2008 Memorial Cup

2008 Mastercard Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium; Kitchener, Ontario
Dates	May 16–25, 2008
Teams	4
Host team	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
TV partner(s)	Rogers Sportsnet (Canada); NHL Network (USA);
Final positions
Champions	Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
Attendance	53,545 (6,693 per game)
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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.

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. A memorable moment of the tournament occurred immediately following the championship game. As Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton was about to hand the trophy to teammate 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Spokane Chiefs (WHL Champion)	3	3	0	10	6	+4	Advanced directly to the championship game
2	Belleville Bulls (OHL Finalist)	3	2	1	14	11	+3	Advanced to the semifinal game
3	Kitchener Rangers (Host/OHL Champion)	3	1	2	10	11	−1	Advanced to the semifinal game
4	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL Champion)	3	0	3	9	15	−6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Rosters

Kitchener Rangers (host)

Belleville Bulls (OHL)

Goaltenders

30 - Josh Unice
31 - Matt Smith

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

7 - Cory Tanaka
10 - Stephen Johnston
11 - Tyler Randell
12 - Shawn Matthias
13 - Jan Mursak
14 - Luke Judson
16 - Adam Perry
17 - Matt Beleskey
18 - Michael Neal
19 - Keaton Turkiewicz
22 - Andy Bathgate
23 - Bryan Cameron
25 - Eric Tangradi
26 - Andrew Self
27 - Matthew Tipoff
28 - Stephen Blunden

Head coach: George Burnett

Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)

Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Goaltenders

30 - Ryan Mior
35 - Maxime Clermont

Defencemen

Forwards

Head coach: Benoit Groulx

Goaltenders

31 - Kevin Armstrong
34 - Dustin Tokarski

Defencemen

2 - Jared Cowen
3 - Trevor Glass
4 - Mike Reddington
5 - Jace Coyle
6 - Brett Bartman
15 - Justin Falk
18 - Jared Spurgeon
22 - Stefan Ulmer

Forwards

Head coach: Bill Peters

Schedule

All times local (UTC -5)

Round Robin

May 16	Gatineau Olympiques		5–6	OT	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Michael Stinziani 1 - 14:13 Paul Byron 1 - 16:40		First period			6:17 - Jason Akeson 1 7:49 - Nick Spaling 1 11:57 - Matthew Halischuk 1
Darryl Smith 1 - pp - 12:57		Second period			2:30 - pp - Mikkel Boedker 1 9:29 - Matthew Halischuk 2
Nicholas Valliere Mayer 1 - pp - 3:59 Alexandre Quesnel 1 - 9:05		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			6:59 - pp - Justin Azevedo 1
Ryan Mior 47 saves / 53 shots		Goalie stats			Josh Unice 23 saves / 28 shots

May 17	Belleville Bulls		4–5	OT	Spokane Chiefs	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
No scoring		First period			9:52 - Drayson Bowman 1 12:12 - Mitch Wahl 1 17:05 - Drayson Bowman 2
Bryan Cameron 1 - 2:27 Shawn Matthias 1 - pp - 13:56 Cory Tanaka 1 - 19:04		Second period			No scoring
Cory Tanaka 2 - 7:35		Third period			17:04 - Drayson Bowman 3
No scoring		First overtime period			4:46 - Levko Koper 1
Mike Murphy 49 saves / 54 shots		Goalie stats			Dustin Tokarski 28 saves / 32 shots

May 18	Kitchener Rangers		1–2	Spokane Chiefs	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Matthew Halischuk 3 - sh - 4:21		First period		16:45 - Justin Falk 1
No scoring		Second period		5:24 - Drayson Bowman 4
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Josh Unice 27 saves / 29 shots		Goalie stats		Dustin Tokarski 36 saves / 37 shots

May 19	Belleville Bulls		6–3	Gatineau Olympiques	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Jan Mursak 1 - 8:13 Shawn Matthias 2 - sh - 10:26		First period		13:46 - Hugo Laporte 1 18:05 - Michael Stinziani 2
Cory Tanaka 3 - sh - 1:49		Second period		9:35 - Claude Giroux 1
Shawn Matthias 3 - 13:04 Keaton Turkiewicz 1 - 15:35 Nigel Williams 1 - pp - 17:43		Third period		No scoring
Mike Murphy 30 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats		Ryan Mior 41 saves / 47 shots

