| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | May 3, 1997 – May 10, 1997 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runner-up |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Scoring leader(s) | Mark Hartigan (Weyburn) |
| MVP | Mark Hartigan (Weyburn) |
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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.
Note: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.
Note: Summerside defeated Weyburn in Overtime.