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Juno Cup

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 which in turn supported music programs across Canada.

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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 2023.12 The event was not held in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026.3

Dates and locations

Juno Cup Dates and Locations
Year Date City Venue Winning team Score
2004 2 April Edmonton, Alberta4 AgriCom Arena NHL Greats 12-85
2005 1 April Selkirk, Manitoba Selkirk Rec Complex NHL Greats 6-55
2006 31 March Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Forum NHL Greats 12-116
2007 30 March Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Art Hauser Centre7 NHL Greats 11-98
2008 4 April Calgary, Alberta9 Stampede Corral NHL Greats 16-510
2009 27 March Vancouver, British Columbia1112 UBC Thunderbird Arena The Rockers 12-11 (SO)11
2010 16 April Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador13 Jack Byrne Arena NHL Greats 9-8
2011 25 March Toronto, Ontario Ricoh Coliseum14 NHL Greats 13-10
2012 30 March Ottawa, Ontario Nepean Sportsplex15 NHL Greats 12-1016
2013 19 April Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Mosaic Place17 NHL Greats 9-817
2014 28 March Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Iceplex18 NHL Greats 10-919
2015 13 March Hamilton, Ontario Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre NHL Greats 9-720
2016 1 April Calgary, Alberta Max Bell Centre21 NHL Greats 12-1022
2017 31 March Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Arena NHL Greats 13-1223
2018 23 March Vancouver, British Columbia Bill Copeland Sports Centre NHL Greats OT win24
2019 15 March London, Ontario Western Fair District Sports Centre The Rockers 7-52
2023 15 March Edmonton, Alberta Downtown Community Arena The Rockers 4-3
References

References

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  2. Butler, Colin (16 March 2019). "Here's how London's Junos stack up, in numbers". CBC News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/the-juno-cup-returns-with-jim-cuddy-aysanabee-julian-taylor-and-more-1.6759571
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  7. Johnson, Andy (26 March 2007). "Juno Cup to pit NHLers against rock-and-roll stars". CTV News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
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  20. Li, David (14 March 2015). "York sports personalities play supporting role in Juno Awards excitement". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  21. "Rockers Take On NHL Greats For 13th Annual JUNO Cup in Calgary". CARAS. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  22. Meller, Kyle (11 April 2016). "Hockey on the rocks". The Weal. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  23. "Juno Cup worth singing about, but please don't let Alfie do the singing". Ottawa Citizen. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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