2023 Memorial Cup
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]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | May 26–June 4, 2023 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | Sandman Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Host team | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| TV partner(s) | TSN, RDS |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) (3rd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Attendance | 48,405 (5,378 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The Memorial Cup trophy
Road to the Cup
OHL playoffs
The J. Ross Robertson Cup, championship trophy of the OHL
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | OHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oshawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ottawa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mississauga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Barrie | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hamilton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | London | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Windsor | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kitchener | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Owen Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sarnia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sarnia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Guelph | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sarnia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saginaw | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saginaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Flint | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
QMJHL playoffs
The Gilles-Courteau Trophy, championship trophy of the QMJHL
In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Semifinals | QMJHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sherbrooke | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sherbrooke | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Drummondville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Gatineau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E9 | Saint John | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gatineau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Victoriaville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Gatineau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Shawinigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Halifax | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Charlottetown | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rimouski | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Cape Breton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moncton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Chicoutimi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
WHL playoffs
The Ed Chynoweth Cup, championship trophy of the WHL
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Medicine Hat | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Moose Jaw | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Red Deer | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Calgary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Saskatoon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Regina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Red Deer | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Lethbridge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | |||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Kelowna | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Prince George | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Vancouver | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Kamloops | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Everett | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Prince George | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Tri-City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Team rosters
Kamloops Blazers
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Seattle Thunderbirds
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Peterborough Petes
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Quebec Remparts
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Tournament games
Round-robin
| May 26 | Quebec Remparts | 8–3 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| James Malatesta (1) – 7:36 | First period | 16:40 – pp – Caedan Bankier (1) | ||||||
| James Malatesta (2) – 1:05 Nathan Gaucher (1) – 3:07 Théo Rochette (1) – pp – 5:42 Kassim Gaudet (1) – 15:20 |
Second period | 16:11 – Daylan Kuefler (1) | ||||||
| Kassim Gaudet (2) – sh – 9:19 Zachary Bolduc (1) – 11:33 James Malatesta (3) – 15:32 |
Third period | 4:30 – Matthew Seminoff (1) | ||||||
| William Rousseau (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Dylan Ernst (25 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| May 27 | Peterborough Petes | 3–6 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| J. R. Avon (1) – 1:24 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Owen Beck (1) – 15:53 | Second period | 0:39 – Lucas Ciona (1) 16:45 – Kyle Crnkovic (1) | ||||||
| Avery Hayes (1) – pp – 13:56 | Third period | 10:00 – Kyle Crnkovic (2) 11:22 – Nolan Allan (1) 16:45 – Jordan Gustafson (1) 18:26 – en, sh – Kyle Crnkovic (3) | ||||||
| Michael Simpson (34 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| May 28 | Kamloops Blazers | 10–2 | Peterborough Petes | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| Ryan Michael (1) – 5:14 Fraser Minten (1) – pp – 9:08 Ashton Ferster (1) – 13:18 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matthew Seminoff (2) – pp – 0:35 Dylan Sydor (1) – 3:01 Logan Stankoven (1) – 4:17 Jakub Demek (1) – pp – 8:17 |
Second period | 15:34 – pp – Avery Hayes (2) | ||||||
| Connor Levis (1) – 1:55 Matthew Seminoff (3) – pp – 8:10 Ryan Hofer (1) – 12:49 |
Third period | 19:37 – Quinton Pagé (1) | ||||||
