# 2024 Memorial Cup

The 2024 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. It was the 104th Memorial Cup championship which determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Saginaw Spirit, who won the right to host the tournament in March 2023. This was the first time that the Memorial Cup was held in Michigan, and it was the first time in the United States since 1998, which was held in Spokane, Washington. It was also the first time in CHL history that all three championship series from the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL ended in sweeps. The event was played from May 24 to June 2.

## Road to the Cup
### OHL playoffs

| Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | | | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | | | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | OHL finals | OHL finals | OHL finals |
| E1 | Oshawa | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Barrie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Barrie | 2 | | | E1 | Oshawa | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E6 | Ottawa | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | North Bay | 4 | | | E6 | Ottawa | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Kingston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Kingston | 1 | | | | | | | | E1 | Oshawa | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | | | E1 | Oshawa | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | | | E2 | North Bay | 3 | | | | |
| E3 | Brantford | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | North Bay | 3 | | | | |
| E6 | Ottawa | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Ottawa | 4 | | | E2 | North Bay | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E5 | Sudbury | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Mississauga | 1 | | | E5 | Sudbury | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Oshawa | 0 |
| 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 | Oshawa | 0 |
| 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 | London | 4 |
| W1 | London | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | London | 4 |
| W8 | Flint | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Flint | 0 | | | W1 | London | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Kitchener | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Saginaw | 4 | | | W4 | Kitchener | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Owen Sound | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Owen Sound | 0 | | | | | | | | W1 | London | 4 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | | | W1 | London | 4 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | | | W2 | Saginaw | 2 | | | | |
| W3 | S.S Marie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Saginaw | 2 | | | | |
| W6 | Guelph | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Guelph | 0 | | | W2 | Saginaw | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W3 | S.S Marie | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Kitchener | 4 | | | W3 | S.S Marie | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Erie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | QMJHL finals | QMJHL finals | QMJHL finals |
| W1 | Drummondville | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Saint John | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Saint John | 0 | W1 | Drummondville | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W4 | Sherbrooke | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | W4 | Sherbrooke | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Gatineau | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Gatineau | 1 | | | | 2 | Drummondville | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Victoriaville | 1 | | | | |
| W3 | Victoriaville | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | Victoriaville | 1 | | | | |
| W6 | Shawinigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Shawinigan | 0 | W2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Victoriaville | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Sherbrooke | 4 | W3 | Victoriaville | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | Baie-Comeau | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Drummondville | 4 |
| E1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Drummondville | 4 |
| E8 | Charlottetown | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Charlottetown | 0 | E1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E7 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Halifax | 0 | E7 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Acadie–Bathurst | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Acadie–Bathurst | 4 | | | | 1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Cape Breton | 1 | | | | |
| E3 | Moncton | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | Cape Breton | 1 | | | | |
| E6 | Chicoutimi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Chicoutimi | 4 | E4 | Cape Breton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E6 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Cape Breton | 4 | E6 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Rimouski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### WHL playoffs

| Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | | | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | | | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | WHL finals | WHL finals | WHL finals |
| E1 | Saskatoon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Prince Albert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Prince Albert | 1 | | | E1 | Saskatoon | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E5 | Red Deer | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Swift Current | 4 | | | E5 | Red Deer | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Lethbridge | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Lethbridge | 0 | | | | | | | | E1 | Saskatoon | 3 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | | | E1 | Saskatoon | 3 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | | | E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | | | | |
| E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | | | | |
| E6 | Brandon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Brandon | 0 | | | E2 | Swift Current | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Medicine Hat | 1 | | | E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Red Deer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Red Deer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Moose Jaw | 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. | | E3 | Moose Jaw | 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. | | W2 | Portland | 0 |
| W1 | Prince George | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Portland | 0 |
| W8 | Spokane | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Spokane | 0 | | | W1 | Prince George | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W5 | Kelowna | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Portland | 4 | | | W5 | Kelowna | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Victoria | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Victoria | 0 | | | | | | | | W1 | Prince George | 2 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | | | W1 | Prince George | 2 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | | | W2 | Portland | 4 | | | | |
| W3 | Everett | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Portland | 4 | | | | |
| W6 | Vancouver | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Vancouver | 1 | | | W2 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W3 | Everett | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Wenatchee | 2 | | | W3 | Everett | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Kelowna | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Tournament games

All times local (UTC − 5)

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | London Knights (OHL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | Advance directly to the championship game |
| 2 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL/host) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | Advance to the semifinal game |
| 3 | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | Advance to the semifinal game |
| 4 | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals May 31 | Semifinals May 31 | Semifinals May 31 | Championship June 2 | Championship June 2 | Championship June 2 |
| | | | 1 | London | 3 |
| 2 | Saginaw | 7 | 2 | Saginaw | 4 |
| 3 | Moose Jaw | 1 | | | |

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

* GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Easton Cowan | London Knights | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Denton Mateychuk | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Brayden Yager | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Josh Bloom | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Oliver Bonk | London Knights | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Kasper Halttunen | London Knights | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Owen Beck | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rodwin Dionicio | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Zayne Parekh | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Michael Misa | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 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 |
| Michael Simpson | London Knights | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 10 | 2.50 | .917 | 1 | 240 |
| Andrew Oke | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 14 | 2.82 | .884 | 0 | 296 |
| Riley Mercer | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 8 | 4.07 | .850 | 0 | 177 |
| Jackson Unger | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 10 | 5.09 | .869 | 0 | 236 |

## Awards

The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2024 Memorial Cup:
2024 Memorial Cup Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Most outstanding player | Owen Beck (Saginaw Spirit) |
| Ed Chynoweth Trophy Top scorer | Easton Cowan (London Knights) |
| George Parsons Trophy Most sportsmanlike player | Denton Mateychuk (Moose Jaw Warriors) |
| Hap Emms Memorial Trophy Best goaltender | Michael Simpson (London Knights) |
Memorial Cup All-Star Team :
| Position | Recipient |
| Defencemen | Denton Mateychuk (Moose Jaw Warriors) |
| Defencemen | Rodwin Dionicio (Saginaw Spirit) |
| Forwards | Owen Beck (Saginaw Spirit) |
| Forwards | Brayden Yager (Moose Jaw Warriors) |
| Forwards | Kasper Halttunen (London Knights) |
| Goaltender | Michael Simpson (London Knights) |