2023 Memorial Cup

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2023 Memorial Cup
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Tournament details
Venue(s) Sandman Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia
DatesMay 26 – June 4, 2023
Teams4
Host team Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
TV partner(s) TSN, RDS
Final positions
Champions Quebec Remparts
(QMJHL) (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Attendance48,405 (5,378 per game)
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The Memorial Cup trophy

The 2023 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2023 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, from May 26 to June 4, 2023. It was the 103rd Memorial Cup championship, which determines the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Kamloops Blazers, who won the right to host the tournament over the Kelowna Rockets. The Quebec Remparts defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds, for their third Memorial Cup title. Remparts forward James Malatesta was named the tournament's most valuable player, with five goals in four games. [1]

Contents

Road to the Cup

OHL playoffs

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The J. Ross Robertson Cup, championship trophy of the OHL
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals OHL Championship
            
1 Ottawa 4
8 Oshawa 1
1 Ottawa 2
4 Peterborough 4
4 Peterborough 4
5 Sudbury 0
2 North Bay 3
Eastern Conference
4 Peterborough 4
2 North Bay 4
7 Mississauga 2
2 North Bay 4
3 Barrie 3
3 Barrie 4
6 Hamilton 2
E4 Peterborough 4
W2 London 2
1 Windsor 0
8 Kitchener 4
2 London 4
8 Kitchener 1
2 London 4
7 Owen Sound 0
2 London 4
Western Conference
3 Sarnia 2
3 Sarnia 4
6 Guelph 2
3 Sarnia 4
4 Saginaw 0
4 Saginaw 4
5 Flint 3

QMJHL playoffs

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The Gilles-Courteau Trophy, championship trophy of the QMJHL

In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Semifinals QMJHL Championship
            
W1 Sherbrooke 4
W7 Blainville-Boisbriand 0
W1 Sherbrooke 4
W6 Drummondville 0
W2 Gatineau 4
E9 Saint John 1
1 Quebec 4
4 Gatineau 0
W3 Victoriaville 1
W6 Drummondville 4
W2 Gatineau 4
W4 Rouyn-Noranda 0
W4 Rouyn-Noranda 4
W5 Shawinigan 1
1 Quebec 4
2 Halifax 2
E1 Quebec 4
E8 Charlottetown 0
E1 Quebec 4
E5 Rimouski 0
E2 Halifax 4
E7 Cape Breton 0
2 Halifax 4
3 Sherbrooke 2
E3 Moncton 4
E6 Baie-Comeau 3
E2 Halifax 4
E3 Moncton 1
E4 Chicoutimi 1
E5 Rimouski 4

WHL playoffs

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The Ed Chynoweth Cup, championship trophy of the WHL
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Winnipeg 4
E8 Medicine Hat 0
E1 Winnipeg 4
E4 Moose Jaw 2
E2 Red Deer 4
E7 Calgary 1
E1 Winnipeg 4
Eastern
E3 Saskatoon 0
E3 Saskatoon 4
E6 Regina 3
E2 Red Deer 3
E3 Saskatoon 4
E4 Moose Jaw 4
E5 Lethbridge 0
E1 Winnipeg 1
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W1 Seattle 4
W1 Seattle 4
W8 Kelowna 0
W1 Seattle 4
W4 Prince George 0
W2 Kamloops 4
W7 Vancouver 0
W1 Seattle 4
Western
W2 Kamloops 2
W3 Portland 4
W6 Everett 1
W2 Kamloops 4
W3 Portland 0
W4 Prince George 4
W5 Tri-City 2

Team rosters

Tournament games

All times local (UTC − 7) [6]

