The 2006 Royal Bank Cup was the 36th Junior "A" 2006
ice hockey
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National Championship for the
Canadian Junior A Hockey League
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.
The
Royal Bank Cup
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was competed for by the winners of the
Doyle Cup
The Doyle Cup was an ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to determine the Pacific region berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. From 1971 to 2021, th ...
,
Anavet Cup
The ANAVET Cup was an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to the winners of a best-of-seven series between the championship teams of the SJHL and the MJHL. The winner also earned a berth in the Centennial Cup national ...
,
Dudley Hewitt Cup
The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League ...
, the
Fred Page Cup
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and the host city, the
Streetsville Derbys
The Streetsville Derbys are a Junior "C" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Provincial Junior Hockey League assigned to the South Conference and in the Bloomfield Division. The Derbys joined the PJHL as an ...
of the
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
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The league dates back to 1954 where i ...
, with teams from the
Alberta Junior Hockey League
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,
British Columbia Hockey League
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,
Central Junior A Hockey League
The Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL; French: ''Ligue de hockey du Canada centrale'', LHCC) is a Junior A ice hockey league in North America composed of 12 teams – all around the National Capital Region. The CCHL is one of the nine Junior ...
,
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
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The MJHL consists of thirt ...
,
Maritime Junior A Hockey League
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,
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
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, OPJHL,
Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League
The Ligue de Hockey Junior du Québec (LHJQ) or Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL) is a Hockey Québec Canadian Junior A ice hockey league and is a member of Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The winner of the QJHL playoffs c ...
,
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
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Open to North American-born players 20 years o ...
, and
Superior International Junior Hockey League
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.
The tournament was hosted by the
Streetsville Derbys
The Streetsville Derbys are a Junior "C" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Provincial Junior Hockey League assigned to the South Conference and in the Bloomfield Division. The Derbys joined the PJHL as an ...
and ran from May 6 until May 14, 2006 with games played at the
Powerade Centre
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in
Brampton
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,
Ontario
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.
Details
The
Burnaby Express
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won the tournament on May 14 against the
Yorkton Terriers
The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena, which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won th ...
, 8-2, in the Royal Bank Cup final. Burnaby almost did not make it to the final as they were down 2-0 to the
Fort William North Stars
The Thunder Bay North Stars are a junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most popul ...
in the first of two tournament semi-finals. With just 1:53 to go in the game, Mark Santorelli of the Express broke the shutout bid by the North Stars' goalie
Carter Hutton
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. The Express put on extreme pressure in the 3rd period, and with a their final chance, with 11 seconds to go, Express 16-year-old stand-out
Kyle Turris
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scored to tie the game. Turris' goal was on the team's 24th shot of the third period. The comeback rally was too much for the North Stars as the Express' Mark Soares scored the game clincher 6:19 into Overtime. By far the best player of the game was Fort William's goaltender Carter Hutton who held the eventual champions scoreless for over 58 minutes and stopped 44 of 47 shots.
In the Championship game, the Express came out with 3 quick goals in the first period and at one point were up 6-0 over Yorkton in the middle of the second period. Kyle Turris stole the show for Burnaby with a
hat-trick
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and often skated circles around Yorkton's defense. The Express were clearly dominant throughout the Final, but the Terriers did make it interesting when they scored 2 quick goals near the end of the second period. The Express iced it halfway through the third with another 2 quick goals, and held the Terriers down until time expired.
Turris was the tournament's leading scorer (combined totals) with 7 goals and 6 assists in 6 games and scored the tourney's only
hat-trick
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Origin
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. Dennis Morrison of Fort William was the round robin scoring leader with 3 goals, 5 assists in 4 games. Burnaby held Morrison to a single assist in the semi-final game, possibly the reason for the demise of an impressive Fort William squad.
