The 1995

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occurred May 13–21 at the

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. It was the 77th annual

competition and determined the

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champion of the

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(CHL). Participating teams were the host

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, who were also the champions of the

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, as well as the WHL runner-up

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, and the winners of the

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and

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, which were the

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and the

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. Kamloops won their second straight Memorial Cup, over Detroit.

Round-robin standings

Scores

Round-robin *May 13 Brandon 9-2 Hull *May 14 Detroit 4-3 Brandon *May 14 Kamloops 4-1 Hull *May 16 Kamloops 5-4 Detroit *May 17 Detroit 5-2 Hull *May 18 Kamloops 6-4 Brandon Semi-final *May 20 Detroit 2-1 Brandon Final *May 21 Kamloops 8-2 Detroit

Winning roster

Award winners

* Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP):

Shane Doan Shane Albert Doan (born October 10, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player currently serving as chief hockey development officer for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Doan spent the entir ...

, Kamloops * George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Jarome Iginla, Kamloops *

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy The Hap Emms Memorial Trophy is awarded to the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League. The award is named after Leighton "Hap" Emms, a former NHL player, who had a 33 year presence in the Ontario Hockey Associa ...

(Goaltender): Jason Saal, Detroit All-star team *Goal: Jason Saal, Detroit *Defence:

Nolan Baumgartner Nolan Baumgartner (born March 23, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was formerly an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Baumgartner was selected by the Washington Capita ...

, Kamloops;

Bryan McCabe Bryan McCabe (born June 8, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) playing for the New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple ...

, Brandon *Centre:

Darcy Tucker Darcy Tucker (born March 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played most of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A sixth round draft choice, Tucker began his NHL career with the Mon ...

, Kamloops *Left wing: Sean Haggerty, Detroit *Right wing:

, Kamloops

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
{{Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup 1995 Memorial Cup 1995 Sport in Kamloops