Four hockey teams will compete for the Coy Cup, emblematic of senior AA supremacy in British Columbia, starting tomorrow (Tuesday, March 26) at Hap Parker Arena in Powell River Recreation Complex.
Penticton Silver Bullets and Williams Lake Stampeders meet in game one on Tuesday, March 26. Opening faceoff is at 3:30 pm. Terrace River Kings and the host Powell River Regals will square off in the second game of the day, which starts at 7:30 pm.
An opening ceremony is scheduled for 7:15 pm, prior to the evening contest.
Terrace will play at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, March 26, and Thursday, March 27. Regals will play at 7:30 pm both days, with day one results determining their opponents for days two and three.
At 7:15 pm on Thursday, a ceremony will be held to honour the late Dennis Dyer and the late Cliff Milne, both of whom were instrumental in the continued operation of the team for decades in multiple roles.
Dyer was the club’s longtime trainer and an integral part of multiple provincial and national championships, in addition to being a member of the team’s executive. Milne served the team in almost every capacity, including player, coach, manager, board member and historian. Both were heavily involved in planning for hosting previous Coy Cup, Savage Cup (provincial AAA trophy) and Allan Cup (national AAA trophy) tournaments held at Powell River Recreation Complex.
Regals have won the Coy Cup on five occasions: 1967, 1969, 1970, 1993 and 2010. The 1970 team went on to win the now retired Hardy Cup, which was awarded to the national champions at what was then called the Intermediate A level.
The club’s origins date back to 1955, when an all-star team called the Luckies was formed from a local three-team league and began playing at the old Civic Arena near Willingdon Beach, which no longer stands. They became the Rodmay Regals in 1957 while under sponsorship of the Rodmay Hotel, which continued until 1972. Powell River Regals then became the name as the team carried on under multiple sponsorship.
Regals are also three-time AAA national champions, winning the Allan Cup in 1997, 2000 and 2006. In total they have won four national, nine western Canadian or BC/Alberta titles and 17 provincial championships at intermediate A/AA (Coy Cup) and AAA (Savage Cup) levels, while also winning medals representing Canada internationally in 2001 and 2007.
2024 Coy Cup semi-final and championship games take place at 7:30 pm on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30. Tickets are available at the Peak, TAWS and Royal LePage-Powell River.
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