2008 Memorial Cup

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Tournament details
Venue(s) Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener, Ontario
DatesMay 16–25, 2008
Teams4
Host team Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
TV partner(s)
Final positions
Champions Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Attendance53,545 (6,693 per game)
  2007
2009  
The Memorial Cup trophy Memorial Cup at the 2015 championship.jpg
The Memorial Cup trophy

The 2008 Memorial Cup was played in May 2008 in Kitchener, Ontario at the Memorial Auditorium. It was the 90th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Kitchener defeated competing bids from Oshawa, Saginaw, London, Sarnia and Kingston to host the Memorial Cup, with the official announcement being made on May 10, 2007. The tournament was competed between the WHL champion Spokane Chiefs, the QMJHL champion Gatineau Olympiques, the Kitchener Rangers as host of the tournament and OHL champions, and the OHL representative Belleville Bulls, who earned their place by reaching the OHL finals against Kitchener. The Memorial Cup tournament is a four team tournament with a round-robin format.

Contents

The tournament began on May 16, 2008, with a round-robin game between Gatineau and Kitchener and ended on May 25, 2008, with the Spokane Chiefs defeating the Kitchener Rangers 4–1 in the championship game to win the Memorial Cup. A memorable moment of the tournament occurred immediately following the championship game. As Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton was about to hand the trophy to teammate Trevor Glass, the cup detached from the base and fell to the ice. [1] This was not the original Memorial Cup, which resides at the Hockey Hall of Fame, but a replica.

Round-robin standings

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGD
1 Spokane Chiefs (WHL Champion)330106+4Advanced directly to the championship game
2 Belleville Bulls (OHL Finalist)3211411+3Advanced to the semifinal game
3 Kitchener Rangers (Host/OHL Champion)31210111
4 Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL Champion)3039156
Source: [ citation needed ]

Rosters

Kitchener Rangers (host) Belleville Bulls (OHL)

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Forwards

Head coach: Peter DeBoer

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Forwards

Head coach: George Burnett

Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Forwards

Head coach: Benoit Groulx

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Forwards

Head coach: Bill Peters

Schedule

All times local (UTC -5)

Round Robin

May 16 Gatineau Olympiques 5–6OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
Michael Stinziani 1 - 14:13
Paul Byron 1 - 16:40
First period6:17 - Jason Akeson 1
7:49 - Nick Spaling 1
11:57 - Matthew Halischuk 1
Darryl Smith 1 - pp - 12:57Second period2:30 - pp - Mikkel Boedker 1
9:29 - Matthew Halischuk 2
Nicholas Valliere Mayer 1 - pp - 3:59
Alexandre Quesnel 1 - 9:05
Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period6:59 - pp - Justin Azevedo 1
Ryan Mior 47 saves / 53 shotsGoalie stats Josh Unice 23 saves / 28 shots
May 17 Belleville Bulls 4–5OT Spokane Chiefs Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
No scoringFirst period9:52 - Drayson Bowman 1
12:12 - Mitch Wahl 1
17:05 - Drayson Bowman 2
Bryan Cameron 1 - 2:27
Shawn Matthias 1 - pp - 13:56
Cory Tanaka 1 - 19:04
Second periodNo scoring
Cory Tanaka 2 - 7:35Third period17:04 - Drayson Bowman 3
No scoringFirst overtime period4:46 - Levko Koper 1
Mike Murphy 49 saves / 54 shotsGoalie stats Dustin Tokarski 28 saves / 32 shots
May 18 Kitchener Rangers 1–2 Spokane Chiefs Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
Matthew Halischuk 3 - sh - 4:21First period16:45 - Justin Falk 1
No scoringSecond period5:24 - Drayson Bowman 4
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Josh Unice 27 saves / 29 shotsGoalie stats Dustin Tokarski 36 saves / 37 shots
May 19 Belleville Bulls 6–3 Gatineau Olympiques Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
Jan Mursak 1 - 8:13
Shawn Matthias 2 - sh - 10:26
First period13:46 - Hugo Laporte 1
18:05 - Michael Stinziani 2
Cory Tanaka 3 - sh - 1:49Second period9:35 - Claude Giroux 1
Shawn Matthias 3 - 13:04
Keaton Turkiewicz 1 - 15:35
Nigel Williams 1 - pp - 17:43
Third periodNo scoring
Mike Murphy 30 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Ryan Mior 41 saves / 47 shots
May 20 Spokane Chiefs 3–1 Gatineau Olympiques Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
No scoringFirst period15:57 - pp - Alexandre Quesnel 2
Drayson Bowman 5 - pp - 5:20
Mitch Wahl 2 - 16:09
Second periodNo scoring
Levko Koper 2 - en - 19:25Third periodNo scoring
Dustin Tokarski 26 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Ryan Mior 40 saves / 42 shots
May 21 Kitchener Rangers 3–4OT Belleville Bulls Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
Scott Tregunna 1 - 8:07
Mikkel Boedker 2 - pp - 11:38
Yannick Weber 1 - 12:39
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period7:28 - sh - Shawn Matthias 4
13:15 - pp - Cory Tanaka 4
No scoringThird period0:20 - pp - P. K. Subban 1
No scoringFirst overtime period8:55 - Keaton Turkiewicz 2
Josh Unice 25 saves / 29 shotsGoalie stats Mike Murphy 54 saves / 57 shots

Semi-final

May 23 Kitchener Rangers 9–0 Belleville Bulls Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
Nazem Kadri 1 - 0:46
Matthew Halischuk 4 - 8:46
Justin Azevedo 2 - 13:28
Nick Spaling 2 - 15:17
First periodNo scoring
Justin Azevedo 3 - 6:57
Mike Duco 1 - 14:04
Justin Azevedo 4 - 15:45
Second periodNo scoring
Matthew Halischuk 5 - 6:31
Scott Tregunna 2 - pp - 19:43
Third periodNo scoring
Josh Unice 25 saves / 25 shotsGoalie stats Mike Murphy 29 saves / 38 shots

Final

May 25 Kitchener Rangers 1–4 Spokane Chiefs Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener Recap  
Brandon Mashinter 1 - 5:01First period16:10 - pp - Judd Blackwater 1
No scoringSecond period4:11 - Drayson Bowman 6
5:12 - pp - Trevor Glass 1
No scoringThird period19:04 - en - Jared Cowen 1
Josh Unice 22 saves / 25 shotsGoalie stats Dustin Tokarski 53 saves / 54 shots

Leading scorers

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Justin Azevedo, Kitchener547112
Matthew Halischuk, Kitchener55490
Drayson Bowman, Spokane46280
Nick Spaling, Kitchener52682
Mitch Wahl, Spokane42462
Mikkel Boedker, Kitchener52460
Chris Bruton, Spokane40660
Shawn Matthias, Belleville44152
Cory Tanaka, Belleville44152
Michael Stinziani, Gatineau32350
Adam Perry, Belleville40556

Leading goaltenders

Goalies Have To Play A Minimum Of 60 Minutes To Be Listed.
PlayerGPWLMINSGAGAASOSv%
Dustin Tokarski, Spokane44024571.720.953
Josh Unice, Kitchener523316142.661.897
Ryan Mior, Gatineau303142144.490.901
Mike Murphy, Belleville422254204.730.890

Award winners

All-star team

Road to the cup

OHL Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals OHL Championship
            
1 Belleville 4
8 Peterborough 1
1 Belleville 4
7 Barrie 0
2 Brampton 1
7 Barrie 4
1 Belleville 4
Eastern
3 Oshawa 1
3 Oshawa 4
6 Ottawa 0
3 Oshawa 4
4 Niagara 2
4 Niagara 4
5 Mississauga 0
E1 Belleville 3
W1 Kitchener 4
1 Kitchener 4
8 Plymouth 0
1 Kitchener 4
6 Sarnia 0
3 Windsor 1
6 Sarnia 4
1 Kitchener 4
Western
2 Sault Ste. Marie 1
2 Sault Ste. Marie 4
7 Saginaw 0
2 Sault Ste. Marie 4
5 Guelph 1
4 London 1
5 Guelph 4

QMJHL Playoffs

Division quarterfinals Division semifinals Semifinals Finals
            
E1 Halifax 4
E8 Victoriaville 2
E1 Halifax 4
E4 Cape Breton 1
E4 Cape Breton 4
E5 Lewiston 2
E1 Halifax 0
Eastern Division
T3 Gatineau 4
E2 Saint John 4
E7 P.E.I. 0
E2 Saint John 4
E3 Acadie-Bathurst 2
E3 Acadie-Bathurst 4
E6 St. John's 2
T3 Gatineau 4
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 1
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 4
T8 Val-d'Or 0
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 4
T7 Rimouski 0
T2 Baie-Comeau 1
T7 Rimouski 4
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 4
Telus Division
E2 Saint John 0
T3 Gatineau 4
T6 Shawinigan 1
T3 Gatineau 4
T5 Québec 1
T4 Chicoutimi 2
T5 Québec 4

Victoriaville seeded 8th in Eastern division.

WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Calgary 4
8 Moose Jaw 2
1 Calgary 4
7 Swift Current 2
2 Regina 2
7 Swift Current 4
1 Calgary 0
Eastern
3 Lethbridge 4
3 Lethbridge 4
6 Brandon 2
3 Lethbridge 4
5 Kootenay 1
4 Medicine Hat 1
5 Kootenay 4
E3 Lethbridge 0
W3 Spokane 4
1 Tri-City 4
8 Kamloops 0
1 Tri-City 4
4 Seattle 1
4 Seattle 4
5 Kelowna 3
1 Tri-City 3
Western
3 Spokane 4
2 Vancouver 4
7 Chilliwack 0
2 Vancouver 2
3 Spokane 4
3 Spokane 4
6 Everett 0

References

  1. Broken trophy still beautiful for Memorial Cup champion Spokane Chiefs. Canadian Press. 25 May 2008. Accessed 28 May 2008. Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine