1996 Royal Bank Cup
# 1996 Royal Bank Cup

The Inaugural 1996 Royal Bank Cup is the 26th Junior "A" 1996 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, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and a host city.

The tournament was hosted by the Melfort Mustangs and Melfort, Saskatchewan.

## The Playoffs

### Round Robin

| Pos | League (Ticket) | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | SJHL (Host) | Melfort Mustangs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | Semi-final |
| 2 | OPJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) | Newmarket 87's | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 | −4 | Semi-final |
| 3 | BCHL (Doyle Cup) | Vernon Vipers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | Semi-final |
| 4 | SJHL (Anavet Cup) | Yorkton Terriers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | −7 | Semi-final |
| 5 | MJAHL (Fred Page Cup) | Moncton Beavers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | |

**Results**


    Melfort Mustangs defeat Yorkton Terriers 7-1
    Newmarket 87's defeat Vernon Vipers 7-5
    Melfort Mustangs defeat Moncton Beavers 5-0
    Newmarket 87's defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-2
    Vernon Vipers defeat Moncton Beavers 6-3
    Melfort Mustangs defeat Vernon Vipers 5-1
    Yorkton Terriers defeat Moncton Beavers 8-2
    Melfort Mustangs defeat Newmarket 87's 11-3
    Moncton Beavers defeat Newmarket 87's 4-3
    Vernon Vipers defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-1

### Semi-finals and Final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Melfort Mustangs | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Yorkton Terriers | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Yorkton Terriers | 3 | 1 | Melfort Mustangs | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Vernon Vipers | 2 |
| 2 | Newmarket 87's | 4 | 3 | Vernon Vipers | 2 |
| 3 | Vernon Vipers | 7 | | | |

## Awards

    Most Valuable Player: Serge Bourgeois (Moncton Beavers)
    Top Scorer: Jason Duda (Melfort Mustangs)
    Most Sportsmanlike Player: Valeri Ermolov (Melfort Mustangs)
    Top Goalie: Joel Laing (Melfort Mustangs)
    Top Forward: Jeff Cheeseman (Vernon Vipers)
    Top Defenceman: Curtis Doell (Melfort Mustangs)

## Roll of League Champions

    AJHL: St. Albert Saints
    BCHL: Vernon Vipers
    CJHL: Cornwall Colts
    MJHL: St. James Canadians
    MJAHL: Dartmouth Oland Exports
    NOJHL: Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
    OPJHL: Newmarket 87's
    QPJHL: Contrecoeur Eperviers
    RMJHL: Prince George Spruce Kings
    SJHL: Melfort Mustangs
