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The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup was played in May 2007 in
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. It was the 89th annual
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competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was competed between the WHL champion, the
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; the OHL champion, the
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champion, the Lewiston Maineiacs; and the host team and tournament champion,
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, who were competing in their second consecutive national junior championship. The Memorial Cup tournament was a four team tournament with a round-robin format. The Giants won their first Memorial Cup, defeating Medicine Hat 3–1 in the second all-WHL final in tournament history (the first was in
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). The tournament set a new Memorial Cup attendance record with 121,561 fans attending the nine games. The previous record of 84,686 was set at the 2003 tournament in
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. The tournament was the first to feature two league champions based in the
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, respectively. The only previous Memorial Cup to feature two American teams was the
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, featuring the WHL champion, the
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and the host, the Spokane Chiefs. The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup was also the first to feature the two- referee system. The Memorial Cup trophy's ties to Canadian military were evident when
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units delivered it to the championship by sea, aboard ; by air, hoisted aboard a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter; and by land, via the armoured 39th Canadian Brigade Group Convoy.


Round-robin standings


Rosters


Schedule


Round robin


Playoff round


Tie breaker


Semi-final


Championship game


Leading scorers


Leading goaltenders

:''Goalies Have To Play A Minimum Of 60 Minutes To Be Listed.''


Award winners

* Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP):
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, Vancouver *
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): Brennan Bosch, Medicine Hat * Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Matt Keetley, Medicine Hat *
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 ...
(Leading Scorer): Michal Repik, Vancouver All-star team *Goal: Matt Keetley, Medicine Hat *Defence:
Brendan Mikkelson Brendan Mikkelson (born June 22, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Welsh team Cardiff Devils in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anahei ...
, Vancouver;
Cody Franson Cody Franson (born August 8, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). Franson was drafted in the third r ...
, Vancouver *Forwards:
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, Medicine Hat; Michal Repik, Vancouver;
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, Vancouver


Road to the cup


OHL playoffs


QMJHL playoffs

Shawinigan seeded 8th in Eastern division.


WHL playoffs


References


External links


Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
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