2014 Memorial Cup

2014 Mastercard Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Budweiser Gardens
London, Ontario
DatesMay 16–25, 2014
Teams4
Host teamLondon Knights (OHL)
TV partner(s)Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Final positions
ChampionsEdmonton Oil Kings (WHL) (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Attendance70,593 (8,824 per game)
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Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

The 2014 Memorial Cup was a four-team, round-robin format tournament played from May 16–25, 2014 in London, Ontario. It was the 96th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament featured the Guelph Storm, champions of the Ontario Hockey League; the Val-d'Or Foreurs, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League; the Edmonton Oil Kings, champions of the Western Hockey League; and the London Knights, who won the right to host the tournament over bids by the Barrie Colts and the Windsor Spitfires.[1] London last hosted the Memorial Cup in 2005.[2]

The semi-final match on May 23 between Val-d'Or and Edmonton was, at 102 minutes and 42 seconds, the longest game in Memorial Cup history and to date is the only game to go into triple overtime.[3]

Edmonton defeated Guelph 6–3 on May 25 to win the Memorial Cup. The victory was the first Memorial Cup for the Western Hockey League since the Spokane Chiefs won the Memorial Cup in 2008. Guelph became the first team since the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1992 to lose the final after going 3–0 in the round robin.

Round-robin standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA
1 Guelph Storm (OHL) 3 3 0 18 7 Advanced directly to the championship game
2 Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 3 2 1 8 9 Advanced to the semifinal game
3 Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 3 1 2 10 11
4 London Knights (OHL/Host) 3 0 3 4 13
Source: [citation needed]

Schedule

All times local (UTC −5)[4]

Round robin

May 16 Val-d'Or Foreurs 1 – 0 London Knights Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
Anthony Mantha (1) - 16:20 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Antoine Bibeau 51 saves / 51 shots Goalie stats Anthony Stolarz 27 saves / 28 shots


May 17 Guelph Storm 5 – 2 Edmonton Oil Kings Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
Kerby Rychel (1) - pp - 19:55 First period No scoring
Kerby Rychel (2) - pp - 7:40
Brock McGinn (1) - 14:52 		Second period 1:19 - Henrik Samuelsson (1)
1:46 - Ashton Sautner (1)
Tyler Bertuzzi (1) - 5:46
Tyler Bertuzzi (2) - 15:49 		Third period No scoring
Justin Nichols 37 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Tristan Jarry 27 saves / 32 shots


May 18 London Knights 2 – 5 Edmonton Oil Kings Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
No scoring First period 9:42 - Reid Petryk (1)
Alex Basso (1) - 16:12 Second period 6:05 - Edgars Kulda (1)
18:04 - Edgars Kulda (2)
Dakota Mermis (1) - 9:27 Third period 5:54 - Luke Bertolucci (1)
18:23 - pp - Luke Bertolucci (2)
Anthony Stolarz 27 saves / 30 shots
Jake Patterson 11 saves / 13 shots 		Goalie stats Tristan Jarry 38 saves / 40 shots


May 19 Guelph Storm 6 – 3 Val-d'Or Foreurs Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
Kerby Rychel (3) - 0:59
Zack Mitchell (1) - 4:00
Jason Dickinson (1) - 5:50 		First period No scoring
Pius Suter (1) - 8:13
Robby Fabbri (1) - 16:04
Tyler Bertuzzi (3) - 19:52 		Second period 11:59 - pp - Randy Gazzola (1)
12:55 - Timotej Sille (1)
No scoring Third period 12:32 - pp - Anthony Beauregard (1)
Justin Nichols 30 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Antoine Bibeau 30 saves / 36 shots
Keven Bouchard 13 saves / 13 shots


May 20 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 – 4 2OT Val-d'Or Foreurs Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
Reid Petryk (2) - 6:22
Curtis Lazar (1) - pp - 9:00 		First period 17:04 - Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant (1)
No scoring Second period 9:38 - sh - Pierre-Maxime Poudrier (1)
Henrik Samuelsson (2) - 5:46 Third period 15:49 - Samuel Henley (1)
No scoring Second overtime period 1:15 - Anthony Richard (1)
Tristan Jarry 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Antoine Bibeau 47 saves / 50 shots


May 21 London Knights 2 – 7 Guelph Storm Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
Brett Welychka (1) - pp - 17:05 First period 5:56 - Scott Kosmachuk (1)
12:44 - pp - Scott Kosmachuk (2)
Josh Anderson (1) - 5:34 Second period 2:23 - pp - Tyler Bertuzzi (4)
16:05 - Tyler Bertuzzi (5)
No scoring Third period 1:20 - pp - Jason Dickinson (2)
8:01 - Scott Kosmachuk (3)
17:14 - Marc Stevens (1)
Anthony Stolarz 14 saves / 17 shots
Jake Patterson 17 saves / 21 shots 		Goalie stats Justin Nichols 45 saves / 47 shots


Playoff round

Semi-final

May 23 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 3 3OT Val-d'Or Foreurs Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
Mads Eller (1) - 9:00 First period 1:49 - Phil Pietroniro (1)
Mitchell Moroz (1) - pp - 6:34
Edgars Kulda (3) - 9:45 		Second period 17:52 - Randy Gazzola (2)
No scoring Third period 19:24 - Guillaume Gelinas (1)
Curtis Lazar (2) - 2:42 Third overtime period No scoring
Tristan Jarry 46 saves / 49 shots Goalie stats Antoine Bibeau 51 saves / 55 shots


