1997 Royal Bank Cup

1997 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
Dates	May 3, 1997 – May 10, 1997
Teams	5
Venue(s)	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Final positions
Champions	Summerside Western Capitals (1st title)
Runner-up	South Surrey Eagles
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Scoring leader(s)	Mark Hartigan (Weyburn)
MVP	Mark 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

Round Robin

Rank	Team	League	Ticket	W-L	GF	GA
1	x-Weyburn Red Wings	SJHL	Anavet Cup	3-1	26	9
2	x-Kanata Valley Lasers	CJHL	Fred Page Cup	3-1	22	22
3	x-South Surrey Eagles	BCHL	Doyle Cup	3-1	19	15
4	x-Summerside Western Capitals	MJAHL	Host	1-3	14	19
5	Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats	NOJHL	Dudley Hewitt Cup	0-4	7	22

Note: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.

Results

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 and Finals

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

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

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

External links

Royal Bank Cup Website

Members and championships of the Canadian Junior Hockey League

Dudley Hewitt Cup	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League

Fred Page Cup	Central Canada Hockey League Maritime Junior A Hockey League Quebec Junior Hockey League

Western Canada Cup	Alberta Junior Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League Manitoba Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

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