1997 Royal Bank Cup

The 1997 Royal Bank Cup was the 27th Junior "A" 1997 ice hockey national championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

1997 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 3, 1997 – May 10, 1997
Teams5
Venue(s)Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Final positions
Champions  Summerside Western Capitals (1st title)
Runner-up  South Surrey Eagles
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Scoring leader(s)Mark Hartigan (Weyburn)
MVPMark Hartigan (Weyburn)
1996
1998

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

RankTeamLeagueTicketW-LGFGA
1x-Weyburn Red WingsSJHLAnavet Cup3-1269
2x-Kanata Valley LasersCJHLFred Page Cup3-12222
3x-South Surrey EaglesBCHLDoyle Cup3-11915
4x-Summerside Western CapitalsMJAHLHost1-31419
5Rayside-Balfour SabrecatsNOJHLDudley Hewitt Cup0-4722

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
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