2018 Memorial Cup

2018 Memorial Cup
	Regina, Saskatchewan
Host team	Regina Pats
Venue	Brandt Centre
Champions	Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Duration	May 18–27, 2018
Number of teams	4
Total attendance	49,091
Television	Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Memorial Cup Tournaments
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament that was held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018. It was the 100th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Regina Pats, who won the right to host the tournament over the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Oshawa Generals.^[1] The Acadie–Bathurst Titan won their first Memorial Cup, defeating the host Regina Pats 3–0.

Round-robin standings

Indicates team advanced directly to the championship game

Indicates team advanced to the semifinal game

Indicates team won the tie-breaker to advance to the semi-finals

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA
Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)	3	2	1	14	12
Regina Pats (WHL/Host)	3	2	1	15	15
Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)	3	2	1	7	6
Swift Current Broncos (WHL)	3	0	3	9	12

Schedule

All times UTC −4^[2]

Round robin

May 18	Regina Pats		3–2	Hamilton Bulldogs	Brandt Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		7:49 – Robert Thomas (1)
Sam Steel (1) – pp – 0:19 Josh Mahura (1) – 15:30		Second period		13:14 – Marian Studenic (1)
Nick Henry (1) – 19:27		Third period		No scoring
Max Paddock (31 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Kaden Fulcher (27 saves / 30 shots)

May 19	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		4–3	OT	Swift Current Broncos	Brandt Centre	Recap
Samuel Asselin (1) – 8:02		First period			12:18 – pp – Tyler Steenbergen (1) 18:59 – Giorgio Estephan (1)
Samuel Asselin (2) – sh – 18:07		Second period			19:11 – Giorgio Estephan (2)
Adam Holwell (1) – sh – 5:51		Third period			No scoring
Liam Murphy (1) – 2:58		First overtime period			No scoring
Evan Fitzpatrick (24 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Stuart Skinner (35 saves / 39 shots)

May 20	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		8–6	Regina Pats	Brandt Centre	Recap
Noah Dobson (1) – 4:31 Ethan Crossman (1) – 5:35 Liam Murphy (2) – 5:52		First period		0:13 – Cameron Hebig (1)
Samuel Asselin (3) – 3:10 Jeffrey Truchon-Viel (1) – pp – 8:49 Jeffrey Truchon-Viel (2) – sh – 13:11		Second period		10:45 – Jared Legien (1)
Ethan Crossman (2) – 1:39 Noah Dobson (2) – en – 19:59		Third period		4:40 – Cameron Hebig (2) 7:39 – pp – Nick Henry (2) 14:10 – Josh Mahura (2) 18:03 – Matt Bradley (1)
Evan Fitzpatrick (32 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats		Max Paddock (26 saves / 32 shots) Ryan Kubic (3 saves / 4 shots)

May 21	Hamilton Bulldogs		2–1	Swift Current Broncos	Brandt Centre	Recap
Mackenzie Entwistle (1) – pp – 5:49		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		9:26 – pp – Colby Sissons (1)
Marian Studenic (2) – 17:59		Third period		No scoring
Kaden Fulcher (21 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats		Stuart Skinner (54 saves / 56 shots)

May 22	Hamilton Bulldogs		3–2	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Brandt Centre	Recap
Benjamin Gleason (1) – pp – 14:33 Nicholas Caamano (1) – 17:27		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		14:11 – Jeffrey Truchon-Viel (3)
Robert Thomas (2) – pp – 1:04		Third period		3:44 – Samuel Asselin (4)
Kaden Fulcher (33 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats		Evan Fitzpatrick (31 saves / 34 shots)

May 23	Swift Current Broncos		5–6	Regina Pats	Brandt Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period		7:36 – pp – Nick Henry (3) 10:29 – pp – Cameron Hebig (3)
Glenn Gawdin (1) – 11:46 Beck Malenstyn (1) – pp – 16:32		Second period		16:09 – sh – Nick Henry (4) 17:35 – Nick Henry (5)
Aleksi Heponiemi (1) – 14:22 Giorgio Estephan (3) – 17:11 Glenn Gawdin (2) – pp – 19:10		Third period		10:43 – Bryce Platt (1) 18:23 – pp – Libor Hajek (1)
Stuart Skinner (22 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Max Paddock (26 saves / 31 shots)

