# 2007 Memorial Cup

The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup was played in May 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Pacific Coliseum. It was the 89th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was competed between the WHL champion, the Medicine Hat Tigers; the OHL champion, the Plymouth Whalers; the QMJHL champion, the 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, from Lewiston, Maine and Plymouth, Michigan, respectively. The only previous Memorial Cup to feature two American teams was the 1998 Memorial Cup, featuring the WHL champion, the Portland Winter Hawks and the host, the Spokane Chiefs. The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup was also the first to feature the two-referee system.
The Memorial Cup trophy's ties to Canadian military were evident when Canadian Forces units delivered it to the championship by sea, aboard HMCS Vancouver; by air, hoisted aboard a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter; and by land, via the armoured 39th Canadian Brigade Group Convoy.

## Round-robin standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 1 | Vancouver Giants (host) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 3 | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
| 3 | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
* 1 2 Because Lewiston and Plymouth had the same number of wins, they had to play a tiebreaker game .

## Rosters

| Vancouver Giants (host) | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| Goaltenders 29 – Tyson Sexsmith 30 – Blaine Neufeld Defencemen  4 – Brendan Mikkelson  5 – Neil Manning  6 – Cody Franson  7 – Jonathon Blum 21 – Brett Festerling 23 – A. J. Thelen 25 – Nolan Toigo 28 – Brent Regner Forwards 9 – Evander Kane 10 – Lance Bouma 11 – J. D. Watt 12 – Tim Kraus 14 – Craig Cunningham 15 – Spencer Machacek 16 – Wacey Rabbit 18 – Mitch Czibere 19 – James Wright 20 – Mario Bliznak 22 – Kenndal McArdle 24 – Garet Hunt 26 – Michal Repik 27 – Milan Lucic 38 – Mike Wuchterl Head coach: Don Hay | Goaltenders 30 – Jeremy Smith 40 – Michal Neuvirth Defencemen  2 – Brett Bellemore  3 – Wes Cunningham  4 – Leo Jenner  5 – Jozef Sladok  6 – Steven Whitely 10 – Ryan McGinnis 26 – Steve Ward 28 – Zack Shepley 34 – Jordan O'Neill Forwards  7 – Jared Boll  9 – Vern Cooper 11 – Evan Brophey 12 – Kaine Geldart 13 – Sean O'Connor 15 – Andrew Fournier 16 – Brett Valiquette 17 – Dan Collins 19 – James Neal 20 – Chris Terry 21 – Tommy Sestito 22 – AJ Jenks 23 – Joe McCann 25 – Joe Gaynor 27 – Daniel Ryder Head coach: Mike Vellucci |
| Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| Goaltenders  1 – Jonathan Bernier 30 – Peter Delmas Defencemen  2 – Michael Ward  3 – Chad Denny  4 – Tom Michalik 15 – Marc-Andre Crete 46 – Kevin Marshall 48 – Patrick Cusack 79 – Michal Korenko Forwards  5 – Alexander Beaton  9 – Simon Courcelles 10 – Marc-Andre Cliche 11 – Stefano Giliati 19 – Marc-Andre Daneau 20 – Jakub Bundil 21 – David Taylor 22 – Chris Tutalo 27 – Eric Castonguay 34 – Stefan Chaput 39 – David Perron 47 – Danick Paquette 55 – Sebastien Piche 72 – Pierre-Luc Faubert 89 – Triston Manson Head coach: Clement Jodoin | Goaltenders 31 – Ryan Holfeld 33 – Matt Keetley Defencemen  3 – Gord Baldwin  4 – David Schlemko  5 – Trevor Glass 10 – Kris Russell 18 – Michael Sauer 24 – Mark Isherwood 27 – Shayne Brown 29 – Jordan Bendfeld Forwards  9 – Brennan Bosch 11 – Scott Wasden 12 – Colton Grant 14 – Darren Helm 15 – Derek Dorsett 16 – Daine Todd 17 – Tyler Swystun 19 – Matt Lowry 20 – Kevin Undershute 21 – Jerrid Sauer 22 – Tyler Ennis 23 – Jordan Hickmott 25 – Jakub Rumpel 28 – Bretton Cameron 36 – Chris Stevens Head coach: Willie Desjardins |

