2000 Royal Bank Cup

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2000 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 5, 2000 – May 14, 2000
Teams5
Venue(s) Thickwood Heights Community Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Fort McMurray Oil Barons (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Chilliwack Chiefs
Fourth place Battlefords North Stars
Tournament statistics
Games played14
Scoring leader(s) Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour)
MVP Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour)
  1999
2001  

The 2000 Royal Bank Cup was the 30th Junior "A" 2000 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, and Fred Page Cup and a host city.

The tournament was hosted by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons and Fort McMurray, Alberta.

The Playoffs

Round Robin

PosLeague (Ticket)TeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification
1 AJHL (Host) Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4311410+4 Semi-final
2 NOJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4312017+3
3 BCHL (Doyle Cup) Chilliwack Chiefs 4221816+2
4 SJHL (Anavet Cup) Battlefords North Stars 42210133
5 CJHL (Fred Page Cup) Cornwall Colts 40411176
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Battlefords North Stars defeat Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2-1
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Chilliwack Chiefs 8-7 in Double Overtime
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Cornwall Colts 5-2
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Battlefords North Stars 4-2
Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Cornwall Colts 3-2
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4-3
Battlefords North Stars defeat Cornwall Colts 4-3 in Overtime
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Chilliwack Chiefs 4-3
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Cornwall Colts 5-4
Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Battlefords North Stars 5-2

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals Royal Bank Cup Finals
      
1 Fort McMurray Oil Barons 5
4 Battlefords North Stars 2
1 Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2
2 Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 1
2 Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 2
3 Chilliwack Chiefs 1

Bronze Medal Game

Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Battlefords North Stars 3-2 in Double Overtime

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats)
Top Scorer: Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats) and Kevin Estrada (Chilliwack Chiefs)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Craig Strain (Fort McMurray Oil Barons)
Top Goalie: Steven Nelson (North Battleford North Stars)
Top Forward: Colin Murphy (Fort McMurray Oil Barons)
Top Defenceman: Troy Turyk (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Fort McMurray Oil Barons
BCHL : Chilliwack Chiefs
CJHL : Cornwall Colts
MJHL : OCN Blizzard
MJAHL : Halifax Oland Exports
NOJHL : Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
OPJHL : Brampton Capitals
QJAAAHL : Coaticook Frontaliers
SJHL : North Battleford North Stars

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