The Juno Cup is a yearly ice hockey game held in conjunction with the Juno Awards, first conducted at the 2004 Juno Awards. The games match National Hockey League alumni with artists and entertainers as a charitable benefit for MusiCounts, a music education charity operated by the CARAS. The Juno Cup has helped raise more than $700,000 for MusiCounts (formerly known as the CARAS Music Education Program) which in turn supported music programs across Canada.

Each game features a team of current or former NHL players (NHL Greats) who competes against a team composed of musicians (The Rockers). The NHL Greats have won each Juno Cup except in 2009, 2019, and 2023.[1][2] The event was not held in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026.[3]

Dates and locations

Juno Cup Dates and Locations
YearDateCityVenueWinning teamScore
20042 AprilEdmonton, Alberta[4]AgriCom ArenaNHL Greats12-8[5]
20051 AprilSelkirk, ManitobaSelkirk Rec ComplexNHL Greats6-5[5]
200631 MarchHalifax, Nova ScotiaHalifax ForumNHL Greats12-11[6]
200730 MarchPrince Albert, SaskatchewanArt Hauser Centre[7]NHL Greats11-9[8]
20084 AprilCalgary, Alberta[9]Stampede CorralNHL Greats16-5[10]
200927 MarchVancouver, British Columbia[11][12]UBC Thunderbird ArenaThe Rockers12-11 (SO)[11]
201016 AprilTorbay, Newfoundland and Labrador[13]Jack Byrne ArenaNHL Greats9-8
201125 MarchToronto, OntarioRicoh Coliseum[14]NHL Greats13-10
201230 MarchOttawa, OntarioNepean Sportsplex[15]NHL Greats12-10[16]
201319 AprilMoose Jaw, SaskatchewanMosaic Place[17]NHL Greats9-8[17]
201428 MarchWinnipeg, ManitobaMTS Iceplex[18]NHL Greats10-9[19]
201513 MarchHamilton, OntarioDave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating CentreNHL Greats9-7[20]
20161 AprilCalgary, AlbertaMax Bell Centre[21]NHL Greats12-10[22]
201731 MarchOttawa, OntarioTD Place ArenaNHL Greats13-12[23]
201823 MarchVancouver, British ColumbiaBill Copeland Sports CentreNHL GreatsOT win[24]
201915 MarchLondon, OntarioWestern Fair District Sports CentreThe Rockers7-5[2]
202315 MarchEdmonton, AlbertaDowntown Community ArenaThe Rockers4-3

References

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