2023 Memorial Cup Explained

2023 Memorial Cup
Num Teams:4
Dates:May 26 – June 4, 2023
Venues:Sandman Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia
Host Team:Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Games:9
Winners:Quebec Remparts
(QMJHL) (3rd title)
Attendance:48,405
Tv:TSN, RDS
Prev Season:2022
Next Season:2024

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

See main article: 2022–23 OHL season.

QMJHL playoffs

See 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.

WHL playoffs

See main article: 2022–23 WHL season.

Team rosters

Kamloops Blazers

width=40Pos.width=40No.width=250Player
G30Matthew Kieper
G35Dylan Ernst
D2Logan Bairos
D3Olen Zellweger
D6Aapo Sarell
D12Ryan Michael
D21Kyle Masters
F9Emmitt Finnie
F10Ryan Hofer
F11Logan Stankoven
F13Matthew Seminoff
F15Connor Levis
F16Fraser Minten
F19Caedan Bankier
F22Daylan Kuefler
F23Dylan Sydor
F27Jakub Demek
F33Shea Van Olm
F34Ashton Ferster

Seattle Thunderbirds

width=40Pos.width=40No.width=250Player
G33Scott Ratzlaff
G35Thomas Milic
D2Nolan Allan
D4Jeremy Hanzel-D5Hyde Davidson -->
D6Luke Prokop
D8Bryce Pickford
D14Kevin Korchinski
D43Sawyer Mynio
F7Jordan Gustafson-F9Coster Dunn -->
F11Brad Lambert
F15Mekai Sanders
F17Tij Iginla
F18Sam Popowich
F24Reid Schaefer
F26Nico Myatovic
F28Ashton McNally
F29Jared Davidson
F34Colton Dach
F47Lucas Ciona
F59Gracyn Sawchyn
F61Kyle Crnkovic
F71Dylan Guenther

Peterborough Petes

width=40Pos.width=40No.width=250Player
G1Liam Sztuska
G31Michael Simpson
D2Samuel Mayer
D3Cam Gauvreau
D6Konnor Smith
D7Shawn Spearing
D8Gavin White
D9Brian Zanetti
D19Donovan McCoy
F10J. R. Avon
F12Sam McCue
F14Quinton Pagé
F15Braydon McCallum
F16Owen Beck
F18Connor Lockhart
F20Tommy Purdeller
F22Tucker Robertson
F23Jonathan Melee
F25Chase Lefebvre
F26Jax Dubois
F29Avery Hayes
F61Chase Stillman
F78Brennan Othmann

Quebec Remparts

width=40Pos.width=40No.width=250Player
G29Quentin Miller
G35William Rousseau
D5Vincent Murray
D13Mathieu Wener
D14Nicolas Savoie
D20Evan Nause
D26Samuel Lachance
D47Charle Truchon
D64Thomas Darcy
D78Jérémy Langlois
D83Vsevolod Komarov
F6Andrew Gweon
F8Pier-Olivier Roy
F9Théo Rochette
F11James Malatesta
F15Zachary Bolduc
F18Charles Savoie
F19Mikael Huchette
F23Davis Cooper
F28Kassim Gaudet
F67Daniel Agostino
F91Nathan Gaucher
F92Elliot Lavoie
F93Justin Robidas
F94Zachary Marquis-Laflamme

Tournament games

All times local (UTC − 7)[6]

Round-robin

Round-robin standings

Tiebreaker

Championship game

Statistical leaders

Skaters

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Kamloops Blazers 4 2 7 9 0
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 5 3 8 2
Quebec Remparts 4 3 3 6 4
Quebec Remparts 4 2 4 6 0
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 1 5 6 0
Quebec Remparts 4 5 0 5 8
Quebec Remparts 4 3 2 5 2
Kamloops Blazers 4 3 2 5 0
Kamloops Blazers 4 2 3 5 4
Peterborough Petes 5 2 3 5 0

Goaltenders

PlayerTeamGPWLOTLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
Quebec Remparts 4 3 1 0 127 8 2.15 .937 1 224
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 3 2 0 141 12 2.41 .915 0 298
Peterborough Petes 5 2 3 0 180 19 4.19 .894 0 272
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murphy . Bryan . 2023-06-03 . Memorial Cup 2023: Results, standings, times, schedule, TV channels to watch CHL tournament . 2023-10-15 . www.sportingnews.com . en-us.
  2. Web site: Kamloops Blazers Official site . blazerhockey.com . March 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: Seattle Thunderbirds . seattlethunderbirds.com . May 20, 2023.
  4. Web site: Peterborough Petes - Official site . gopetesgo.com . May 22, 2023.
  5. Web site: Quebec Remparts . French . remparts.ca . May 22, 2023.
  6. Web site: Canadian Hockey League announces new dates for 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia. February 15, 2022. Memorial Cup. Canadian Hockey League. February 17, 2022.
  7. Web site: Québec Remparts cap off impressive season by winning 2023 Memorial Cup. Canadian Hockey League. June 5, 2023. June 5, 2023.

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