2014 Memorial Cup
The 2014 Memorial Cup was a four-team, round-robin format tournament played from May 16–25, 2014 in London, Ontario. It was the 96th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament featured the Guelph Storm, champions of the Ontario Hockey League; the Val-d'Or Foreurs, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League; the Edmonton Oil Kings, champions of the Western Hockey League; and the London Knights, who won the right to host the tournament over bids by the Barrie Colts and the Windsor Spitfires.[1] London last hosted the Memorial Cup in 2005.[2]
London, Ontario | |
Host team | London Knights |
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Venue | Budweiser Gardens |
Champions | Edmonton Oil Kings |
Duration | May 16–25, 2014 |
Number of games | 8 |
Number of teams | 4 |
Total attendance | 70,593 |
Television | Sportsnet, TVA Sports |
Memorial Cup Tournaments | |
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The semi-final match on May 23 between Val-d'Or and Edmonton was, at 102 minutes and 42 seconds, the longest game in Memorial Cup history and to date is the only game to go into triple overtime.[3]
Edmonton defeated Guelph 6–3 on May 25 to win the Memorial Cup. The victory was the first Memorial Cup for the Western Hockey League since the Spokane Chiefs won the Memorial Cup in 2008. Guelph became the first team since the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1992 to lose the final after going 3–0 in the round robin.
Round-robin standings
Indicates team advanced directly to the championship game
Indicates team advanced to the semifinal game
Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
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Guelph Storm (OHL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
London Knights (OHL/Host) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Schedule
Round robin
May 16 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 1 – 0 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | |||
Anthony Mantha (1) - 16:20 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Antoine Bibeau 51 saves / 51 shots | Goalie stats | Anthony Stolarz 27 saves / 28 shots |
May 17 | Guelph Storm | 5 – 2 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | |||
Kerby Rychel (1) - pp - 19:55 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Kerby Rychel (2) - pp - 7:40 Brock McGinn (1) - 14:52 |
Second period | 1:19 - Henrik Samuelsson (1) 1:46 - Ashton Sautner (1) | ||||||
Tyler Bertuzzi (1) - 5:46 Tyler Bertuzzi (2) - 15:49 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Justin Nichols 37 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Tristan Jarry 27 saves / 32 shots |
May 18 | London Knights | 2 – 5 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 9:42 - Reid Petryk (1) | ||||||
Alex Basso (1) - 16:12 | Second period | 6:05 - Edgars Kulda (1) 18:04 - Edgars Kulda (2) | ||||||
Dakota Mermis (1) - 9:27 | Third period | 5:54 - Luke Bertolucci (1) 18:23 - pp - Luke Bertolucci (2) | ||||||
Anthony Stolarz 27 saves / 30 shots Jake Patterson 11 saves / 13 shots |
Goalie stats | Tristan Jarry 38 saves / 40 shots |
May 19 | Guelph Storm | 6 – 3 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | |||
Kerby Rychel (3) - 0:59 Zack Mitchell (1) - 4:00 Jason Dickinson (1) - 5:50 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
Pius Suter (1) - 8:13 Robby Fabbri (1) - 16:04 Tyler Bertuzzi (3) - 19:52 |
Second period | 11:59 - pp - Randy Gazzola (1) 12:55 - Timotej Sille (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 12:32 - pp - Anthony Beauregard (1) | ||||||
Justin Nichols 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Antoine Bibeau 30 saves / 36 shots Keven Bouchard 13 saves / 13 shots |
May 20 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 3 – 4 | 2OT | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | ||
Reid Petryk (2) - 6:22 Curtis Lazar (1) - pp - 9:00 |
First period | 17:04 - Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 9:38 - sh - Pierre-Maxime Poudrier (1) | ||||||
Henrik Samuelsson (2) - 5:46 | Third period | 15:49 - Samuel Henley (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 1:15 - Anthony Richard (1) | ||||||
Tristan Jarry 29 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Antoine Bibeau 47 saves / 50 shots |
May 21 | London Knights | 2 – 7 | Guelph Storm | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | |||
Brett Welychka (1) - pp - 17:05 | First period | 5:56 - Scott Kosmachuk (1) 12:44 - pp - Scott Kosmachuk (2) | ||||||
Josh Anderson (1) - 5:34 | Second period | 2:23 - pp - Tyler Bertuzzi (4) 16:05 - Tyler Bertuzzi (5) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 1:20 - pp - Jason Dickinson (2) 8:01 - Scott Kosmachuk (3) 17:14 - Marc Stevens (1) | ||||||
Anthony Stolarz 14 saves / 17 shots Jake Patterson 17 saves / 21 shots |
Goalie stats | Justin Nichols 45 saves / 47 shots |
Semi-Final
May 23 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 4 – 3 | 3OT | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | ||
Mads Eller (1) - 9:00 | First period | 1:49 - Phil Pietroniro (1) | ||||||
Mitchell Moroz (1) - pp - 6:34 Edgars Kulda (3) - 9:45 |
Second period | 17:52 - Randy Gazzola (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 19:24 - Guillaume Gelinas (1) | ||||||
Curtis Lazar (2) - 2:42 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Tristan Jarry 46 saves / 49 shots | Goalie stats | Antoine Bibeau 51 saves / 55 shots |
Final
May 25 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 6 – 3 | Guelph Storm | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario | Recap | |||
Cody Corbett (1) - pp - 9:38 | First period | 1:00 - Robby Fabbri (2) 16:36 - Stephen Pierog (1) | ||||||
Tyler Robertson (1) - 1:58 Edgars Kulda (4) - pp - 6:06 Mitchell Moroz (2) - 14:19 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Henrik Samuelsson (3) - 5:00 Henrik Samuelsson (4) - 18:34 |
Third period | 3:23 - Zack Mitchell (2) | ||||||
Tristan Jarry 32 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Justin Nichols 39 saves / 44 shots |
Statistical leaders
Skaters
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Henrik Samuelsson | Edmonton Oil Kings | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Edgars Kulda | Edmonton Oil Kings | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Kerby Rychel | Guelph Storm | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Robby Fabbri | Guelph Storm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Cody Corbett | Edmonton Oil Kings | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Tyler Bertuzzi | Guelph Storm | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Scott Kosmachuk | Guelph Storm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Jason Dickinson | Guelph Storm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Zack Mitchell | Guelph Storm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Brock McGinn | Guelph Storm | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltending
This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least sixty minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.
Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
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Antoine Bibeau | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 13 | 2.76 | .932 | 1 | 282:25 |
Tristan Jarry | Edmonton Oil Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 189 | 17 | 2.80 | .910 | 0 | 363:57 |
Justin Nichols | Guelph Storm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 163 | 12 | 3.02 | .926 | 0 | 238:46 |
Anthony Stolarz | London Knights | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 7 | 3.49 | .907 | 0 | 120:27 |
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:seconds)
Awards
- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Edgars Kulda, Edmonton Oil Kings
- Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Henrik Samuelsson, Edmonton Oil Kings
- George Parsons Trophy (Sportmanlike): Curtis Lazar, Edmonton Oil Kings
- Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Top Goalie): Antoine Bibeau, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Antoine Bibeau, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Defence: Cody Corbett (Edmonton Oil Kings), Matt Finn (Guelph Storm)
- Forwards: Edgars Kulda (Edmonton Oil Kings), Kerby Rychel (Guelph Storm), Henrik Samuelsson (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Rosters
London Knights (Host)
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Guelph Storm (OHL)
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Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
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Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
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Road to the Cup
WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | |||||||||||||||
1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Prince Albert | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Brandon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Regina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Brandon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Medicine Hat | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Calgary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Kootenay | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Medicine Hat | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Kootenay | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Medicine Hat | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Swift Current | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.) | ||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Portland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kelowna | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Tri-City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kelowna | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Vancouver | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kelowna | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Western | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Victoria | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Spokane | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Victoria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Everett | 1 |
OHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | OHL Championship | |||||||||||||||
1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Mississauga | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Peterborough | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Niagara | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oshawa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Kingston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Peterborough | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Barrie | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Barrie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Sudbury | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | North Bay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.) | ||||||||||||||||||
W1 | Guelph | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Guelph | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Plymouth | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Guelph | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | London | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Owen Sound | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Guelph | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Erie | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Erie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Saginaw | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Sault Ste. Marie | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Erie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | London | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Windsor | 0 |
QMJHL Playoffs
Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | President's Cup Championship | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | Shawinigan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Halifax | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Charlottetown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Val-d'Or | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Halifax | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Gatineau | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rimouski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Chicoutimi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Val-d'Or | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Moncton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Val-d'Or | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Drummondville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Drummondville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Victoriaville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Halifax | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Val-d'Or | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Quebec | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rimouski | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Gatineau | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Cape Breton | 0 |
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