The Anavet Cup was a yearly playoff series between the Turnbull Cup Champions of Manitoba and the Canalta Cup Champions from Saskatchewan. In it’s beginning, starting in 1971, the Anavet Cup winner advanced to the Abbott Cup for the Western Canada Junior ‘A’ Championship. This format ended after the 1989 playoffs. After that, the Anavet Cup Champion advanced directly to the National Championship tournament, now known as the RBC Cup. The Cup was retired after the 2012 playoffs, with the introduction of the Western Canada Cup.