Hockey Canada confirmed that the B.C. Hockey League’s Chilliwack Chiefs will host the 2018 RBC Cup, the national championship tournament for Junior A hockey.
The RBC Cup will be held May 12-20, 2018.
The bidding process to host the 2018 RBC Cup opened last fall.
“We are grateful to Hockey Canada for the opportunity to host this world-class event and share with the rest of Canada the community our Chiefs have called home for over two decades,” said Glen Ringdal, president of the Chiefs and Prospera Centre.
Representatives of Tourism Chilliwack, the City of Chilliwack, Ts’elxweyeqw Tribe Management, the Chiefs and local businesses worked tirelessly to engage the community.
Chilliwack residents blitzed social media and business owners and community leaders wrote letters of support that were included in the bid package.
The Vernon Vipers, six-time national champions, hosted the 2014 RBC Cup. This year’s event was in Lloydminster Alberta/Saskatchewan, where the B.C.H.L’s West Kelowna Warriors blanked the host Bobcats 4-0 in the championship game for its first RBC Cup.
The Cobourg Cougars of the Ontario Junior Hockey League will host the 2017 tournament.
