Teams 5 | Matches played 13 | |
Dates May 4, 1996 – May 12, 1996 Champions Vernon Vipers (3rd title) | ||
The Inaugural 1996 Royal Bank Cup is the 26th Junior "A" 1996 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.
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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.
Round Robin
Note: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.
Results
Melfort Mustangs defeat Yorkton Terriers 7-1Newmarket 87's defeat Vernon Vipers 7-5Melfort Mustangs defeat Moncton Beavers 5-0Newmarket 87's defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-2Vernon Vipers defeat Moncton Beavers 6-3Melfort Mustangs defeat Vernon Vipers 5-1Yorkton Terriers defeat Moncton Beavers 8-2Melfort Mustangs defeat Newmarket 87's 11-3Moncton Beavers defeat Newmarket 87's 4-3Vernon Vipers defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-1Awards
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 SaintsBCHL: Vernon VipersCJHL: Cornwall ColtsMJHL: St. James CanadiansMJAHL: Dartmouth Oland ExportsNOJHL: Rayside-Balfour SabrecatsOPJHL: Newmarket 87'sQPJHL: Contrecoeur EperviersRMJHL: Prince George Spruce KingsSJHL: Melfort MustangsRelated links
References
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