2003 Memorial Cup

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2003 Mastercard Memorial Cup

Quebec City, Quebec
Host team	Quebec Remparts
Champions	Kitchener Rangers
Duration	May 17–25, 2003
Number of games	8
Number of teams	4
Total attendance	84,686
Television	Rogers Sportsnet
Memorial Cup Tournaments
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The 2003 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2003 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) occurred May 17–25 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the 85th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Quebec Remparts, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, which were the Kitchener Rangers, Hull Olympiques and the Kelowna Rockets respectively. The Kitchener Rangers won their second ever Memorial Cup, their first being in 1982. They beat the Hull Olympiques in the final, who were trying to win their first Memorial Cup since 1997 when they won it on home ice.

Round-robin standings[]

Scores[]

• May 17: Kitchener 4–3 Quebec
• May 18: Hull 4–1 Kelowna
• May 19: Kelowna 3–2 Quebec
• May 20: Kitchener 4–1 Hull
• May 21: Kitchener 4–2 Kelowna
• May 22: Hull 5–3 Quebec

Semi-final

• May 24: Hull 2–1 Kelowna

Final

• May 25: Kitchener 6–3 Hull

Winning team[]

Andre Benoit, , Gregory Campbell, , David Clarkson, , , , , Steve Eminger, , , George Halkidis, , , Petr Kanko, Adam Keefe, , , , , Paul McFarland, Evan McGrath, , Mike Richards, Derek Roy (Captain), . Head Coach: Peter DeBoer

Scoring leaders[]

1. Gregory Campbell, KIT (1g, 6a, 7pts)
2. Jean-Michel Daoust, HUL (2g, 4a, 6pts)
3. Andre Benoit, KIT (1g, 5a, 6pts)
4. Petr Kanko, KIT (4g, 1a, 5pts)
5. , HUL (3g, 2a, 5pts)
6. Mike Richards, KIT (2g, 3a, 5pts)
7. Jesse Schultz, KEL (1g, 4a, 5pts)
8. Derek Roy, KIT (3g, 1a, 4pts)
9. Evan McGrath, KIT (2g, 2a, 4pts)
10. Kiel McLeod, KEL (2g, 2a, 4pts)

Goaltending leaders[]

1. , KIT (2.25 gaa, 0.911 sv%)
2. , HUL (3.00 gaa, 0.907 sv%)
3. Kelly Guard, KEL (3.02 gaa, 0.862 sv%)
4. , QUE (3.71 gaa, 0.894 sv%)
5. , KEL (2.21 gaa, 0.931 sv%)

Award winners[]

• Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Derek Roy, Kitchener
• George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Gregory Campbell, Kitchener
• Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): , Kitchener
• Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Gregory Campbell, Kitchener

All-star team

• Goal: , Kitchener
• Defence: Steve Eminger, Kitchener; Doug O'Brien, Hull
• Forwards: Derek Roy, Kitchener; Gregory Campbell, Kitchener; Mike Richards, Kitchener

References[]

External links[]

• Memorial Cup
• Canadian Hockey League