevailed as inaugural champions. The
participating players and team MVP’s were subsequently honoured at a
Juvenile Division awards banquet.
The three Zone format was utilized
again in 1984 and 1985. Following the restructuring of the PCAHA in 1985,
the Tournament adopted a provincial flavour with the addition of a team
representing the Okanagan-Mainline Amateur Hockey Association. Teams from
the PCAHA Fraser Valley Conference and Greater Vancouver Conference along
with the Okanagan team participated in the 1986, 1987, and 1988 events.
With the decline of Juvenile hockey in
the Okanagan, the Tournament returned to an all-Lower Mainland format for
1989. Participating PCAHA Associations were divided into Red, White, and
Blue groups, and the three team round-robin/championship final format was
retained.
In 1987, Earle Sinkie approached John
Wright, National Manager of Marketing and Sales for Toyo Tire Canada Inc.,
with the suggestion that Toyo Tire become involved with the Tournament.
Following discussions with Earle Sinkie and PCAHA Vice-President Howard
LeTroy, Toyo Tire agreed to sponsor the Tournament and donate a scholarship
and 3 bursaries to the PCAHA Scholarship Fund. Toyo Tire sponsored both the
Tournament and the Scholarship Program for 10 years. For the 1997 event OK
Tire Stores joined Toyo Tire as co-sponsors, but from 1998-2001 there was no
sponsor. In 2002 Scotiabank became major event sponsor of the Tournament and
continued in that role for 7 seasons until 2008.
The championship trophy, donated by
the Tournament’s founding fathers, Earle Sinkie and Ed Hanusiak, has been
won by:
1983 - Zone 3 All-stars 1997 - PCAHA
Blue Team 1984 - Zone 3 All-stars 1998 - PCAHA Orange Team 1985 - Zone 1
All-stars 1999 - PCAHA "Senators" 1986 - G.V.C. All-stars 2000 - PCAHA
"Senators" 1987 - F.V.C. All-stars 2001 - PCAHA "Flames" 1988 - F.V.C.
All-stars 2002 - PCAHA "Canucks" 1989 - PCAHA Red Team 2003 - PCAHA
"Senators" 1990 - PCAHA Blue Team 2004 - PCAHA "Senators" 1991 - PCAHA Red
Team 2005 - PCAHA "Senators" 1992 - PCAHA Blue Team 2006 - PCAHA "Sharks"
1993 - PCAHA Blue Team 2007 - PCAHA "Canucks" 1994 - PCAHA Red Team 2008 -
PCAHA "Flames" 1995 - PCAHA White Team 2009 - PCAHA "Leafs" 1996 - PCAHA
White Team 2010 - PCAHA “Senators” 2011 – PCAHA “Senators” 2012 – PCAHA
“Canucks”
The 2013 Tournament, the 31st
Annual, promises to maintain tradition by showcasing the best of Juvenile
Hockey.