## Schedule
### Round robin

| J. Neal 7:26 (PP), 2nd period J. Neal 10:25 (PP), 2nd period R. McGinnis 16:36 (PP), 2nd period | Goals | S. Machacek 5:41 (PP), 1st period M. Lucic 8:17 , 2nd period M. Lucic 13:14, 2nd period K. McArdle 5:06, OT1 |
| D. Helm 11:40 (PP), 1st period | Goals | E. Castonguay 1:40 (PP), 2nd period S. Piche 12:04, 2nd period S. Chaput 2:17, 3rd period |
| K. McArdle 8:52 (PP), 3rd period W. Rabbit 15:47, 3rd period | Goals | D. Perron 5:48, 1st period |
| B. Bosch 1:57, 1st period T. Ennis 4:25, 1st period T. Ennis 1:43 (PP), 2nd period D. Todd 0:38 (PP), 3rd period | Goals | J. Neal 1:32, 3rd period |
| S. Courcelles 14:07, 3rd period | Goals | E. Brophey 18:48 (SH), 3rd period A. Fournier 4:19, OT1 |
| Goals | D. Dorsett 17:26 (PP), 2nd Period |

### Tie breaker

| S. Courcelles 0:51, 3rd period | Goals | T. Sestito 5:39, 1st period J. Neal 8:44, 1st period E. Brophey 14:30 (PP), 2nd period T. Sestito 3:20, 3rd period J. Neal 18:31 (EN), 3rd period |

### Semi-final

| A. Fournier 8:40, 2nd period | Goals | W. Rabbit 0:55, 1st period M. Repik 12:59, 1st period C. Franson 4:55, 2nd period M. Repik 14:16 (SH), 2nd period J. Watt 16:49, 2nd period J. Wright 4:38, 3rd period J. Wright 5:16, 3rd period S. Machacek 15:12 (PP), 3rd period |

### Championship game

| M. Bliznak 6:07, 2nd period M. Repik 15:05, 3rd period S. Machacek 19:17 (PP / EN), 3rd period | Goals | D. Helm 15:49 (PP), 2nd period |

## Leading scorers

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Michal Repik, Vancouver | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Milan Lucic, Vancouver | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Tom Sestito, Plymouth | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| James Neal, Plymouth | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 42 |
| Mario Bliznak, Vancouver | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Tyler Ennis, Medicine Hat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Kenndal McArdle, Vancouver | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| J. D. Watt, Vancouver | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Spencer Machacek, Vancouver | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Simon Courcelles, Lewiston | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Evan Brophey, Plymouth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Andrew Fournier, Plymouth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Wacey Rabbit, Vancouver | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |

## Leading goaltenders

    Goalies Have To Play A Minimum Of 60 Minutes To Be Listed.
| Player | GP | W | L | MINS | GA | GAA | SO | Sv% |
| Tyson Sexsmith, Vancouver | 5 | 4 | 1 | 300 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | .936 |
| Matt Keetley, Medicine Hat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 238 | 6 | 1.51 | 1 | .949 |
| Jonathan Bernier, Lewiston | 4 | 1 | 3 | 203 | 7 | 2.07 | 0 | .940 |
| Michal Neuvirth, Plymouth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 219 | 11 | 3.02 | 0 | .902 |
| Jeremy Smith, Plymouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | 4.63 | 0 | .883 |

## Award winners

* Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Milan Lucic, Vancouver
* George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Brennan Bosch, Medicine Hat
* Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Matt Keetley, Medicine Hat
* Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Michal Repik, Vancouver
All-star team
* Goal: Matt Keetley, Medicine Hat
* Defence: Brendan Mikkelson, Vancouver; Cody Franson, Vancouver
* Forwards: Darren Helm, Medicine Hat; Michal Repik, Vancouver; Milan Lucic, Vancouver

