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.[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
Schedule & 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 |
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Semi-Final 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 |
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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 |
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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 Smaltz 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
- QJAAAHL: Longueuil Collège Français
- SJHL: Melfort Mustangs
- SIJHL: Fort Frances Lakers
References
External links
Portage Terriers (2nd title) 
Carleton Place Canadians
Penticton Vees (Western #1)
Melfort Mustangs (Western #2)