Cobourg Cougars To Host 2017 RBC Cup:

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Cobourg Cougars to host 2017 RBC Cup

June 3rd 2015

Nine-day tournament to be held at Cobourg Community Centre

Karen Longwell / Northumberland News

COBOURG -- The Cobourg Cougars, seen here celebrating a goal in March at the Cobourg Community Centre, have been selected to host the RBC Cup, the national Junior A Hockey Championship in May 2017.

Northumberland News

COBOURG -- Cobourg will be on the national stage in 2017 as the Cobourg Cougars host the RBC Cup.

The Ontario Junior Hockey League announced on Tuesday, June 2 that the Cobourg Cougars Junior A Hockey Club will host the 2017 RBC Cup, Canada’s national Junior A championship.

Hockey Canada confirmed the selection of the Cobourg bid shortly after the spring congress concluded in Toronto on May 31. The decision remains subject to the club finalizing the key event hosting agreement with Hockey Canada.

The nine-day tournament, scheduled for May 13-21, 2017, will be held at the Cobourg Community Centre, recognized recently by the Ontario Hockey Association as one of the best arena complexes in junior hockey. The tournament will feature five of Canada’s top Junior A hockey teams, including the Cobourg Cougars, who play in the East Division of the OJHL.

Cougars general manager Brent Tully said the team had been working towards the goal of hosting the RBC Cup for the past several years.

“With our organization about to celebrate its 50th year of consecutive operations as a proud member of the OJHL and the Ontario Hockey Association, we are very pleased to have been selected to host the 2017 RBC Cup right here in Cobourg,” said Tully, adding the event would not only showcase the great communities within Northumberland County, but will create a new standard of success for the hosting of events of this magnitude in the future.

The Cougars will be joined by four regional representatives, including regional champions from the West, Central and East regions, and a second West team. The tournament’s championship game will be broadcast live on TSN, once again putting Cobourg on the national stage.

“We intend to do some new and innovative things for the tournament and our work starts today,” said Tully. “We are going to work collaboratively with all of our partners to showcase to all of Canada the beauty, culture, diversity and accessibility in and around Cobourg, which is conveniently located one hour east of Toronto.”

The Cobourg Cougars worked hard on the bid to bring the tournament to Cobourg, said OJHL commissioner Marty Savoy.

“The OJHL is extremely excited that Hockey Canada has awarded the Cobourg Cougars the opportunity to host the 2017 RBC Cup,” said Savoy.

Visit the Cougars website at www.cobourgcougars.com , the OJHL website at www.ojhl.ca , the Canadian Junior Hockey League website www.cjhlhockey.com and the Hockey Canada website at www.hockeycanada.ca/rbccup for further information and updates on the tournament.