The 2017 Royal Bank Cup was the 47th annual national Junior A ice hockey championship in Canada, organized by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It marked one of the final iterations of the tournament under the "Royal Bank Cup" moniker before its rebranding as the National Junior A Championship in 2018.
Host and Venue: The tournament was held from May 13 to May 21, 2017, in Brooks, Alberta, at the Centennial Arena. The host team was the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).
Participating Teams: A total of five teams competed in the tournament: the host team and the champions from the four regional Junior A championships across Canada.
- Host: Brooks Bandits (Alberta Junior Hockey League - AJHL)
- West (Western Canada Cup Champion): Chilliwack Chiefs (British Columbia Hockey League - BCHL)
- West (Western Canada Cup Runner-up): Portage Terriers (Manitoba Junior Hockey League - MJHL)
- Central (Dudley Hewitt Cup Champion): Trenton Golden Hawks (Ontario Junior Hockey League - OJHL)
- East (Fred Page Cup Champion): Longueuil Collège Français (Ligue de hockey junior AAA du Québec - LHJAAAQ)
Tournament Format: The tournament featured a preliminary round-robin where all five teams played each other once. The top four teams from the round-robin standings advanced to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-final games then proceeded to the championship final.
Championship Game: The championship final was contested between the host Brooks Bandits and the Chilliwack Chiefs. The Brooks Bandits ultimately defeated the Chilliwack Chiefs by a score of 4-3 in overtime, securing their second Royal Bank Cup national championship title.
Awards:
- Roland Michener Award (Most Valuable Player): Cale Makar (Brooks Bandits)
- Other awards included Top Scorer, Top Goaltender, Top Forward, and Top Defenceman.
Legacy: The 2017 Royal Bank Cup represented a significant event in Canadian Junior A hockey history, being one of the last tournaments held under its long-standing name before the organizational changes that led to the National Junior A Championship.