1996 Royal Bank Cup

Ice hockey championship March 2026 Royal Bank Cup 1996 150px May 4, 1996 – May 12, 1996 5 Melfort, Saskatchewan other Vernon Vipers 3 Melfort Mustangs 13 Jason Duda (Melfort) Serge Bourgeois (Moncton) 1995 1997 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 main WL Q none y League (Ticket) MEL Melfort Mustangs SJHL (Host) NEW Newmarket 87's OPJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) VER Vernon Vipers BCHL (Doyle Cup) YOR Yorkton Terriers SJHL (Anavet Cup) MON Moncton Beavers MJAHL (Fred Page Cup) 4 0 28 5 2 2 18 22 2 2 17 16 1 3 12 19 1 3 9 22 green2 Semi-final QSF QSF QSF QSF complete 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-final Semi-finals Royal Bank Cup Finals 1 Melfort Mustangs 7 4 Yorkton Terriers 3 2 Newmarket 87's 4 3 Vernon Vipers 7 1 Melfort Mustangs 0 3 Vernon Vipers 2 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 See also Canadian Junior A Hockey League Royal Bank Cup Anavet Cup Doyle Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup Fred Page Cup Abbott Cup Mowat Cup External links Royal Bank Cup Website 1996 Cup 1996 Royal Bank Category:May 1996 sports events in North America