The playoffs
Round robin
Results
:Streetsville Derbys defeat Burnaby Express ''4-3'' in Overtime
:Yorkton Terriers defeat Joliette Action ''4-1''
:Streetsville Derbys defeat Fort William North Stars ''3-2''
:Burnaby Express defeat Yorkton Terriers ''4-2''
:Fort William North Stars defeat Joliette Action ''4-3'' in Overtime
:Streetsville Derbys defeat Yorkton Terriers ''2-1''
:Burnaby Express defeat Fort William North Stars ''3-2''
:Joliette Action defeat Streetsville Derbys ''4-1''
:Fort William North Stars defeat Yorkton Terriers ''2-1''
:Burnaby Express defeat Joliette Action ''5-3''
Semi and Finals
''Note: Burnaby defeated Fort William in Overtime.''
Awards
:Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP):
David Wilson (
Streetsville Derbys
The Streetsville Derbys are a Junior "C" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Provincial Junior Hockey League assigned to the South Conference and in the Bloomfield Division. The Derbys joined the PJHL as an ...
)
:Top Scorer (round robin): Dennis Morrison (
Fort William North Stars
The Thunder Bay North Stars are a junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay
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)
:Top Forward:
Chris Korchinski (
Yorkton Terriers
The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena, which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won th ...
)
:Top Defencemen: Peter Merth (
Burnaby Express
The Coquitlam Express are a Junior ice hockey team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Poirier Sport & Leisure ...
)
:Top Goaltender: David Wilson (
Streetsville Derbys
The Streetsville Derbys are a Junior "C" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Provincial Junior Hockey League assigned to the South Conference and in the Bloomfield Division. The Derbys joined the PJHL as an ...
)
:Tubby Smaltz Trophy (Sportsmanship):
Mark Soares (
Burnaby Express
The Coquitlam Express are a Junior ice hockey team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Poirier Sport & Leisure ...
)
Roll of League Champions
:
AJHL
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:
Fort McMurray Oil Barons
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:
BCHL
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:
Burnaby Express
The Coquitlam Express are a Junior ice hockey team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Poirier Sport & Leisure ...
:
CJHL:
Hawkesbury Hawks
:
MJHL
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior ice hockey, Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).
The MJHL consists of thirt ...
:
Winnipeg South Blues
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:
MJAHL
The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It consists of six teams from New Brunswick, which make up the EastLink North Division (formerly R ...
:
Woodstock Slammers
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:
NOJHL
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:
Sudbury Jr. Wolves
:
OPJHL
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The league dates back to 1954 where i ...
:
St. Michael's Buzzers
:
QJAAAHL
The Ligue de Hockey Junior du Québec (LHJQ) or Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL) is a Hockey Québec Canadian Junior A ice hockey league and is a member of Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The winner of the QJHL playoffs c ...
:
Joliette Action
:
SJHL
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
Open to North American-born players 20 years of ...
:
Yorkton Terriers
The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena, which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won th ...
:
SIJHL
The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) is a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior A ice hockey league and a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The league operates in the Canadian province of Ontar ...
:
Fort William North Stars
The Thunder Bay North Stars are a junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay
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See also
*
Canadian Junior A Hockey League
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*
Royal Bank Cup
Royal may refer to:
People
* Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name
* A member of a royal family or royalty
Places United States
* Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Royal, Illinois, a village
* Royal, ...
*
Anavet Cup
The ANAVET Cup was an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to the winners of a best-of-seven series between the championship teams of the SJHL and the MJHL. The winner also earned a berth in the Centennial Cup national ...
*
Doyle Cup
The Doyle Cup was an ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted annually by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to determine the Pacific region berth in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. From 1971 to 2021, th ...
*
Dudley Hewitt Cup
The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League ...
*
Fred Page Cup
The Fred Page Cup was a championship ice hockey trophy, won by a tournament conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award was given to the winner of a round-robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Canada ...
External links
Royal Bank Cup Website
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Royal Bank Cup
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Royal Bank Cup
Royal may refer to:
People
* Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name
* A member of a royal family or royalty
Places United States
* Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Royal, Illinois, a village
* Royal, ...
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