| National Junior A Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Venue(s) | Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, BC |
| Dates | May 12 – 20, 2018 |
| Host team | Chilliwack Chiefs |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Chilliwack Chiefs |
Runner-up  | Wellington Dukes |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 13 |
| Scoring leader(s) | Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild |
| MVP | Will Calverley Chilliwack Chiefs |
The 2018 Royal Bank Cup was the 48th Canadian junior A Ice Hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League and the 48th consecutive year a national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970. The tournament was played at the Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, British Columbia.[1][2]
Teams
- Chilliwack Chiefs (Host)
- Regular Season: 26-26-3-3 (4th BCHL Mainland Division)
- Playoffs: Lost 3-4 Prince George Spruce Kings
- Playoffs Record: 3 wins - 4 losses
- Regular Season: 37-16-4-1 (3rd BCHL Interior Division)
- Playoffs: Won 1st Rd 4-0 Merritt Centennials - Won 2nd Rd 4-2 Vernon Vipers
Won Semi Final 4-1 Trail Smoke Eaters - Won BCHL 4-1 Prince George Spruce Kings
Won Doyle Cup 4-1 Spruce Grove Saints - Playoffs Record: 20 wins - 5 losses
- Regular Season: 48-8-2-2 (1st MJHL)
- Playoffs: Won Quarter-finals 4-0 Swan Valley Stampeders - Won Semi-finals 4-2 Winnipeg Blues - Won MJHL 4-2 Virden Oil Capitals
- Won ANAVET Cup 4-2 Nipawin Hawks
- Playoffs Record: 16 win - 6 losses
- Regular Season: 33-13-3-5 (1st OJHL East Division)
- Playoffs: Won N-E Quarters 4-3 Pickering Panthers - Won N-E Semis 4-3 Newmarket Hurricanes
Won N-E Finals 4-1 Aurora Tigers - Won OJHL 4-2 Georgetown Raiders - Dudley Hewitt Cup: Round Robin 2 wins 1 loss -third place - Won Semifinal game 6-3 Thunder Bay North Stars
Won Championship Game 7-4 Dryden Ice Dogs - Playoffs Record: 20 wins - 10 losses
- Regular Season: 46-9-5-2 (1st CCHL Yzerman Division)
- Playoffs: Won Quarter-Finals 4-2 Pembroke Lumber Kings - Won Semi-Finals 4-3 Brockville Braves - Won CCHL 4-1 Carleton Place Canadians
- Fred Page Cup: Round Robin 2 wins 1 overtime win -first place - Won Championship Game 10-1 Longueuil College Francais
- Playoffs Record: 15 wins - 7 losses
Tournament
Round-robin
| Rank | Team | League | Ticket | W–OTW–OTL–L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wenatchee Wild | BCHL | Pacific | 2–2–0–0 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | Host | 2–1–1–0 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | CCHL | Eastern | 0–2–2–0 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Wellington Dukes | OJHL | Central | 0–1–1–2 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Steinbach Pistons | MJHL | Western | 0–0–2–2 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
Schedule and results
All games played at Prospera Centre
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2018 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Wellington Dukes | 1 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 2 | Final OT – Shots: 26–21 OTT | |||||
| 2 | Wenatchee Wild | 2 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 1 | Final OT – Shots: 34–19 WEN | |||||
| May 13, 2018 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Steinbach Pistons | 3 | Wenatchee Wild | 4 | Final – Shots: 32–19 WEN | |||||
| 4 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 4 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 3 | Final OT – Shots: 34–26 CWK | |||||
| May 14, 2018 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Steinbach Pistons | 2 | Wellington Dukes | 3 | Final OT – Shots: 29–29 | |||||
| May 15, 2018 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 2 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 | Final SO – Shots: 38–26 WEN | |||||
| 7 | Wellington Dukes | 0 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 2 | Final – Shots: 42–26 CWK | |||||
| May 16, 2018 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 5 | Steinbach Pistons | 4 | Final OT – Shots: 42–22 OTT | |||||
| May 17, 2018 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Wenatchee Wild | 7 | Wellington Dukes | 1 | Final – Shots: 41–19 WEN | |||||
| 10 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 4 | Steinbach Pistons | 1 | Final – Shots: 41–26 CWK | |||||
Semifinals results
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2018 | ||||||||||
| SF1 | Wellington Dukes | 2 | Wenatchee Wild | 1 | Final – Shots: 51–14 WEN | |||||
| SF2 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 2 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 3 | Final – Shots: 30–28 CWK | |||||
Final results
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2018 | ||||||||||
| Final | Wellington Dukes | 2 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 4 | Final | |||||
Awards
- Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Will Calverley Chilliwack Chiefs
- Top Forward: Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild
- Top Defencemen: Darby Gula Steinbach Pistons
- Top Goaltender: Daniel Chenard Chilliwack Chiefs
- Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Zach Salloum Ottawa Jr. Senators
- Top Scorer: Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild
Roll of League Champions
References
- ↑ "City of Chilliwack to host 2018 RBC Cup". Hockey Canada. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ↑ "RBC Cup hosts Chilliwack sent to sidelines as rest of BCHL playoff teams move on to Round 2". The Province. 15 March 2018.
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