2015 Memorial Cup

2015 Memorial Cup
Quebec City, Quebec
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
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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.

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[]

All times local (UTC −5)^[3]

Round robin[]

May 22	Kelowna Rockets		3 – 4	Quebec Remparts	Colisée Pepsi	Recap	show
No scoring		First period		5:18 - (1)
Nick Merkley (1) - sh - 17:56		Second period		13:22 - (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	show
15:26 - (1) 16:10 - (1)		First period		Tobias Lindberg (1) - 4:07 Michael Dal Colle (1) - 9:27
No scoring		Second period		(1) - 18:33
3:46 - pp - Jan Kostalek (1)		Third period		(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	show
(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 - (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	show
(1) - 15:14 (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)
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	show
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	show
No scoring		First period		14:36 - (1) 19:05 - (2)
No scoring		Second period		5:36 - pp - (2) 12:40 - pp - (2)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Zachary Fucale 21 saves / 25 shots 17 saves / 17 shots		Goalie stats		Philippe Desrosiers 27 saves / 27 shots

Playoff Round[]

Tiebreaker[]

May 28	Quebec Remparts		5 – 2	Rimouski Océanic	Colisée Pepsi	Recap	show
(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 - (1)
(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	show
Adam Erne (3) - 3:11		First period		9:51 - (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 - (1) 13:26 - pp - (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	show
(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
	Rimouski Océanic	4	2	4	6	2
	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
	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): , 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)[]

Head coach: Philippe Boucher

Pos.	No.	Player^[4]
G	30
G	31	Zachary Fucale
D	5
D	7
D	9
D	15
D	18
D	27	Ryan Graves
D	55
D	76
D	94
F	10	Anthony Duclair
F	11
F	14
F	17
F	19
F	20
F	21	Vladimir Tkachev
F	23
F	24
F	61
F	73	Adam Erne
F	77
F	82
F	88	Dmytro Timashov
F	96

Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)[]

Head Coach:

Pos.	No.	Player^[5]
G	30	Philippe Desrosiers
G	33
D	3	Jan Kostalek
D	6
D	24
D	27
D	42
D	55	Samuel Morin
D	68
D	81
F	10
F	11
F	15
F	16
F	18
F	19
F	22
F	23	Frederik Gauthier
F	25
F	57
F	61
F	74
F	79
F	88

Kelowna Rockets (WHL)[]

Head Coach: Dan Lambert

Pos.	No.	Player^[6]
GK	1	Jackson Whistle
GK	30
GK	33
D	3
D	4	Madison Bowey
D	6
D	7	Lucas Johansen
D	8
D	21
D	27	Josh Morrissey
D	28
F	9
F	10	Nick Merkley
F	11
F	12	Tyrell Goulbourne
F	14	Rourke Chartier
F	15
F	16	Kole Lind
F	17
F	18
F	19	Dillon Dube
F	20	Gage Quinney
F	22
F	23	Justin Kirkland
F	24
F	26
F	29	Leon Draisaitl

Oshawa Generals (OHL)[]

Head Coach: D. J. Smith

Pos.	No.	Player^[7]
GK	35	Ken Appleby
GK	56	Jeremy Brodeur
D	3	Josh Brown
D	6	Will Petschenig
D	7
D	18
D	24
D	26
D	37
D	44	Dakota Mermis
D	58
F	10
F	14
F	15
F	17
F	19	Cole Cassels
F	20
F	22	Anthony Cirelli
F	23	Tobias Lindberg
F	25
F	29
F	34
F	55	Michael McCarron
F	71	Michael Dal Colle
F	89

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
Note: 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
Note: 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^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.

External links[]

[1] "Quebec Remparts selected to host 2015 Memorial Cup". TSN. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

[2] "MasterCard Memorial Cup Tie-Breaking Information". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2015-05-29.

[3] Schedule Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Quebec Remparts roster". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.

[5] Rimouski Océanic roster^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Kelowna Rockets roster". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-14.

[7] "Oshawa Generals roster". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-16.

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