The 1997 Memorial Cup occurred May 10–18 at the
Robert Guertin Centre in
Hull, Quebec. It was the 79th annual
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...
competition and determined the
major junior ice hockey champion of the
Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host
Hull Olympiques
The Gatineau Olympiques are a junior ice hockey, major junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Starting with the 2021–22 season, the Olympiques play home games at Ce ...
, who were also the champions of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...
, as well as the QMJHL runner-up
Chicoutimi Saguenéens, and the winners of the
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...
and
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...
, which were the
Oshawa Generals and the
Lethbridge Hurricanes
The Lethbridge Hurricanes are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team currently members of the Eastern Conference (Central Division) of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based in Lethbridge, Alberta, and play their home games at the ...
respectively. The round-robin portion of the tournament also featured one of the greatest games in Memorial Cup history, in which Lethbridge trailed Hull 6-1 to start the third period of their game and stormed back to win 7-6 in overtime. The Olympiques won their first Memorial Cup, over Lethbridge.
Round-robin standings
Scores
Round-robin
*May 10 Oshawa 5, Chicoutimi 3
*May 11 Lethbridge 4, Chicoutimi 2
*May 11 Hull 8, Oshawa 0
*May 13 Lethbridge 7, Hull 6 OT
*May 14 Oshawa 2, Lethbridge 1
*May 15 Hull 8, Chicoutimi 5
Semi-final
*May 17 Lethbridge 5, Oshawa 4 OT
Final
*May 18 Hull 5, Lethbridge 1
Winning roster
Scoring leaders
#
Christian Dube, Hull 6-7-13
#
Donald MacLean, Hull 2-6-8
#
Pavel Rosa, Hull 3-4-7
#
Martin Menard, Hull 5-1-6
#
Frederic Bouchard, Chic 2-4-6
#
David Gosselin, Chic 3-2-5
#
Denis Hamel, Chic 2-3-5
#
Mike Josephson, Leth 2-3-5
#
Marc Savard
Marc Savard (born July 17, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current head coach of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers (who o ...
, Osh 0-5-5
#
Jonathan Delisle
Joseph Jonathan Delisle (June 30, 1977 – March 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.
Early life
Delisle was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey ...
, Hull 0-5-5
#
Byron Ritchie
Byron Ritchie (born April 24, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in North Delta, British Columbia. Ritchie saw action in a total of 332 games in the NHL and also pl ...
, Leth 2-2-4
Goaltending leaders
:''Statistics to be added''
Award winners
*
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP):
Christian Dube, Hull
*
George Parsons Trophy
The George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup tournament. It was first awarded in 1974. The trophy is named for George Parsons, a former Ontario Hockey Association player who ...
(Sportsmanship):
Radoslav Suchy, Chicoutimi
*
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender):
Christian Bronsard, Hull
*
Ed Chynoweth Trophy
The Ed Chynoweth Trophy is awarded to the leading scorer at the Memorial Cup tournament. It was first awarded in 1996. In the case of a tie in points, the award is given to the player with the fewest games played. If they have played the same num ...
(Top Scorer):
Christian Dube, Hull
All-star team
*Goal: Christian Bronsard, Hull
*Defence:
Chris Phillips
Chris Phillips (born March 9, 1978) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey player. Phillips was a member of the Ottawa Senators for his entire career, which began with the 1997–98 season and ended with the 2015–16 seaso ...
, Lethbridge;
Jan Snopek, Oshawa
*Forward: Christian Dube, Hull; Martin Menard, Hull; Byron Ritchie, Lethbridge
References
External links
Memorial Cup
Canadian Hockey LeagueMastercardmemorialcup.ca VideoNHL.com video
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