| Dylan Ernst (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (15 saves / 20 shots) Liam Sztuska (24 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| May 29 | Quebec Remparts | 3–1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| Théo Rochette (2) – 0:54 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Théo Rochette (3) – 16:55 Charle Truchon (1) – en – 19:42 |
Third period | 17:38 – Nolan Allan (2) | ||||||
| William Rousseau (35 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (19 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| May 30 | Quebec Remparts | 2–4 | Peterborough Petes | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| James Malatesta (4) – 13:36 Nathan Gaucher (2) – 15:34 |
Second period | 9:03 – Tucker Robertson (1) 11:36 – J. R. Avon (2) 15:07 – Avery Hayes (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:37 – Connor Lockhart (1) | ||||||
| William Rousseau (25 saves / 29 shots) Quentin Miller (7 saves / 7 shots) |
Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 31 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 6–1 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| Lucas Ciona (2) – 4:02 | First period | 10:50 – Ryan Hofer (2) | ||||||
| Jared Davidson (1) – pp – 6:39 Jordan Gustafson (2) – 6:47 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Crnkovic (4) - 5:33 Luke Prokop (1) – 6:37 Colton Dach (1) – 14:28 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Thomas Milic (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Dylan Ernst (36 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
Interior of the Sandman Centre
- Round-robin standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 | Advanced directly to the championship game |
| 2 | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 4 | Advanced to the semifinal game |
| 3 | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kamloops Blazers (WHL/host) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 31, 2023. Source: CHLMemorialCup.ca
Tiebreaker
| June 1 | Peterborough Petes | 5–4 | OT | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | ||
| Connor Lockhart (2) – 7:52 | First period | 11:19 – Logan Stankoven (2) 12:45 – pp – Olen Zellweger (1) 17:33 – Harrison Brunicke (1) | ||||||
| Brennan Othmann (1) – 7:50 Samuel Mayer (1) – pp – 17:37 Brian Zanetti (1) – 18:50 |
Second period | 4:23 – Logan Bairos (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| J. R. Avon (3) – 10:54 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Simpson (43 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Dylan Ernst (25 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
Semifinal game
| June 2 | Peterborough Petes | 1–4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 15:32 – Brad Lambert (1) | ||||||
| Brennan Othmann (2) – 2:41 | Third period | 1:28 – Colton Dach (2) 9:33 – Kyle Crnkovic (5) 17:51 – en – Nico Myatovic (1) | ||||||
| Michael Simpson (43 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
Championship game
| June 4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 0–5 | Quebec Remparts | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 6:31 – Vsevolod Komarov (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:50 – James Malatesta (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:21 – sh – Kassim Gaudet (3) 15:56 – pp – Zachary Bolduc (2) 17:55 – Charles Savoie (1) | ||||||
| Thomas Milic (30 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | William Rousseau (32 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
Statistical leaders
Skaters
The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Memorial Cup playoffs
The Ed Chynoweth Trophy, awarded to the top scorer in the Memorial Cup tournament
- GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Stankoven | Kamloops Blazers | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Kyle Crnkovic | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Théo Rochette | Quebec Remparts | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Zachary Bolduc | Quebec Remparts | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Jared Davidson | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| James Malatesta | Quebec Remparts | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Kassim Gaudet | Quebec Remparts | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Matthew Seminoff | Kamloops Blazers | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Hofer | Kamloops Blazers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Brennan Othmann | Peterborough Petes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender in the Memorial Cup tournament
- 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)
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Rousseau | Quebec Remparts | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 8 | 2.15 | .937 | 1 | 224 |
| Thomas Milic | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 12 | 2.41 | .915 | 0 | 298 |
| Michael Simpson | Peterborough Petes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 19 | 4.19 | .894 | 0 | 272 |
| Dylan Ernst | 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]
| Award | Recipient(s) |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
References
- Murphy, Bryan (June 3, 2023). "Memorial Cup 2023: Results, standings, times, schedule, TV channels to watch CHL tournament". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- "Kamloops Blazers Official site". blazerhockey.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- "Seattle Thunderbirds". seattlethunderbirds.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- "Peterborough Petes - Official site". gopetesgo.com. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- "Quebec Remparts". remparts.ca (in French). Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- "Canadian Hockey League announces new dates for 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia". Memorial Cup. Canadian Hockey League. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- "Québec Remparts cap off impressive season by winning 2023 Memorial Cup". Canadian Hockey League. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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