2024 Memorial Cup

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2024 Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Dow Event Center
Saginaw, Michigan
DatesMay 24–June 2, 2024
Teams4
Host teamSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
TV partner(s)TSN, RDS, NHL Network, WNEM-TV 5 Plus
← 2023
2025 →
Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

The 2024 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow for sponsorship reasons) is a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament that is currently held at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. It will be the 104th Memorial Cup championship which will determine the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament will be hosted by the Saginaw Spirit, who won the right to host the tournament in March 2023.[1][2] This will be the first time that the Memorial Cup will be in Michigan, and it will be the first time in the United States since 1998, which was held in Spokane, Washington.[3] It is also the first time in CHL history that all three championship series from the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL ended in sweeps.[4] The event is scheduled to be played from May 24 to June 2.[5]

Road to the Cup[edit]

OHL playoffs[edit]

Photo of trophy
The J. Ross Robertson Cup, championship trophy of the OHL
Main article: 2023–24 OHL season
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals OHL finals
            
E1 Oshawa 4
E8 Barrie 2
E1 Oshawa 4
E6 Ottawa 0
E2 North Bay 4
E7 Kingston 1
E1 Oshawa 4
Eastern
E2 North Bay 3
E3 Brantford 2
E6 Ottawa 4
E2 North Bay 4
E5 Sudbury 0
E4 Mississauga 1
E5 Sudbury 4
E1 Oshawa 0
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W1 London 4
W1 London 4
W8 Flint 0
W1 London 4
W4 Kitchener 0
W2 Saginaw 4
W7 Owen Sound 0
W1 London 4
Western
W2 Saginaw 2
W3 S.S Marie 4
W6 Guelph 0
W2 Saginaw 4
W3 S.S Marie 3
W4 Kitchener 4
W5 Erie 2

QMJHL playoffs[edit]

Photo of trophy
The Gilles-Courteau Trophy, championship trophy of the QMJHL
Main article: 2023–24 QMJHL season

Note: In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Semifinals QMJHL finals
            
W1 Drummondville 4
W8 Saint John 0
W1 Drummondville 4
W4 Sherbrooke 2
W2 Rouyn-Noranda 4
W7 Gatineau 1
2 Drummondville 4
5 Victoriaville 1
W3 Victoriaville 4
W6 Shawinigan 0
W2 Rouyn-Noranda 1
W3 Victoriaville 4
W4 Sherbrooke 4
W5 Blainville-Boisbriand 3
1 Baie-Comeau 0
2 Drummondville 4
E1 Baie-Comeau 4
E8 Charlottetown 0
E1 Baie-Comeau 4
E7 Acadie–Bathurst 0
E2 Halifax 0
E7 Acadie–Bathurst 4
1 Baie-Comeau 4
7 Cape Breton 1
E3 Moncton 0
E6 Chicoutimi 4
E4 Cape Breton 4
E6 Chicoutimi 0
E4 Cape Breton 4
E5 Rimouski 1

WHL playoffs[edit]

Photo of trophy
The Ed Chynoweth Cup, championship trophy of the WHL
Main article: 2023–24 WHL season
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals WHL finals
            
E1 Saskatoon 4
E8 Prince Albert 1
E1 Saskatoon 4
E5 Red Deer 0
E2 Swift Current 4
E7 Lethbridge 0
E1 Saskatoon 3
Eastern
E3 Moose Jaw 4
E3 Moose Jaw 4
E6 Brandon 0
E2 Swift Current 1
E3 Moose Jaw 4
E4 Medicine Hat 1
E5 Red Deer 4
E3 Moose Jaw 4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W2 Portland 0
W1 Prince George 4
W8 Spokane 0
W1 Prince George 4
W5 Kelowna 1
W2 Portland 4
W7 Victoria 0
W1 Prince George 2
Western
W2 Portland 4
W3 Everett 4
W6 Vancouver 1
W2 Portland 4
W3 Everett 0
W4 Wenatchee 2
W5 Kelowna 4

Team rosters[edit]

Tournament games[edit]

All times local (UTC − 5)[citation needed]

Round-robin[edit]

May 24 Moose Jaw Warriors 4–5 Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period 19:27 - Nic Sima (1) - 19:27
Brayden Yager (1) - 18:11
Denton Mateychuk (1) - 18:48
Brayden Yager (2) - 19:46 		Second period 2:13 - Owen Beck (1)
7:28 - Zayne Parekh (1)
9:04 - Jorian Donovan (1)
Matthew Savoie (1) - 17:13 Third period 1:52 - Josh Bloom (1)
Jackson Unger (31 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Andrew Oke (22 saves / 26 shots)


May 25 London Knights 4–0 Drummondville Voltigeurs Dow Event Center Recap  
8:04 - Ruslan Gazizov (1)
13:53 - Oliver Bonk (1) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
0:20 - Ruslan Gazizov (2)
2:27 - Kasper Halttunen (1) 		Third period No scoring
Michael Simpson (31 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Riley Mercer (18 saves / 22 shots)