Round-robin

May 26 Quebec Remparts 8–3 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap  
James Malatesta (1) – 7:36First period16:40 – pp – Caedan Bankier (1)
James Malatesta (2) – 1:05
Nathan Gaucher (1) – 3:07
Théo Rochette (1) – pp – 5:42
Kassim Gaudet (1) – 15:20		Second period16:11 – Daylan Kuefler (1)
Kassim Gaudet (2) – sh – 9:19
Zachary Bolduc (1) – 11:33
James Malatesta (3) – 15:32		Third period4:30 – Matthew Seminoff (1)
William Rousseau (27 saves / 30 shots)Goalie stats Dylan Ernst (25 saves / 33 shots)
May 27 Peterborough Petes 3–6 Seattle Thunderbirds Sandman Centre Recap  
J. R. Avon (1) – 1:24First periodNo scoring
Owen Beck (1) – 15:53Second period0:39 – Lucas Ciona (1)
16:45 – Kyle Crnkovic (1)
Avery Hayes (1) – pp – 13:56Third period10:00 – Kyle Crnkovic (2)
11:22 – Nolan Allan (1)
16:45 – Jordan Gustafson (1)
18:26 – en, sh – Kyle Crnkovic (3)
Michael Simpson (34 saves / 39 shots)Goalie stats Thomas Milic (23 saves / 26 shots)
May 28 Kamloops Blazers 10–2 Peterborough Petes Sandman Centre Recap  
Ryan Michael (1) – 5:14
Fraser Minten (1) – pp – 9:08
Ashton Ferster (1) – 13:18		First periodNo scoring
Matthew Seminoff (2) – pp – 0:35
Dylan Sydor (1) – 3:01
Logan Stankoven (1) – 4:17
Jakub Demek (1) – pp – 8:17		Second period15:34 – pp – Avery Hayes (2)
Connor Levis (1) – 1:55
Matthew Seminoff (3) – pp – 8:10
Ryan Hofer (1) – 12:49		Third period19:37 – Quinton Pagé (1)
Dylan Ernst (28 saves / 30 shots)Goalie stats Michael Simpson (15 saves / 20 shots)
Liam Sztuska (24 saves / 29 shots)
May 29 Quebec Remparts 3–1 Seattle Thunderbirds Sandman Centre Recap  
Théo Rochette (2) – 0:54First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Théo Rochette (3) – 16:55
Charle Truchon (1) – en – 19:42		Third period17:38 – Nolan Allan (2)
William Rousseau (35 saves / 36 shots)Goalie stats Thomas Milic (19 saves / 21 shots)
May 30 Quebec Remparts 2–4 Peterborough Petes Sandman Centre Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
James Malatesta (4) – 13:36
Nathan Gaucher (2) – 15:34		Second period9:03 – Tucker Robertson (1)
11:36 – J. R. Avon (2)
15:07 – Avery Hayes (3)
No scoringThird period3:37 – Connor Lockhart (1)
William Rousseau (25 saves / 29 shots)
Quentin Miller (7 saves / 7 shots)		Goalie stats Michael Simpson (26 saves / 28 shots)
May 31 Seattle Thunderbirds 6–1 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap  
Lucas Ciona (2) – 4:02First period10:50 – Ryan Hofer (2)
Jared Davidson (1) – pp – 6:39
Jordan Gustafson (2) – 6:47		Second periodNo scoring
Kyle Crnkovic (4) - 5:33
Luke Prokop (1) – 6:37
Colton Dach (1) – 14:28		Third periodNo scoring
Thomas Milic (30 saves / 31 shots)Goalie stats Dylan Ernst (36 saves / 42 shots)
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Interior of the Sandman Centre
Round-robin standings
PosTeamPldWLGFGAPts
1 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)3211384Advanced directly to the championship game
2 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)3211374Advanced to the semifinal game
3 Peterborough Petes (OHL)3129182
4 Kamloops Blazers (WHL/host)31214162
Updated to match(es) played on May 31, 2023. Source: CHLMemorialCup.ca

Tiebreaker

June 1 Peterborough Petes 5–4OT Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap  
Connor Lockhart (2) – 7:52First period11:19 – Logan Stankoven (2)
12:45 – pp – Olen Zellweger (1)
17:33 – Harrison Brunicke (1)
Brennan Othmann (1) – 7:50
Samuel Mayer (1) – pp – 17:37
Brian Zanetti (1) – 18:50		Second period4:23 – Logan Bairos (1)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
J. R. Avon (3) – 10:54First overtime periodNo scoring
Michael Simpson (43 saves / 47 shots)Goalie stats Dylan Ernst (25 saves / 30 shots)

Semifinal game

June 2 Peterborough Petes 1–4 Seattle Thunderbirds Sandman Centre Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period15:32 – Brad Lambert (1)
Brennan Othmann (2) – 2:41Third period1:28 – Colton Dach (2)
9:33 – Kyle Crnkovic (5)
17:51 – en – Nico Myatovic (1)
Michael Simpson (43 saves / 46 shots)Goalie stats Thomas Milic (27 saves / 28 shots)

Championship game

June 4 Seattle Thunderbirds 0–5 Quebec Remparts Sandman Centre Recap  
No scoringFirst period6:31 – Vsevolod Komarov (1)
No scoringSecond period8:50 – James Malatesta (5)
No scoringThird period12:21 – sh – Kassim Gaudet (3)
15:56 – pp – Zachary Bolduc (2)
17:55 – Charles Savoie (1)
Thomas Milic (30 saves / 35 shots)Goalie stats William Rousseau (32 saves / 32 shots)

Statistical leaders

Skaters

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The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Memorial Cup playoffs
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The Ed Chynoweth Trophy, awarded to the top scorer in the Memorial Cup tournament
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers42790
Kyle Crnkovic Seattle Thunderbirds55382
Théo Rochette Quebec Remparts43364
Zachary Bolduc Quebec Remparts42460
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds51560
James Malatesta Quebec Remparts45058
Kassim Gaudet Quebec Remparts43252
Matthew Seminoff Kamloops Blazers43250
Ryan Hofer Kamloops Blazers42354
Brennan Othmann Peterborough Petes52350

Goaltenders

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender in the Memorial Cup tournament Hap Emms Memorial Trophy 2015.jpg
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender in the Memorial Cup tournament
PlayerTeamGPWLOTLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
William Rousseau Quebec Remparts431012782.15.9371224
Thomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds5320141122.41.9150298
Michael Simpson Peterborough Petes5230180194.19.8940272
Dylan Ernst Kamloops Blazers4121135215.06.8440249

Awards

The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2023 Memorial Cup: [7]

2023 Memorial Cup Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy
Most outstanding player		 James Malatesta, Quebec Remparts
Ed Chynoweth Trophy
Top scorer		 Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
George Parsons Trophy
Most sportsmanlike player		 Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy
Best goaltender		 William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts
Memorial Cup All-Star Team
PositionRecipient
Defenceman Olen Zellweger, Kamloops Blazers
Defenceman Nolan Allan, Seattle Thunderbirds
Forward James Malatesta, Quebec Remparts
Forward Kyle Crnkovic, Seattle Thunderbirds
Forward Théo Rochette, Quebec Remparts
Goaltender William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts

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