The 1996 Memorial Cup occurred May 11–19 at the

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. It was the 78th 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

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, who were also the champions of the

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, as well as the OHL runner-up

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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 the

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. Granby won their first Memorial Cup, over Peterborough. It was the first time since 1971 that a team from the province of

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won the Cup. Granby faced the Peterborough Petes for the cup — on Peterborough ice. Inside the old arena, it climbed to a stifling 27 C during play, and fog rising from the ice made it hard for players to see. Maintenance crews came often to remove pooling water. Granby still managed a 4–0 victory, which brought the cup back to Quebec for the first time since 1971.

Round-robin standings

Scores

Round-robin *May 11 Granby 8-0 Guelph *May 12 Brandon 2-1 Guelph *May 12 Peterborough 6-3 Granby *May 14 Brandon 3-2 Peterborough (OT) *May 15 Granby 3-1 Brandon *May 16 Peterborough 2-1 Guelph Semi-final *May 18 Peterborough 4-3 Brandon Final *May 19 Granby 4-0 Peterborough

Winning roster

Award winners

* Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Cameron Mann, Peterborough *

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): Mike Williams, Peterborough *

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): Frederic Deschenes, Granby *

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):

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, Granby All-star team *Goal: Frederic Deschenes, Granby *Defence:

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, Brandon;

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, Granby *Centre: Xavier Delisle, Granby *Left wing:

, Granby *Right wing: Cameron Mann, Peterborough

References

External links

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