May 26 Saginaw Spirit 4–3 Drummondville Voltigeurs Dow Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period 9:00 - Luke Woodworth (1)
17:34 - pp - Peter Repcik (1)
Alex Christopoulos (1) - 12:04
Hunter Haight (1) - 15:45 		Second period 19:15 - pp - Justin Côté (1)
Nic Sima (2) - 5:54
Hunter Haight (2) - pp - 12:16 		Third period No scoring
Andrew Oke (21 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Riley Mercer (27 saves / 31 shots)


May 27 London Knights 5–4 Moose Jaw Warriors Dow Event Center Recap  
Ruslan Gazizov (3) - 11:58
Sam Dickinson (1) - 17:50 		First period 3:39 - Denton Mateychuk (2)
Sam O'Reilly (1) - 9:02
Landon Sim (1) - 12:47
Kasper Halttunen (2) - pp - 16:14 		Second period 7:01 - Ethan Semeniuk (1)
16:20 - Ethan Semeniuk (2)
No scoring Third period 16:05 - Martin Rysavy (1)
Michael Simpson (26 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (23 saves / 28 shots)


May 28 Drummondville Voltigeurs 3–5 Moose Jaw Warriors Dow Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period 13:04 - Vojtech Port (1)
Justin Côté (2) - 14:46
Peter Repcik (2) - 15:43 		Second period 5:10 - pp - Jagger Firkus (1)
12:43 - Denton Mateychuk (3)
Alexis Gendron (1) - 3:13 Third period 18:26 - sh - Aiden Ziprick (1)
19:50 - en - Brayden Yager (3)
Riley Mercer (23 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (49 saves / 52 shots)


May 29 Saginaw Spirit 2–4 London Knights Dow Event Center Recap  
Alex Christopoulos (2) - 8:50 First period Kasper Halttunen (3) - 14:23
Joey Willis (1) - 14:20 Second period Denver Barkey (1) - 10:40
No scoring Third period Easton Cowan (1) - 18:35
Easton Cowan (2) - en - 19:38
Andrew Oke (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Michael Simpson (26 saves / 28 shots)


Round-robin standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 London Knights (OHL) 3 3 0 0 0 13 6 +7 6 Advance directly to the championship game
2 Saginaw Spirit (OHL/host) 3 2 0 0 1 11 11 0 4 Advance to the semifinal game
3 Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 3 1 0 0 2 13 13 0 2
4 Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 3 0 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on May 29, 2024. Source: CHLMemorialCup.ca

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinals
May 31 		Championship
June 2
1 London
2 Saginaw  
3 Moose Jaw

Semifinal game[edit]

May 31 Moose Jaw Warriors 7:30 pm EST Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center


Championship game[edit]

June 2 TBD 7:30 pm EST London Knights Dow Event Center


Statistical leaders[edit]

Skaters[edit]

Photo of the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy
The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Memorial Cup playoffs
Photo of the Ed Chynoweth Trophy
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
Denton Mateychuk Moose Jaw Warriors 3 3 4 7 0
Brayden Yager Moose Jaw Warriors 3 3 3 6 2
Easton Cowan London Knights 3 2 3 5 2
Zayne Parekh Saginaw Spirit 3 1 4 5 6
Kasper Halttunen London Knights 3 3 1 4 2
Alex Christopoulos Saginaw Spirit 3 2 2 4 0
Justin Côté Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 2 2 4 0
Denver Barkey London Knights 3 1 3 4 4
Oliver Bonk London Knights 3 1 3 4 0
Sam O'Reilly London Knights 2 1 3 4 4
Matthew Savoie Moose Jaw Warriors 3 1 3 4 0

Goaltenders[edit]

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
Michael Simpson London Knights 3 3 0 0 89 6 2.00 .933 1 180
Andrew Oke Saginaw Spirit 3 2 1 0 84 10 3.34 .881 0 179
Riley Mercer Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 0 3 0 80 8 4.07 .850 0 177
Jackson Unger Moose Jaw Warriors 3 1 2 0 116 10 4.43 .888 0 176

Awards[edit]

The CHL will hand out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2024 Memorial Cup:

Goaltender:
Defence:
Forwards:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Saginaw Spirit to host 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Kia – Ontario Hockey League".
  2. ^ Owczarzak, Brianna (March 29, 2023). "Saginaw Spirit to host CHL Memorial Cup in 2024". WNEM. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Ferrari, Tom (March 29, 2023). "Saginaw Spirit To Host 2024 Memorial Cup". The Hockey News. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Séguin, Christopher (May 16, 2024). "Tournament field now set for 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow with the opening game scheduled for Friday, May 24". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Wahl, Chris (September 21, 2023). "Western Hockey League to open 2023-24 season Friday". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Saginaw Spirit 2024 Playoffs Roster". chl.ca. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Drummondville Voltigeurs". chl.ca (in French). Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "London Knights". chl.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Moose Jaw Warriors". chl.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_Memorial_Cup&oldid=1226359664"