2015 Royal Bank Cup

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2015 Royal Bank Cup
National Junior A Championship
Tournament details
Venue(s) PCU Centre in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
DatesMay 9, 2015 – May 17, 2015
Host team Portage Terriers
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Portage Terriers (2nd title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Carleton Place Canadians
Tournament statistics
Games played13
Scoring leader(s) Brad Bowles (Portage)
MVP Brad Bowles (Portage)
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The 2015 Royal Bank Cup was the 45th Canadian junior A Ice Hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It was the 45th consecutive year a national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970. [1]

Contents

The host Portage Terriers defeated Carleton Place Canadians in the final to win their first championship since 1973. [2]

Teams

Regular Season: 53-3-4 (1st MJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Waywayseecappo (4-0), Defeated Virden (4-0), Defeated Steinbach (4-0) to win league, Runner-up at Western Canada Cup (4-2).
Regular Season: 44-9-3-2 (1st BCHL)
Playoffs: Defeated West Kelowna (4-1), Defeated Vernon (4-3), 1st Semi-final round robin (3-1), Defeated Nanaimo (4-2) to win league, Won Western Canada Cup (4-1).
Regular Season: 39-8-9 (1st SJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Weyburn (4-1), Defeated Nipawin (4-1), Defeated Notre Dame (4-0) to win league, Second runner-up at Western Canada Cup (2-4).
Regular Season: 38-7-1-6 (1st NOJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Blind River (4-0), Defeated Elliot Lake (4-1), Defeated Cochrane (4-1) to win league, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup (4-1).
Regular Season: 49-10-3 (1st CCHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Nepean (4-0), Defeated Cornwall (4-2), Defeated Pembroke (4-1) to win league, Won Fred Page Cup (3-1)

Tournament

Round Robin

Royal Bank Cup Round Robin
RankTeamLeagueTicketW–OTW-OTL-LGFGAPts
1 Portage Terriers MJHL Host3-0-0-11399
2 Penticton Vees BCHL Western Canada Cup #13-0-0-11589
3 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL Fred Page Cup 2-0-1-11387
4 Melfort Mustangs SJHL Western Canada Cup #21-1-0-211135
5 Soo Thunderbirds NOJHL Dudley Hewitt Cup 0-0-0-47210

Schedule and results

All games played in Portage la Prairie, MB.

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 9, 2015
1Penticton Vees2Portage Terriers3Final - Shots 33-32 PEN
2Soo Thunderbirds0Carleton Place Canadians4Final - Shots 36-27 CPC
May 10, 2015
3Melfort Mustangs0Penticton Vees4Final - Shots 30-17 PEN
4Portage Terriers0Carleton Place Canadians3Final - Shots 18-13 CPC
May 11, 2015
5Melfort Mustangs5Soo Thunderbirds3Final - Shots 32-19 MEL
May 12, 2015
6Carleton Place Canadians3Penticton Vees4Final - Shots 29-18 PEN
7Soo Thunderbirds2Portage Terriers7Final - Shots 34-17 POR
May 13, 2015
8Carleton Place Canadians3Melfort Mustangs4OT Final - Shots 50-27 MEL
May 14, 2015
9Penticton Vees5Soo Thunderbirds2Final - Shots 42-22 PEN
10Portage Terriers3Melfort Mustangs2Final - Shots 30-28 POR

Semifinal results

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 16, 2015
SF1Carleton Place Canadians2Penticton Vees12OT Final - Shots 40-37 CPC
SF2Melfort Mustangs1Portage Terriers6Final - Shots 30-13 POR

Final results

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 17, 2015
FinalCarleton Place Canadians2Portage Terriers5Final - Shots 28-28 TIE

Awards

Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Brad Bowles (Portage)
Top Forward: Brad Bowles (Portage)
Top Defencemen: Dante Fabbro (Penticton)
Top Goaltender: Guillaume Therien (Carleton Place)
Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Patrick Newell (Penticton)
Top Scorer: Brad Bowles (Portage)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Spruce Grove Saints
BCHL : Penticton Vees
CCHL : Carleton Place Canadians
MHL : Dieppe Commandos
MJHL : Portage Terriers
NOJHL : Soo Thunderbirds
OJHL : Toronto Patriots
QJHL : Longueuil Collège Français
SJHL : Melfort Mustangs
SIJHL : Fort Frances Lakers

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