2007 Memorial Cup
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The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup
was played in May 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Pacific Coliseum
. The tournament was competed between the WHL
champion Medicine Hat Tigers
, the OHL
champion Plymouth Whalers
, the QMJHL
champion Lewiston Maineiacs
, and the host team and tournament champion Vancouver Giants
, 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 1989
). 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 Quebec City
.
The tournament was the first to feature two league champions based in the United States of America, from Lewiston, Maine
and Plymouth, Michigan
respectively. The only previous Memorial Cup to feature two American teams participating was the 1998 Memorial Cup
, featuring the WHL champion Portland Winter Hawks
and the host Spokane Chiefs
.
The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup was also the first to feature the two-referee
system.
All-star team
†Shawinigan seeded 8th in Eastern division.
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
was played in May 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena, at Hastings Park, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Completed in 1968, at the former site of the Pacific National Exhibition, the arena currently holds 16,281, for ice hockey, though capacity at its opening was 15,713....
. The tournament was competed between the WHL
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
champion Medicine Hat Tigers
Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena....
, the OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
champion Plymouth Whalers
Plymouth Whalers
The Plymouth Whalers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.-History:...
, the QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
champion Lewiston Maineiacs
Lewiston MAINEiacs
The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the United States, and the only one to play a full season...
, and the host team and tournament champion Vancouver Giants
Vancouver Giants
The Vancouver Giants are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League . Inaugurated in 2001–02, the Giants have won one President's Cup in 2006 and one Memorial Cup in 2007 in their ten-season history...
, who were competing in their second consecutive national junior championship. The Memorial Cup tournament was a four team tournament with a round-robin
Round-robin
The term round-robin was originally used to describe a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified...
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 1989
1989 Memorial Cup
The 1989 Memorial Cup occurred May 6-13 at the brand new Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Participating teams were the Western Hockey League champion Swift Current Broncos, the WHL hosts, the Saskatoon Blades, as well as the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and...
). 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
2003 Memorial Cup
The 2003 Memorial Cup occurred May 17-25 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. It featured the host team, the Quebec Remparts as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League which were the Kitchener Rangers, Hull Olympiques...
in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
.
The tournament was the first to feature two league champions based in the United States of America, from Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
and Plymouth, Michigan
Plymouth Township, Michigan
The Charter Township of Plymouth is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 27,524 at the 2010 census...
respectively. The only previous Memorial Cup to feature two American teams participating was the 1998 Memorial Cup
1998 Memorial Cup
The 1998 Memorial Cup occurred May 9-17 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. Participating teams were the host Spokane Chiefs and the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Guelph Storm, Val-d'Or...
, featuring the WHL champion Portland Winter Hawks
Portland Winter Hawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a major junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League. They play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum, though typically a few games each season are also played in the...
and the host Spokane Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs
The Spokane Chiefs are a major junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League based out of Spokane, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Spokane Arena. Their uniforms are similar to those of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Spokane consistently ranks in the top 10 in the...
.
The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup was also the first to feature the two-referee
Official (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials, who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during game play, and off-ice officials, who have an...
system.
Round-robin standings
| GP | W | L | GF | GA | + / - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena.... (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... ) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| Vancouver Giants Vancouver Giants The Vancouver Giants are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League . Inaugurated in 2001–02, the Giants have won one President's Cup in 2006 and one Memorial Cup in 2007 in their ten-season history... (host) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Plymouth Whalers Plymouth Whalers The Plymouth Whalers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.-History:... (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )* |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| Lewiston Maineiacs Lewiston MAINEiacs The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the United States, and the only one to play a full season... (QMJHL)* |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
- *Because Lewiston and Plymouth had the same number of wins, they had to play a tiebreaker game .
