2008 Memorial Cup

The 2008 Memorial Cup was played in May 2008 in Kitchener, Ontario at the Memorial Auditorium. It was the 90th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). 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.

2008 Mastercard Memorial Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Kitchener, Ontario
Dates	May 16–25, 2008
Teams	4
Host team	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
TV partner(s)	Rogers Sportsnet (Canada) NHL Network (USA)
Final positions
Champions	Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
Attendance	53,545 (6,693 per game)
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The Memorial Cup trophy

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. As of 2023^[update], this is the last Memorial Cup won by an American team; only Spokane (twice) and Portland (twice) have taken the Cup to the US.

A memorable moment of the tournament occurred immediately following the championship game. As Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton was about to hand the trophy to teammate Trevor Glass, the cup detached from the base and fell to the ice.^[1] This was not the original Memorial Cup, which resides at the Hockey Hall of Fame, but a replica.

Round-robin standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Spokane Chiefs (WHL Champion)	3	3	0	10	6	+4	Advanced directly to the championship game
2	Belleville Bulls (OHL Finalist)	3	2	1	14	11	+3	Advanced to the semifinal game
3	Kitchener Rangers (Host/OHL Champion)	3	1	2	10	11	−1
4	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL Champion)	3	0	3	9	15	−6

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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 - Matthew 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

May 16	Gatineau Olympiques		5–6	OT	Kitchener Rangers	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Michael Stinziani 1 - 14:13 Paul Byron 1 - 16:40		First period			6:17 - Jason Akeson 1 7:49 - Nick Spaling 1 11:57 - Matthew Halischuk 1
Darryl Smith 1 - pp - 12:57		Second period			2:30 - pp - Mikkel Boedker 1 9:29 - Matthew Halischuk 2
Nicholas Valliere Mayer 1 - pp - 3:59 Alexandre Quesnel 1 - 9:05		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			6:59 - pp - Justin Azevedo 1
Ryan Mior 47 saves / 53 shots		Goalie stats			Josh Unice 23 saves / 28 shots

May 17	Belleville Bulls		4–5	OT	Spokane Chiefs	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
No scoring		First period			9:52 - Drayson Bowman 1 12:12 - Mitch Wahl 1 17:05 - Drayson Bowman 2
Bryan Cameron 1 - 2:27 Shawn Matthias 1 - pp - 13:56 Cory Tanaka 1 - 19:04		Second period			No scoring
Cory Tanaka 2 - 7:35		Third period			17:04 - Drayson Bowman 3
No scoring		First overtime period			4:46 - Levko Koper 1
Mike Murphy 49 saves / 54 shots		Goalie stats			Dustin Tokarski 28 saves / 32 shots

May 18	Kitchener Rangers		1–2		Spokane Chiefs	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Matthew Halischuk 3 - sh - 4:21		First period			16:45 - Justin Falk 1
No scoring		Second period			5:24 - Drayson Bowman 4
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Josh Unice 27 saves / 29 shots		Goalie stats			Dustin Tokarski 36 saves / 37 shots

May 19	Belleville Bulls		6–3		Gatineau Olympiques	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Jan Mursak 1 - 8:13 Shawn Matthias 2 - sh - 10:26		First period			13:46 - Hugo Laporte 1 18:05 - Michael Stinziani 2
Cory Tanaka 3 - sh - 1:49		Second period			9:35 - Claude Giroux 1
Shawn Matthias 3 - 13:04 Keaton Turkiewicz 1 - 15:35 Nigel Williams 1 - pp - 17:43		Third period			No scoring
Mike Murphy 30 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Ryan Mior 41 saves / 47 shots

May 20	Spokane Chiefs		3–1		Gatineau Olympiques	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
No scoring		First period			15:57 - pp - Alexandre Quesnel 2
Drayson Bowman 5 - pp - 5:20 Mitch Wahl 2 - 16:09		Second period			No scoring
Levko Koper 2 - en - 19:25		Third period			No scoring
Dustin Tokarski 26 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats			Ryan Mior 40 saves / 42 shots

May 21	Kitchener Rangers		3–4	OT	Belleville Bulls	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Scott Tregunna 1 - 8:07 Mikkel Boedker 2 - pp - 11:38 Yannick Weber 1 - 12:39		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			7:28 - sh - Shawn Matthias 4 13:15 - pp - Cory Tanaka 4
No scoring		Third period			0:20 - pp - P. K. Subban 1
No scoring		First overtime period			8:55 - Keaton Turkiewicz 2
Josh Unice 25 saves / 29 shots		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy 54 saves / 57 shots

