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The 'Memorial Cup' is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Each year the champions from three CHL member leagues; the WHL, the OHL, and the QMJHL, and the host CHL team, compete in the 'MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament' for the top prize in Junior Men's (Under 21) ice hockey. The Vancouver Giants are the current Memorial Cup Champions.

Contents

History

Memorial Cup Tournament awards

Champions & Challengers

1919 to 1971

1972 to 1982

1983 to Present

Notes

Records

Champions by league (1969 to Present)

References

History

The Memorial Cup, originally the 'OHA Memorial Cup' was donated in 1919 by the Ontario Hockey Association (the precursor to the Ontario Hockey League) as a memorial to the Canadian dead of World War I. It was awarded to the junior hockey champions of Canada. It started as an ''East versus West'' format where the George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions from the East would play the Abbott Cup champions from the West.
From 1919 to 1928, the Memorial Cup Final was a two-game total goals affair between a champion from Eastern Canada and a champion from Western Canada, both of which were determined through a series of playdowns under the auspices of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. In 1929 the Memorial Cup Final became a best-of-three series.
When the junior ranks were further divided in 1934 between Junior 'A' and Junior 'B', the Memorial Cup served as the Junior 'A' championship trophy, and the Sutherland Cup became the Junior 'B' trophy. From 1937 the Memorial Cup was a best-of-five series, and in 1943 reverted back to a best-of-seven series.
For the 1971-1972 season, the Junior 'A' rank was further split into the Major Junior rank and a second-tier rank (referred nowadays as Junior 'A'), with the Memorial Cup serving as the Major Junior championship trophy, and the Manitoba Centennial Trophy, and later the Royal Bank Cup, serving as the second tier championship trophy.
In 1972, the Memorial Cup was contested between three teams: the champions of the three leagues of the Canadian Hockey League: the President's Cup Champs (WHL), J. Ross Robertson Cup Champs (OHL), and the President's Cup Champs (QMJHL). These three teams would play a double round robin (four games each) with the top two teams advancing to a single-game final. The tournament was held at a pre-determined site which was rotated among the three leagues.
The 1983 Memorial Cup tournament saw the inclusion of a fourth team, the team hosting the event, which was done to boost tournament attendance. The tournament was held in Portland, Oregon, and marked the first time that an American city hosted the Memorial Cup. The host Winter Hawks also won the Cup that year, becoming the first American team to win the Memorial Cup. The four teams now played a single round robin (three games each), followed by a semi-final game between the second and third-place teams and a final between the first-place team and the semifinal winner. The site of the tournament continued to be rotated between the three leagues. This is the format that continues to be used today.

Memorial Cup Tournament awards

★ Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy - (MVP)

★ George Parsons Trophy - (Sportsmanship)

★ Hap Emms Memorial Trophy - (Outstanding Goaltender)

★ Ed Chynoweth Trophy - (Leading scorer)

