title: 1996 Royal Bank Cup
text: # 1996 Royal Bank Cup
  
  The Inaugural 1996 Royal Bank Cup is the 26th Junior "A" 1996 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, the Fred Page Cup and a host city.
  
  The tournament was hosted by the Melfort Mustangs and Melfort, Saskatchewan.
  
  ## The Playoffs
  
  ### Round Robin
  
  | Pos | League (Ticket) | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | SJHL (Host) | Melfort Mustangs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | Semi-final |
  | 2 | OPJHL (Dudley Hewitt Cup) | Newmarket 87's | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 | −4 | Semi-final |
  | 3 | BCHL (Doyle Cup) | Vernon Vipers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | Semi-final |
  | 4 | SJHL (Anavet Cup) | Yorkton Terriers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | −7 | Semi-final |
  | 5 | MJAHL (Fred Page Cup) | Moncton Beavers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | |
  
  **Results**
  
  
      Melfort Mustangs defeat Yorkton Terriers 7-1
      Newmarket 87's defeat Vernon Vipers 7-5
      Melfort Mustangs defeat Moncton Beavers 5-0
      Newmarket 87's defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-2
      Vernon Vipers defeat Moncton Beavers 6-3
      Melfort Mustangs defeat Vernon Vipers 5-1
      Yorkton Terriers defeat Moncton Beavers 8-2
      Melfort Mustangs defeat Newmarket 87's 11-3
      Moncton Beavers defeat Newmarket 87's 4-3
      Vernon Vipers defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-1
  
  ### Semi-finals and Final
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals | Royal Bank Cup Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Melfort Mustangs | 7 | | | |
  | 4 | Yorkton Terriers | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | Yorkton Terriers | 3 | 1 | Melfort Mustangs | 0 |
  | | | | 3 | Vernon Vipers | 2 |
  | 2 | Newmarket 87's | 4 | 3 | Vernon Vipers | 2 |
  | 3 | Vernon Vipers | 7 | | | |
  
  ## Awards
  
      Most Valuable Player: Serge Bourgeois (Moncton Beavers)
      Top Scorer: Jason Duda (Melfort Mustangs)
      Most Sportsmanlike Player: Valeri Ermolov (Melfort Mustangs)
      Top Goalie: Joel Laing (Melfort Mustangs)
      Top Forward: Jeff Cheeseman (Vernon Vipers)
      Top Defenceman: Curtis Doell (Melfort Mustangs)
  
  ## Roll of League Champions
  
      AJHL: St. Albert Saints
      BCHL: Vernon Vipers
      CJHL: Cornwall Colts
      MJHL: St. James Canadians
      MJAHL: Dartmouth Oland Exports
      NOJHL: Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
      OPJHL: Newmarket 87's
      QPJHL: Contrecoeur Eperviers
      RMJHL: Prince George Spruce Kings
      SJHL: Melfort Mustangs
  