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. It was the 86th annual

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competition and determined the

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champion of the

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(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 Kelowna Rockets would be the eventual winners, and would become only the fourth host team to win without winning their league as well. (The first time was in

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, when the

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won it, the second was in

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when the

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won it, and the third was in

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when the Ottawa 67's won it.) Kelowna defeated the Olympiques who made their second straight Memorial Cup final, but as with

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, the 'Piques came up short. Kelowna also participated in the 2003 tournament as WHL champions but did not advance to the final, and would participate as WHL champions in the

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as well.

Round-robin standings

Schedule

All times local (UTC -8)

Round-robin

Semi-final

Final

Winning team

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, Blake Comeau,

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, Simon Ferguson, Randall Gelech, Josh Gorges,

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, Joel Henituik, Brent Howarth,

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, D. J. King, Josh Lepp, Joni Lindlof,

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. Coach:

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Scoring leaders

# Doug O'Brien, GAT (3g, 5a, 8pts) #Jean-Michel Daoust, GAT (1g, 6a, 7pts) # Nick Fugere, GAT (4g, 1a, 5pts) #Yanick Seidenberg, MH (1g, 4a, 5pts) # Randall Gelech, KEL (3g, 1a, 4pts) #Chris St. Jacques, MH (3g, 1a, 4pts) #

Clarke MacArthur Clarke MacArthur (born April 6, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. MacArthur played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, Atlanta Thrashers and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was orig ...

, MH (1g, 3a, 4pts) #

, KEL (1g, 3a, 4pts) #

, KEL (1g, 3a, 4pts)

Goaltending leaders

#Kelly Guard, KEL (0.75gaa, .971sv%) # Kevin Nastiuk, MH (2.77gaa, .888sv%) #David Tremblay, GAT (2.94gaa, .897sv%) #

Adam Dennis Adam Dennis (born February 8, 1985) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey goalie and current general Manager of the Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Battalion. Career Dennis was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He play ...

, GUE (3.00gaa, .848sv%)

Award winners

* Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP):

, Kelowna * George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Josh Gorges, Kelowna *

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):

, Kelowna * Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Doug O'Brien, Gatineau All-star team *Goal:

, Kelowna *Defence: Doug O'Brien, Gatineau;

, Kelowna *Forwards:

Jean-Michel Daoust Jean-Michel Daoust (born November 24, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Kassel Huskies of the German DEL2. Playing career Undrafted from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Daoust first playe ...

, Gatineau;

, Medicine Hat; Randall Gelech, Kelowna

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
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