2014 Royal Bank Cup

The 2014 Royal Bank Cup was the 44th Junior "A" ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The 2014 Royal Bank Cup marked the 44th consecutive year a national championship has been awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970.
The five competitors that competed in the Royal Bank Cup included the host Vernon Vipers, the winners of the Fred Page Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, and the top two teams from the Western Canada Cup.
The tournament was hosted by the Vernon Vipers of Vernon, British Columbia.
==Teams==
* Vernon Vipers (Host)
:Regular Season: 30-18-4-6 (7th BCHL)
:Playoffs: Defeated West Kelowna (4-2), Defeated Penticton (4-3), 1st in Semi-final Round Robin (2-0), Lost to Coquitlam (0-4) in league final.
* Carleton Place Canadians (Eastern) 
:Regular Season: 54-6-1-1 (1st CCHL)
:Playoffs: Defeated Kemptville (4-0), Defeated Pembroke (4-3), Defeated Smiths Falls (4-1) to win league, Won Fred Page Cup (4-0) 
* Yorkton Terriers (Western)
:Regular Season: 37-12-0-7 (1st SJHL)
:Playoffs: Defeated Notre Dame (4-1), Defeated Humboldt (4-1), Defeated Melville (4-0) to win league, Won Western Canada Cup (3-2).
* Dauphin Kings (Western Runner-Up)
:Regular Season: 40-17-0-3 (3rd MJHL)
:Playoffs: Defeated OCN (4-0), Defeated Virden (4-0), Lost to Winnipeg (1-4) in league final, Runner-up at Western Canada Cup (4-2).
* Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (Central)
:Regular Season: 35-12-0-6 (3rd OJHL)
:Playoffs: Defeated Toronto (4-0), Defeated North York (4-1), Defeated Georgetown (4-0), Defeated Aurora (4-2) to win league, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup (4-1).
==Tournament==
===Round Robin===
 	
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Royal Bank Cup Round Robin	Royal Bank Cup Round Robin	Royal Bank Cup Round Robin	Royal Bank Cup Round Robin	Royal Bank Cup Round Robin	 	
Rank 	Team 	League 	Ticket 	W–L-OTL 	GF	GA
1 	x-Dauphin Kings 	MJHL 	Western Canada Cup #2 	3-0-1 	12	8
2 	x-Vernon Vipers 	BCHL 	Host 	2-2-0 	13	14
- 	x-Yorkton Terriers 	SJHL 	Western Canada Cup #1 	2-2-0 	10	13
- 	x-Carleton Place Canadians	CCHL 	Fred Page Cup 	2-1-1 	11	11
5 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots	OJHL 	Dudley Hewitt Cup 	1-2-1 	10	10
(x-) Denotes semi-final berth.
====Schedule & Results====
All games played in Vernon, BC.
 	
