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1988 Memorial Cup
The 1988 Memorial Cup occurred May 7–14 at the Centre Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi, Quebec. It was the 70th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the junior ice hockey, major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Hull Olympiques, the QMJHL runner-up, the Drummondville Voltigeurs, as well as the winners of the Western Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League which were the Medicine Hat Tigers and Windsor Spitfires. The original host team, the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, did not participate as they did not make it far enough in the QMJHL playoffs. Although the Spitfires entered the Cup final having won 39 of the previous 40 games they had played, Medicine Hat won their second Memorial Cup in a row, defeating Windsor in the final game. Teams Drummondville Voltigeurs The Drummondville Voltigeurs represented the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the 1988 Memorial Cup as they we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Georges-Vézina
The Centre Georges-Vézina, formerly the Colisée de Chicoutimi, is a 4,724 capacity (3,683 seated) multi-purpose arena in Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. The arena was built in 1949 and features an Hockey rink#Dimensions, Olympic-sized ice pad of 200' X 100'. It is named in honour of former Montreal Canadiens goalie and Chicoutimi native Georges Vézina. It is home to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League since 1973. A proposal to build a new arena in downtown Chicoutimi was first put forward by mayor Josée Néron in 2018. The project did not move forward after the provincial government declined to provide funding. Current mayor Julie Dufour has instead proposed renovating Centre Georges-Vézina, changing the ice surface to the NHL-standard 200' X 85', and refitting the locker rooms, press box, and offices. References Indoor ice hockey venues in Quebec Indoor arenas in Quebec Sports venues in Quebec Quebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |