2013 Memorial Cup Explained

2013 Mastercard Memorial Cup
Num Teams:4
Dates:May 17–26, 2013
Venues:Credit Union Centre
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Host Team:Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Winners:Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Attendance:82,503
Tv:Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Prev Season:2012
Next Season:2014

The 2013 Memorial Cup was a four-team, round-robin format ice hockey tournament played from May 17–26, 2013. It was the 95th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament featured the London Knights, champions of the Ontario Hockey League, the Halifax Mooseheads, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Portland Winterhawks, champions of the Western Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Blades, who won the right to host the tournament over bids by the Kelowna Rockets and the Red Deer Rebels.[1] This was the first Memorial Cup to be held in Saskatoon since the Blades hosted it in 1989. The Halifax Mooseheads won the Memorial Cup for the first time in franchise history, beating the Portland Winterhawks 6–4 in the final. The Halifax Mooseheads joined the Saint John Sea Dogs in 2011, and the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2012, as the third straight team from the QMJHL to capture the trophy.

Round-robin standings

For the second time since the current tournament format was established in 1983, the teams each split their first two games. At the conclusion of the round-robin, the tiebreaker between the first and second team as well as between the third and fourth placed team were decided by head-to-head records.

Schedule

All times local (UTC −6)[2]

Playoff round

Final

Statistical leaders

Skaters

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Halifax Mooseheads 4 7 6 13 0
Portland Winterhawks 5 6 6 12 6
Portland Winterhawks 5 1 9 10 0
Halifax Mooseheads 4 5 4 9 8
Halifax Mooseheads 4 1 8 9 0
Portland Winterhawks 5 2 5 7 10
Saskatoon Blades 4 4 2 6 4
London Knights 5 3 3 6 10
Halifax Mooseheads 4 2 3 5 2
Halifax Mooseheads 4 2 3 5 2
London Knights 5 2 3 5 0
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 sixty minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.

Notes and References

  1. News: Saskatoon Blades to host 2013 Memorial Cup. Sportsnet.ca. 2011-10-12. 2011-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527154040/http://wap.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/2011/10/12/2013_memorial_cup/. 2012-05-27. dead.
  2. http://www.mastercardmemorialcup.ca/schedule/list Schedule
  3. Web site: Saskatoon Blades Roster . 2013-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130306092939/http://www.saskatoonblades.com/roster/index/team/22 . 2013-03-06 . dead .
  4. Web site: Portland Winterhawks Roster . 2013-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324021433/http://winterhawks.com/roster/index/team/41/season/last . 2013-03-24 . dead .
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501142816/http://www.londonknights.ca/roster.asp London Knights roster
  6. Web site: Halifax Mooseheads roster . 2013-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515220811/http://www.halifaxmooseheads.ca/roster/index/team/57/season/last . 2013-05-15 . dead .