1996 Memorial Cup

The 1996 Memorial Cup occurred May 11–19 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario. It was the 78th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host Peterborough Petes, who were also the champions of the Ontario Hockey League, as well as the OHL runner-up Guelph Storm, and the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League, which were the Granby Prédateurs and the Brandon Wheat Kings. Granby won their first Memorial Cup, over Peterborough. It was the first time since 1971 that a team from the province of Quebec won the Cup.

1996 Chrysler Memorial Cup
Peterborough, Ontario
Host teamPeterborough Petes
ChampionsGranby Prédateurs
DurationMay 11–19, 1996
Number of games8
Number of teams4
TelevisionTSN
Memorial Cup Tournaments
 1995
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Granby faced the Peterborough Petes for the cup — on Peterborough ice. Inside the old arena, it climbed to a stifling 27 C during play, and fog rising from the ice made it hard for players to see. Maintenance crews came often to remove pooling water. Granby still managed a 4–0 victory, which brought the cup back to Quebec for the first time since 1971.[1]

Round-robin standings

  GP W L GF GA
Granby Prédateurs (QMJHL)321147
Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)32166
Peterborough Petes (OHL and host)321107
Guelph Storm (OHL rep.)303212

Scores

Round-robin

  • May 11 Granby 8-0 Guelph
  • May 12 Brandon 2-1 Guelph
  • May 12 Peterborough 6-3 Granby
  • May 14 Brandon 3-2 Peterborough (OT)
  • May 15 Granby 3-1 Brandon
  • May 16 Peterborough 2-1 Guelph

Semi-final

  • May 18 Peterborough 4-3 Brandon

Final

  • May 19 Granby 4-0 Peterborough

Winning roster

1995-96 Granby Predateurs[2]

Goaltenders

Defencemen

  • 5  Jimmy Drolet 
  • 10  Samy Nasreddine 
  • 22  Francis Bouillon 
  • 28  Bard Sorlie 
  • 36  Jonathan Desroches 
  • 37  Christian Lefebvre 
  • 44  Jason Doig 

Wingers

Centres

  • 18  Todd Row 
  • 24  David Brosseau 
  • 25  Benoit Gratton 
  • 32  Martin Chouinard 
  • Coach: Michel Therrien
  • General Manager: Jean-Claude Morrissette

[3]

Award winners

All-star team

References

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