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The 2009 RBC Cup has been won by the BCHL’s Vernon Vipers, marking a record setting 5th Canadian Junior ‘A’ Championship.

Undefeated through five previous games at the tournament, the Vipers defeated the defending champion Humboldt Broncos 2-0 in front of nearly 2000 fans at Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria.

Here’s a conversation with Nanaimo Clippers play-by-play voice Dan Marshall who covered the event in the broadcast booth and at ice level.

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Dan Marshall updates us on the opening three days of the National Championships from Victoria where the Kingston Voyageurs and the Summerside Western Capitals have struggled against their Western counter-parts.

You can catch the aformentioned voice of the Nanaimo Clippers calling the non-BCHL games here.

Here’s how the action has played out thus far. We could have an all BCHL final on tap.

The staff at the Times-Colonist (Victoria fish-wrap) are all over the RBC including fashion trends, love of the snakes, and of course the home team’s rebound.

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The defending champs have returned and the BCHL is well represented as Victoria hosts this year’s RBC Cup.

Here’s a brief look at each of the 5 clubs vying for the most prestigious trophy in Junior A Hockey.

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