# 2018 Royal Bank Cup

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.

## 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
* Wenatchee Wild (Pacific)
    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
* Steinbach Pistons (Western)
    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
* Wellington Dukes (Central)
    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
* Ottawa Jr. Senators (Eastern)
    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

RBC Cup 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

    AJHL: Spruce Grove Saints
    BCHL: Wenatchee Wild
    CCHL: Ottawa Jr. Senators
    MHL: Edmundston Blizzard
    MJHL: Steinbach Pistons
    NOJHL: Cochrane Crunch
    OJHL: Wellington Dukes
    QJHL: Longueuil Collège Français
    SJHL: Nipawin Hawks
    SIJHL: Dryden Ice Dogs