2017 Royal Bank Cup

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2017 Royal Bank Cup
National Junior A Championship
Host Cobourg Cougars
DatesMay 13 – 21, 2017
Venue(s) Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Cobourg Cougars
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Brooks Bandits
Tournament statistics
Games played13
Scoring leader(s) Spencer Roberts, Cobourg
MVP Cale Makar, Brooks
  2016
2018  

The 2017 Royal Bank Cup was the 47th Canadian junior A Ice Hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League and the 47th consecutive year a national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970. The tournament was played at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. [1] [2]

Contents

Teams

Regular Season: 39-11-0-4 (3rd OJHL North East Conference)
Playoffs: Defeated Kingston (4-0), Defeated Wellington (4-1), Defeated by Trenton (0-4).
Regular Season: 51-5-4 (1st AJHL Viterra South)
Playoffs: Defeated Olds (4-0), Defeated Okotoks (4-1), Defeated Whitecourt (4-0) to win league.
Western Canada Cup Champions: Round Robin Games - Defeated Chilliwack Chiefs (5-2), Shootout win Penticton Vees (4-3),
Defeated Battlefords North Stars (4-1), Defeated Portage Terriers (5-0).
Championship Game Defeated Chilliwack Chiefs (6-1).
Regular Season 41-13-4 (1st BCHL Interior Division)
Playoffs: Defeated Merritt Centennials (4-3) Defeated Vernon Vipers (4-3), Defeated Chilliwack Chiefs (4-3)
Western Canada Cup: Defeated Battlefords North Stars (2-1), Shootout loss Brooks Bandits (3-4), Defeated by Chilliwack Chiefs (4-2), Defeated Portage Terriers (5-3). Semi-final Game: Defeated Battlefords North Stars (4-0). Runner-Up Game Defeated Chilliwack Chiefs (3-2).
Regular Season: 42-9-2-1 (1st OJHL North East Conference)
Playoffs: Defeated Newmarket Hurricanes (4-0), Defeated Stouffville Spirit (4-0), Defeated Cobourg Cougars (4-0), Defeated by Georgetown Raiders (3-4).
Dudley Hewitt Cup hosts.
Dudley Hewitt Cup: Round Robin Games - Defeated Powassan Voodoos (5-1), Shootout loss Georgetown Raiders (0-1)
Defeated Dryden Ice Dogs (10-4). Championship Game! Defeated Georgetown Raiders (2-1)
Regular Season: 44-5-0 (1st LHJQ Alexandre Burrows Division)
Playoffs: Defeated Princeville (4-0), Defeated St-Leonard (4-1), Defeated Longueuil (4-1) to win the league. (Eastern)
Fred Page Cup: Defeated Truro Bearcats (8-2), Defeated Carleton Place Canadians (8-7), Defeated Collège Français de Longueuil (3-2). Championship Game Defeated Carleton Place Canadians (5-2).

Tournament

Round Robin

Royal Bank Cup Round Robin
RankTeamLeagueTicketW–OTW-OTL-LGFGAPts
1 Cobourg Cougars OJHL Host2-1-1-01689
2 Brooks Bandits AJHL Western 1 2-1-0-11898
3 Terrebonne Cobras LHJQ Eastern 2-0-0-210156
4 Penticton Vees BCHL Western 2 1-1-1-1976
5 Trenton Golden Hawks OJHL Central 0-0-1-34181

Schedule and results

All games played at Cobourg Community Centre

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 13, 2017
1Terrebonne Cobras3Brooks Bandits6Final - Shots: 39-30 BRO
2Trenton Golden Hawks2Cobourg Cougars3OT Final - Shots: 39-27 COB
May 14, 2017
3Brooks Bandits2Penticton Vees1OT Final - Shots: 33-21 BRO
4Trenton Golden Hawks2Terrebonne Cobras3Final - Shots: 37-27 TGH
May 15, 2017
5Cobourg Cougars2Penticton Vees3OT Final - Shots: 33-33
May 16, 2017
6Brooks Bandits8Trenton Golden Hawks0Final - Shots: 43-23 BRO
7Terrebonne Cobras1Cobourg Cougars6Final - Shots: 35-25 COB
May 17, 2017
8Penticton Vees4Trenton Golden Hawks0Final - Shots: 32-21 PEN
May 18, 2017
9Penticton Vees1Terrebonne Cobras3Final - Shots: 38-34 PEN
10Cobourg Cougars5Brooks Bandits2Final - Shots: 30-27 COB

Semifinal results

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 20, 2017
SF1Penticton Vees1Cobourg Cougars3Final - Shots: 28-28
SF2Terrebonne Cobras0Brooks Bandits4Final - Shots: 46-28 BRO

Final results

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 21, 2017
FinalCobourg Cougars3Brooks Bandits2OT Final - Shots: 43-23 BRO

Awards

Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Cale Makar, Brooks
Top Forward: Spencer Roberts, Cobourg
Top Defencemen: Cale Makar, Brooks
Top Goaltender: Stefano Durante, Cobourg
Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Nickolas Jones, Penticton
Top Scorer: Spencer Roberts, Cobourg

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Brooks Bandits
BCHL : Penticton Vees
CCHL : Carleton Place Canadians
MHL : Truro Bearcats
MJHL : Portage Terriers
NOJHL : Powassan Voodoos
OJHL : Georgetown Raiders
QJHL : Terrebonne Cobras
SJHL : Battlefords North Stars
SIJHL : Dryden Ice Dogs

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References

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