Rosters
| Vancouver Giants Vancouver Giants The Vancouver Giants are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League . Inaugurated in 2001–02, the Giants have won one President's Cup in 2006 and one Memorial Cup in 2007 in their ten-season history... (host) |
Plymouth Whalers Plymouth Whalers The Plymouth Whalers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.-History:... (OHL) |
|---|---|
Goaltenders
Defencemen
Forwards
Head coach: Don Hay Don Hay Don Hay is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and National Hockey League head coach. He is the current head coach of the Vancouver Giants of the WHL.... |
Goaltenders
Defencemen
Forwards
Head coach: Mike Vellucci Mike Vellucci Mike Vellucci is a retired professional ice hockey player and the current head coach and general manager of the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League.... |
| Lewiston Maineiacs Lewiston MAINEiacs The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the United States, and the only one to play a full season... (QMJHL) |
Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena.... (WHL) |
Goaltenders
Defencemen
Forwards
Head coach: Clement Jodoin Clément Jodoin Clément Jodoin is a retired ice hockey player, and current head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League, having previously been the head coach of the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Jodoin was an assistant coach with the Canada national junior hockey... |
Goaltenders
Defencemen
Forwards
Head coach: Willie Desjardins Willie Desjardins Willie Desjardins is the current associate coach of the Dallas Stars of the NHL.Willie began his hockey career playing for the Lethbridge Broncos from 1974 through 1977. He followed his junior hockey career by studying at the University of Saskatchewan and played with the Huskies under then head... |
Round robin
Tie breaker
Semi-final
Championship game
Leading scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Repik Michal Repík Michal Řepík is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League . Repik was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:Prior to his professional career, Repik played... , Vancouver |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Milan Lucic Milan Lucic Milan Lucic is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger of Serbian origin currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . He played major junior with the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League for three seasons and captured a Memorial Cup, while being named... , Vancouver |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Tom Sestito Tommy Sestito Tom Sestito is an American professional ice hockey player, who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . His older brother Tim plays with the New Jersey Devils organization.-Playing career:... , Plymouth |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| James Neal, Plymouth | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 42 |
| Mario Bliznak Mario Bliznak Mário Bližňák is a Slovak professional ice hockey center who currently plays within the Vancouver Canucks organization of the National Hockey League... , Vancouver |
5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Tyler Ennis Tyler Ennis Tyler Foster Ennis is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League... , Medicine Hat |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Kenndal McArdle Kenndal McArdle Kenndal McArdle is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is now playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:... , Vancouver |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| J.D. Watt, Vancouver | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Spencer Machacek Spencer Machacek Spencer Machacek is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing a free agent and is a prospect for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:-Junior:... , Vancouver |
5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Simon Courcelles Simon Courcelles Simon Courcelles is a Canadian professional ice hockey Centre currently playing for the Thetford Mines Isothermic of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey .-Notable awards and honours:... , Lewiston |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Evan Brophey Evan Brophey Evan Brophey is a professional ice hockey centreman currently playing with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL while under contract with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... , Plymouth |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Andrew Fournier Andrew Fournier Andrew Fournier is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Olofströms IK in the Swedish Division 1.... , Plymouth |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Wacey Rabbit Wacey Rabbit Wacey Rabbit is a Native Canadian professional ice hockey centre.-Playing career:Rabbit played major junior in the Western Hockey League . During his draft year in 2004–05, he recorded 67 points and was then selected in the 5th round, 154th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft... , Vancouver |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Leading goaltenders
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Player GP W L MINS GA GAA SO Sv% Tyson Sexsmith Tyson SexsmithTyson Sexsmith is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League...
, Vancouver5 4 1 300 7 1.40 0 .936 Matt Keetley Matt KeetleyMatt Keetley is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a free agent-Personal life:...
, Medicine Hat4 2 2 238 6 1.51 1 .949 Jonathan Bernier Jonathan BernierJonathan Bernier is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League...
, Lewiston4 1 3 203 7 2.07 0 .940 Michal Neuvirth Michal NeuvirthMichal Neuvirth is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Washington Capitals after spending time with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League...
, Plymouth5 2 3 219 11 3.02 0 .902 Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith (ice hockey)Jeremy Smith is an American professional ice hockey goaltender now playing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He has also played for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He is a top goaltender prospect of the Nashville Predators...
, Plymouth2 0 0 91 7 4.63 0 .883
Award winners
- Stafford Smythe Memorial TrophyStafford Smythe Memorial TrophyThe Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Hockey League trophy, awarded to the most valuable player in the annual Memorial Cup Tournament...
(MVP): Milan LucicMilan LucicMilan Lucic is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger of Serbian origin currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . He played major junior with the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League for three seasons and captured a Memorial Cup, while being named...
, Vancouver - George Parsons TrophyGeorge Parsons TrophyThe George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup ice hockey tournament. It was first awarded in 1973. The trophy is named for George Parsons, a former OHA and NHL player whose career was ended prematurely in 1939 by an eye...
(Sportsmanship): Brennan Bosch, Medicine Hat - Hap Emms Memorial TrophyHap Emms Memorial TrophyThe 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, who led four teams to championship victories at the Memorial Cup in the 1950s and 1960s....
(Goaltender): Matt KeetleyMatt KeetleyMatt Keetley is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a free agent-Personal life:...
, Medicine Hat - Ed Chynoweth TrophyEd Chynoweth TrophyThe 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 number of games, the award goes to the player with the...
(Leading Scorer): Michal RepikMichal RepíkMichal Řepík is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League . Repik was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:Prior to his professional career, Repik played...
, Vancouver
All-star team
- Goal: Matt KeetleyMatt KeetleyMatt Keetley is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a free agent-Personal life:...
, Medicine Hat - Defence: Brendan MikkelsonBrendan MikkelsonBrendan Mikkelson is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft...
, Vancouver; Cody FransonCody FransonCody Franson is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League...
, Vancouver - Forwards: Darren HelmDarren HelmDarren Helm is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.- Junior career :...
, Medicine Hat; Michal RepikMichal RepíkMichal Řepík is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League . Repik was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:Prior to his professional career, Repik played...
, Vancouver; Milan LucicMilan LucicMilan Lucic is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger of Serbian origin currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . He played major junior with the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League for three seasons and captured a Memorial Cup, while being named...
, Vancouver
OHL playoffs
- For more information see 2006–07 OHL season.
QMJHL playoffs
- For more information see 2006–07 QMJHL season.
†Shawinigan seeded 8th in Eastern division.
WHL playoffs
- For more information see 2006–07 WHL season.