The 2017 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2017 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament held at the

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from May 19–28, 2017. It was the 99th

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championship, which determined the champion of the

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(CHL). The tournament was hosted by the

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, who won the right to host the tournament over undisclosed competition. Other participating teams were the OHL champion

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, the

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champion Saint John Sea Dogs, and the WHL champion

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. The tournament ended with the Windsor Spitfires winning their third Memorial Cup, defeating the Erie Otters 4–3 in the championship final. The 99th Memorial Cup was dominated by the performances of the two OHL teams. In defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds by 7–1 in a round-robin game on May 21, 2017, the Windsor Spitfires tied a Memorial Cup record for the fastest 3 goals scored by a team in a single period (38 game seconds), matching the record set by the WHL's

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in the

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tournament. In a round-robin game on May 22, 2017, Dylan Strome scored a Memorial Cup single-game record seven points (four goals and three assists), leading the Erie Otters to a 12–5 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs. The Otters' 12 goals for a team in a single game was also a Memorial Cup record. All games were televised nationally in Canada on

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and

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. The NHL Network televised the games in the United States.

Round-robin standings

Schedule

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Round robin

Playoff round

Semi-final

Final

Statistical leaders

Skaters

''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 Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...

and

save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...

with at least 120 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA. ''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

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(MVP): Dylan Strome,

* Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Dylan Strome,

* George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanlike): Anthony Cirelli,

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 Associ ...

(Top Goalie): Michael DiPietro,

* All-Star Team: ::Goaltender: Michael DiPietro,

::Defence: Darren Raddysh,

; Mikhail Sergachev,

::Forwards: Gabriel Vilardi,

;

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;

Taylor Raddysh Taylor Raddysh (born February 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Raddysh was drafted in the 2016 NHL entry draft in the second round (58th) by the Tampa Bay Li ...

Rosters

Windsor Spitfires (host)

*Head coach:

Rocky Thompson Rocky Lee Thompson (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey right wing, who currently serves as the head coach of theBridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Fl ...

Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

*Head coach: Danny Flynn

Erie Otters (OHL)

*Head coach:

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Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

*Head coach:

Steve Konowalchuk Steven Reed Konowalchuk (born November 11, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche. Most recently he was the head coach of the WHL's Red Deer ...

Road to the Cup

OHL Playoffs

QMJHL Playoffs

WHL Playoffs

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
{{Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup tournaments

May 2017 sports events in Canada