The 2003 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2003 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) occurred May 17–25 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the 85th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Quebec Remparts, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, which were the Kitchener Rangers, Hull Olympiques and the Kelowna Rockets respectively. The Kitchener Rangers won their second ever Memorial Cup, their first being in 1982. They beat the Hull Olympiques in the final, who were trying to win their first Memorial Cup since 1997 when they won it on home ice.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Colisée Pepsi Quebec City, Quebec |
| Dates | May 17–25, 2003 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Host team | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| TV partner(s) | Rogers Sportsnet |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| Attendance | 84,686 (10,586 per game) |
Round-robin standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Quebec Remparts (host) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Scores
edit- May 17: Kitchener 4–3 Quebec
- May 18: Hull 4–1 Kelowna
- May 19: Kelowna 3–2 Quebec
- May 20: Kitchener 4–1 Hull
- May 21: Kitchener 4–2 Kelowna
- May 22: Hull 5–3 Quebec
Semi-final
- May 24: Hull 2–1 Kelowna
Final
- May 25: Kitchener 6–3 Hull
Winning team
editAndre Benoit, Jesse Boucher, Gregory Campbell, Mike Chmielewski, David Clarkson, Scott Dickie, Carlo DiRienzo, Nick Duff, T. J. Eason, Steve Eminger, Cam Fergus, Matt Grennier, George Halkidis, Thomas Harrison, Kevin Hurley, Petr Kanko, Adam Keefe, Matt Manias, Rafal Martynowski, Chad McCaffrey, Matt McCann, Paul McFarland, Evan McGrath, Nathan O'Nabigon, Mike Richards, Derek Roy (Captain), Marcus Smith. Head Coach: Peter DeBoer
Scoring leaders
edit- Gregory Campbell, KIT (1g, 6a, 7pts)
- Jean-Michel Daoust, HUL (2g, 4a, 6pts)
- Andre Benoit, KIT (1g, 5a, 6pts)
- Petr Kanko, KIT (4g, 1a, 5pts)
- Mathieu Brunelle, HUL (3g, 2a, 5pts)
- Mike Richards, KIT (2g, 3a, 5pts)
- Jesse Schultz, KEL (1g, 4a, 5pts)
- Derek Roy, KIT (3g, 1a, 4pts)
- Evan McGrath, KIT (2g, 2a, 4pts)
- Kiel McLeod, KEL (2g, 2a, 4pts)
Goaltending leaders
edit- Scott Dickie, KIT (2.25 gaa, 0.911 sv%)
- Eric Lafrance, HUL (3.00 gaa, 0.907 sv%)
- Kelly Guard, KEL (3.02 gaa, 0.862 sv%)
- Jean-Michel Filiatrault, QUE (3.71 gaa, 0.894 sv%)
- Michael Kim, KEL (2.21 gaa, 0.931 sv%)
Award winners
edit- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Derek Roy, Kitchener
- George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Gregory Campbell, Kitchener
- Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Scott Dickie, Kitchener
- Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Gregory Campbell, Kitchener
All-star team
- Goal: Scott Dickie, Kitchener
- Defence: Steve Eminger, Kitchener; Doug O'Brien, Hull
- Forwards: Derek Roy, Kitchener; Gregory Campbell, Kitchener; Mike Richards, Kitchener
References
edit- ^ "Kitchener captures Memorial Cup". cbc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Memorial Cup Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Canadian Hockey League