★ Memorial Cup All-Star Team

Champions & Challengers

1919 to 1971

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Host City (Cities)
1919	University of Toronto Schools	Regina Patricias	Toronto, ON
1920	Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers	Selkirk Fishermen	Toronto, ON
1921	Winnipeg Falcons	Stratford Midgets	Toronto, ON
1922	Fort William War Veterans	Regina Patricias	Winnipeg, MB
1923	University of Manitoba Bisons	Kitchener Colts	Toronto, ON
1924	Owen Sound Greys	Calgary Canadians	Winnipeg, MB
1925	Regina Patricias	Toronto Aura Lee	Toronto, ON
1926	Calgary Canadians	Queen's University	Winnipeg, MB
1927	Owen Sound Greys	Port Arthur West End Jrs.	Toronto, ON
1928	Regina Monarchs	Ottawa Gunners	Toronto, ON
1929	Toronto Marlboros	Elmwood Millionaires	Toronto, ON
1930	Regina Pats	West Toronto Nationals	Winnipeg, MB
1931	Elmwood Millionaires	Ottawa Primroses	Toronto, ON & Ottawa, ON
1932	Sudbury Cub Wolves	Winnipeg Monarchs	Winnipeg, MB
1933	Newmarket Redmen	Regina Patricias	Toronto, ON
1934	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Edmonton Athletics	Winnipeg, MB
1935	Winnipeg Monarchs	Sudbury Cub Wolves	Winnipeg, MB
1936	West Toronto Nationals	Saskatoon Wesleys	Toronto, ON
1937	Winnipeg Monarchs	Copper Cliff Redmen	Toronto, ON
1938	St. Boniface Seals	Oshawa Generals	Toronto, ON
1939	Oshawa Generals	Edmonton Athletic Club	Toronto, ON
1940	Oshawa Generals	Kenora Thistles	Winnipeg, MB
1941	Winnipeg Rangers	Montreal Royals	Toronto, ON
1942	Portage la Prairie Terriers	Oshawa Generals	Winnipeg, MB
1943	Winnipeg Rangers	Oshawa Generals	Toronto, ON
1944	Oshawa Generals	Trail Smoke Eaters	Toronto, ON
1945	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Moose Jaw Canucks	Toronto, ON
1946	Winnipeg Monarchs	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Toronto, ON
1947	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Moose Jaw Canucks	Winnipeg, MB; Moose Jaw, SK & Regina, SK
1948	Port Arthur West End Bruins	Barrie Flyers	Toronto, ON
1949	Montreal Royals	Brandon Wheat Kings	Winnipeg, MB & Brandon, MB
1950	Montréal Junior Canadiens	Regina Pats	Montreal, QC & Toronto, ON
1951	Barrie Flyers	Winnipeg Monarchs	Winnipeg, MB & Brandon, MB
1952	Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters	Regina Pats	Toronto, ON
1953	Barrie Flyers	St. Boniface Canadiens	Winnipeg, MB & Brandon, MB
1954	St. Catharines Teepees	Edmonton Oil Kings	Toronto, ON
1955	Toronto Marlboros	Regina Pats	Regina, SK
1956	Toronto Marlboros	Regina Pats	Toronto, ON
1957	Flin Flon Bombers	Ottawa Junior Canadiens	Flin Flon, MB & Regina, SK
1958	Ottawa-Hull Junior Canadiens	Regina Patricias	Ottawa, ON & Hull, QC
1959	Winnipeg Braves	Peterborough TPT Petes	Winnipeg, MB & Brandon, MB
1960	St. Catharines Teepees	Edmonton Oil Kings	St. Catharines, ON & Toronto, ON
1961	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Edmonton Oil Kings	Edmonton, AB
1962	Hamilton Red Wings	Edmonton Oil Kings	Hamilton, ON; Guelph, ON & Kitchener, ON
1963	Edmonton Oil Kings	Niagara Falls Flyers	Edmonton, AB
1964	Toronto Marlboros	Edmonton Oil Kings	Toronto, ON
1965	Niagara Falls Flyers	Edmonton Oil Kings	Edmonton, AB
1966	Edmonton Oil Kings	Oshawa Generals	Toronto, ON
1967	Toronto Marlboros	Port Arthur Marrs	Thunder Bay, ON
1968	Niagara Falls Flyers	Estevan Bruins	Niagara Falls, ON & Montreal, QC
1969	Montréal Junior Canadiens	Regina Patricias	Montreal, QC & Regina, SK
1970	Montréal Junior Canadiens	Weyburn Red Wings	Montreal, QC
1971	Québec Remparts	Edmonton Oil Kings	Quebec City, QC

1972 to 1982

Champions in 'bold', runners-up in ''italics''

Year	West	Ontario	Quebec	Host city
1972	Edmonton Oil Kings	''Peterborough Petes''	'Cornwall Royals'	Ottawa, ON
1973	Medicine Hat Tigers	'Toronto Marlboros'	''Québec Remparts''	Montreal, QC
1974	'Regina Pats'	St. Catharines Black Hawks	''Québec Remparts''	Calgary, AB
1975	''New Westminster Bruins''	'Toronto Marlboros'	Sherbrooke Beavers	Kitchener, ON
1976	''New Westminster Bruins''	'Hamilton Fincups'	Québec Remparts	Montreal, QC
1977	'New Westminster Bruins'	''Ottawa 67's''	Sherbrooke Beavers	Vancouver, BC
1978	'New Westminster Bruins'	''Peterborough Petes''	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	Sudbury, ON & Sault Ste. Marie, ON
1979	''Brandon Wheat Kings''	'Peterborough Petes'	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, QC & Verdun, QC
1980	Regina Pats	''Peterborough Petes''	'Cornwall Royals'	Brandon, MB & Regina, SK
1981	Victoria Cougars	''Kitchener Rangers''	'Cornwall Royals'	Windsor, ON
1982	Portland Winter Hawks	'Kitchener Rangers'	''Sherbrooke Castors''	Hull, QC

