2023 Memorial Cup

2023 Memorial Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Sandman Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia
Dates	May 26 – June 4, 2023
Teams	4
Host team	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
TV partner(s)	TSN, RDS
Final positions
Champions	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	9
Attendance	48,405 (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]

Road to the Cup

OHL playoffs

The J. Ross Robertson Cup, championship trophy of the OHL

Main article: 2022–23 OHL season

	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

The Gilles-Courteau Trophy, championship trophy of the QMJHL

Main article: 2022–23 QMJHL season

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

The Ed Chynoweth Cup, championship trophy of the WHL

Main article: 2022–23 WHL season

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

Kamloops Blazers Head coach: Shaun Clouston [2] Pos. No. Player G 30 Matthew Kieper G 35 Dylan Ernst D 2 Logan Bairos D 3 Olen Zellweger D 6 Aapo Sarell D 12 Ryan Michael D 21 Kyle Masters F 9 Emmitt Finnie F 10 Ryan Hofer F 11 Logan Stankoven F 13 Matthew Seminoff F 15 Connor Levis F 16 Fraser Minten F 19 Caedan Bankier F 22 Daylan Kuefler F 23 Dylan Sydor F 27 Jakub Demek F 33 Shea Van Olm F 34 Ashton Ferster

Seattle Thunderbirds Head coach: Matt O'Dette [3] Pos. No. Player G 33 Scott Ratzlaff G 35 Thomas Milic D 2 Nolan Allan D 4 Jeremy Hanzel D 6 Luke Prokop D 8 Bryce Pickford D 14 Kevin Korchinski D 43 Sawyer Mynio F 7 Jordan Gustafson F 11 Brad Lambert F 15 Mekai Sanders F 17 Tij Iginla F 18 Sam Popowich F 24 Reid Schaefer F 26 Nico Myatovic F 28 Ashton McNally F 29 Jared Davidson F 34 Colton Dach F 47 Lucas Ciona F 59 Gracyn Sawchyn F 61 Kyle Crnkovic F 71 Dylan Guenther

Peterborough Petes Head coach: Rob Wilson [4] Pos. No. Player G 1 Liam Sztuska G 31 Michael Simpson D 2 Samuel Mayer D 3 Cam Gauvreau D 6 Konnor Smith D 7 Shawn Spearing D 8 Gavin White D 9 Brian Zanetti D 19 Donovan McCoy F 10 J. R. Avon F 12 Sam McCue F 14 Quinton Pagé F 15 Braydon McCallum F 16 Owen Beck F 18 Connor Lockhart F 20 Tommy Purdeller F 22 Tucker Robertson F 23 Jonathan Melee F 25 Chase Lefebvre F 26 Jax Dubois F 29 Avery Hayes F 61 Chase Stillman F 78 Brennan Othmann

Quebec Remparts Head coach: Patrick Roy [5] Pos. No. Player G 29 Quentin Miller G 35 William Rousseau D 5 Vincent Murray D 13 Mathieu Wener D 14 Nicolas Savoie D 20 Evan Nause D 26 Samuel Lachance D 47 Charle Truchon D 64 Thomas Darcy D 78 Jérémy Langlois D 83 Vsevolod Komarov F 6 Andrew Gweon F 8 Pier-Olivier Roy F 9 Théo Rochette F 11 James Malatesta F 15 Zachary Bolduc F 18 Charles Savoie F 19 Mikael Huchette F 23 Davis Cooper F 28 Kassim Gaudet F 67 Daniel Agostino F 91 Nathan Gaucher F 92 Elliot Lavoie F 93 Justin Robidas F 94 Zachary Marquis-Laflamme

Tournament games

All times local (UTC − 7) ^[6]