Semi-final

May 23	Kitchener Rangers		9–0		Belleville Bulls	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Nazem Kadri 1 - 0:46 Matthew Halischuk 4 - 8:46 Justin Azevedo 2 - 13:28 Nick Spaling 2 - 15:17		First period			No scoring
Justin Azevedo 3 - 6:57 Mike Duco 1 - 14:04 Justin Azevedo 4 - 15:45		Second period			No scoring
Matthew Halischuk 5 - 6:31 Scott Tregunna 2 - pp - 19:43		Third period			No scoring
Josh Unice 25 saves / 25 shots		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy 29 saves / 38 shots

Final

May 25	Kitchener Rangers		1–4		Spokane Chiefs	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener	Recap
Brandon Mashinter 1 - 5:01		First period			16:10 - pp - Judd Blackwater 1
No scoring		Second period			4:11 - Drayson Bowman 6 5:12 - pp - Trevor Glass 1
No scoring		Third period			19:04 - en - Jared Cowen 1
Josh Unice 22 saves / 25 shots		Goalie stats			Dustin Tokarski 53 saves / 54 shots

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

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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

Road to the cup

OHL Playoffs

Further information: 2007–08 OHL season

	Conference Quarter-finals					Conference Semi-finals					Conference Finals					OHL Championship
	1	Belleville	4
	8	Peterborough	1
						1	Belleville	4
						7	Barrie	0
	2	Brampton	1
	7	Barrie	4
											1	Belleville	4
	Eastern
											3	Oshawa	1
	3	Oshawa	4
	6	Ottawa	0
						3	Oshawa	4
						4	Niagara	2
	4	Niagara	4
	5	Mississauga	0
																E1	Belleville	3
																W1	Kitchener	4
	1	Kitchener	4
	8	Plymouth	0
						1	Kitchener	4
						6	Sarnia	0
	3	Windsor	1
	6	Sarnia	4
											1	Kitchener	4
	Western
											2	Sault Ste. Marie	1
	2	Sault Ste. Marie	4
	7	Saginaw	0
						2	Sault Ste. Marie	4
						5	Guelph	1
	4	London	1
	5	Guelph	4

QMJHL Playoffs

Further information: 2007–08 QMJHL season

Division quarterfinals

Division semifinals

Semifinals

Finals

E1

Halifax

4

E8^†

Victoriaville

2

E1

Halifax

4

E4

Cape Breton

1

E4

Cape Breton

4

E5

Lewiston

2

E1

Halifax

0

Eastern Division

T3

Gatineau

4

E2

Saint John

4

E7

P.E.I.

0

E2

Saint John

4

E3

Acadie-Bathurst

2

E3

Acadie-Bathurst

4

E6

St. John's

2

T3

Gatineau

4

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

1

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

T8

Val-d'Or

0

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

T7

Rimouski

0

T2

Baie-Comeau

1

T7

Rimouski

4

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

Telus Division

E2

Saint John

0

T3

Gatineau

4

T6

Shawinigan

1

T3

Gatineau

4

T5

Québec

1

T4

Chicoutimi

2

T5

Québec

4

^†Victoriaville seeded 8th in Eastern division.

WHL Playoffs

Further information: 2007–08 WHL season

	Conference Quarter-finals					Conference Semi-finals					Conference Finals					WHL Championship
	1	Calgary	4
	8	Moose Jaw	2
						1	Calgary	4
						7	Swift Current	2
	2	Regina	2
	7	Swift Current	4
											1	Calgary	0
	Eastern
											3	Lethbridge	4
	3	Lethbridge	4
	6	Brandon	2
						3	Lethbridge	4
						5	Kootenay	1
	4	Medicine Hat	1
	5	Kootenay	4
																E3	Lethbridge	0
																W3	Spokane	4
	1	Tri-City	4
	8	Kamloops	0
						1	Tri-City	4
						4	Seattle	1
	4	Seattle	4
	5	Kelowna	3
											1	Tri-City	3
	Western
											3	Spokane	4
	2	Vancouver	4
	7	Chilliwack	0
						2	Vancouver	2
						3	Spokane	4
	3	Spokane	4
	6	Everett	0

References

1. Broken trophy still beautiful for Memorial Cup champion Spokane Chiefs. Canadian Press. 25 May 2008. Accessed 28 May 2008. May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Memorial Cup June 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Canadian Hockey League