2000 Royal Bank Cup

2000 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
Dates May 5, 2000 – May 14, 2000
Teams 5
Venue(s) Thickwood Heights Community Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Final positions
Champions  Fort McMurray Oil Barons (1st title)
Runner-up  Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
Third place  Chilliwack Chiefs
Fourth place Battlefords North Stars
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Scoring leader(s) Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour)
MVP Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour)
1999
2001

The 2000 Royal Bank Cup was the Junior "A" 2000 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, and Fred Page Cup and a host city.

The tournament was hosted by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons and Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Contents

The Playoffs

Round Robin

Rank Team League Ticket W-L GF GA
1 x-Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL Host 3-1 14 10
2 x-Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats NOJHL Dudley Hewitt Cup 3-1 20 17
3 x-Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL Doyle Cup 2-2 18 16
4 x-Battlefords North Stars SJHL Anavet Cup 2-2 10 13
5 Cornwall Colts CJHL Fred Page Cup 0-4 11 17

Note: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.

Results

Battlefords North Stars defeat Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2-1
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Chilliwack Chiefs 8-7 in Double Overtime
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Cornwall Colts 5-2
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Battlefords North Stars 4-2
Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Cornwall Colts 3-2
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4-3
Battlefords North Stars defeat Cornwall Colts 4-3 in Overtime
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeat Chilliwack Chiefs 4-3
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeat Cornwall Colts 5-4
Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Battlefords North Stars 5-2

Semi and Finals

  Semi-finals Royal Bank Cup Finals
                 
1  Fort McMurray Oil Barons 5  
4  Battlefords North Stars 2  
    1  Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2
  2  Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 1
2  Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 2
3  Chilliwack Chiefs 1  

Bronze Medal Game

Chilliwack Chiefs defeat Battlefords North Stars 3-2 in Double Overtime

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats)
Top Scorer: Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats) and Kevin Estrada (Chilliwack Chiefs)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Craig Strain (Fort McMurray Oil Barons)
Top Goalie: Steven Nelson (North Battleford North Stars)
Top Forward: Colin Murphy (Fort McMurray Oil Barons)
Top Defenceman: Troy Turyk (Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats)

Role of League Champions

AJHL: Fort McMurray Oil Barons
BCHL: Chilliwack Chiefs
CJHL: Cornwall Colts
MJHL: OCN Blizzard
MJAHL: Halifax Oland Exports
NOJHL: Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
OPJHL: Brampton Capitals
QJAAAHL: Coaticook Frontaliers
SJHL: North Battleford North Stars

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