The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Canadian Hockey League is an Umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian -based Major Junior Ice hockey leagues for players 16 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. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The Canadian Hockey League is an Umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian -based Major Junior Ice hockey leagues for players 16 MasterCard Worldwide ( is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, New York, USA. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Spokane Chiefs are the current Memorial Cup Champions, having won the 2008 Memorial Cup in Kitchener, Ontario. The Spokane Chiefs are a major Junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League based out of Spokane Washington. The 2008 Memorial Cup was played in May 2008 in Kitchener at the Memorial Auditorium. The City of Kitchener (ˈkɪtʃɨnɚ is a City in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
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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. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It was awarded to the junior hockey champions of Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 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. The George T Richardson Memorial Trophy was presented annually from 1932 until 1972 by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA to the Eastern Canadian Junior "A" The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup is the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship for the Western Canadian leagues of the
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. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA was the national governing body of amateur Ice hockey play in Canada from 1914 until 1994 when it merged with the In 1929 the Memorial Cup Final became a best-of-three series. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sutherland Cup is the Ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy From 1937 the Memorial Cup was a best-of-five series, and in 1943 reverted back to a best-of-seven series. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion.
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). Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Canadian Hockey League is an Umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian -based Major Junior Ice hockey leagues for players 16 The Ed Chynoweth Cup is awarded annually to the champion of the Western Hockey League. The J Ross Robertson Cup is an Ice hockey trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Ontario Hockey League playoff championship The President's Cup is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the league's playoffs champion 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. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The tournament was held in Portland, Oregon, and marked the first time that an American city hosted the Memorial Cup. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The host Winter Hawks also won the Cup that year, becoming the first American team to win the Memorial Cup. The Portland Winter Hawks are a major Junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League, the highest 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.
In the history of the cup, there has only been one major mishap with the cup itself. A replica trophy, which is the one teams are presented with on the ice after the game, broke apart while Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton tried to hand it off to a teammate after being presented the cup on the ice at the 2008 tournament. The Spokane Chiefs are a major Junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League based out of Spokane Washington. [1] The crowd started heckling after the replica cup broke apart while the Spokane Chiefs took apart the trophy and share around with teammates. The official cup is currently held at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
It is considered one of the hardest trophies to win in hockey as there are currently 60 teams competing each year to make the tournament and a player has a maximum of five years to win it due to age restrictions.
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
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References
The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Hockey League Trophy, awarded to the Most valuable player in the annual Memorial Cup Tournament The George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup Ice hockey tournament The Hap Emms Memorial Trophy is awarded to the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League. The Ed Chynoweth Trophy is awarded to the leading scorer at the Memorial Cup. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHLDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic