2015 Memorial Cup
The 2015 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2015 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament that began on 22 May and ended on 31 May, 2015. It was the 97th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Quebec Remparts of Quebec City, Quebec, who won the right to host the tournament over a bid by the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.[1] They were joined by the WHL champion Kelowna Rockets, the OHL champion Oshawa Generals, and the QMJHL champion Rimouski Océanic.
| Quebec City, Quebec | |
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| Host team | Quebec Remparts |
|---|---|
| Venue | Colisée Pepsi |
| Champions | Oshawa Generals |
| Duration | May 22–31, 2015 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Total attendance | 79,930 |
| Television | Sportsnet, TVA Sports |
| Memorial Cup Tournaments | |
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2016 → | |
Since the inclusion of the host team in the Memorial Cup format in 1983, the 2015 edition of the Memorial Cup is the only tournament in which all four of the participating teams had previously won the Memorial Cup. The Oshawa Generals won four in 1939, 1940, 1944 & 1990, the Quebec Remparts won two in 1971 & 2006, the Kelowna Rockets won in 2004, and the Rimouski Océanic won in 2000.
The tournament ended with the Oshawa Generals winning their fifth Memorial Cup with an overtime win over the Kelowna Rockets 2–1 in the championship game. This final game of the tournament was also the last competitive hockey game played in the Colisée Pepsi before the Remparts move to the Videotron Centre in September 2015.
Round-robin standings
Photo of the Memorial Cup trophy on display at the 2015 Memorial Cup tournament
† Indicates team advanced directly to the championship game
* Indicates team advanced to the semifinal game
| Team | GP | W | L | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | + / – | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshawa Generals (OHL)† | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 25 |
| Kelowna Rockets (WHL)* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.333 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 63 |
| Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.333 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 40 |
| Quebec Remparts (QMJHL/Host)* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.333 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 48 |
Kelowna, Rimouski, and Quebec finished tied for second in points. Based on the rules for 2015, the tiebreaker was a two-step process. Results from the games against Oshawa were removed and the teams' remaining goals for, divided by the sum of their goals for plus goals against, were calculated. This resulted in Kelowna (10/[10+7]=0.59) advancing directly to the semi-final (and receiving home ice advantage). In the second step, Quebec defeated Rimouski in a sudden-death tiebreaker game to advance to the semi-final.[2]
Note: Quebec had finished behind Rimouski in the round robin when applying the new total-goal-index calculation, or the goal differential, or their round robin loss to Rimouski.
Schedule
Round robin
| May 22 | Kelowna Rockets | 3 – 4 | Quebec Remparts | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:18 - Nikolas Brouillard (1) | ||||||
| Nick Merkley (1) - sh - 17:56 | Second period | 13:22 - Matt Murphy (1) | ||||||
| Gage Quinney (1) - pp - 12:43 Leon Draisaitl (1) - pp - 19:24 |
Third period | 2:08 - sh - Ryan Graves (1) 18:56 - en - Adam Erne (1) | ||||||
| Jackson Whistle 27 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Zachary Fucale 26 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| May 23 | Rimouski Océanic | 3 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| 15:26 - Tyler Boland (1) 16:10 - Alexis Loiseau (1) |
First period | Tobias Lindberg (1) - 4:07 Michael Dal Colle (1) - 9:27 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Stephen Desrocher (1) - 18:33 | ||||||
| 3:46 - pp - Jan Kostalek (1) | Third period | Hunter Smith (1) - 9:24 | ||||||
| Philippe Desrosiers 33 saves / 37 shots | Goalie stats | Ken Appleby 19 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| May 24 | Quebec Remparts | 4 – 5 | OT | Oshawa Generals | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | ||
| Raphaël Maheux (1) - 5:43 | First period | 2:18 - Michael McCarron (1) 12:40 - Michael Dal Colle (2) | ||||||
| Ryan Graves (2) - 2:45 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dmytro Timashov (1) - pp - 5:39 Dmytro Timashov (2) - 8:48 |
Third period | 2:34 - Dakota Mermis (1) 17:51 - pp - Tobias Lindberg (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 18:07 - Stephen Desrocher (2) | ||||||
| Zachary Fucale 45 saves / 50 shots | Goalie stats | Ken Appleby 21 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| May 25 | Rimouski Océanic | 3 – 7 | Kelowna Rockets | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| Christopher Clapperton (1) - 15:14 Michael Joly (1) - pp - 18:14 |
First period | 0:52 - Nick Merkley (2) 6:16 - Madison Bowey (1) 14:27 - Gage Quinney (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:52 - pp - Gage Quinney (3) 10:42 - Nick Merkley (3) 13:18 - Leon Draisaitl (2) | ||||||
| Frederik Gauthier (1) - pp - 13:36 | Third period | 14:16 - sh - Leon Draisaitl (3) | ||||||
| Louis-Philip Guindon 17 saves / 22 shots Philippe Desrosiers 12 saves / 14 shots |
Goalie stats | Jackson Whistle 28 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| May 26 | Oshawa Generals | 2 – 1 | Kelowna Rockets | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cole Cassels (1) - 4:15 Tobias Lindberg (3) - 17:16 |
Second period | 18:11 - Gage Quinney (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ken Appleby 20 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Jackson Whistle 27 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| May 27 | Quebec Remparts | 0 – 4 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 14:36 - Justin Samson (1) 19:05 - Michael Joly (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:36 - pp - Christopher Clapperton (2) 12:40 - pp - Alexis Loiseau (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zachary Fucale 21 saves / 25 shots Callum Booth 17 saves / 17 shots |
Goalie stats | Philippe Desrosiers 27 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
Tiebreaker
| May 28 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 2 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| Jerome Verrier (1) - pp - 17:19 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Anthony Duclair (1) - 3:58 Adam Erne (2) - 16:54 Jerome Verrier (2) - 19:19 |
Second period | 2:32 - pp - Samuel Morin (1) 16:07 - Jeremy Lepine (1) | ||||||
| Marc-Olivier Roy (1) - 11:31 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zachary Fucale 30 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Philippe Desrosiers 26 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
Semi-Final
| May 29 | Quebec Remparts | 3 – 9 | Kelowna Rockets | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| Adam Erne (3) - 3:11 | First period | 9:51 - Chance Braid (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:17 - pp - Leon Draisaitl (4) 3:23 - pp - Justin Kirkland (1) 4:06 - Justin Kirkland (2) 16:46 - Josh Morrissey (1) | ||||||
| Anthony Duclair (2) - 0:21 Dmytro Timashov (3) - 6:45 |
Third period | 2:17 - Rourke Chartier (1) 2:54 - Cole Linaker (1) 13:26 - pp - Tyson Baillie (1) 14:48 - Rourke Chartier (2) | ||||||
| Zachary Fucale 35 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | Jackson Whistle 20 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
Final
| May 31 | Kelowna Rockets | 1 – 2 | OT | Oshawa Generals | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | ||
| Tomas Soustal (1) - 15:08 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:50 - Anthony Cirelli (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 1:28 - Anthony Cirelli (2) | ||||||
| Jackson Whistle 24 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Ken Appleby 37 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
Statistical leaders
Skaters
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl | Kelowna Rockets | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Adam Erne | Quebec Remparts | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Joly | Rimouski Océanic | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Tyson Baillie | Kelowna Rockets | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Madison Bowey | Kelowna Rockets | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Gage Quinney | Kelowna Rockets | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tobias Lindberg | Oshawa Generals | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nick Merkley | Kelowna Rockets | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Michael Dal Colle | Oshawa Generals | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Alexis Loiseau | Rimouski Océanic | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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 | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Appleby | Oshawa Generals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 9 | 2.08 | .915 | 0 | 260 |
| Jackson Whistle | Kelowna Rockets | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 13 | 2.60 | .906 | 0 | 300 |
| Philippe Desrosiers | Rimouski Océanic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 11 | 3.23 | .899 | 1 | 204 |
| Zachary Fucale | Quebec Remparts | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 23 | 4.75 | .872 | 0 | 291 |
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): Leon Draisaitl, Kelowna Rockets
- Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Leon Draisaitl, Kelowna Rockets
- George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanlike): Alexis Loiseau, Rimouski Océanic
- Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Top Goalie): Ken Appleby, Oshawa Generals
- All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Ken Appleby, Oshawa Generals
- Defence: Madison Bowey, Kelowna Rockets; Ryan Graves, Quebec Remparts
- Forwards: Nick Merkley, Kelowna Rockets; Michael McCarron, Oshawa Generals; Michael Dal Colle, Oshawa Generals
Rosters
Quebec Remparts (Host)
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Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
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Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
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Oshawa Generals (OHL)
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Road to the Cup
WHL Playoffs
| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Edmonton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Regina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Regina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Swift Current | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Calgary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Kootenay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Medicine Hat | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Red Deer | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Tri-City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Victoria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Victoria | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Prince George | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western | |||||||||||||||||||
| U2 | Portland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Everett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Spokane | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Everett | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| U2 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U2 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U3 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
OHL Playoffs
| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | OHL Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Peterborough | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Niagara | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Belleville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Bay | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kingston | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ottawa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Niagara | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Oshawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Erie | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Saginaw | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Guelph | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Erie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sarnia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sault Ste. Marie | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Erie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | London | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kitchener | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Erie | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | London | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Guelph | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Owen Sound | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
QMJHL Playoffs
| Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | President's Cup Championship | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rimouski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Victoriaville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rimouski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Gatineau | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chicoutimi | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rimouski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Val-d'Or | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Gatineau | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Halifax | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Quebec | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Cape Breton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rimouski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Quebec | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Shawinigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Halifax | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Quebec | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Charlottetown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Val-d'Or | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rouyn-Noranda | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Quebec | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Saint John | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Val-d'Or | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sherbrooke | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Charlottetown | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Quebec Remparts selected to host 2015 Memorial Cup". TSN. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- "MasterCard Memorial Cup Tie-Breaking Information". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- Schedule Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- "Quebec Remparts roster". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- Rimouski Océanic roster
- "Kelowna Rockets roster". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- "Oshawa Generals roster". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
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