Royal Bank Cup 1996
Encyclopedia
The Inaugural Royal Bank Cup 1996 is the Junior "A" 1996 ice hockey
National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League
.
The Royal Bank Cup
was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup
, Anavet Cup
, Dudley Hewitt Cup
, the Fred Page Cup
and a host city.
The tournament was hosted by the Melfort Mustangs
and Melfort, Saskatchewan
.
Note: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League
Canadian Junior A Hockey League
The Canadian Junior Hockey League , an association of Canadian Junior A ice hockey leagues and teams, formed in November 1993, emerging from the Canada West Association of Junior 'A' Hockey. The champion of the Canadian Junior Hockey League wins the Royal Bank Cup.The CJHL spans the majority of...
.
The Royal Bank Cup
Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup
Doyle Cup
The Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
, Anavet Cup
Anavet Cup
The Anavet Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Credential Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League...
, Dudley Hewitt Cup
Dudley Hewitt Cup
The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...
, the Fred Page Cup
Fred Page Cup
The Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime...
and a host city.
The tournament was hosted by the Melfort Mustangs
Melfort Mustangs
The Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.The Mustangs...
and Melfort, Saskatchewan
Melfort, Saskatchewan
Melfort is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately southeast of Prince Albert, northwest of Saskatoon and north of Regina.According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400...
.
Round Robin
| Rank | Team | League | Ticket | W-L | GF | GA |
| 1 | x-Melfort Mustangs Melfort Mustangs The Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.The Mustangs... |
SJHL Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of age or younger, the SJHL's 12 teams play in two divisions: the Bauer and Sherwood conferences... |
Host | 4-0 | 28 | 5 |
| 2 | x-Newmarket 87's Newmarket Hurricanes The Newmarket Hurricanes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey and are currently the 2009-10 CCHL champions.-History:... |
OPJHL Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the... |
Dudley Hewitt Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:... |
2-2 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | x-Vernon Vipers Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:... |
BCHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
Doyle Cup Doyle Cup The Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League... |
2-2 | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | x-Yorkton Terriers Yorkton Terriers The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League based out of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The team plays their home games in the Farrell Agencies Arena which has a seating capacity of 2,300. Their arch rivals are the Melville Millionaires. The team colours are black, orange, and... |
SJHL Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of age or younger, the SJHL's 12 teams play in two divisions: the Bauer and Sherwood conferences... |
Anavet Cup Anavet Cup The Anavet Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Credential Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League... |
1-3 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Moncton Beavers Moncton Beavers The Dieppe Commandos are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.-History:The Moncton Hawks were New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Junior A champions in 1981, 1982, and 1983.... |
MJAHL Maritime Junior A Hockey League The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make... |
Fred Page Cup Fred Page Cup The Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime... |
1-3 | 9 | 22 |
Note: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.
Results
- Melfort Mustangs defeat Yorkton Terriers 7-1
- Newmarket 87's defeat Vernon Vipers 7-5
- Melfort Mustangs defeat Moncton Beavers 5-0
- Newmarket 87's defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-2
- Vernon Vipers defeat Moncton Beavers 6-3
- Melfort Mustangs defeat Vernon Vipers 5-1
- Yorkton Terriers defeat Moncton Beavers 8-2
- Melfort Mustangs defeat Newmarket 87's 11-3
- Moncton Beavers defeat Newmarket 87's 4-3
- Vernon Vipers defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-1
Semi and Finals
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Serge Bourgeois (Moncton BeaversMoncton BeaversThe Dieppe Commandos are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.-History:The Moncton Hawks were New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Junior A champions in 1981, 1982, and 1983....
) - Top Scorer: Jason Duda (Melfort MustangsMelfort MustangsThe Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.The Mustangs...
) - Most Sportsmanlike Player: Valeri Ermolov (Melfort MustangsMelfort MustangsThe Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.The Mustangs...
) - Top Goalie: Joel Laing (Melfort MustangsMelfort MustangsThe Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.The Mustangs...
) - Top Forward: Jeff Cheeseman (Vernon VipersVernon VipersThe Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:...
) - Top Defenceman: Curtis Doell (Melfort MustangsMelfort MustangsThe Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.The Mustangs...
)
Role of League Champions
- AJHL: St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
- BCHL: Vernon VipersVernon VipersThe Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:...
- CJHLCentral Junior A Hockey LeagueThe Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League...
: Cornwall ColtsCornwall ColtsThe Cornwall Colts are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Before 1992, they were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals were sold and moved away from the... - MJHL: St. James CanadiansSt. James CanadiansThe St. James Canadians were a Canadian junior hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League until 2003, folding officially in 2004. The Canadians played out of the St. James Civic Centre, in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
- MJAHL: Dartmouth Oland Exports
- NOJHL: Rayside-Balfour SabrecatsRayside-Balfour SabrecatsThe Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- OPJHL: Newmarket 87's
- QPJHL: Contrecoeur Eperviers
- RMJHL: Prince George Spruce KingsPrince George Spruce KingsThe Prince George Spruce Kings are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League...
- SJHL: Melfort MustangsMelfort MustangsThe Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.The Mustangs...
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