2008 Memorial Cup

The 2008 Memorial Cup was played in May 2008 in Kitchener at the Memorial Auditorium. Kitchener defeated competing bids from Oshawa, Saginaw, London, Sarnia and Kingston to host the Memorial Cup, with the official announcement being made on May 10, 2007. The tournament was competed between the WHL champion Spokane Chiefs, the QMJHL champion Gatineau Olympiques, the Kitchener Rangers as host of the tournament and OHL champions, and the OHL representative Belleville Bulls, who earned their place by reaching the OHL finals against Kitchener. The Memorial Cup tournament is a four team tournament with a round-robin format. 
The tournament began on May 16, 2008, with a round-robin game between Gatineau and Kitchener and ended on May 25, 2008, with the Spokane Chiefs defeating the Kitchener Rangers 4–1 in the championship game to win the Memorial Cup.
The most memorable moment of the tournament occurred immediately following the championship game. As Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton was about to hand the trophy to Trevor Glass, the cup detached from the base and fell to the ice. Luckily, this was only a replica trophy as the original Memorial Cup resides at the Hockey Hall of Fame. However, the video of the incident became an instant sensation on national news and television programs showing sports bloopers.
== Round-robin standings ==
 	GP	W	L	GF	GA	+ / -
Spokane Chiefs (WHL Champion) 	3 	3	0	10	6 	4
Belleville Bulls (OHL Finalist) 	3 	2	1	14	11	3
Kitchener Rangers (OHL Champion/Host)	3 	1	2	10	11	–1
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL Champion) 	3 	0	3	9 	15	–6
== Rosters ==
Kitchener Rangers (host) 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Goaltenders
*30 - Josh Unice
*31 - Matt Smith
Defencemen
* 3 - Frank Perna
* 4 - Alex Dzielski
* 5 - Yannick Weber
* 7 - Ben Shutron
* 8 - Dan Kelly
* 9 - Myles Barberi
*20 - Matt Pepe
*21 - Robert Bortuzzo
Forwards
*10 - Michael Catenacci
*11 - Nick Spaling
*12 - Scott Tregunna
*13 - Scott Timmins
*14 - Mike Duco
*15 - Justin Azevedo
*16 - Josh Schram
*17 - Mike Mascioli
*18 - Matt Halischuk
*19 - Nazem Kadri
*23 - Brandon Mashinter
*24 - Spencer Anderson
*25 - Jason Akeson
*26 - T.J. Battani
*29 - Alexei Dostoynov 
*89 - Mikkel Boedker
Head coach: Peter DeBoer	
Goaltenders
*31 - Parker Van Buskirk
*32 - Mike Murphy
Defencemen
* 2 - Chris Mifflen
* 3 - Rob Stellick
* 4 - Geoff Killing
* 5 - Nigel Williams
* 6 - P. K. Subban
* 8 - Marc Cantin
* 9 - Shawn Lalonde
*24 - Nick Pageau
Forwards
* 7 - Cory Tanaka
*10 - Stephen Johnston
*11 - Tyler Randell
*12 - Shawn Matthias
*13 - Jan Mursak
*14 - Luke Judson
*16 - Adam Perry
*17 - Matt Beleskey
*18 - Michael Neal
*19 - Keaton Turkiewicz
*22 - Andy Bathgate
*23 - Bryan Cameron
*25 - Eric Tangradi
*26 - Andrew Self
*27 - Matthew Tipoff
*28 - Stephen Blunden
Head coach: George Burnett
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
Goaltenders
*30 - Ryan Mior
*35 - Maxime Clermont
Defencemen
* 2 - Maxime Mallette
* 5 - Jonathan Carrier
* 6 - Steven Delisle
* 7 - Hugo Laporte
* 9 - Patrik Prokop
*12 - Julien Machabee
*14 - Hubert Labrie
*55 - Joey Ryan
Forwards
*11 - Jean-Phillippe Chabot
*17 - Michael Stinzani
*18 - Alexandre Touchette
*19 - Nicholas Valliere Mayer
*20 - Paul Byron
*21 - Alexandre Quesnel
*22 - Francis Desrosiers
*23 - Gerrit Fauser
*24 - Darryl Smith
*25 - Nicolas Boyer
*26 - Matthew Pistilli
*27 - Travis Stacey
*28 - Claude Giroux
*44 - Takuma Kawai
Head coach: Benoit Groulx	
Goaltenders
*31 - Kevin Armstrong
*34 - Dustin Tokarski
Defencemen
* 2 - Jared Cowen
* 3 - Trevor Glass
* 4 - Mike Reddington
* 5 - Jace Coyle
* 6 - Brett Bartman
*15 - Justin Falk
*18 - Jared Spurgeon
*22 - Stefan Ulmer
Forwards
* 7 - Ryan Letts
* 9 - Tyler Johnson
*10 - Blake Gal
*12 - Chris Bruton
*14 - Mitch Wahl
*16 - Dustin Donaghy
*17 - Justin McCrae
*20 - David Rutherford
*21 - Ondrej Roman
*23 - Judd Blackwater
*24 - Curtis Kelner
*25 - Levko Koper
*26 - Seth Compton
*27 - Drayson Bowman
Head coach: Bill Peters
==Schedule==
All times local (UTC -5)
===Round-robin===
===Semi-final===
===Final===
==Leading scorers==
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Justin Azevedo, Kitchener 	5 	4	7	11 	2
Matthew Halischuk, Kitchener	5 	5	4	9 	0
Drayson Bowman, Spokane 	4 	6	2	8 	0
Nick Spaling, Kitchener 	5 	2	6	8 	2
Mitch Wahl, Spokane 	4 	2	4	6 	2
Mikkel Boedker, Kitchener 	5 	2	4	6 	0
Chris Bruton, Spokane 	4 	0	6	6 	0
Shawn Matthias, Belleville 	4 	4	1	5 	2
Cory Tanaka, Belleville 	4 	4	1	5 	2
Michael Stinziani, Gatineau 	3 	2	3	5 	0
Adam Perry, Belleville 	4 	0	5	5 	6
==Leading goaltenders==
:Goalies Have To Play A Minimum Of 60 Minutes To Be Listed.
Player 	GP	W	L	MINS	GA	GAA 	SO	Sv%
Dustin Tokarski, Spokane	4 	4	0	245 	7 	1.72	0 	.953
Josh Unice, Kitchener 	5 	2	3	316 	14	2.66	1 	.897
Ryan Mior, Gatineau 	3 	0	3	142 	14	4.49	0 	.901
Mike Murphy, Belleville 	4 	2	2	254 	20	4.73	0 	.890
==Award winners==
*Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Dustin Tokarski, Spokane
*George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Matthew Halischuk, Kitchener
*Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Dustin Tokarski, Spokane
*Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Justin Azevedo, Kitchener
All-star team
*Goal: Dustin Tokarski, Spokane
*Defence: Ben Shutron, Kitchener; Justin Falk, Spokane
*Forwards: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener; Drayson Bowman, Spokane; Mitch Wahl, Spokane
==Team Photos==
07-08KitRan.jpg|Kitchener Rangers
==Road to the cup==
===OHL Playoffs===
:For more information see 2007–08 OHL season.
===QMJHL Playoffs===
:For more information see 2007–08 QMJHL season.
†Victoriaville seeded 8th in Eastern division.
===WHL Playoffs===
:For more information see 2007–08 WHL season.
==External links==
*Official Site
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:Memorial Cup Tournaments