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1997 Royal Bank Cup

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1997 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Summerside, Prince Edward Island
DatesMay 3, 1997 – May 10, 1997
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Summerside Western Capitals (1st title)
Runner-up South Surrey Eagles
Tournament statistics
Games played13
Scoring leader(s)Mark Hartigan (Weyburn)
MVPMark Hartigan (Weyburn)
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The 1997 Royal Bank Cup was the 27th Junior "A" 1997 ice hockey national championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, the Anavet Cup, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and a host city.

The tournament was hosted by the Summerside Western Capitals and Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

The Playoffs

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Round Robin

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Pos League (Ticket) Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 SJHL (Anavet Cup) Weyburn Red Wings 4 3 1 26 10 +16 Semi-final
2 CJHL (Fred Page Cup) Kanata Valley Lasers 4 3 1 22 22 0
3 BCHL (Doyle Cup) South Surrey Eagles 4 3 1 19 15 +4
4 MJAHL (Host) Summerside Western Capitals 4 1 3 14 19 −5
5 NOJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4 0 4 7 22 −15
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Weyburn Red Wings defeat Kanata Valley Lasers 7-3
Summerside Western Capitals defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 5-1
South Surrey Eagles defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 5-2
Kanata Valley Lasers defeat Summerside Western Capitals 7-5
Weyburn Red Wings defeat Summerside Western Capitals 8-2
Kanata Valley Lasers defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 5-4
South Surrey Eagles defeat Weyburn Red Wings 5-4 in Overtime for the Abbott Cup
South Surrey Eagles defeat Summerside Western Capitals 3-2 in Overtime
Weyburn Red Wings defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 7-0
Kanata Valley Lasers defeat South Surrey Eagles 7-6

Semi-finals and Final

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Semi-finals Royal Bank Cup Finals
      
1 Weyburn Red Wings 3
4 Summerside Western Capitals 4
3 South Surrey Eagles 3
4 Summerside Western Capitals 4
2 Kanata Valley Lasers 2
3 South Surrey Eagles 4

Note: Summerside defeated Weyburn in Overtime.

Awards

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Most Valuable Player: Mark Hartigan (Weyburn Red Wings)
Top Scorer: Mark Hartigan (Weyburn Red Wings)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ryan Jardine (Kanata Valley Lasers)
Top Goalie: Geoff Derouin (Weyburn Red Wings)
Top Forward: Scott Gomez (South Surrey Eagles)
Top Defenceman: Jakub Ficenec (South Surrey Eagles)

Roll of League Champions

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AJHL: Fort McMurray Oil Barons
BCHL: South Surrey Eagles
CJHL: Kanata Valley Lasers
MJHL: St. James Canadians
MJAHL: Summerside Western Capitals
NOJHL: Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
OPJHL: Milton Merchants
QPJHL: Longueuil Collège Français
RMJHL: Cranbrook Colts
SJHL: Weyburn Red Wings

See also

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