| Tournament details | |
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| Venue(s) | Guelph, Ontario |
| Dates | May 1972 |
| Teams | 2 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Guelph CMC's (1st title) |
Runner-up  | Red Deer Rustlers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 4 |
← 1971
1973 →
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The 1972 Centennial Cup is the second Tier II Junior "A" 1972 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.
The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Western Canadian Champions and the Eastern Canadian Champions.
The finals were hosted by the Guelph CMC's in the city of Guelph, Ontario.
Guelph CMC's forward Paul Fendley died days after game four of the championship series after hitting his head on the ice during game four. He was the CMC's leading scorer.
| 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
| Game | Team | Score | Team | Score |
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| 1 | Guelph CMC's | 4 | Red Deer Rustlers | 2 |
| 2 | Guelph CMC's | 3 | Red Deer Rustlers | 2 |
| 3 | Guelph CMC's | 3 | Red Deer Rustlers | 1 |
| 4 | Guelph CMC's | 3 | Red Deer Rustlers | 0 |
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Members and championships of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
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| ANAVET Cup |
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| Doyle Cup |
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| Dudley Hewitt Cup |
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| Fred Page Cup |
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| Centennial Cup |
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