2018 Royal Bank Cup

The 2018 Royal Bank Cup was the 48th Canadian junior A Ice Hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League and the 48th consecutive year a national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970. The tournament was played at the Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Teams

 * Chilliwack Chiefs (Host)
 * Regular Season: 26-26-3-3 (4th BCHL Mainland Division)
 * Playoffs: Lost 3-4 Prince George Spruce Kings
 * Playoffs Record: 3 wins - 4 losses


 * Wenatchee Wild (Pacific)
 * Regular Season: 37-16-4-1 (3rd BCHL Interior Division)
 * Playoffs: Won 1st Rd 4-0 Merritt Centennials - Won 2nd Rd 4-2 Vernon Vipers Won Semi Final 4-1 Trail Smoke Eaters - Won BCHL 4-1 Prince George Spruce Kings Won Doyle Cup 4-1 Spruce Grove Saints
 * Playoffs Record: 20 wins - 5 losses


 * Steinbach Pistons (Western)
 * Regular Season: 48-8-2-2 (1st MJHL)
 * Playoffs: Won Quarter-finals 4-0 Swan Valley Stampeders - Won Semi-finals 4-2 Winnipeg Blues - Won MJHL 4-2 Virden Oil Capitals
 * Won ANAVET Cup 4-2 Nipawin Hawks
 * Playoffs Record: 16 win - 6 losses


 * Wellington Dukes (Central)
 * Regular Season: 33-13-3-5 (1st OJHL East Division)
 * Playoffs: Won N-E Quarters 4-3 Pickering Panthers - Won N-E Semis 4-3 Newmarket Hurricanes Won N-E Finals 4-1 Aurora Tigers - Won OJHL 4-2 Georgetown Raiders
 * Dudley Hewitt Cup: Round Robin 2 wins 1 loss -third place - Won Semifinal game 6-3 Thunder Bay North Stars Won Championship Game 7-4 Dryden Ice Dogs
 * Playoffs Record: 20 wins - 10 losses


 * Ottawa Jr. Senators (Eastern)
 * Regular Season: 46-9-5-2 (1st CCHL Yzerman Division)
 * Playoffs: Won Quarter-Finals 4-2 Pembroke Lumber Kings - Won Semi-Finals 4-3 Brockville Braves - Won CCHL 4-1 Carleton Place Canadians
 * Fred Page Cup: Round Robin 2 wins 1 overtime win -first place - Won Championship Game 10-1 Longueuil College Francais
 * Playoffs Record: 15 wins - 7 losses

Schedule and results
All games played at Prospera Centre

Awards

 * Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Will Calverley Chilliwack Chiefs
 * Top Forward: Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild
 * Top Defencemen: Darby Gula Steinbach Pistons
 * Top Goaltender: Daniel Chenard Chilliwack Chiefs
 * Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Zach Salloum Ottawa Jr. Senators
 * Top Scorer: Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild

Roll of League Champions

 * AJHL: Spruce Grove Saints
 * BCHL: Wenatchee Wild
 * CCHL: Ottawa Jr. Senators
 * MHL: Edmundston Blizzard
 * MJHL: Steinbach Pistons
 * NOJHL: Cochrane Crunch
 * OJHL: Wellington Dukes
 * QJHL: Longueuil Collège Français
 * SJHL: Nipawin Hawks
 * SIJHL: Dryden Ice Dogs