Final

May 25 Edmonton Oil Kings 6 – 3 Guelph Storm Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Recap  
Cody Corbett (1) - pp - 9:38 First period 1:00 - Robby Fabbri (2)
16:36 - Stephen Pierog (1)
Tyler Robertson (1) - 1:58
Edgars Kulda (4) - pp - 6:06
Mitchell Moroz (2) - 14:19 		Second period No scoring
Henrik Samuelsson (3) - 5:00
Henrik Samuelsson (4) - 18:34 		Third period 3:23 - Zack Mitchell (2)
Tristan Jarry 32 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Justin Nichols 39 saves / 44 shots


Statistical leaders

Skaters

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton Oil Kings 5 4 4 8 4
Edgars Kulda Edmonton Oil Kings 5 4 3 7 4
Kerby Rychel Guelph Storm 4 3 4 7 0
Robby Fabbri Guelph Storm 4 2 4 6 4
Cody Corbett Edmonton Oil Kings 5 1 5 6 2
Tyler Bertuzzi Guelph Storm 4 5 0 5 10
Scott Kosmachuk Guelph Storm 4 3 2 5 4
Jason Dickinson Guelph Storm 4 2 3 5 2
Zack Mitchell Guelph Storm 4 2 3 5 5
Brock McGinn Guelph Storm 4 1 4 5 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltending

This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least sixty minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Antoine Bibeau Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 2 2 191 13 2.76 .932 1 282:25
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 5 3 2 189 17 2.80 .910 0 363:57
Justin Nichols Guelph Storm 4 3 1 163 12 3.02 .926 0 238:46
Anthony Stolarz London Knights 3 0 3 75 7 3.49 .907 0 120:27

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:seconds)

Awards

Goaltender: Antoine Bibeau, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Defence: Cody Corbett (Edmonton Oil Kings), Matt Finn (Guelph Storm)
Forwards: Edgars Kulda (Edmonton Oil Kings), Kerby Rychel (Guelph Storm), Henrik Samuelsson (Edmonton Oil Kings)

Rosters

Road to the Cup

WHL Playoffs

Main article: 2013–14 WHL season
Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Edmonton 4
8 Prince Albert 0
1 Edmonton 4
7 Brandon 1
2 Regina 0
7 Brandon 4
1 Edmonton 4
Eastern
4 Medicine Hat 1
3 Calgary 2
6 Kootenay 4
4 Medicine Hat 4
6 Kootenay 3
4 Medicine Hat 4
5 Swift Current 2
E1 Edmonton 4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W2 Portland 3
1 Kelowna 4
8 Tri-City 1
1 Kelowna 4
4 Seattle 0
2 Portland 4
7 Vancouver 0
1 Kelowna 1
Western
2 Portland 4
3 Victoria 4
6 Spokane 0
2 Portland 4
3 Victoria 1
4 Seattle 4
5 Everett 1

OHL Playoffs

Main article: 2013–14 OHL season
Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals OHL Championship
            
1 Oshawa 4
8 Mississauga 0
1 Oshawa 4
6 Peterborough 0
2 North Bay 4
7 Niagara 3
1 Oshawa 0
Eastern Conference
2 North Bay 4
3 Kingston 3
6 Peterborough 4
2 North Bay 4
4 Barrie 2
4 Barrie 4
5 Sudbury 1
E2 North Bay 1
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W1 Guelph 4
1 Guelph 4
8 Plymouth 1
1 Guelph 4
4 London 1
2 Sault Ste. Marie 4
7 Owen Sound 1
1 Guelph 4
Western Conference
3 Erie 1
3 Erie 4
6 Saginaw 1
2 Sault Ste. Marie 0
3 Erie 4
4 London 4
5 Windsor 0

QMJHL Playoffs

Main article: 2013–14 QMJHL season
Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-finals President's Cup Championship
            
1 Baie-Comeau 4
16 Shawinigan 0
1 Baie-Comeau 4
10 Rouyn-Noranda 0
2 Halifax 4
15 Charlottetown 0
1 Baie-Comeau 4
5 Blainville-Boisbriand 3
3 Val-d'Or 4
14 Acadie–Bathurst 0
2 Halifax 4
8 Gatineau 1
4 Rimouski 4
13 Chicoutimi 0
1 Baie-Comeau 3
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.
3 Val-d'Or 4
5 Blainville-Boisbriand 4
12 Moncton 2
3 Val-d'Or 4
6 Drummondville 2
6 Drummondville 4
11 Victoriaville 1
2 Halifax 3
3 Val-d'Or 4
7 Quebec 1
10 Rouyn-Noranda 4
4 Rimouski 3
5 Blainville-Boisbriand 4
8 Gatineau 4
9 Cape Breton 0

References

  1. ^ "Knights to host 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup". Sportsnet.ca. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "The curious cases of Memorial Cup hosting". Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Triple OT thriller sends Oil Kings to Final". Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Schedule Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "London Knights roster". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Guelph Storm roster". Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "Edmonton Oil Kings roster". Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "Val-d'Or Foreurs roster". Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.