Round-robin

May 26	Quebec Remparts		8–3		Kamloops Blazers	Sandman Centre	Recap
James Malatesta (1) – 7:36		First period			16:40 – 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 period			16:11 – Daylan Kuefler (1)
Kassim Gaudet (2) – sh – 9:19 Zachary Bolduc (1) – 11:33 James Malatesta (3) – 15:32		Third period			4:30 – 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) – 1:24		First period			No scoring
Owen Beck (1) – 15:53		Second period			0:39 – Lucas Ciona (1) 16:45 – Kyle Crnkovic (1)
Avery Hayes (1) – pp – 13:56		Third period			10:00 – 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 period			No scoring
Matthew Seminoff (2) – pp – 0:35 Dylan Sydor (1) – 3:01 Logan Stankoven (1) – 4:17 Jakub Demek (1) – pp – 8:17		Second period			15:34 – pp – Avery Hayes (2)
Connor Levis (1) – 1:55 Matthew Seminoff (3) – pp – 8:10 Ryan Hofer (1) – 12:49		Third period			19:37 – 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) – 0:54		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Théo Rochette (3) – 16:55 Charle Truchon (1) – en – 19:42		Third period			17:38 – 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 scoring		First period			No scoring
James Malatesta (4) – 13:36 Nathan Gaucher (2) – 15:34		Second period			9:03 – Tucker Robertson (1) 11:36 – J. R. Avon (2) 15:07 – Avery Hayes (3)
No scoring		Third period			3:37 – 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) – 4:02		First period			10:50 – Ryan Hofer (2)
Jared Davidson (1) – pp – 6:39 Jordan Gustafson (2) – 6:47		Second period			No scoring
Kyle Crnkovic (4) - 5:33 Luke Prokop (1) – 6:37 Colton Dach (1) – 14:28		Third period			No scoring
Thomas Milic (30 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats			Dylan Ernst (36 saves / 42 shots)

Interior of the Sandman Centre

Round-robin standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)	3	2	1	13	8	4	Advanced directly to the championship game
2	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	3	2	1	13	7	4	Advanced to the semifinal game
3	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	3	1	2	9	18	2
4	Kamloops Blazers (WHL/host)	3	1	2	14	16	2

Updated to match(es) played on May 31, 2023. Source: CHLMemorialCup.ca

Tiebreaker

June 1	Peterborough Petes		5–4	OT	Kamloops Blazers	Sandman Centre	Recap
Connor Lockhart (2) – 7:52		First period			11:19 – 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 period			4:23 – Logan Bairos (1)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
J. R. Avon (3) – 10:54		First overtime period			No 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 scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			15:32 – Brad Lambert (1)
Brennan Othmann (2) – 2:41		Third period			1:28 – 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 scoring		First period			6:31 – Vsevolod Komarov (1)
No scoring		Second period			8:50 – James Malatesta (5)
No scoring		Third period			12:21 – 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

The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Memorial Cup playoffs

The Ed Chynoweth Trophy, awarded to the top scorer in the Memorial Cup tournament

• GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Logan Stankoven	Kamloops Blazers	4	2	7	9	0
Kyle Crnkovic	Seattle Thunderbirds	5	5	3	8	2
Théo Rochette	Quebec Remparts	4	3	3	6	4
Zachary Bolduc	Quebec Remparts	4	2	4	6	0
Jared Davidson	Seattle Thunderbirds	5	1	5	6	0
James Malatesta	Quebec Remparts	4	5	0	5	8
Kassim Gaudet	Quebec Remparts	4	3	2	5	2
Matthew Seminoff	Kamloops Blazers	4	3	2	5	0
Ryan Hofer	Kamloops Blazers	4	2	3	5	4
Brennan Othmann	Peterborough Petes	5	2	3	5	0

Goaltenders

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender in the Memorial Cup tournament

• GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes)

Player	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
William Rousseau	Quebec Remparts	4	3	1	0	127	8	2.15	.937	1	224
Thomas Milic	Seattle Thunderbirds	5	3	2	0	141	12	2.41	.915	0	298
Michael Simpson	Peterborough Petes	5	2	3	0	180	19	4.19	.894	0	272
Dylan Ernst	Kamloops Blazers	4	1	2	1	135	21	5.06	.844	0	249

Awards

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

2023 Memorial Cup Awards

Award	Recipient(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

Position	Recipient
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

References

1. Murphy, Bryan (June 3, 2023). "Memorial Cup 2023: Results, standings, times, schedule, TV channels to watch CHL tournament". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
2. "Kamloops Blazers Official site". blazerhockey.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
3. "Seattle Thunderbirds". seattlethunderbirds.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
4. "Peterborough Petes - Official site". gopetesgo.com. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
5. "Quebec Remparts". remparts.ca (in French). Retrieved May 22, 2023.
6. "Canadian Hockey League announces new dates for 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia". Memorial Cup. Canadian Hockey League. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
7. "Québec Remparts cap off impressive season by winning 2023 Memorial Cup". Canadian Hockey League. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

External links

• Memorial Cup
• Canadian Hockey League