1983 to Present

Year	West	Ontario	Quebec	Host Team
1983	Lethbridge Broncos	''Oshawa Generals''	Verdun Juniors	'Portland Winter Hawks'
1984	Kamloops Jr. Oilers	'Ottawa 67's'	Laval Voisins	''Kitchener Rangers''
1985	'Prince Albert Raiders'	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Verdun Junior Canadiens	''Shawinigan Cataractes''
1986	Kamloops Blazers	'Guelph Platers'	''Hull Olympiques''	Portland Winter Hawks
1987	'Medicine Hat Tigers'	—	Longueuil Chevaliers	''Oshawa Generals''
1988	'Medicine Hat Tigers'	''Windsor Spitfires''	Hull Olympiques	Drummondville Voltigeurs
1989	'Swift Current Broncos'	Peterborough Petes	Laval Titan	''Saskatoon Blades''
1990	Kamloops Blazers	'Oshawa Generals'	Laval Titan	''Kitchener Rangers''
1991	'Spokane Chiefs'	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	''Drummondville Voltigeurs''
1992	'Kamloops Blazers'	''Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds''	Verdun Collège Français	Seattle Thunderbirds
1993	Swift Current Broncos	''Peterborough Petes''	Laval Titan	'Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds'
1994	'Kamloops Blazers'	North Bay Centennials	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	''Laval Titan''
1995	Brandon Wheat Kings	''Detroit Jr. Red Wings''	Hull Olympiques	'Kamloops Blazers'
1996	Brandon Wheat Kings	Guelph Storm	'Granby Prédateurs'	''Peterborough Petes''
1997	''Lethbridge Hurricanes''	Oshawa Generals	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	'Hull Olympiques'
1998	'Portland Winter Hawks'	''Guelph Storm''	Val-d'Or Foreurs	Spokane Chiefs
1999	''Calgary Hitmen''	Belleville Bulls	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	'Ottawa 67's'
2000	Kootenay Ice	''Barrie Colts''	'Rimouski Océanic'	Halifax Mooseheads
2001	'Red Deer Rebels'	Ottawa 67's	''Val-d'Or Foreurs''	Regina Pats
2002	'Kootenay Ice'	Erie Otters	''Victoriaville Tigres''	Guelph Storm
2003	Kelowna Rockets	'Kitchener Rangers'	''Hull Olympiques''	Québec Remparts
2004	Medicine Hat Tigers	Guelph Storm	''Gatineau Olympiques''	'Kelowna Rockets'
2005	Kelowna Rockets	Ottawa 67's	''Rimouski Océanic''	'London Knights'
2006	Vancouver Giants	Peterborough Petes	'Québec Remparts'	''Moncton Wildcats''
2007	''Medicine Hat Tigers''	Plymouth Whalers	Lewiston MAINEiacs	'Vancouver Giants'
2008				Kitchener Rangers

Notes

'a.' The first two games of the 1985 Memorial Cup were played in Shawinigan. The remainder of the series was played in Drummondville. The reason for the switch of venue was that the Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium had many support pillars that interfered with television coverage.
'b.' The 1986 tournament was originally scheduled for New Westminster but the city withdrew as it was thought that Expo '86 in nearby Vancouver would put too much of a strain on local hotels.
'c.' In 1987 the OHL organized a Super Series for the right to host the Memorial Cup tournament between the Leyden Division champions Oshawa Generals, and the Emms Division champions North Bay Centennials. The super series was played before the OHL playoffs commenced. Oshawa defeated North Bay 4 games to 3 for the right to host the Memorial Cup. Oshawa also won the OHL championship series deafeating North Bay 4 games to 3. Since Oshawa won both the Super Series and the OHL Championship, only three teams participated in the Memorial Cup.
'd.' The Chicoutimi Sagueneens hosted the 1988 tournament at the Colisée de Chicoutimi, however were not guaranteed a berth. The Saugeneens were eliminated in the playoffs. The QMJHL championship runners-up Drummondville Voltigeurs were awarded this berth.
'e.' The Hamilton Dukes (formerly Toronto Marlboros) hosted the 1990 tournament. However, due to the team's poor standing in the 1989 - 1990 season, the team stepped aside for the OHL championship runners-up, the Kitchener Rangers.
'f.' The Beauport Harfangs hosted the 1991 tournament, however were not guaranteed a berth. The Harfangs were eliminated in the playoffs. The QMJHL championship runners-up Drummondville Voltigeurs were awarded this berth. The Harfangs were based in Beauport, Quebec, a suburb of Quebec City; however, the tournament was played in the Colisée de Québec.
'g.' The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won the right to host the 1993 Memorial Cup by defeating the Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in a Super Series, much like how Oshawa hosted in 1987. However, the Petes won the OHL championship thus granting them a spot in the tournament.
'h.' The Kamloops Blazers were chosen to host, and also defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings in the 1995 WHL championship series and chose to compete in the Memorial Cup schedule as the host. As runner-up, the Brandon Wheat Kings competed as the WHL champions.
'i.' The Peterborough Petes were chosen to host, and also defeated the Guelph Storm in the 1996 OHL championship series and chose to compete in the Memorial Cup schedule as the host. As runner-up, the Guelph Storm competed as the OHL champions.
'j.' The Hull Olympiques were chosen to host, and also defeated the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in the 1997 QMJHL championship series and chose to compete in the Memorial Cup schedule as the host. As runner-up, the Chicoutimi Sagueneens competed as the QMJHL champions.
'k.' The London Knights were chosen to host, and also defeated the Ottawa 67's in the 2005 OHL championship series and chose to compete in the Memorial Cup schedule as the host. As runner-up, the Ottawa 67's competed as the OHL champions.
'l.' The Moncton Wildcats were chosen to host, and also defeated the Québec Remparts in the 2006 QMJHL championship series and chose to compete in the Memorial Cup schedule as QMJHL champions. As runner-up, the Québec Remparts competed as the host.

Records

Champions by league (1969 to Present)

★ Western Hockey League - 17

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★ Western Hockey League State/Provincial breakdown: British Columbia 8; Saskatchewan 3; Alberta 3; Oregon 2; Washington 1

★ Ontario Hockey League - 14

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★ Ontario Hockey League Provincial breakdown: Ontario 12; Quebec 2

★ Quebec Major Junior Hockey League - 8

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★ Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Provincial breakdown: Quebec 5; Ontario 3

References

★ Memorial Cup web site

★ NHL News