## 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 | Barrie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Brampton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Brampton | 0 | E1 | Barrie | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E6 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Mississauga | 1 | E6 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | E6 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Belleville | 2 | | | | |
| E2 | Belleville | 4 | | | | | | | E2 | Belleville | 2 | | | | |
| E7 | Ottawa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Ottawa | 1 | E2 | Belleville | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Oshawa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Oshawa | 4 | E4 | Oshawa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Kingston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Kingston | 1 | | | | | | | | E6 | Sudbury | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Plymouth | 4 |
| W1 | London | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Plymouth | 4 |
| W8 | Owen Sound | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Owen Sound | 0 | W1 | London | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W5 | S.S. Marie | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Saginaw | 2 | W5 | S.S. Marie | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | S.S. Marie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | S.S. Marie | 4 | | | | W1 | London | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | Plymouth | 4 | | | | |
| W2 | Plymouth | 4 | | | | | | | W2 | Plymouth | 4 | | | | |
| W7 | Guelph | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Guelph | 0 | W2 | Plymouth | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Kitchener | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Kitchener | 4 | W3 | Kitchener | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Sarnia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### QMJHL playoffs

| First Round | First Round | First Round | | | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | | President's Cup Finals | President's Cup Finals | President's Cup Finals |
| 1 | Lewiston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8$^†$ | Shawinigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8$^†$ | Shawinigan | 0 | | | 1 | Lewiston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Halifax | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Moncton | 3 | | | 6 | Halifax | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | 1E | Lewiston | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 1E | Lewiston | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 6T | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | Cape Breton | 4 | | | | | | | | | 6T | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | | | | |
| 7 | St. John's | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | St. John's | 0 | | | 2 | Cape Breton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Acadie-Bathurst | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P.E.I. | 3 | | | 5 | Acadie-Bathurst | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Acadie-Bathurst | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Acadie-Bathurst | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1E | Lewiston | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1T | Val-d'Or | 0 |
| 1 | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1T | Val-d'Or | 0 |
| 8 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | 1 | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Victoriaville | 2 | | | 7 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | | | 1T | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | |
| Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | 1T | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | |
| Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | Telus | 2E | Cape Breton | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Drummondville | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2E | Cape Breton | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Québec | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Québec | 1 | | | 4 | Drummondville | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gatineau | 1 | | | 6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$^†$Shawinigan seeded 8th in Eastern division.

### WHL playoffs

| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | | | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | WHL Championship | WHL Championship | WHL Championship |
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Prince Albert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Prince Albert | 1 | | | E1 | Brandon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C3 | Calgary | 4 | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Calgary | 4 | | | C3 | Calgary | 4 | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Kootenay | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Kootenay | 3 | | | | | | C3 | Calgary | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | C3 | Calgary | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | | | | |
| C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | | | | | | | | | C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | | | | |
| C4 | Red Deer | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Red Deer | 3 | | | C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Regina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Swift Current | 2 | | | E2 | Regina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Regina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Regina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Vancouver | 3 |
| B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Vancouver | 3 |
| B4 | Chilliwack | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B4 | Chilliwack | 1 | | | B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | U3 | Seattle | 1 | | | | | | | |
| U3 | Seattle | 4 | | | U3 | Seattle | 1 | | | | | | | |
| U2 | Tri-City | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U2 | Tri-City | 2 | | | | | | B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | B3 | Prince George | 1 | | | | |
| U1 | Everett | 4 | | | | | | | | | B3 | Prince George | 1 | | | | |
| U4 | Spokane | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U4 | Spokane | 2 | | | U1 | Everett | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | B3 | Prince George | 4 | | | | | | | |
| B3 | Prince George | 4 | | | B3 | Prince George | 4 | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Kamloops | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |