2024 Memorial Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Venue(s) | Dow Event Center Saginaw, Michigan |
| Dates | May 24 – June 2, 2024 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Host team | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| TV partner(s) | TSN, RDS, NHL Network, WNEM-TV 5 Plus |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | London Knights (OHL) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Easton Cowan (Knights) (8) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Owen Beck (Spirit) |
The 2024 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. It was the 104th Memorial Cup championship which determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Saginaw Spirit, who won the right to host the tournament in March 2023.[1][2] This was the first time that the Memorial Cup was held in Michigan, and it was the first time in the United States since 1998, which was held in Spokane, Washington.[3] It was also the first time in CHL history that all three championship series from the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL ended in sweeps.[4] The event was played from May 24 to June 2.[5]
OHL playoffs
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | OHL finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Oshawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Barrie | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Oshawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Ottawa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Kingston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Oshawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | North Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Brantford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Mississauga | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Sudbury | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Oshawa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | |||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Flint | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Kitchener | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Saginaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Owen Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Saginaw | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | S.S Marie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Guelph | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Saginaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | S.S Marie | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Erie | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
QMJHL playoffs
Note: In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Semifinals | QMJHL finals | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Saint John | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Sherbrooke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Gatineau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Victoriaville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Victoriaville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Shawinigan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Victoriaville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Sherbrooke | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Baie-Comeau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Charlottetown | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Halifax | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Acadie–Bathurst | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cape Breton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moncton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Chicoutimi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Cape Breton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Chicoutimi | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Cape Breton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rimouski | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
WHL playoffs
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | WHL finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Prince Albert | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Red Deer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Swift Current | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Lethbridge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatoon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Brandon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Swift Current | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Medicine Hat | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Red Deer | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Prince George | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Spokane | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Prince George | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Kelowna | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Victoria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Prince George | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Everett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Vancouver | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Everett | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Wenatchee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Team rosters
Saginaw Spirit
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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London Knights
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Moose Jaw Warriors
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Tournament games
All times local (UTC − 5)[citation needed]
Round-robin
| May 24 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4–5 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 19:27 - Nic Sima (1) | ||||||
| Brayden Yager (1) - 18:11 Denton Mateychuk (1) - 18:48 Brayden Yager (2) - 19:46 |
Second period | 2:13 - Owen Beck (1) 7:28 - Zayne Parekh (1) 9:04 - Jorian Donovan (1) | ||||||
| Matthew Savoie (1) - 17:13 | Third period | 1:52 - Josh Bloom (1) | ||||||
| Jackson Unger (31 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Oke (22 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| May 25 | London Knights | 4–0 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| 8:04 - Ruslan Gazizov (1) 13:53 - Oliver Bonk (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:20 - Ruslan Gazizov (2) 2:27 - Kasper Halttunen (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Simpson (31 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Riley Mercer (18 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| May 26 | Saginaw Spirit | 4–3 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:00 - Luke Woodworth (1) 17:34 - pp - Peter Repcik (1) | ||||||
| Alex Christopoulos (1) - 12:04 Hunter Haight (1) - 15:45 |
Second period | 19:15 - pp - Justin Côté (1) | ||||||
| Nic Sima (2) - 5:54 Hunter Haight (2) - pp - 12:16 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Oke (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Riley Mercer (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 27 | London Knights | 5–4 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| Ruslan Gazizov (3) - 11:58 Sam Dickinson (1) - 17:50 |
First period | 3:39 - Denton Mateychuk (2) | ||||||
| Sam O'Reilly (1) - 9:02 Landon Sim (1) - 12:47 Kasper Halttunen (2) - pp - 16:14 |
Second period | 7:01 - Ethan Semeniuk (1) 16:20 - Ethan Semeniuk (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:05 - Martin Ryšavý (1) | ||||||
| Michael Simpson (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Jackson Unger (23 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 28 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3–5 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:04 - Vojtech Port (1) | ||||||
| Justin Côté (2) - 14:46 Peter Repcik (2) - 15:43 |
Second period | 5:10 - pp - Jagger Firkus (1) 12:43 - Denton Mateychuk (3) | ||||||
| Alexis Gendron (1) - 3:13 | Third period | 18:26 - sh - Aiden Ziprick (1) 19:50 - en - Brayden Yager (3) | ||||||
| Riley Mercer (23 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Jackson Unger (49 saves / 52 shots) | ||||||
| May 29 | Saginaw Spirit | 2–4 | London Knights | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| Alex Christopoulos (2) - 8:50 | First period | 14:23 - pp - Kasper Halttunen (3) | ||||||
| Joey Willis (1) - 14:20 | Second period | 10:40 - Denver Barkey (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:35 - Easton Cowan (1) 19:38 - en - Easton Cowan (2) | ||||||
| Andrew Oke (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
- Round-robin standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Knights (OHL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | Advance directly to the championship game |
| 2 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL/host) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | Advance to the semifinal game |
| 3 | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 29, 2024. Source: CHLMemorialCup.ca
Playoffs
| Semifinals May 31 | Championship June 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | London | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Saginaw | 7 | 2 | Saginaw | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Moose Jaw | 1 | |||||||
Semifinal game
| May 31 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 1–7 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| Jagger Firkus (2) - 7:08 | First period | 3:03 - Ethan Hay (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:53 - Braden Haché (1) 3:47 - Owen Beck (2) 9:05 - Lincoln Moore (1) 11:22 - Ethan Hay (2) 14:24 - Sebastien Gervais (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:10 - Rodwin Dionicio (1) | ||||||
| Jackson Unger (30 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Oke (23 saves / 24 shots) Nolan Lalonde (1 save / 1 shot) | ||||||
Championship game
| June 2 | Saginaw Spirit | 4–3 | London Knights | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| Owen Beck (3) - 9:07 Owen Beck (4) - pp - 19:15 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joey Willis (2) - 7:47 | Second period | 9:45 - Kasper Halttunen (4) | ||||||
| Josh Bloom (2) - 19:38 | Third period | 7:48 - Easton Cowan (3) 10:16 - Sam Dickinson (2) | ||||||
| Andrew Oke (10 saves / 13 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
Statistical leaders
Skaters
The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Memorial Cup playoffs
The Ed Chynoweth Trophy, awarded to the top scorer in the Memorial Cup tournament
- GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Cowan | London Knights | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Denton Mateychuk | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Brayden Yager | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Josh Bloom | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Oliver Bonk | London Knights | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Kasper Halttunen | London Knights | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Owen Beck | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rodwin Dionicio | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Zayne Parekh | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Michael Misa | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Goaltenders
- 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)
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Simpson | London Knights | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 10 | 2.50 | .917 | 1 | 240 |
| Andrew Oke | Saginaw Spirit | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 14 | 2.82 | .884 | 0 | 296 |
| Riley Mercer | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 8 | 4.07 | .850 | 0 | 177 |
| Jackson Unger | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 10 | 5.09 | .869 | 0 | 236 |