2000 Royal Bank Cup

2000 Royal Bank Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Thickwood Heights Community Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta
DatesMay 5, 2000 – May 14, 2000
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Fort McMurray Oil Barons (1st title)
Runner-up Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
Third place Chilliwack Chiefs
Fourth placeBattlefords North Stars
Tournament statistics
Games played14
Scoring leader(s)Serge Dube (Rayside-Balfour)
MVPSerge Dube (Rayside-Balfour)
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The 2000 Royal Bank Cup was the 30th 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.

The Playoffs

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Round Robin

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Pos League (Ticket) Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 AJHL (Host) Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4 3 1 14 10 +4 Semi-final
2 NOJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4 3 1 20 17 +3
3 BCHL (Doyle Cup) Chilliwack Chiefs 4 2 2 18 16 +2
4 SJHL (Anavet Cup) Battlefords North Stars 4 2 2 10 13 −3
5 CJHL (Fred Page Cup) Cornwall Colts 4 0 4 11 17 −6
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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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-finals and Final

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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

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

Awards

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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)

Roll of League Champions

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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

See also

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