2000 Royal Bank Cup
# 2000 Royal Bank Cup

The 2000 Royal Bank Cup was the 30th Junior "A" 2000 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, and Fred Page Cup and a host city.

The tournament was hosted by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons and Fort McMurray, Alberta.

## The Playoffs

### Round Robin

| Pos | League (Ticket) | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AJHL (Host) | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Semi-final |
| 2 | NOJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 | Semi-final |
| 3 | BCHL (Doyle Cup) | Chilliwack Chiefs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | Semi-final |
| 4 | SJHL (Anavet Cup) | Battlefords North Stars | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | Semi-final |
| 5 | CJHL (Fred Page Cup) | Cornwall Colts | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | |

**Results**


    Battlefords North Stars defeat Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2-1
    Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Chilliwack Chiefs 8-7 in Double Overtime
    Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Cornwall Colts 5-2
    Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Battlefords North Stars 4-2
    Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Cornwall Colts 3-2
    Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4-3
    Battlefords North Stars defeat Cornwall Colts 4-3 in Overtime
    Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Chilliwack Chiefs 4-3
    Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Cornwall Colts 5-4
    Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Battlefords North Stars 5-2

### Semi-finals and Final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Battlefords North Stars | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Battlefords North Stars | 2 | 1 | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | 1 |
| 2 | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | 2 | 2 | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | 1 |
| 3 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 1 | | | |

**Bronze Medal Game**


    Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Battlefords North Stars 3-2 in Double Overtime

## Awards

    Most Valuable Player: Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats)
    Top Scorer: Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats) and Kevin Estrada (Chilliwack Chiefs)
    Most Sportsmanlike Player: Craig Strain (Fort McMurray Oil Barons)
    Top Goalie: Steven Nelson (North Battleford North Stars)
    Top Forward: Colin Murphy (Fort McMurray Oil Barons)
    Top Defenceman: Troy Turyk (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats)

## Roll of League Champions

    AJHL: Fort McMurray Oil Barons
    BCHL: Chilliwack Chiefs
    CJHL: Cornwall Colts
    MJHL: OCN Blizzard
    MJAHL: Halifax Oland Exports
    NOJHL: Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
    OPJHL: Brampton Capitals
    QJAAAHL: Coaticook Frontaliers
    SJHL: North Battleford North Stars
