2015 Royal Bank Cup
National Junior A Championship
Tournament details
Venue(s)PCU Centre in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
DatesMay 9, 2015 – May 17, 2015
Host teamPortage Terriers
Final positions
Champions Portage Terriers (2nd title)
Runner-up Carleton Place Canadians
Tournament statistics
Games played13
Scoring leader(s)Brad Bowles (Portage)
MVPBrad Bowles (Portage)
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The 2015 Royal Bank Cup was the 45th Canadian junior A Ice Hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It was the 45th consecutive year a national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970.[1]

The host Portage Terriers defeated Carleton Place Canadians in the final to win their first championship since 1973.[2]

Teams

Regular Season: 53-3-4 (1st MJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Waywayseecappo (4-0), Defeated Virden (4-0), Defeated Steinbach (4-0) to win league, Runner-up at Western Canada Cup (4-2).
Regular Season: 44-9-3-2 (1st BCHL)
Playoffs: Defeated West Kelowna (4-1), Defeated Vernon (4-3), 1st Semi-final round robin (3-1), Defeated Nanaimo (4-2) to win league, Won Western Canada Cup (4-1).
Regular Season: 39-8-9 (1st SJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Weyburn (4-1), Defeated Nipawin (4-1), Defeated Notre Dame (4-0) to win league, Second runner-up at Western Canada Cup (2-4).
Regular Season: 38-7-1-6 (1st NOJHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Blind River (4-0), Defeated Elliot Lake (4-1), Defeated Cochrane (4-1) to win league, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup (4-1).
Regular Season: 49-10-3 (1st CCHL)
Playoffs: Defeated Nepean (4-0), Defeated Cornwall (4-2), Defeated Pembroke (4-1) to win league, Won Fred Page Cup (3-1)

Tournament

Round Robin

Royal Bank Cup Round Robin
Rank Team League Ticket W–OTW-OTL-L GF GA Pts
1 Portage Terriers MJHL Host 3-0-0-1 13 9 9
2 Penticton Vees BCHL Western Canada Cup #1 3-0-0-1 15 8 9
3 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL Fred Page Cup 2-0-1-1 13 8 7
4 Melfort Mustangs SJHL Western Canada Cup #2 1-1-0-2 11 13 5
5 Soo Thunderbirds NOJHL Dudley Hewitt Cup 0-0-0-4 7 21 0

Schedule and results

All games played in Portage la Prairie, MB.

Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
May 9, 2015
1 Penticton Vees 2 Portage Terriers 3 Final - Shots 33-32 PEN
2 Soo Thunderbirds 0 Carleton Place Canadians 4 Final - Shots 36-27 CPC
May 10, 2015
3 Melfort Mustangs 0 Penticton Vees 4 Final - Shots 30-17 PEN
4 Portage Terriers 0 Carleton Place Canadians 3 Final - Shots 18-13 CPC
May 11, 2015
5 Melfort Mustangs 5 Soo Thunderbirds 3 Final - Shots 32-19 MEL
May 12, 2015
6 Carleton Place Canadians 3 Penticton Vees 4 Final - Shots 29-18 PEN
7 Soo Thunderbirds 2 Portage Terriers 7 Final - Shots 34-17 POR
May 13, 2015
8 Carleton Place Canadians 3 Melfort Mustangs 4 OT Final - Shots 50-27 MEL
May 14, 2015
9 Penticton Vees 5 Soo Thunderbirds 2 Final - Shots 42-22 PEN
10 Portage Terriers 3 Melfort Mustangs 2 Final - Shots 30-28 POR

Semifinal results

Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
May 16, 2015
SF1 Carleton Place Canadians 2 Penticton Vees 1 2OT Final - Shots 40-37 CPC
SF2 Melfort Mustangs 1 Portage Terriers 6 Final - Shots 30-13 POR

Final results

Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
May 17, 2015
Final Carleton Place Canadians 2 Portage Terriers 5 Final - Shots 28-28 TIE

Awards

Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Brad Bowles (Portage)
Top Forward: Brad Bowles (Portage)
Top Defencemen: Dante Fabbro (Penticton)
Top Goaltender: Guillaume Therien (Carleton Place)
Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Patrick Newell (Penticton)
Top Scorer: Brad Bowles (Portage)

Roll of League Champions

AJHL: Spruce Grove Saints
BCHL: Penticton Vees
CCHL: Carleton Place Canadians
MHL: Dieppe Commandos
MJHL: Portage Terriers
NOJHL: Soo Thunderbirds
OJHL: Toronto Patriots
QJHL: Longueuil Collège Français
SJHL: Melfort Mustangs
SIJHL: Fort Frances Lakers

References

  1. ^ "Portage la Prairie to host 2015 RBC Cup". GlobalNews.ca. 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Portage la Prairie, Man., to host 2015 RBC Cup". Hockey Canada. 25 June 2013.

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