The 2001 Memorial Cup occurred May 19–27 at the

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. It was the 83rd annual

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competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the

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as well as the winners of the

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and the

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which were the

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and the

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respectively. The Red Deer Rebels won their first Memorial Cup, beating the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the final.

Round-robin standings

Scores

Round Robin *May 19 Ottawa 5, Regina 2 *May 20 Red Deer 5, Val d'Or 4 (OT) *May 21 Val d'Or 5, Regina 2 *May 22 Red Deer 4, Ottawa 2 *May 23 Val d'Or 6, Ottawa 1 *May 24 Regina 5, Red Deer 2 Tie-breaker *May 25: Regina 5, Ottawa 0 Semi-final *May 26: Val d'Or 5, Regina 4 (OT) Final *May 27: Red Deer 6, Val d'Or 5 (OT)

Winning roster

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, Shane Bendera, Andrew Bergen, Martin Erat, Devin Francon, Boyd Gordon, Diarmuid Kelly,

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, Doug Lynch, Justin Mapletoft, Derek Meech, Cam Ondrik, Darcy Robinson, Jeff Smith,

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, Joel Stepp, Bryce Thoma,

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, Kyle Wanvig,

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. Coach:

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Scoring leaders

# Simon Gamache, VDO, (4g 3a) 7p # Brett Lysak, REG, (3g 4a) 7p #

, RD, (2g 5a) 7p # Chris Lyness, VDO, (1g 6a) 7p # Stephane Veilleux, VDO, (3g 3a) 6p # Brandon Reid, VDO, (3g 3a) 6p # Karel Mosovsky, REG, (3g 3a) 6p # Kevin Korol, REG, (3g 3a) 6p # Kyle Wanvig, RD, (2g 4a) 6p # Paul Elliott, REG, (2g 4a) 6p # Martin Erat, RD, (1g 5a) 6p # Eric Fortier, VDO, (1g 5a) 6p

Goaltending leaders

#Chad Davidson, REG (2.20 GAA) #Maxime Daigneault, VDO (3.22 GAA) # Shane Bendera, RD (3.91 GAA) # Seamus Kotyk, OTT

Award winners

* Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Kyle Wanvig, Red Deer *

George Parsons Trophy The George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup tournament. It was first awarded in 1974. The trophy is named for George Parsons, a former Ontario Hockey Association player who ...

(Sportsmanship): Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or * Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Maxime Daigneault, Val-d'Or *

Ed Chynoweth Trophy The Ed Chynoweth Trophy is awarded to the leading scorer at the Memorial Cup tournament. It was first awarded in 1996. In the case of a tie in points, the award is given to the player with the fewest games played. If they have played the same num ...

(Leading Scorer): Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or All-star team *Goaltender – Maxime Daigneault, Val-d'Or *Defence – Paul Elliott, Regina; Chris Lyness, Val-d'Or & Ross Lupaschuk, Red Deer (tie) *Forward – Brett Lysak, Regina; Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or; Kyle Wanvig, Red Deer

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
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