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{{Infobox international ice hockey competition
| tourney_name   = Royal Bank Cup
| year           = 1997
| other_titles   = 
| image          = <!-- Commented out: Royal bank cup orig.png -->
| size           = 150px
| dates          = May 3, 1997 – May 10, 1997
| num_teams      = 5
| venues         = [[Summerside, Prince Edward Island]]
| type           = other
| winners        = [[Summerside Western Capitals]]
| count          = 1
| second         = [[South Surrey Eagles]]
| games          = 13
| scoring_leader = [[Mark Hartigan]] (Weyburn)
| mvp            = [[Mark Hartigan]] (Weyburn)
| prevseason = [[1996 Royal Bank Cup|1996]]
| nextseason = [[1998 Royal Bank Cup|1998]]
}}
The '''1997 Royal Bank Cup''' was the 27th Junior "A" 1997 [[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]], the [[Anavet Cup]], the [[Dudley Hewitt Cup]], the [[Fred Page Cup]] and a host city.

The tournament was hosted by the [[Summerside Western Capitals]] and [[Summerside, Prince Edward Island]].

==The Playoffs==
===Round Robin===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style= none
|show_groups=y|group_header = League (Ticket)

|team1=WEY|name_WEY=[[Weyburn Red Wings]]
|group_WEY=[[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|SJHL]] ([[Anavet Cup]])
|team2=KAN|name_KAN=[[Kanata Stallions|Kanata Valley Lasers]]
|group_KAN=[[Central Junior A Hockey League|CJHL]] ([[Fred Page Cup]])
|team3=SOU|name_SOU=[[Surrey Eagles|South Surrey Eagles]]
|group_SOU=[[British Columbia Hockey League|BCHL]] ([[Doyle Cup]])
|team4=SUM|name_SUM=[[Summerside Western Capitals]]
|group_SUM=[[Maritime Junior A Hockey League|MJAHL]] (Host)
|team5=RAY|name_RAY=[[Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats]]
|group_RAY={{nowrap|[[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League|NOJHL]] ([[Dudley Hewitt Cup]])}}
|win_WEY=3|loss_WEY=1|gf_WEY=26|ga_WEY=10
|win_KAN=3|loss_KAN=1|gf_KAN=22|ga_KAN=22
|win_SOU=3|loss_SOU=1|gf_SOU=19|ga_SOU=15
|win_SUM=1|loss_SUM=3|gf_SUM=14|ga_SUM=19
|win_RAY=0|loss_RAY=4|gf_RAY=7|ga_RAY=22

|col_QSF=green2|text_QSF=[[#Semi-final|Semi-final]]
|result1=QSF|result2=QSF|result3=QSF|result4=QSF
|update=complete|source=
}}

====Results====
:'''Weyburn Red Wings''' defeat Kanata Valley Lasers ''7-3''
:'''Summerside Western Capitals''' defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats ''5-1''
:'''South Surrey Eagles''' defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats ''5-2''
:'''Kanata Valley Lasers''' defeat Summerside Western Capitals ''7-5''
:'''Weyburn Red Wings''' defeat Summerside Western Capitals ''8-2''
:'''Kanata Valley Lasers''' defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats ''5-4''
:'''South Surrey Eagles''' defeat Weyburn Red Wings ''5-4'' in Overtime for the [[Abbott Cup]]
:'''South Surrey Eagles''' defeat Summerside Western Capitals ''3-2'' in Overtime
:'''Weyburn Red Wings''' defeat Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats ''7-0''
:'''Kanata Valley Lasers''' defeat South Surrey Eagles ''7-6''

===Semi-finals and Final===
{{anchor|Semi-final}}
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Royal Bank Cup Finals

| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=[[Weyburn Red Wings]]
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2='''[[Summerside Western Capitals]]'''
| RD1-score2='''4'''

| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=[[Kanata Stallions|Kanata Valley Lasers]]
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4='''[[Surrey Eagles|South Surrey Eagles]]'''
| RD1-score4='''4'''

| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1=[[Surrey Eagles|South Surrey Eagles]]
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2='''[[Summerside Western Capitals]]'''
| RD2-score2='''4'''
}}
''Note: Summerside defeated Weyburn in Overtime.''

==Awards==
:'''Most Valuable Player''': [[Mark Hartigan]] ([[Weyburn Red Wings]])
:'''Top Scorer''': [[Mark Hartigan]] ([[Weyburn Red Wings]])
:'''Most Sportsmanlike Player''': Ryan Jardine ([[Kanata Stallions|Kanata Valley Lasers]])
:'''Top Goalie''': Geoff Derouin ([[Weyburn Red Wings]])
:'''Top Forward''': [[Scott Gomez]] ([[Surrey Eagles|South Surrey Eagles]])
:'''Top Defenceman''': [[Jakub Ficenec]] ([[Surrey Eagles|South Surrey Eagles]])

==Roll of League Champions==
:'''[[Alberta Junior Hockey League|AJHL]]''': [[Fort McMurray Oil Barons]]
:'''[[BCHL]]''': [[South Surrey Eagles]]
:'''[[Central Junior A Hockey League|CJHL]]''': [[Kanata Valley Lasers]]
:'''[[MJHL]]''': [[St. James Canadians]]
:'''[[MJAHL]]''': [[Summerside Western Capitals]]
:'''[[NOJHL]]''': [[Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats]]
:'''[[OPJHL]]''': [[Milton Merchants]]
:'''[[QPJHL]]''': [[Longueuil Collège Français]]
:'''[[RMJHL]]''': [[Cranbrook Colts]]
:'''[[SJHL]]''': [[Weyburn Red Wings]]

==See also==
*[[Canadian Junior A Hockey League]]
*[[Royal Bank Cup]]
*[[Anavet Cup]]
*[[Doyle Cup]]
*[[Dudley Hewitt Cup]]
*[[Fred Page Cup]]
*[[Abbott Cup]]
*[[Mowat Cup]]

==External links==
*[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/1/8/6/1/3/index1.shtml Royal Bank Cup Website]

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[[Category:Canadian Junior Hockey League national championships|1997]]
[[Category:Sport in Summerside, Prince Edward Island]]
[[Category:1996–97 in Canadian ice hockey|Cup]]
[[Category:Ice hockey competitions in Prince Edward Island]]
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[[Category:May 1997 sports events in North America]]