The 2023 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2023 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, from May 26 to June 4, 2023. It was the 103rd Memorial Cup championship, which determines the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Kamloops Blazers, who won the right to host the tournament over the Kelowna Rockets. The Quebec Remparts defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds, for their third Memorial Cup title. Remparts forward James Malatesta was named the tournament's most valuable player, with five goals in four games.
Road to the Cup OHL playoffs
QMJHL playoffs
In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
WHL playoffs
Team rosters
Kamloops Blazers Head coach: Shaun Clouston Pos.No.PlayerG30Matthew KieperG35Dylan ErnstD2Logan BairosD3Olen ZellwegerD6Aapo SarellD12Ryan MichaelD21Kyle MastersF9Emmitt FinnieF10Ryan HoferF11Logan StankovenF13Matthew SeminoffF15Connor LevisF16Fraser MintenF19Caedan BankierF22Daylan KueflerF23Dylan SydorF27Jakub DemekF33Shea Van OlmF34Ashton Ferster
Seattle Thunderbirds Head coach: Matt O'Dette Pos.No.PlayerG33Scott RatzlaffG35Thomas MilicD2Nolan AllanD4Jeremy HanzelD6Luke ProkopD8Bryce PickfordD14Kevin KorchinskiD43Sawyer MynioF7Jordan GustafsonF11Brad LambertF15Mekai SandersF17Tij IginlaF18Sam PopowichF24Reid SchaeferF26Nico MyatovicF28Ashton McNallyF29Jared DavidsonF34Colton DachF47Lucas CionaF59Gracyn SawchynF61Kyle CrnkovicF71Dylan Guenther
Peterborough Petes Head coach: Rob Wilson Pos.No.PlayerG1Liam SztuskaG31Michael SimpsonD2Samuel MayerD3Cam GauvreauD6Konnor SmithD7Shawn SpearingD8Gavin WhiteD9Brian ZanettiD19Donovan McCoyF10J. R. AvonF12Sam McCueF14Quinton PagéF15Braydon McCallumF16Owen BeckF18Connor LockhartF20Tommy PurdellerF22Tucker RobertsonF23Jonathan MeleeF25Chase LefebvreF26Jax DuboisF29Avery HayesF61Chase StillmanF78Brennan Othmann
Quebec Remparts Head coach: Patrick Roy Pos.No.PlayerG29Quentin MillerG35William RousseauD5Vincent MurrayD13Mathieu WenerD14Nicolas SavoieD20Evan NauseD26Samuel LachanceD47Charle TruchonD64Thomas DarcyD78Jérémy LangloisD83Vsevolod KomarovF6Andrew GweonF8Pier-Olivier RoyF9Théo RochetteF11James MalatestaF15Zachary BolducF18Charles SavoieF19Mikael HuchetteF23Davis CooperF28Kassim GaudetF67Daniel AgostinoF91Nathan GaucherF92Elliot LavoieF93Justin RobidasF94Zachary Marquis-Laflamme
Tournament games All times local (UTC − 7)
Round-robin
Round-robin standings
Tiebreaker
Semifinal game
Championship game
Statistical leaders
Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Kamloops Blazers 4 2 7 9 0 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 5 3 8 2 Quebec Remparts 4 3 3 6 4 Quebec Remparts 4 2 4 6 0 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 1 5 6 0 Quebec Remparts 4 5 0 5 8 Quebec Remparts 4 3 2 5 2 Kamloops Blazers 4 3 2 5 0 Kamloops Blazers 4 2 3 5 4 Peterborough Petes 5 2 3 5 0
Goaltenders
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes)
Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI Quebec Remparts 4 3 1 0 127 8 2.15 .937 1 224 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 3 2 0 141 12 2.41 .915 0 298 Peterborough Petes 5 2 3 0 180 19 4.19 .894 0 272 Kamloops Blazers 4 1 2 1 135 21 5.06 .844 0 249
Awards The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2023 Memorial Cup:
+ 2023 Memorial Cup Awards Award Recipient(s) Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Most outstanding player James Malatesta, Quebec Remparts Ed Chynoweth TrophyTop scorer Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers George Parsons TrophyMost sportsmanlike player Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers Hap Emms Memorial TrophyBest goaltender William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts
+ Memorial Cup All-Star Team Position Recipient Defenceman Olen Zellweger, Kamloops Blazers Defenceman Nolan Allan, Seattle Thunderbirds Forward James Malatesta, Quebec Remparts Forward Kyle Crnkovic, Seattle Thunderbirds Forward Théo Rochette, Quebec Remparts Goaltender William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts
References
External links Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League