# 2022 Memorial Cup

The 2022 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from June 20–29, 2022. It was the 102nd Memorial Cup championship which determines the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs, who won the right to host the tournament over the Quebec Remparts. The Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs to win their second Memorial Cup. The Memorial Cup returned after two years of absence due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Host bidding process

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) considered bids from the Quebec Remparts and Saint John Sea Dogs.

## Rule changes

The Canadian Hockey League made changes to the Memorial Cup rules as of 2022:
* A new point system for the round-robin games: three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win, and one point for an overtime loss.
* Overtime in the round-robin played in a 3-on-3 format in 20-minute periods until a winner is decided. The intermissions between the third period and overtime and each additional overtime period is 15 minutes.
* Television timeouts eliminated during overtime. The ice surface to be cleaned in front of the goal nets and player benches at the first stoppage after the 10-minute mark of an overtime period.

## Road to the Cup
### OHL playoffs

| Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | | | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | | | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| E1 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Peterborough | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Peterborough | 0 | | | E1 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Mississauga | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Mississauga | 4 | | | E4 | Mississauga | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Barrie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Barrie | 2 | | | | | | | | E1 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | | | E1 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | | | E2 | North Bay | 0 | | | | |
| E3 | Kingston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | North Bay | 0 | | | | |
| E6 | Oshawa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Oshawa | 2 | | | E2 | North Bay | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Kingston | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | North Bay | 4 | | | E3 | Kingston | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Ottawa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Ottawa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Hamilton | 4 |
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | | E1 | Hamilton | 4 |
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | | W1 | Windsor | 3 |
| W1 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Windsor | 3 |
| W8 | Sarnia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Sarnia | 2 | | | W1 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W7 | Kitchener | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | | | W7 | Kitchener | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Guelph | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Guelph | 1 | | | | | | | | W1 | Windsor | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | | | W1 | Windsor | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | | | W3 | Flint | 3 | | | | |
| W3 | Flint | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | W3 | Flint | 3 | | | | |
| W6 | Owen Sound | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Owen Sound | 3 | | | W3 | Flint | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | London | 3 | | | W4 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Kitchener | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### QMJHL playoffs

Note: In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
| Conference quarter-finals | Conference quarter-finals | Conference quarter-finals | Conference semi-finals | Conference semi-finals | Conference semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | President's Cup Championship | President's Cup Championship | President's Cup Championship |
| W1 | Sherbrooke | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | W1 | Sherbrooke | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Gatineau | 3 | W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Val-d'Or | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Val-d'Or | 1 | | | | 1 | Quebec | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | |
| W3 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | |
| W6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | W2 | Gatineau | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Drummondville | 1 | W3 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | Charlottetown | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 4 |
| E1 | Quebec | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 4 |
| E8 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Chicoutimi | 0 | E1 | Quebec | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E6 | Rimouski | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Charlottetown | 3 | E6 | Rimouski | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Moncton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Moncton | 0 | | | | 2 | Charlottetown | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Sherbrooke | 1 | | | | |
| E3 | Saint John | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Sherbrooke | 1 | | | | |
| E6 | Rimouski | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Rimouski | 3 | E2 | Charlottetown | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Acadie–Bathurst | 3 | E4 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Halifax | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### WHL playoffs

| Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | | | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | | | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Prince Albert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Prince Albert | 1 | | | E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Moose Jaw | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Moose Jaw | 4 | | | E4 | Moose Jaw | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Saskatoon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Saskatoon | 1 | | | | | | | | E1 | Winnipeg | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | | | E1 | Winnipeg | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | | | E2 | Edmonton | 4 | | | | |
| E3 | Red Deer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Edmonton | 4 | | | | |
| E6 | Brandon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Brandon | 2 | | | E2 | Edmonton | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Red Deer | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Edmonton | 4 | | | E3 | Red Deer | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Lethbridge | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Lethbridge | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Edmonton | 4 |
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | | E2 | Edmonton | 4 |
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | | W4 | Seattle | 2 |
| W1 | Everett | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Seattle | 2 |
| W8 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Vancouver | 4 | | | W2 | Kamloops | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W8 | Vancouver | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Seattle | 4 | | | W8 | Vancouver | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Kelowna | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Kelowna | 1 | | | | | | | | W2 | Kamloops | 3 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | | | W2 | Kamloops | 3 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | | | W4 | Seattle | 4 | | | | |
| W3 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Seattle | 4 | | | | |
| W6 | Prince George | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Prince George | 0 | | | W3 | Portland | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Seattle | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Kamloops | 4 | | | W4 | Seattle | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Spokane | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Tournament games

All times local (UTC −3)

### Round-robin
#### Round-robin standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL/host) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | Advanced directly to the championship game |
| 2 | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinal game |
| 3 | Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | Advanced to the semifinal game |
| 4 | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 2 | |

### Championship game
## Statistical leaders
### Skaters

* GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| William Dufour | Saint John Sea Dogs | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Mason McTavish | Hamilton Bulldogs | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Logan Morrison | Hamilton Bulldogs | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Xavier Bourgault | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Mavrik Bourque | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Olivier Nadeau | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Ryan Winterton | Hamilton Bulldogs | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ryan Francis | Saint John Sea Dogs | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Josh Lawrence | Saint John Sea Dogs | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Philippe Daoust | Saint John Sea Dogs | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |

### 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 |
| Charles-Antoine Lavallée | Shawinigan Cataractes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3.00 | .893 | 0 | 60 |
| Nikolas Hurtubise | Saint John Sea Dogs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 13 | 3.14 | .880 | 0 | 248 |
| Sebastian Cossa | Edmonton Oil Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 10 | 3.25 | .908 | 0 | 184 |
| Marco Costantini | Hamilton Bulldogs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 17 | 3.34 | .901 | 0 | 305 |
| Antoine Coulombe | Shawinigan Cataractes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 11 | 3.52 | .908 | 0 | 187 |

## Awards

The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2022 Memorial Cup:
* Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Most outstanding player): William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Top scorer): William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs
* George Parsons Trophy (Most sportsmanlike player): Logan Morrison, Hamilton Bulldogs
* Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Best goaltender): Nikolas Hurtubise, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Memorial Cup All-Star Team:
       Goaltender: Nikolas Hurtubise, Saint John Sea Dogs
       Defence: Yan Kuznetsov, Saint John Sea Dogs; Arber Xhekaj, Hamilton Bulldogs
       Forwards: Mavrik Bourque, Shawinigan Cataractes; William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs; Mason McTavish, Hamilton Bulldogs