2018 Royal Bank Cup

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2018 Royal Bank Cup
National Junior A Championship
Tournament details
Venue(s) Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, BC
DatesMay 12 – 20, 2018
Teams5 (4 regional champions + host)
Host team Chilliwack Chiefs
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Chilliwack Chiefs
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg Wellington Dukes
Tournament statistics
Games played13
Scoring leader(s)Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild
MVP Will Calverley Chilliwack Chiefs
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The 2018 Royal Bank Cup was the 48th Canadian junior A Ice Hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League and the 48th 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 Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, British Columbia. [1] [2]

Contents

Teams

Regular Season: 26-26-3-3 (4th BCHL Mainland Division)
Playoffs: Lost 3-4 Prince George Spruce Kings
Playoffs Record: 3 wins - 4 losses
Regular Season: 37-16-4-1 (3rd BCHL Interior Division)
Playoffs: Won 1st Rd 4-0 Merritt Centennials - Won 2nd Rd 4-2 Vernon Vipers
Won Semi Final 4-1 Trail Smoke Eaters - Won BCHL 4-1 Prince George Spruce Kings
Won Doyle Cup 4-1 Spruce Grove Saints
Playoffs Record: 20 wins - 5 losses
Regular Season: 48-8-2-2 (1st MJHL)
Playoffs: Won Quarter-finals 4-0 Swan Valley Stampeders - Won Semi-finals 4-2 Winnipeg Blues - Won MJHL 4-2 Virden Oil Capitals
Won ANAVET Cup 4-2 Nipawin Hawks
Playoffs Record: 16 win - 6 losses
Regular Season: 33-13-3-5 (1st OJHL East Division)
Playoffs: Won N-E Quarters 4-3 Pickering Panthers - Won N-E Semis 4-3 Newmarket Hurricanes
Won N-E Finals 4-1 Aurora Tigers - Won OJHL 4-2 Georgetown Raiders
Dudley Hewitt Cup: Round Robin 2 wins 1 loss -third place - Won Semifinal game 6-3 Thunder Bay North Stars
Won Championship Game 7-4 Dryden Ice Dogs
Playoffs Record: 20 wins - 10 losses
Regular Season: 46-9-5-2 (1st CCHL Yzerman Division)
Playoffs: Won Quarter-Finals 4-2 Pembroke Lumber Kings - Won Semi-Finals 4-3 Brockville Braves - Won CCHL 4-1 Carleton Place Canadians
Fred Page Cup: Round Robin 2 wins 1 overtime win -first place - Won Championship Game 10-1 Longueuil College Francais
Playoffs Record: 15 wins - 7 losses

Tournament

Round-robin

RBC Cup Round-robin
RankTeamLeagueTicketW–OTW–OTL–LGFGAPts
1 Wenatchee Wild BCHL Pacific 2–2–0–016710
2 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL Host2–1–1–01169
3 Ottawa Jr. Senators CCHL Eastern 0–2–2–012126
4 Wellington Dukes OJHL Central 0–1–1–25133
5 Steinbach Pistons MJHL Western 0–0–2–210162

Schedule and results

All games played at Prospera Centre

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 12, 2018
1Wellington Dukes1Ottawa Jr. Senators2Final OT – Shots: 26–21 OTT
2Wenatchee Wild2Chilliwack Chiefs1Final OT – Shots: 34–19 WEN
May 13, 2018
3Steinbach Pistons3Wenatchee Wild4Final – Shots: 32–19 WEN
4Chilliwack Chiefs4Ottawa Jr. Senators3Final OT – Shots: 34–26 CWK
May 14, 2018
5Steinbach Pistons2Wellington Dukes3Final OT – Shots: 29–29
May 15, 2018
6Ottawa Jr. Senators2Wenatchee Wild3Final SO – Shots: 38–26 WEN
7Wellington Dukes0Chilliwack Chiefs2Final – Shots: 42–26 CWK
May 16, 2018
8Ottawa Jr. Senators5Steinbach Pistons4Final OT – Shots: 42–22 OTT
May 17, 2018
9Wenatchee Wild7Wellington Dukes1Final – Shots: 41–19 WEN
10Chilliwack Chiefs4Steinbach Pistons1Final – Shots: 41–26 CWK

Semifinals results

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 19, 2018
SF1Wellington Dukes2Wenatchee Wild1Final – Shots: 51–14 WEN
SF2Ottawa Jr. Senators2Chilliwack Chiefs3Final – Shots: 30–28 CWK

Final results

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotes
May 20, 2018
FinalWellington Dukes2Chilliwack Chiefs4Final

Awards

Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Will Calverley Chilliwack Chiefs
Top Forward: Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild
Top Defencemen: Darby Gula Steinbach Pistons
Top Goaltender: Daniel Chenard Chilliwack Chiefs
Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Zach Salloum Ottawa Jr. Senators
Top Scorer: Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild

Roll of League Champions

AJHL : Spruce Grove Saints
BCHL : Wenatchee Wild
CCHL : Ottawa Jr. Senators
MHL : Edmundston Blizzard
MJHL : Steinbach Pistons
NOJHL : Cochrane Crunch
OJHL : Wellington Dukes
QJHL : Longueuil Collège Français
SJHL : Nipawin Hawks
SIJHL : Dryden Ice Dogs

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References

  1. ↑ "City of Chilliwack to host 2018 RBC Cup". Hockey Canada. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "RBC Cup hosts Chilliwack sent to sidelines as rest of BCHL playoff teams move on to Round 2". The Province. 15 March 2018.

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