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
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
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)