The 1998 Memorial Cup (branded as the 1998

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Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) occurred May 9–17 at the

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. It was the 80th annual

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competition and determined the

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champion of the

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(CHL). Participating teams were the host

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and the winners of the

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and

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which were the

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and

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. The Winter Hawks won their second Memorial Cup defeating the Storm from a goal in overtime by Bobby Russell. , only Portland (twice) and Spokane (twice) have taken the Cup to the US. The tournament set a new Memorial Cup attendance record. However, that record was broken the following year in

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Round-robin standings

Scores

Round-robin *May 9 Spokane 5, Val-d'Or 4 *May 10 Portland 6, Guelph 2 *May 11 Guelph 3, Spokane 1 *May 12 Portland 7, Val-d'Or 4 *May 13 Guelph 7, Val-d'Or 0 *May 14 Portland 4, Spokane 2 Semi-final *May 16 Guelph 2, Spokane 1 (OT) Final *May 17 Portland 4, Guelph 3 (OT)

Winning roster

Scoring leaders

Andrej Podkonicky Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman * A ...

, POR, (6g 4a) 10p #

Marian Hossa Marian may refer to: People * Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places *Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensland ...

, POR, (5g 4a) 9p #

Manny Malhotra Emmanuel Noveen Malhotra (born May 18, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a former assistant coach of the Vancouver C ...

, GUE, (1g 6a) 7p #Bobby Russell, POR, (4g 2a) 6p #

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, POR, (0g 6a) 6p # Jean-Pierre Dumont, VAL, (3g 2a) 5p # Todd Robinson, POR, (1g 4a) 5p #

Greg Leeb Gregory Leeb (born May 31, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars during the 2000–01 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2013, was ...

, SPO, (3g 1a) 4p # Jason Jackman, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p # Kent McDonnell, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p #Ryan Davis, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p # Perry Johnson, SPO (1g 3a) 4p # Marian Cisar, SPO (0g 4a) 4p #Kevin Haupt, POR, (0g 4a) 4p

Goaltending leaders

Chris Madden Chris Madden may refer to: * Chris Madden (ice hockey) * Chris Madden (designer) {{hndis, Madden, Chris ...

, GUE, 2.21 GAA, .947 pct #

Brent Belecki Brent Belecki (born December 22, 1977 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the Western Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, Central Hockey League, United Hockey League, and American Hockey League. ...

, POR, 2.68 GAA, .916 pct # David Haun, SPO, 2.93 GAA, .885 pct #

Roberto Luongo Roberto Luongo (, , ; born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two ...

, VAL, 6.33 GAA, .857 pct

Award winners

Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Hockey League (CHL) trophy, awarded to the most valuable player in the annual Memorial Cup Tournament. The trophy was first awarded in 1972 and won by Richard Brodeur of the QMJHL's Cornwall Royals. ...

(MVP):

Chris Madden Chris Madden may refer to: * Chris Madden (ice hockey) * Chris Madden (designer) {{hndis, Madden, Chris ...

, Guelph *

George Parsons Trophy The George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanship, sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup tournament. It was first awarded in 1974. The trophy is named for George Parsons (ice hockey), George Parsons, a for ...

(Sportsmanship):

, Guelph *

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy The Hap Emms Memorial Trophy is awarded to the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League. The award is named after Leighton "Hap" Emms, a former NHL player, who had a 33 year presence in the Ontario Hockey Associ ...

(Goaltender):

Chris Madden Chris Madden may refer to: * Chris Madden (ice hockey) * Chris Madden (designer) {{hndis, Madden, Chris ...

, Guelph *

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):

, Portland All-star team *Goal: Chris Madden, Guelph *Defence:

Brad Ference Bradley William Ference (born April 2, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Born in Calgary, Alberta, Ference played junior hockey with the Spokane ...

, Spokane;

Francis Lessard Francis Lessard (born May 30, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He last played with the Trois-Rivières Blizzard of Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). He has played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Ottawa Senator ...

, Val d'Or *Forward: Andrej Podkonicky, Portland; Manny Malholtra, Guelph; Marian Hossa, Portland

References

External links

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Canadian Hockey LeagueVideo of Championship Game
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