2009 Royal Bank Cup

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2009 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s) Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria, British Columbia
DatesMay 2, 2009 – May 10, 2009
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Vernon Vipers (5th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Humboldt Broncos
Tournament statistics
Games played13
Scoring leader(s) Mike Collins (10 pts.) (Vernon)
MVP Kyle Bigos (Vernon)
  2008
2010  

The 2009 Royal Bank Cup is the 39th Junior "A" 2009 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. 2009 marked the 14th year the Royal Bank Cup has been awarded and the 39th year of modern Junior "A" hockey.

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The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and the host city, the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League.

The tournament was hosted by the Victoria Grizzlies and run from May 2 to May 10 of 2009 with games played at the Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria, British Columbia.

The Vernon Vipers won the 2009 Royal Bank Cup with a 2–0 win over the Humboldt Broncos.

Teams

Regular Season: 43 wins, 13 losses, 1 ties, 3 overtime losses
Playoffs: Defeated Cowichan Valley Capitals 4-3, Lost to Powell River Kings 3-4
Regular Season: 45 wins, 8 losses, 1 overtime loss, 2 shootout losses
Playoffs: Defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-2, Defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-0, Defeated Melville Millionaires 4-1, Defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4-3
Regular Season: 36 wins, 9 losses, 1 overtime loss, 3 shootout losses
Playoffs: Defeated Pickering Panthers 3-1, Defeated Ajax Attack 4-0, Defeated Peterborough Stars 4-2, Defeated Huntsville Otters 4-1, Defeated Oakville Blades 4-2, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup (3-1)
Regular Season: 39 wins, 13 losses, 2 shootout losses
Playoffs: Defeated Dieppe Commandos 4-0, Defeated Miramichi Timberwolves 4-0, Defeated Truro Bearcats 4-1, Won Fred Page Cup (4-1)
Regular Season: 42 wins, 14 losses, 1 tie, 3 overtime losses
Playoffs: Defeated Penticton Vees 4-1, Defeated Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4-2, Defeated Powell River Kings 4-2, Defeated Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) 4-0

Tournament

Round Robin

PosLeague (Ticket)TeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification
1 BCHL (Doyle Cup) Vernon Vipers 4402412+12Semi-final
2 SJHL (Anavet Cup) Humboldt Broncos 4228157
3 BCHL (Host) Victoria Grizzlies 4221610+6
4 OJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) Kingston Voyageurs 41314239
5 MJAHL (Fred Page Cup) Summerside Western Capitals 41315172
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Results

GameHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreNotes
Saturday, May 2, 2009
1 Victoria Grizzlies 1 Humboldt Broncos 2Final - Shots: 35-34 Hum
Sunday, May 3, 2009
2 Summerside Western Capitals 2 Vernon Vipers 4Final - Shots: 38-21 Ver
3 Kingston Voyageurs 0 Victoria Grizzlies 5Final - Shots: 40-21 Vic
Monday, May 4, 2009
4 Summerside Western Capitals 5 Kingston Voyageurs 7Final - Shots: 50-28 SWC
5 Vernon Vipers 7 Humboldt Broncos 1Final - Shots: 30-20 Ver
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
6 Vernon Vipers 5 Victoria Grizzlies 4OT Final - Shots: 32-32 Even
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
7 Humboldt Broncos 5 Kingston Voyageurs 2Final - Shots: 34-23 Hum
8 Victoria Grizzlies 6 Summerside Western Capitals 3Final - Shots: 41-32 Vic
Thursday, May 7, 2009
9 Kingston Voyageurs 5 Vernon Vipers 8Final - Shots: 33-21 Ver
10 Humboldt Broncos 0 Summerside Western Capitals 5Final - Shots: 35-18 SWC

Semi-final

GameHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreNotes
Friday, May 8, 2009
11 Vernon Vipers 6 Kingston Voyageurs 3Final - Shots: 34-16 Ver
12 Humboldt Broncos 3 Victoria Grizzlies 2OT Final - Shots: 40-30 Vic

Final

GameHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreNotes
Sunday, May 10, 2009
13 Vernon Vipers 2 Humboldt Broncos 0Final - Shots: 27-24 Hum

Awards

Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Kyle Bigos (Vernon Vipers)
Top Forward: Connor Jones (Vernon Vipers)
Top Defencemen: Kyle Bigos (Vernon Vipers)
Top Goaltender: Anthony Grieco (Victoria Grizzlies)
Tubby Smaltz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Ryan Santana (Vernon Vipers)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Grande Prairie Storm
BCHL : Vernon Vipers
CJHL : Pembroke Lumber Kings
MJHL : Portage Terriers
MJAHL : Summerside Western Capitals
NOJHL : Soo Thunderbirds
OPJHL : Kingston Voyageurs
QJAAAHL : Sherbrooke Cougars
SJHL : Humboldt Broncos
SIJHL : Fort William North Stars

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