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2023 Memorial Cup
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Tournament details
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[]

  • Head coach: Shaun Clouston[1]
Pos. No. Player
G 30 Matthew Kieper
G 35 Dylan Ernst
D 2 Logan Bairos
D 3 Olen Zellweger
D 6 Aapo Sarell
D 12 Ryan Michael
D 21 Kyle Masters
F 9 Emmitt Finnie
F 10 Ryan Hofer
F 11 Logan Stankoven
F 13 Matthew Seminoff
F 15 Connor Levis
F 16 Fraser Minten
F 19 Caedan Bankier
F 22 Daylan Kuefler
F 23 Dylan Sydor
F 27 Jakub Demek
F 33 Shea Van Olm
F 34 Ashton Ferster

Seattle Thunderbirds[]

  • Head coach: Matt O'Dette[2]
Pos. No. Player
G 33 Scott Ratzlaff
G 35 Thomas Milic
D 2 Nolan Allan
D 4 Jeremy Hanzel
D 6 Luke Prokop
D 8 Bryce Pickford
D 14 Kevin Korchinski
D 43 Sawyer Mynio
F 7 Jordan Gustafson
F 11 Brad Lambert
F 15 Mekai Sanders
F 18 Sam Popowich
F 24 Reid Schaefer
F 26 Nico Myatovic
F 28 Ashton McNally
F 29 Jared Davidson
F 34 Colton Dach
F 47 Lucas Ciona
F 59 Gracyn Sawchyn
F 61 Kyle Crnkovic
F 71 Dylan Guenther

Peterborough Petes[]

  • Head coach: Rob Wilson[3]
Pos. No. Player
G 1 Liam Sztuska
G 31 Michael Simpson
D 2 Samuel Mayer
D 3 Cam Gauvreau
D 6 Konnor Smith
D 7 Shawn Spearing
D 8 Gavin White
D 9 Brian Zanetti
D 19 Donovan McCoy
F 10 J. R. Avon
F 12 Sam McCue
F 14 Quinton Pagé
F 15 Braydon McCallum
F 16 Owen Beck
F 18 Connor Lockhart
F 20 Tommy Purdeller
F 22 Tucker Robertson
F 23 Jonathan Melee
F 25 Chase Lefebvre
F 26 Jax Dubois
F 29 Avery Hayes
F 61 Chase Stillman
F 78 Brennan Othmann

Quebec Remparts[]

Pos. No. Player
G 29 Quentin Miller
G 35 William Rousseau
G 70 Nikolas Hurtubise
D 13 Mathieu Wener
D 14 Nicolas Savoie
D 20 Evan Nause
D 47 Charle Truchon
D 64 Thomas Darcy
D 78 Jérémy Langlois
D 83 Vsevolod Komarov
F 8 Pier-Olivier Roy
F 9 Théo Rochette
F 11 James Malatesta
F 15 Zachary Bolduc
F 18 Charles Savoie
F 19 Mikael Huchette
F 23 Davis Cooper
F 28 Kassim Gaudet
F 67 Daniel Agostino
F 91 Nathan Gaucher
F 92 Elliot Lavoie
F 93 Justin Robidas

Tournament games[]

All times local (UTC −7)[5]

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 – ppThéo 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 – ppAvery 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 view of ice hockey rink surrounded by seats coloured blue

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 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
Updated to match(es) played on May 31, 2023. Source: chlmemorialcup.ca/standings

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 – ppOlen 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 – enNico 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 – shKassim Gaudet (3)
15:56 – ppZachary 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 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
Stankoven, LoganLogan Stankoven align=left|Kamloops Blazers 4 2 7 9 0
Crnkovic, KyleKyle Crnkovic align=left|Seattle Thunderbirds 5 5 3 8 2
Rochette, ThéoThéo Rochette align=left|Quebec Remparts 4 3 3 6 4
Bolduc, ZacharyZachary Bolduc align=left|Quebec Remparts 4 2 4 6 0
Davidson, JaredJared Davidson align=left|Seattle Thunderbirds 5 1 5 6 0
Malatesta, JamesJames Malatesta align=left|Quebec Remparts 4 5 0 5 8
Gaudet, KassimKassim Gaudet align=left|Quebec Remparts 4 3 2 5 2
Seminoff, MatthewMatthew Seminoff align=left|Kamloops Blazers 4 3 2 5 0
Hofer, RyanRyan Hofer align=left|Kamloops Blazers 4 2 3 5 4
Othmann, BrennanBrennan Othmann align=left|Peterborough Petes 5 2 3 5 0

Goaltenders[]

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy 2015

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
Rousseau, WilliamWilliam Rousseau align=left|Quebec Remparts 4 3 1 0 127 8 2.15 .937 1 224
Milic, ThomasThomas Milic align=left|Seattle Thunderbirds 5 3 2 0 141 12 2.41 .915 0 298
Simpson, MichaelMichael Simpson align=left|Peterborough Petes 5 2 3 0 180 19 4.19 .894 0 272
Ernst, DylanDylan Ernst align=left|Kamloops Blazers 4 1 2 1 135 21 5.06 .844 0 249

Awards[]

The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Memorial Cup playoffs The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2023 Memorial Cup:

References[]

  1. Kamloops Blazers Official site. Retrieved on March 25, 2023.
  2. Seattle Thunderbirds. Retrieved on May 20, 2023.
  3. Peterborough Petes - Official site. Retrieved on May 22, 2023.
  4. Quebec Remparts (French). Retrieved on May 22, 2023.
  5. Canadian Hockey League announces new dates for 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia. Canadian Hockey League (February 15, 2022).

External links[]

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