# 2015 Royal Bank Cup

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

## Teams

* Portage Terriers (Host)
    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).
* Penticton Vees (Western #1)
    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).
* Melfort Mustangs (Western #2)
    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).
* Soo Thunderbirds (Central)
    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).
* Carleton Place Canadians (Eastern)
    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