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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 | Québec Remparts |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
← 2022 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–June 4, 2023. It is 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.
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 | Kamloops Blazers | 3–8 | Quebec Remparts | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
Caedan Bankier (1) – pp – 16:40 | First period | 7:36 – James Malatesta (1) | ||||||
Daylan Kuefler (1) – 16:11 | Second period | 1:05 – James Malatesta (2) 3:07 – Nathan Gaucher (1) 5:42 – pp – Théo Rochette (1) 15:20 – Kassim Gaudet (1) | ||||||
Matthew Seminoff (1) – 4:30 | Third period | 9:19 – sh – Kassim Gaudet (2) 11:33 – Zachary Bolduc (1) 15:32 – James Malatesta (3) | ||||||
Dylan Ernst (25 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | William Rousseau (27 saves / 30 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 | |
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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 | Kamloops Blazers (WHL/host) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 2 |
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[]
- GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Logan Stankoven | align=left|Kamloops Blazers | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Kyle Crnkovic | align=left|Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Théo Rochette | align=left|Quebec Remparts | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Zachary Bolduc | align=left|Quebec Remparts | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Jared Davidson | align=left|Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
James Malatesta | align=left|Quebec Remparts | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
Kassim Gaudet | align=left|Quebec Remparts | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Matthew Seminoff | align=left|Kamloops Blazers | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Ryan Hofer | align=left|Kamloops Blazers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Brennan Othmann | align=left|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 |
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William Rousseau | align=left|Quebec Remparts | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 8 | 2.15 | .937 | 1 | 224 |
Thomas Milic | align=left|Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 12 | 2.41 | .915 | 0 | 298 |
Michael Simpson | align=left|Peterborough Petes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 19 | 4.19 | .894 | 0 | 272 |
Dylan Ernst | align=left|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:
- 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):
- Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Best goaltender): William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts
- Memorial Cup All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts
- Defence:
- Forwards: James Malatesta, Quebec Remparts, Théo Rochette, Quebec Remparts
References[]
- ↑ Kamloops Blazers Official site. Retrieved on March 25, 2023.
- ↑ Seattle Thunderbirds. Retrieved on May 20, 2023.
- ↑ Peterborough Petes - Official site. Retrieved on May 22, 2023.
- ↑ Quebec Remparts (French). Retrieved on May 22, 2023.
- ↑ Canadian Hockey League announces new dates for 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia. Canadian Hockey League (February 15, 2022).
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