2002 Memorial Cup

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2002 Mastercard Memorial Cup

Guelph, Ontario
Host team	Guelph Storm
Champions	Kootenay Ice
Duration	May 18–26, 2002
Number of games	8
Number of teams	4
Total attendance	45,144
Television	Rogers Sportsnet
Memorial Cup Tournaments
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The 2002 Memorial Cup occurred May 18–26 at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre in Guelph, Ontario. It was the 84th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Guelph Storm, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League: the Erie Otters, Victoriaville Tigres and the Kootenay Ice respectively. The Kootenay Ice won their first Memorial Cup, beating the Victoriaville Tigres in the final.

Round-robin standings[]

Scores[]

• May 18: Guelph 5–1 Victoriaville
• May 19: Kootenay 3–0 Erie
• May 20: Kootenay 4–3 Guelph
• May 21: Erie 5–1 Victoriaville
• May 22: Victoriaville 3–2 Kootenay
• May 23: Erie 4–0 Guelph

Tie-breaker

• May 24: Victoriaville 4–3 Guelph

Semi-final

• May 25: Victoriaville 5–4 Erie (OT)

Final

• May 26: Kootenay 6–3 Victoriaville

Winning team[]

, Bryan Bridges, , Nigel Dawes, , Brennan Evans, , , , , , , , Duncan Milroy, Shaun Norrie, Tomas Plihal, , Colin Sinclair, Jarret Stoll, Marek Svatos, Adam Taylor, , Craig Weller. Coach: Ryan McGill

Scoring leaders[]

1. Matthew Lombardi, VIC (2g 7a) 9p
2. Cory Pecker, ER (4g 3a) 7p
3. Danny Groulx, VIC (2g 5a) 7p
4. , VIC (5g 1a) 6p
5. Colin Sinclair, KOO (4g 2a) 6p
6. Kevin Dallman, GUE (1g 5a) 6p
7. Brad Boyes, ER (2g 3a) 5p
8. , ER (2g 3a) 5p
9. Marek Svatos, KOO, (1g 4a) 5p
10. Jarret Stoll, KOO (0g 5a) 5p

Goaltending leaders[]

1. , ER (1.91 gaa, 0.942 sv%)
2. , KOO (2.25 gaa, 0.900 sv%)
3. Daniel Manzato, VIC (2.79 gaa, 0.943 sv%)
4. Andrew Penner, GUE (3.25 gaa, 0.873 sv%)
5. , VIC (4.22 gaa, 0.880 sv%)

Award winners[]

• Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Danny Groulx, Victoriaville
• George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Tomas Plihal, Kootenay
• Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): , Erie
• Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Matthew Lombardi, Victoriaville

All-Star Team

• Goal: T. J. Aceti (Erie)
• Defence: Danny Groulx (Victoriaville), Kevin Dallman (Guelph)
• Forwards: Matthew Lombardi (Victoriaville), Colin Sinclair (Kootenay), Cory Pecker (Erie)

References[]

External links[]

• Memorial Cup
• Canadian Hockey League