1996 Royal Bank Cup

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1996 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s) Melfort, Saskatchewan
DatesMay 4, 1996 – May 12, 1996
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Vernon Vipers (3rd title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Melfort Mustangs
Tournament statistics
Games played13
Scoring leader(s) Jason Duda (Melfort)
MVP Serge Bourgeois (Moncton)
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The Inaugural 1996 Royal Bank Cup is the 26th Junior "A" 1996 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

Contents

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.

The Playoffs

Round Robin

PosLeague (Ticket)TeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification
1 SJHL (Host) Melfort Mustangs 440285+23 Semi-final
2 OPJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) Newmarket 87's 4221822−4
3 BCHL (Doyle Cup) Vernon Vipers 4221716+1
4 SJHL (Anavet Cup) Yorkton Terriers 4131219−7
5 MJAHL (Fred Page Cup) Moncton Beavers 413922−13
Source: [ citation needed ]

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-finals and Final

Semi-finals Royal Bank Cup Finals
      
1 Melfort Mustangs 7
4 Yorkton Terriers 3
1 Melfort Mustangs 0
3 Vernon Vipers 2
2 Newmarket 87's 4
3 Vernon Vipers 7

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Serge Bourgeois (Moncton Beavers)
Top Scorer: Jason Duda (Melfort Mustangs)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Valeri Ermolov (Melfort Mustangs)
Top Goalie: Joel Laing (Melfort Mustangs)
Top Forward: Jeff Cheeseman (Vernon Vipers)
Top Defenceman: Curtis Doell (Melfort Mustangs)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : St. Albert Saints
BCHL : Vernon Vipers
CJHL : Cornwall Colts
MJHL : St. James Canadians
MJAHL : Dartmouth Oland Exports
NOJHL : Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
OPJHL : Newmarket 87's
QPJHL : Contrecoeur Eperviers
RMJHL : Prince George Spruce Kings
SJHL : Melfort Mustangs

See also

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