Playoff Round

Semi-Final

May 25	Regina Pats		4–2	Hamilton Bulldogs	Brandt Centre	Recap
Austin Pratt (1) – 5:22		First period		No scoring
Cameron Hebig (4) – 11:00		Second period		7:35 – Nicolas Mattinen (1)
Sam Steel (2) – 14:05 Jake Leschyshyn (1) – en – 19:55		Third period		15:18 – Will Bitten (1)
Max Paddock (44 saves / 46 shots)		Goalie stats		Kaden Fulcher (20 saves / 23 shots)

Final

May 27	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		3–0	Regina Pats	Brandt Centre	Recap
Adam Holwell (2) – 16:10		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Samuel Asselin (5) – 13:02 Ethan Crossman (3) – en – 19:30		Third period		No scoring
Evan Fitzpatrick (28 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Max Paddock (41 saves / 43 shots)

Statistical leaders

Skaters

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Sam Steel	Regina Pats	5	2	11	13	4
Jeffrey Truchon-Viel	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	4	3	7	10	4
Nick Henry	Regina Pats	5	5	2	7	4
Noah Dobson	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	4	2	5	7	4
Josh Mahura	Regina Pats	5	2	5	7	2
Samuel Asselin	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	4	5	1	6	2
Cameron Hebig	Regina Pats	5	4	2	6	6
Giorgio Estephan	Swift Current Broncos	3	3	3	6	0
Benjamin Gleason	Hamilton Bulldogs	4	1	4	5	2
Liam Murphy	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	4	2	2	4	2

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

Goaltending

This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least 120 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.

Player	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
Kaden Fulcher	Hamilton Bulldogs	4	2	2	0	110	9	2.27	.918	0	238
Evan Fitzpatrick	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	4	3	1	0	127	12	2.96	.906	1	243
Max Paddock	Regina Pats	5	3	1	0	185	17	3.65	.908	0	280
Stuart Skinner	Swift Current Broncos	3	0	2	1	123	12	4.02	.902	0	179

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:seconds)

Awards

Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Sam Steel, Regina Pats
Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Sam Steel, Regina Pats
George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanlike): Adam Holwell, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Top Goalie): Kaden Fulcher, Hamilton Bulldogs
Memorial Cup All-Star Team:

Goaltender: Max Paddock, Regina Pats

Defence: Noah Dobson, Acadie–Bathurst Titan; Josh Mahura, Regina Pats

Forwards: Sam Steel, Regina Pats; Jeffrey Truchon-Viel, Acadie–Bathurst Titan; Samuel Asselin, Acadie–Bathurst Titan

Rosters

Regina Pats (Host)

Head coach: John Paddock

Pos.	No.	Player^[3]
G	30	Ryan Kubic
G	33	Max Paddock
D	2	Aaron Hyman
D	3	Libor Hajek
D	4	Cale Fleury
D	5	Josh Mahura
D	28	Brady Pouteau
D	40	Parker Gavlas
D	55	Liam Schioler
F	10	Austin Pratt
F	11	Tanner Sidaway
F	13	Jared Legien
F	19	Jake Leschyshyn
F	20	Emil Oksanen
F	21	Nick Henry
F	23	Sam Steel
F	24	Koby Morrisseau
F	25	Scott Mahovlich
F	26	Bryce Platt
F	29	Logan Nijhoff
F	32	Robbie Holmes
F	41	Cameron Hebig
F	77	Matt Bradley

Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)

Head coach: Mario Pouliot

Pos.	No.	Player^[4]
G	31	Evan Fitzpatrick
G	35	Joseph Murdaca
D	8	Zachery Bennett
D	13	Adam Holwell
D	14	Keenan MacIsaac
D	26	Olivier Galipeau
D	29	Michal Ivan
D	45	Elijah Francis
D	53	Noah Dobson
F	9	Samuel L'Italien
F	11	Mitchell Balmas
F	12	Domenic Malatesta
F	16	Jordan Maher
F	18	Cole Rafuse
F	25	Jeffrey Truchon-Viel
F	27	Ethan Crossman
F	28	Samuel Asselin
F	42	Marc-Andre LeCouffe
F	61	Liam Murphy
F	71	Justin Ducharme
F	88	Antoine Morand
F	98	German Rubtsov

Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

Head coach: John Gruden

Pos.	No.	Player^[5]
G	29	Nick Donofrio
G	33	Kaden Fulcher
D	5	Justin Lemcke
D	22	Jack Hanley
D	24	Connor Walters
D	42	Benjamin Gleason
D	52	Nicolas Mattinen
D	61	Riley Stillman
F	10	Nicholas Caamano
F	11	Isaac Nurse
F	14	Will Bitten
F	16	Owen Burnell
F	17	Brandon Saigeon
F	18	Matthew Strome
F	19	Ben Garagan
F	27	Robert Thomas
F	28	Marian Studenic
F	34	Arthur Kaliyev
F	40	Ryan Moore
F	44	MacKenzie Entwistle

Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Head coach: Emanuel Viveiros

Pos.	No.	Player^[6]
G	30	Joel Hofer
G	74	Stuart Skinner
D	2	Colby Sissons
D	3	Josh Anderson
D	4	Jacson Alexander
D	5	Artyom Minulin
D	6	Sahvan Khaira
D	7	Noah King
D	36	Connor Horning
F	10	Kaden Elder
F	13	MacKenzie Wight
F	15	Glenn Gawdin
F	16	Kole Gable
F	17	Tyler Steenbergen
F	19	Beck Malenstyn
F	20	Aleksi Heponiemi
F	23	Max Patterson
F	25	Tanner Nagel
F	26	Andrew Fyten
F	29	Giorgio Estephan
F	34	Matteo Gennaro

Road to the Cup

OHL Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals			Conference semifinals			Conference finals			Finals

1	Hamilton	4
8	Ottawa	1
			1	Hamilton	4

			4	Niagara	1
4	Niagara	4

5	Oshawa	1
						1	Hamilton	4
Eastern Conference
						3	Kingston	1
2	Barrie	4

7	Mississauga	2
			2	Barrie	2

			3	Kingston	4
3	Kingston	4

6	North Bay	1
									E1	Hamilton	4
	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
									W1	Sault Ste. Marie	2
1	Sault Ste. Marie	4

8	Saginaw	0
			1	Sault Ste. Marie	4

			4	Owen Sound	3
4	Owen Sound	4

5	London	0
						1	Sault Ste. Marie	4
Western Conference
						2	Kitchener	3
2	Kitchener	4

7	Guelph	2
			2	Kitchener	4

			3	Sarnia	2
3	Sarnia	4

6	Windsor	2

QMJHL Playoffs

Round 1			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			President's Cup Championship

1	Blainville-Boisbriand	4
16	Val-d'Or	0
			1	Blainville-Boisbriand	4

			14	Moncton	1
2	Acadie–Bathurst	4

15	Chicoutimi	2
						1	Blainville-Boisbriand	4

						9	Charlottetown	3
3	Rimouski	3

14	Moncton	4
			2	Acadie–Bathurst	4

			10	Sherbrooke	0
4	Halifax	4

13	Baie-Comeau	1
									1	Blainville-Boisbriand	2
	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.)
									2	Acadie–Bathurst	4
5	Drummondville	4

12	Cape Breton	1
			4	Halifax	0

			9	Charlottetown	4
6	Victoriaville	4

11	Gatineau	1
						2	Acadie–Bathurst	4

						6	Victoriaville	0
7	Rouyn-Noranda	3

10	Sherbrooke	4
			5	Drummondville	1

			6	Victoriaville	4
8	Quebec	3

9	Charlottetown	4

WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals

Conference Semi-finals

Conference Finals

WHL Championship

E1

Moose Jaw

4

W2

Prince Albert

3

E1

Moose Jaw

3

E2

Swift Current

4

E2

Swift Current

4

E3

Regina

3

E2

Swift Current

4

Eastern

C2

Lethbridge

2

C2

Lethbridge

4

C3

Red Deer

1

C2

Lethbridge

4

W1

Brandon

1

C1

Medicine Hat

2

W1

Brandon

4

E2

Swift Current

4

U1

Everett

2

U1

Everett

4

W2

Seattle

1

U1

Everett

4

U2

Portland

1

U2

Portland

4

U3

Spokane

3

U1

Everett

4

Western

W1

Tri-City

2

B2

Victoria

4

B3

Vancouver

3

B2

Victoria

0

W1

Tri-City

4

B1

Kelowna

0

W1

Tri-City

4

References

↑ "Regina Pats to Host 100th Celebration, 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup". mastercardmemorialcup.ca. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
↑ Schedule
↑ Regina Pats roster
↑ Acadie-Bathurst Titan roster
↑ Hamilton Bulldogs roster
↑ Swift Current Broncos roster

External links

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[1] "Regina Pats to Host 100th Celebration, 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup". mastercardmemorialcup.ca. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[2] Schedule

[3] Regina Pats roster

[4] Acadie-Bathurst Titan roster

[5] Hamilton Bulldogs roster

[6] Swift Current Broncos roster

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