May 20	Spokane Chiefs		3–1	Gatineau Olympiques	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
No scoring		First period		15:57 - pp - Alexandre Quesnel 2
Drayson Bowman 5 - pp - 5:20 Mitch Wahl 2 - 16:09		Second period		No scoring
Levko Koper 2 - en - 19:25		Third period		No scoring
Dustin Tokarski 26 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats		Ryan Mior 40 saves / 42 shots

May 21	Kitchener Rangers		3–4	OT	Belleville Bulls	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Scott Tregunna 1 - 8:07 Mikkel Boedker 2 - pp - 11:38 Yannick Weber 1 - 12:39		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			7:28 - sh - Shawn Matthias 4 13:15 - pp - Cory Tanaka 4
No scoring		Third period			0:20 - pp - P. K. Subban 1
No scoring		First overtime period			8:55 - Keaton Turkiewicz 2
Josh Unice 25 saves / 29 shots		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy 54 saves / 57 shots

Semi-final

May 23	Kitchener Rangers		9–0	Belleville Bulls	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Nazem Kadri 1 - 0:46 Matthew Halischuk 4 - 8:46 Justin Azevedo 2 - 13:28 Nick Spaling 2 - 15:17		First period		No scoring
Justin Azevedo 3 - 6:57 Mike Duco 1 - 14:04 Justin Azevedo 4 - 15:45		Second period		No scoring
Matthew Halischuk 5 - 6:31 Scott Tregunna 2 - pp - 19:43		Third period		No scoring
Josh Unice 25 saves / 25 shots		Goalie stats		Mike Murphy 29 saves / 38 shots

Final

May 25	Kitchener Rangers		1–4	Spokane Chiefs	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Brandon Mashinter 1 - 5:01		First period		16:10 - pp - Judd Blackwater 1
No scoring		Second period		4:11 - Drayson Bowman 6 5:12 - pp - Trevor Glass 1
No scoring		Third period		19:04 - en - Jared Cowen 1
Josh Unice 22 saves / 25 shots		Goalie stats		Dustin Tokarski 53 saves / 54 shots

Leading scorers

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Justin Azevedo, Kitchener	5	4	7	11	2
Matthew Halischuk, Kitchener	5	5	4	9	0
Drayson Bowman, Spokane	4	6	2	8	0
Nick Spaling, Kitchener	5	2	6	8	2
Mitch Wahl, Spokane	4	2	4	6	2
Mikkel Boedker, Kitchener	5	2	4	6	0
Chris Bruton, Spokane	4	0	6	6	0
Shawn Matthias, Belleville	4	4	1	5	2
Cory Tanaka, Belleville	4	4	1	5	2
Michael Stinziani, Gatineau	3	2	3	5	0
Adam Perry, Belleville	4	0	5	5	6

Leading goaltenders

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Player	GP	W	L	MINS	GA	GAA	SO	Sv%
Dustin Tokarski, Spokane	4	4	0	245	7	1.72	0	.953
Josh Unice, Kitchener	5	2	3	316	14	2.66	1	.897
Ryan Mior, Gatineau	3	0	3	142	14	4.49	0	.901
Mike Murphy, Belleville	4	2	2	254	20	4.73	0	.890

Award winners

Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Dustin Tokarski, Spokane
George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Matthew Halischuk, Kitchener
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Dustin Tokarski, Spokane
Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Justin Azevedo, Kitchener

All-star team

Goal: Dustin Tokarski, Spokane
Defence: Ben Shutron, Kitchener; Justin Falk, Spokane
Forwards: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener; Drayson Bowman, Spokane; Mitch Wahl, Spokane

Road to the cup

OHL Playoffs

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

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

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

^ 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

External links

Memorial Cup Archived June 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Canadian Hockey League

[broken-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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