1997 Royal Bank Cup
# 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.

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

| 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 | Semi-final |
| 3 | BCHL (Doyle Cup) | South Surrey Eagles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | Semi-final |
| 4 | MJAHL (Host) | Summerside Western Capitals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | Semi-final |
| 5 | NOJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | −15 | |

**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-finals and Final

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