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.[1]
The tournament was hosted by the Vernon Vipers of Vernon, British Columbia.
Teams
- 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.
- 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)
- 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).
- 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).
- 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
(x-) Denotes semi-final berth.
Schedule & Results
All games played in Vernon, BC.
| |
| Game |
Away Team |
Score |
Home Team |
Score |
Notes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 |
Yorkton Terriers |
4 |
Vernon Vipers |
6 |
Final - Shots: 44-33 YT |
| 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 |
| 8 |
Carleton Place Canadians |
1 |
Yorkton Terriers |
3 |
Final - Shots: 37-26 YT |
| 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
| |
| Game |
Away Team |
Score |
Home Team |
Score |
Notes |
| 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
| |
| Game |
Team |
Score |
Team |
Score |
Notes |
| 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)
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
Related links
External links
References
Yorkton Terriers (1st title) 
Carleton Place Canadians
Vernon Vipers (Host)
Dauphin Kings (Western Runner-Up)