Royal Bank Cup

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The Royal Bank Cup is an ice hockey trophy that is awarded annually to the winner of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) for the first time since 1996. The CJHL is subordinate to the Canadian Hockey League , the second highest Canadian junior league.

The trophy is currently awarded to the team that, as the national winner, between the winners of the Fred Page Cup (Masters of the Eastern Conference), the Dudley Hewitt Cup (Masters of the Central Conference), the Anavet Cup (Masters of the Western Conference), the Doyle Cup ( Pacific Conference champions) and a hosting CJHL team. The champions of the four conferences are previously played in play-offs of the ten leagues belonging to the CJHL. Between 1971 and 1995, the champion was rewarded with a trophy called the Manitoba Centennial Cup in place of the Royal Bank Cup.

history

When the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association reformed the league system in 1970 and introduced two separate first and second class junior leagues, the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association donated the Manitoba Centennial Cup to commemorate its 100th anniversary for the winner of the new second-highest junior league since the previous one Memorial Cup will be awarded exclusively to the winner of the higher Canadian Hockey League to this day.

The first winners of the new trophy were the Red Deer Rustlers from the Alberta Junior Hockey League , who defeated the Charlottetown Islanders from the Island Junior Hockey League in the final. In 1995 the Calgary Canucks, also from the AJHL, were the last winners of the Centennial Cup for short, which prevailed against the Gloucester Rangers from the CJHL.

The the Manitoba Centennial Cup replaced Royal Bank Cup was first in in May 1996 Melfort in the province of Saskatchewan presented. Each second-rate Canadian junior league sent their regional champion into the race to qualify for participation in the Royal Bank Cup tournament. The first winner of the trophy was the Vernon Vipers from the British Columbia Hockey League . The four regional champions and a host team have been playing for the cup since the first tournament.

Trophy winners

Royal Bank Cup winner

year team league
2018 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL
2017 Cobourg Cougars OJHL
2016 West Kelowna Warriors BCHL
2015 Portage Terriers MJHL
2014 Yorkton Terriers SJHL
2013 Brooks Bandits AJHL
2012 Penticton Vees BCHL
2011 Pembroke Lumber Kings CCHL
2010 Vernon Vipers BCHL
2009 Vernon Vipers BCHL
2008 Humboldt Broncos SJHL
2007 Aurora Tigers OPJHL
2006 Burnaby Express BCHL
2005 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL
2004 Aurora Tigers OPJHL
2003 Humboldt Broncos SJHL
2002 Halifax Exports MJAHL
2001 Camrose Kodiaks AJHL
2000 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL
1999 Vernon Vipers BCHL
1998 South Surrey Eagles BCHL
1997 Summerside Western Capitals MJAHL
1996 Vernon Vipers BCHL

Manitoba Centennial Cup winner

year team league
1995 Calgary Canucks AJHL
1994 Olds grizzlies AJHL
1993 Kelowna Spartans BCHL
1992 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL
1991 Vernon Vipers / Vernon Lakers BCHL
1990 Vernon Vipers / Vernon Lakers BCHL
1989 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL
1988 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL
1987 Richmond Sockeyes BCHL
1986 Penticton Vees / Penticton Knights BCHL
1985 Couchiching Terriers / Orillia Travelways OJHL
1984 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL
1983 North York Rangers OJHL
1982 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL
1981 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL
1980 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL
1979 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL
1978 Guelph Platers / Guelph Holody Platers OPJHL
1977 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL
1976 Rockland Nationals CJHL
1975 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL
1974 Selkirk Steelers MJHL
1973 Portage Terriers MJHL
1972 Guelph Platers / Guelph CMC's SOJHL
1971 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL

Most frequent winners by province / region

space league Championships
1 British Columbia 14th
2 Ontario ( NOJHL , OJHL , SIJHL , CJHL , CCHL ) 11
3 Saskatchewan 10
4th Alberta 8th
5 Manitoba 3
6th Maritime Provinces 2
7th Quebec 0

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