2008 Memorial Cup

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.

2008 Mastercard Memorial Cup
Kitchener, Ontario
Host teamKitchener Rangers
ChampionsSpokane Chiefs
DurationMay 16–25, 2008
Number of games8
Number of teams4
Total attendance53,545
TelevisionRogers Sportsnet (Canada)
NHL Network (USA)
Memorial Cup Tournaments
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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.

The most memorable moment of the tournament occurred immediately following the championship game. As Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton was about to hand the trophy to 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
GP W L GF GA + / -
Spokane Chiefs (WHL Champion) 3301064
Belleville Bulls (OHL Finalist) 32114113
Kitchener Rangers (Host/OHL Champion) 3121011–1
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL Champion) 303915–6

Rosters
Kitchener Rangers (host) Belleville Bulls (OHL)

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Forwards

Head coach: Peter DeBoer

Goaltenders

  • 31 - Parker Van Buskirk
  • 32 - Mike Murphy

Defencemen

  •  2 - Chris Mifflen
  •  3 - Rob Stellick
  •  4 - Geoff Killing
  •  5 - Nigel Williams
  •  6 - P. K. Subban
  •  8 - Marc Cantin
  •  9 - Shawn Lalonde
  • 24 - Nick Pageau

Forwards

Head coach: George Burnett

Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Goaltenders

  • 30 - Ryan Mior
  • 35 - Maxime Clermont

Defencemen

  •  2 - Maxime Mallette
  •  5 - Jonathan Carrier
  •  6 - Steven Delisle
  •  7 - Hugo Laporte
  •  9 - Patrik Prokop
  • 12 - Julien Machabee
  • 14 - Hubert Labrie
  • 55 - Joey Ryan

Forwards

  • 11 - Jean-Phillippe Chabot
  • 17 - Michael Stinzani
  • 18 - Alexandre Touchette
  • 19 - Nicholas Valliere Mayer
  • 20 - Paul Byron
  • 21 - Alexandre Quesnel
  • 22 - Francis Desrosiers
  • 23 - Gerrit Fauser
  • 24 - Darryl Smith
  • 25 - Nicolas Boyer
  • 26 - Matthew Pistilli
  • 27 - Travis Stacey
  • 28 - Claude Giroux
  • 44 - Takuma Kawai

Head coach: Benoit Groulx

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Forwards

Head coach: Bill Peters

Schedule

All times local (UTC -5)

Round Robin

Semi-final

Final

Leading scorers
Player GP G A Pts PIM
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.
Player GP W L MINS GA GAA SO Sv%
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
For more information see 2007–08 OHL season.
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
For more information see 2007–08 QMJHL season.
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
For more information see 2007–08 WHL season.
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
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