The 2010 Royal Bank Cup was the 40th Junior "A" 2010 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The 2010 Royal Bank Cup marked the 40th consecutive year a national championship has been awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970.
The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and the host city, the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
The tournament was hosted by the Dauphin Kings and ran from May 1 to May 9 of 2010 with games played at the Credit Union Place in Dauphin, Manitoba. Charlie Major will be appearing as a special guest the night before the opening game.
In the end, the defending 2009 Royal Bank Cup champion Vernon Vipers were too much for the hometown Dauphin Kings, crushing them 8-1 in the final. In another lopsided results, during the round robin, the Brockville Braves crushed the Oakville Blades 11-2 to tie two different tournament records (goal by a winning team in one game, one game spread).
Teams Dauphin Kings (Host) Regular Season: 50-11-1-0 (1st Overall in MJHL) Playoffs: Defeated Neepawa Natives 4-0, Defeated Swan Valley Stampeders 4-1, Defeated Winnipeg Saints 4-0, Defeated La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-1 for Anavet Cup. Brockville Braves (East) Regular Season: 52-8-0-2 (1st Overall in CJHL) Playoffs: Defeated Kemptville 73's 4-0, Defeated Ottawa Jr. Senators 4-0, Lost to Pembroke Lumber Kings 1-4, Won Fred Page Cup (4-0). La Ronge Ice Wolves (West) Regular Season: 29-21-3-5 (7th Overall in SJHL) Playoffs: Defeated Humboldt Broncos 3-0, Defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-2, Defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-2, Defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-2, Lost to Dauphin Kings 1-4 for Anavet Cup. Oakville Blades (Central) Regular Season: 46-9-0-1 (2nd Overall in OJAHL) Playoffs: Defeated Aurora Tigers 4-1, Defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-1, Defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-3, Defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-2 for Buckland Cup, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup (4-0). Vernon Vipers (Pacific) Regular Season: 51-6-0-3 (1st Overall in BCHL) Playoffs: Defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-2, Defeated Penticton Vees 4-2, Defeated Powell River Kings 4-3, Defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4-3 for Doyle Cup.
Tournament Round Robin
Results + Game Home team Score Away team Score NotesSaturday, May 1, 20101Oakville Blades2La Ronge Ice Wolves3OT Final - Shots: 45-29 Oak2Vernon Vipers5Dauphin Kings6OT Final - Shots: 35-33 DauSunday, May 2, 20103Brockville Braves11Oakville Blades2Final - Shots: 44-29 Bro4La Ronge Ice Wolves2Vernon Vipers4Final - Shots: 35-26 VerMonday, May 3, 20105Dauphin Kings3Brockville Braves2Final - Shots: 36-35 DauTuesday, May 4, 20106Oakville Blades3Vernon Vipers5Final - Shots: 26-22 Oak7La Ronge Ice Wolves2Dauphin Kings3Final - Shots: 47-35 DauWednesday, May 5, 20108Vernon Vipers4Brockville Braves2Final - Shots: 44-27 Ver9Dauphin Kings5Oakville Blades4Final - Shots: 33-32 OakThursday, May 6, 201010Brockville Braves6La Ronge Ice Wolves3Final - Shots: 44-33 Bro
Semi-final + Game Home team Score Away team Score NotesSaturday, May 8, 2010 11 Vernon Vipers 2 Brockville Braves 0 Final - Shots: 35-20 Ver 12 Dauphin Kings 6 La Ronge Ice Wolves 2 Final - Shots: 40-35 Dau
Final + Game Home team Score Away team Score NotesSunday, May 9, 2010 13 Dauphin Kings 1 Vernon Vipers 8 Final - Shots: 36-24 Ver
Awards Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Shane Luke (Dauphin Kings) Top Forward: Scott Arnold (Brockville Braves) Top Defencemen: Dustin Stevenson (La Ronge Ice Wolves) Top Goaltender: Justin Gilbert (Brockville Braves) Tubby Smaltz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Kellen Jones (Vernon Vipers)
Roll of League Champions AJHL - Spruce Grove Saints BCHL - Vernon Vipers CCHL - Newmarket Hurricanes CJHL - Pembroke Lumber Kings MJAHL - Woodstock Slammers MJHL - Dauphin Kings NOJHL - Abitibi Eskimos OJAHL - Oakville Blades QJAAAHL - Terrebonne Cobras SIJHL - Fort William North Stars SJHL - La Ronge Ice Wolves
See also Canadian Junior Hockey League Royal Bank Cup Anavet Cup Doyle Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup Fred Page Cup
References
External links Royal Bank Cup Website