Memorial Cup

Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup
Sport	Ice hockey
Given for	Canadian Hockey League champion
Sponsored by	Kia
History
First award	1919
First winner	University of Toronto Schools
Most wins	Toronto Marlboros (7)
Most recent	Saginaw Spirit (2024) (OHL)

The Memorial Cup was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association in March, 1919, in remembrance of the many young men and women who paid the supreme sacrifice for Canada in the First World War.

Initially the Cup was awarded to the national junior hockey champions of Canada. Later on it came to signify Junior 'A' hockey supremacy when in 1934, junior hockey in Canada was divided into 'A' and 'B' classifications. In 1971, junior 'A' hockey was divided once again to form a major junior and a Tier 'II' level. The Memorial Cup was awarded to the higher category. In 1972, a round-robin tournament format replaced the old play-down system to determine the champions. Since then, the champions of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), along with a host club, have met each spring in a round-robin series with the two top teams playing off in a sudden-death game to determine the Cup champions.

Charity fundraising

A trend was started in 2008 where the CHL partnered with a company called Barnstorm Creative to create special commemorative jerseys to help raise funds for veteran related charities.  The jerseys are auctioned off after the Memorial Cup tournament for that year.

2010 Brandon Wheat Kings, 2008 Kitchener Rangers, 2009 Rimouski Oceanic

2011 Mississauga St. Michaels Major commemorative jersey

2012 Shawinigan Cataractes jersey

2013 Saskatoon Blades commemorative jersey

2014 London Knights

2015 Quebec Remparts

Red Deer Rebels 2016 Memorial Cup Commemorative jersey

2017 Windsor Spitfires pay tribute to the Victoria class long range patrol submarine HMCS Windsor which is named after the City of Windsor

2018 Regina Pats Jersey commemorating the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

2019 Halifax Mooseheads jersey commemorating the The jersey pays tribute to the Nova Scotia Highlanders (NS Highrs) by proudly displaying their hat badge as our front crest. The NS Highrs are one of only two units from the Maritime provinces that took part in the Landing at Normandy on D-Day in 1944 during World War II. This year marks the 75th anniversary of that event.

Champions

Memorial Cup champions
Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Result	Other participating teams	Host Location(s)
1919	University of Toronto Schools	Regina Patricias	29–8 (TG)		Toronto, ON
1920	Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers	Selkirk Fishermen	15–5 (TG)		Toronto, ON
1921	Winnipeg Falcons	Stratford Midgets	11–9 (TG)		Toronto, ON
1922	Fort William War Veterans	Regina Patricias	8–7 (TG)		Winnipeg, MB
1923	University of Manitoba Bisons	Kitchener Colts	14–6 (TG)		Toronto, ON
1924	Owen Sound Greys	Calgary Canadians	7–5 (TG)		Winnipeg, MB
1925	Regina Pats	Toronto Aura Lee	2–0		Toronto, ON
1926	Calgary Canadians	Queen's University	2–1		Winnipeg, MB
1927	Owen Sound Greys	Port Arthur West End Jrs.	2–0		Toronto, ON
1928	Regina Monarchs	Ottawa Gunners	2–1		Toronto, ON
1929	Toronto Marlboros	Elmwood Millionaires	2–0		Toronto, ON
1930	Regina Pats	West Toronto Nationals	2–0		Winnipeg, MB
1931	Elmwood Millionaires	Ottawa Primroses	2–1		Toronto & Ottawa, ON
1932	Sudbury Cub Wolves	Winnipeg Monarchs	2–1		Winnipeg, MB
1933	Newmarket Redmen	Regina Pats	2–0		Toronto, ON
1934	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Edmonton Athletics	2–0		Winnipeg, MB
1935	Winnipeg Monarchs	Sudbury Cub Wolves	2–1		Winnipeg, MB
1936	West Toronto Nationals	Saskatoon Wesleys	2–0		Toronto, ON
1937	Winnipeg Monarchs	Copper Cliff Redmen	2–1		Toronto, ON
1938	St. Boniface Seals	Oshawa Generals	3–2		Toronto, ON
1939	Oshawa Generals	Edmonton Athletic Club	3–1		Toronto, ON
1940	Oshawa Generals	Kenora Thistles	3–1		Winnipeg, MB
1941	Winnipeg Rangers	Montreal Junior Royals	3–2		Toronto, ON & Montreal, QC
1942	Portage la Prairie Terriers	Oshawa Generals	3–1		Winnipeg, MB
1943	Winnipeg Rangers	Oshawa Generals	4–2		Toronto, ON
1944	Oshawa Generals	Trail Smoke Eaters	4–0		Toronto, ON
1945	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Moose Jaw Canucks	4–1		Toronto, ON
1946	Winnipeg Monarchs	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	4–3		Toronto, ON
1947	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Moose Jaw Canucks	4–0		Winnipeg, MB, Moose Jaw & Regina, SK
1948	Port Arthur West End Bruins	Barrie Flyers	4–0		Toronto, ON
1949	Montreal Junior Royals	Brandon Wheat Kings	4–3–1		Winnipeg & Brandon, MB
1950	Montreal Junior Canadiens	Regina Pats	4–1		Montreal, QC & Toronto, ON
1951	Barrie Flyers	Winnipeg Monarchs	4–0		Winnipeg & Brandon, MB
1952	Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters	Regina Pats	4–0		Toronto, ON
1953	Barrie Flyers	St. Boniface Canadiens	4–1		Winnipeg & Brandon, MB
1954	St. Catharines Teepees	Edmonton Oil Kings	4–0–1		Toronto, ON
1955	Toronto Marlboros	Regina Pats	4–1		Regina, SK
1956	Toronto Marlboros	Regina Pats	4–0–1		Toronto, ON
1957	Flin Flon Bombers	Ottawa Junior Canadiens	4–3		Flin Flon, MB & Regina, SK
1958	Ottawa-Hull Junior Canadiens	Regina Pats	4–2		Ottawa, ON & Hull, QC
1959	Winnipeg Braves	Peterborough TPT Petes	4–1		Winnipeg & Brandon, MB
1960	St. Catharines Teepees	Edmonton Oil Kings	4–2		St. Catharines & Toronto, ON
1961	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	Edmonton Oil Kings	4–2		Edmonton, AB
1962	Hamilton Red Wings	Edmonton Oil Kings	4–1		Hamilton, Guelph & Kitchener, ON
1963	Edmonton Oil Kings	Niagara Falls Flyers	4–2		Edmonton, AB
1964	Toronto Marlboros	Edmonton Oil Kings	4–0		Toronto, ON
1965	Niagara Falls Flyers	Edmonton Oil Kings	4–1		Edmonton, AB
1966	Edmonton Oil Kings	Oshawa Generals	4–2		Toronto, ON
1967	Toronto Marlboros	Port Arthur Marrs	4–1		Thunder Bay, ON
1968	Niagara Falls Flyers	Estevan Bruins	4–1		Niagara Falls, ON & Montreal, QC
1969	Montreal Junior Canadiens	Regina Pats	4–0		Montreal, QC & Regina, SK
1970	Montreal Junior Canadiens	Weyburn Red Wings	4–0		Montreal, QC
1971	Québec Remparts	Edmonton Oil Kings	2–0		Quebec City, QC
1972	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)	Peterborough Petes (OHA)	2–1	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)	Ottawa, ON
1973	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)	9–1	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)	Montreal, QC
1974	Regina Pats (WCHL)	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)	7–4	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)	Calgary, AB
1975	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	7–3	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)	Kitchener, ON
1976	Hamilton Fincups (OHA)	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	5–2	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)	Montreal, QC
1977	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	Ottawa 67's (OHA)	6–5	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)	Vancouver, BC
1978	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)	Peterborough Petes (OHA)	7–4	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)	Sudbury & Sault Ste. Marie, ON
1979	Peterborough Petes (OHA)	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	2–1 (OT)	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)	Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières & Verdun, QC
1980	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)	Peterborough Petes (OHA)	3–2 (OT)	Regina Pats (WHL)	Brandon, MB & Regina, SK
1981	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	5–2	Victoria Cougars (WHL)	Windsor, ON
1982	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)	7–4	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	Hull, QC
1983	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	8–3	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) , Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
1984	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	7–2	Laval Voisins (QMJHL), Kamloops Jr. Oilers (WHL)
1985	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)	6–1	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL), Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
1986	Guelph Platers (OHL)	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	6–2	Kamloops Blazers (WHL), Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
1987	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	6–2	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) [a]
1988	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	7–6	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)[b] , Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
1989	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)	4–3 (OT)	Laval Titan (QMJHL), Peterborough Petes (OHL)
1990	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)[c]	4–3 (OT)	Laval Titan (QMJHL), Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
1991	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)[d]	5–1	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL), Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
1992	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	5–4	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL), Verdun Collège Français (QMJHL)
1993	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) [e]	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	4–2	Laval Titan (QMJHL), Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
1994	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	Laval Titan (QMJHL)	5–3	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL), North Bay Centennials (OHL)
1995	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)	8–2	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
1996	Granby Prédateurs (QMJHL)	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	4–0	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), Guelph Storm (OHL)
1997	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	5–1	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL), Oshawa Generals (OHL)
1998	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	Guelph Storm (OHL)	4–3 (OT)	Spokane Chiefs (WHL), Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
1999	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	7–6 (OT)	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL), Belleville Bulls (OHL)
2000	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)	Barrie Colts (OHL)	6–2	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL), Kootenay Ice (WHL)
2001	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)	6–5 (OT)	Ottawa 67's (OHL), Regina Pats (WHL)
2002	Kootenay Ice (WHL)	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)	6–3	Erie Otters (OHL), Guelph Storm (OHL)
2003	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	6–3	Kelowna Rockets (WHL), Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
2004	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)	2–1	Guelph Storm (OHL), Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2005	London Knights (OHL)	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)	4–0	Kelowna Rockets (WHL), Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2006	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)	6–2	Peterborough Petes (OHL), Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2007	Vancouver Giants (WHL)	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	3–1	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL), Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
2008	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	4–1	Belleville Bulls (OHL), Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
2009	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	4–1	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL), Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
2010	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	9–1	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL), Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2011	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)	3-1	Owen Sound Attack (OHL), Kootenay Ice (WHL)
2012	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)	London Knights (OHL)	2-1 (ot)	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL), Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL
2013	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)	6-4	London Knights (OHL), Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2014	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)	Guelph Storm (OHL)	6-3	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL), London Knights (OHL)
2015	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	2-1 (ot)	Québec Remparts (QMJHL), Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
2016	London Knights (OHL)	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)	3-2 (ot)	Red Deer Rebels (WHL), Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2017	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	Erie Otters (OHL)	4-3	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL), Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
2018	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)	Regina Pats (WHL)	3-0	Swift Current Broncos (WHL), Hamilton Bulldgos (OHL)
2019	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)	4-2	Guelph Storm (OHL), Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2020	(was to be hosted by Kelowna Rockets	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	(scheduled to be hosted by Oshawa Generals)	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Saint John Sea Dogs {{small|(QMJHL)}	Hamilton Bulldogs {{small|(OHL)}	6-3	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)}, Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)} , Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	London Knights (OHL)	4-3	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL), Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2025	To be hosed by the Rimouski Océanic

References

Memorial Cup