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Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	 	 	 	 	
May 10, 2014	May 10, 2014 	May 10, 2014	May 10, 2014 	May 10, 2014	May 10, 2014 	May 10, 2014	May 10, 2014	May 10, 2014	May 10, 2014	May 10, 2014
1 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots	1 	Dauphin Kings 	2 	Final - Shots: 42-29 TLP 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Vernon Vipers 	2 	Carleton Place Canadians 	3 	Final - Shots: 29-27 CPC 	 	 	 	 	
May 11, 2014	May 11, 2014 	May 11, 2014	May 11, 2014 	May 11, 2014	May 11, 2014 	May 11, 2014	May 11, 2014	May 11, 2014	May 11, 2014	May 11, 2014
3 	Yorkton Terriers 	1 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots	5 	Final - Shots: 32-23 TLP 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Carleton Place Canadians 	3 	Dauphin Kings 	4 	OT Final - Shots: 35-34 DK	 	 	 	 	
May 12, 2014	May 12, 2014 	May 12, 2014	May 12, 2014 	May 12, 2014	May 12, 2014 	May 12, 2014	May 12, 2014	May 12, 2014	May 12, 2014	May 12, 2014
5 	Yorkton Terriers 	4 	Vernon Vipers 	6 	Final - Shots: 44-33 YT 	 	 	 	 	
May 13, 2014	May 13, 2014 	May 13, 2014	May 13, 2014 	May 13, 2014	May 13, 2014 	May 13, 2014	May 13, 2014	May 13, 2014	May 13, 2014	May 13, 2014
6 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots	2 	Carleton Place Canadians 	4 	Final - Shots: 33-26 CPC 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Vernon Vipers 	2 	Dauphin Kings 	5 	Final - Shots: 31-21 VV 	 	 	 	 	
May 14, 2014	May 14, 2014 	May 14, 2014	May 14, 2014 	May 14, 2014	May 14, 2014 	May 14, 2014	May 14, 2014	May 14, 2014	May 14, 2014	May 14, 2014
8 	Carleton Place Canadians 	1 	Yorkton Terriers 	3 	Final - Shots: 37-26 YT 	 	 	 	 	
May 15, 2014	May 15, 2014 	May 15, 2014	May 15, 2014 	May 15, 2014	May 15, 2014 	May 15, 2014	May 15, 2014	May 15, 2014	May 15, 2014	May 15, 2014
9 	Dauphin Kings 	1 	Yorkton Terriers 	2 	OT Final - Shots: 36-33 DK	 	 	 	 	
10 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots	2 	Vernon Vipers 	3 	OT Final - Shots: 46-24 VV	 	 	 	 	
===Semi-final===
 	
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Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	 	 	 	 	
May 17, 2014	May 17, 2014 	May 17, 2014	May 17, 2014 	May 17, 2014	May 17, 2014 	May 17, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 17, 2014
SF1 	Yorkton Terriers 	6 	Vernon Vipers	3 	Final - Shots: 37-31 VV 	 	 	 	 	
SF2 	Carleton Place Canadians	5 	Dauphin Kings	3 	Final - Shots: 34-32 CPC	 	 	 	 	
===Final===
 	
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Game 	Team 	Score 	Team 	Score 	Notes 	 	 	 	 	
May 18, 2014	May 18, 2014 	May 18, 2014	May 18, 2014 	May 18, 2014	May 18, 2014 	May 18, 2014	May 18, 2014	May 18, 2014	May 18, 2014	May 18, 2014
F 	Carleton Place Canadians	3 	Yorkton Terriers	4 	OT Final - Shots: 46-35 YT	 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
:Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Mike Stiliadis (Dauphin)
:Top Forward: Colton Sparrow (Vernon)
:Top Defencemen: Mike Praps (Toronto Lakeshore)
:Top Goaltender: Mike Stiliadis (Dauphin)
:Tubby Smaltz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Brett D'Andrea (Carleton Place)
:Top Scorer: Colton Sparrow (Vernon)
The RBC Cup Legacy Scholarship winners are:
:Josh Bryan (Vernon Vipers)
:Devon McMullen (Yorkton Terriers)
:Larry Smith (Carleton Place Canadians)
:Andreas Tsogkas (Toronto Lakeshore Patriots)
:Mitch Van Teeling (Dauphin Kings)
==Roll of League Champions==
:AJHL: Spruce Grove Saints
:BCHL: Coquitlam Express
:CCHL: Carleton Place Canadians
:MHL: Truro Bearcats
:MJHL: Winnipeg Blues
:NOJHL: Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
:OJHL: Toronto Lakeshore Patriots
:QJAAAHL: Granby Inouk
:SJHL: Yorkton Terriers
:SIJHL: Fort Frances Lakers
==Team Photos==
13-14TorLP.jpg|Toronto Lakeshore Patriots
13-14YorTer.jpg|Yorkton Terriers
14CPlaceCan.jpg|Carleton Place Canadians
==References==
Category:Royal Bank Cup
Category:2014 in hockey