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 VipersWon Semi Final 4-1 Trail Smoke Eaters - Won BCHL 4-1 Prince George Spruce KingsWon 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 StarsWon 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 NotesMay 12, 20181Wellington Dukes1Ottawa Jr. Senators2Final OT – Shots: 26–21 OTT2Wenatchee Wild2Chilliwack Chiefs1Final OT – Shots: 34–19 WENMay 13, 20183Steinbach Pistons3Wenatchee Wild4Final – Shots: 32–19 WEN4Chilliwack Chiefs4Ottawa Jr. Senators3Final OT – Shots: 34–26 CWKMay 14, 20185Steinbach Pistons2Wellington Dukes3Final OT – Shots: 29–29May 15, 20186Ottawa Jr. Senators2Wenatchee Wild3Final SO – Shots: 38–26 WEN7Wellington Dukes0Chilliwack Chiefs2Final – Shots: 42–26 CWKMay 16, 20188Ottawa Jr. Senators5Steinbach Pistons4Final OT – Shots: 42–22 OTTMay 17, 20189Wenatchee Wild7Wellington Dukes1Final – Shots: 41–19 WEN10Chilliwack Chiefs4Steinbach Pistons1Final – Shots: 41–26 CWK
Semifinals results Game Away team Score Home team Score NotesMay 19, 2018SF1Wellington Dukes2Wenatchee Wild1Final – Shots: 51–14 WENSF2Ottawa Jr. Senators2Chilliwack Chiefs3Final – Shots: 30–28 CWK
Final results Game Away team Score Home team Score NotesMay 20, 2018FinalWellington Dukes2Chilliwack Chiefs4Final 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
References
Sources
External links 2018 Royal Bank Cup Website