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

Related links

• Canadian Junior A Hockey League
• Royal Bank Cup
• Anavet Cup
• Doyle Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• Fred Page Cup
• Abbott Cup
• Mowat Cup

External links

• Royal Bank Cup Website