| Tourney Name: | Royal Bank Cup |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Host: | Lloydminster Bobcats |
| Other Titles: | National Junior A Championship |
| Dates: | May 14, 2016 – May 22, 2016 |
| Venues: | Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | West Kelowna Warriors |
| Second: | Lloydminster Bobcats |
| Num Teams: | 5 (4 regional champions + host) |
| Games: | 13 |
| Scoring Leader: | Cale Makar (Brooks) |
| Mvp: | Cale Makar (Brooks) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 Royal Bank Cup was the 46th Canadian junior A Ice Hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It was the 46th consecutive year a national championship was awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970.[1] Hockey Canada junior hockey council chairman Brent Ladds served as chairman of the 2016 Royal Bank Cup organizing committee.[2]
Regular Season: 44-14-2 (3rd AJHL North Division)
Playoffs: Defeated Drayton Valley (3-0), Defeated Whitecourt (4-0), Defeated by Spruce Grove (4-1).
Regular Season: 38-17-2-1 (2nd BCHL Interior Division)
Playoffs: Defeated Salmon Arm (4-2), Defeated Penticton (4-2), Finished 2nd BCHL Round 3 (3-3), Defeated Chilliwack (4-2), Won Western Canada Cup (4-1)
Regular Season: 49-9-2 (1st AJHL South Division)
Playoffs: Defeated Canmore (4-0), Defeated Camrose (4-0), Defeated Spruce Grove (4-1), Finished 2nd at Western Canada Cup (5-1)
Regular Season: 44-6-1-3 (1st OJHL East Division)
Playoffs: Defeated Newmarket (4-0), Defeated Wellington (4-1), Defeated Kingston (4-0), Defeated Georgetown (4-1), Won Dudley Hewitt Cup (4-0)
Regular Season: 43-16-2-1 (1st CCHL Robinson Division)
Playoffs: Defeated Pembroke (4-1), Defeated Brockville (4-0), Defeated Ottawa (4-3), Won Fred Page Cup (4-0)
| Rank | Team | League | Ticket | W–OTW-OTL-L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton Golden Hawks | OJHL | Central | 3-0-1-0 | 13 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | West 2 | 3-0-0-1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | |
| 3 | West Kelowna Warriors | BCHL | West 1 | 2-1-0-1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | |
| 4 | Lloydminster Bobcats | AJHL | Host | 0-1-0-3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | |
| 5 | Carleton Place Canadians | CCHL | East | 0-0-1-3 | 9 | 16 | 1 |
All games played in Lloydminster, SK.
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2016 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Brooks Bandits | 2 | Trenton Golden Hawks | 3 | Final - Shots 31-22 BRO | |||||
| 2 | West Kelowna Warriors | 5 | Lloydminster Bobcats | 2 | Final - Shots 35-30 LLO | |||||
| May 15, 2016 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Trenton Golden Hawks | 3 | Carleton Place Canadians | 1 | Final - Shots 41-21 TRE | |||||
| 4 | West Kelowna Warriors | 1 | Brooks Bandits | 5 | Final - Shots 46-37 BRO | |||||
| May 16, 2016 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Lloydminster Bobcats | 4 | Carleton Place Canadians | 3 OT | Final - Shots 43-29 LLO | |||||
| May 17, 2016 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Trenton Golden Hawks | 3 | West Kelowna Warriors | 4 SO | Final - Shots 35-34 TRE | |||||
| 7 | Brooks Bandits | 4 | Lloydminster Bobcats | 3 | Final - Shots 29-27 LLO | |||||
| May 18, 2016 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Carleton Place Canadians | 1 | West Kelowna Warriors | 4 | Final - Shots 32-20 WKW | |||||
| May 19, 2016 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Carleton Place Canadians | 4 | Brooks Bandits | 5 | Final - Shots 40-27 BRO | |||||
| 10 | Lloydminster Bobcats | 1 | Trenton Golden Hawks | 4 | Final - Shots 35-28 LLO | |||||
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2016 | ||||||||||
| SF1 | Lloydminster Bobcats | 6 | Trenton Golden Hawks | 2 | Final - Shots 38-20 LLO | |||||
| SF2 | West Kelowna Warriors | 4 | Brooks Bandits | 1 | Final - Shots 34-32 BRO | |||||
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Final | Lloydminster Bobcats | 0 | West Kelowna Warriors | 4 | Final - 48-27 LLO | |||||
Roland Mercier Trophy (Tournament MVP): Cale Makar, Brooks
Top Forward: Bryce Van Horn, Carleton Place
Top Defencemen: Cale Makar, Brooks
Top Goaltender: Daniel Urbani, Trenton
Tubby Schmalz Trophy (Sportsmanship): Christian Lloyd, Lloydminster
Top Scorer: Cale Makar, Brooks