2009 Mastercard Memorial Cup
Num teams4
DatesMay 15–24, 2009
VenuesColisée de Rimouski
Rimouski, Quebec
Host teamRimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
Games9
WinnersWindsor Spitfires (OHL) (1st title)
SecondKelowna Rockets (WHL)
Attendance41,440
Stat leader playerJamie Benn (Rockets) and Adam Henrique (Spitfires)
Stat leader value9 points
MVPTaylor Hall (Spitfires)
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The 2009 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament played during May 2009 in Rimouski, Quebec. It was the 91st annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced on April 3, 2008, that the Rimouski Océanic were chosen to host the event at the Colisée de Rimouski.[1] Other participants include the Windsor Spitfires, champions of the Ontario Hockey League, the Drummondville Voltigeurs, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the Kelowna Rockets, champions of the Western Hockey League.[2]

Five other QMJHL teams submitted a bid to host the event, including the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, Halifax Mooseheads, Lewiston Maineiacs, Shawinigan Cataractes, and the St. John's Fog Devils.[3] The Maineiacs bid partnered with the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates, with a plan to host the event in Portland's Cumberland County Civic Center.[4] The QMJHL announced a five-member independent selection committee to evaluate the bids, headed by former New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord.[5]

The tournament began on May 15, 2009 with Kelowna beating Rimouski 4–1. Windsor defeated Rimouski in the tiebreaker and Drummondville in the semifinal, becoming just the second team since the current Memorial Cup tournament format was adopted in 1983 to reach the final after losing its first two games. Windsor then captured the Memorial Cup, defeating Kelowna 4–1 on May 24, 2009, becoming the first team in Memorial Cup history to win the tournament after starting 0–2, and also the first to win coming out of the tiebreaker.

Tournament

All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top skaters based on points. If the list exceeds ten skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

PlayerTeaGPGAPtsPIM
Jamie BennKelowna Rockets45498
Adam HenriqueWindsor Spitfires645911
Yannick RiendeauDrummondville Voltigeurs42682
Taylor HallWindsor Spitfires62688
Andrei LoktionovWindsor Spitfires62570
Greg NemiszWindsor Spitfires61672
Dale MitchellWindsor Spitfires65162
Mark CundariWindsor Spitfires60556
Patrice CormierRimouski Océanic43148
Ryan EllisWindsor Spitfires63144

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.

PlayerTeamGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOMin
Andrew EngelageWindsor Spitfires642139162.58.8850372:04
Marco CousineauDrummondville Voltigeurs422146132.94.9110265:27
Mark GuggenbergerKelowna Rockets42279103.21.8730187:04
Maxim GougeonRimouski Océanic413138174.03.8770253:23

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)

Tournament awards

AwardRecipient
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player)Taylor Hall, Windsor
George Parsons Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike)Yannick Riendeau, Drummondville
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Top Goaltender)Marco Cousineau, Drummondville
Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer)Jamie Benn, Kelowna
All-Star team  Position  
Marco Cousineau, DrummondvilleG
Ryan Ellis, WindsorD
Tyler Myers, KelownaD
Jamie Benn, KelownaF
Patrice Cormier, RimouskiF
Taylor Hall, WindsorF

Rosters

Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

Pos.No.Player
GK33Marco Cousineau
GK35Antoine Tardif
D3Marc-Érik Ouellet
D6Marc-Antoine Desnoyers
D8Ryan McKiernan
D9Patrik Prokop
D15Jeff Marcoux
D23Charles Landry
D26Olivier Hotte
D29Dmitri Kulikov
D82Andrew Randazzo
F7Sean Couturier
F10Marc-Olivier Vachon
F11Benoît Lévesque
F13Yannick Riendeau
F17Dany Massé
F24Philippe Bergeron
F28Samson Mahbod
F40Gabriel Dumont
F70Mike Hoffman
F81Jonathan Brunelle
F83Christopher DiDomenico
F89Maxime Frenette
F94Philippe Lefebvre

Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

Pos.No.Player
GK30Mark Guggenberger
GK31Adam Brown
D2Collin Bowman
D3Tyler Myers
D4Tyson Barrie
D7Aaron Borejko
D8Curt Gogol
D26Tysen Dowzak
F9Štěpán Novotný
F10Evan Bloodoff
F11Colin Long
F12Cody Almond
F14Jamie Benn
F15Brandon McMillan
F16Spencer Main
F17Lucas Bloodoff
F18Shane McColgan
F19Ian Duval
F22Mikael Backlund
F23Kyle St. Denis
F24Mitchell Callahan
F27Ryley Grantham
F28Kyle Verdino

Rimouski Océanic (Host)

Pos.No.Player
GK31Maxim Gougeon
GK38Matthew Dopud
D3Marc-André Bourdon
D7Sebastien Piche
D14Gleason Fournier
D17William Plourde
D18Ryan Kavanagh
D20Alexandre Brunet
D21Emmanuel Boudreau
D24Maxime Ouimet
F8Patrick Delisle-Houde
F11Logan MacMillan
F15Philippe Cornet
F16Olivier Fortier
F19Keven Veilleux
F23Mathieu Asselin
F26Alexandre Durette
F27Jordan Caron
F55Frédéric Desrochers
F65Ilya Silik
F71Félix Lefrançois
F75Nicholas Samoluk
F79Luca Cunti
F90Patrice Cormier

Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

Pos.No.Player
GK1Andrew Engelage
GK30Josh Unice
GK34Steve Gleeson
D5Ron Soucie
D6Ryan Ellis
D7Adam Wallace
D13Rob Kwiet
D17Jesse Blacker
D42Ben Shutron
D51Mark Cundari
D55Harry Young
D81Patrick Moran
F4Taylor Hall
F14Adam Henrique
F16Ben Dubois
F19Lane MacDermid
F22Richard Greenop
F25James Woodcroft
F29Conor O'Donnell
F44Justin Shugg
F61Austin Watson
F64Greg Nemisz
F67Eric Wellwood
F71Dale Mitchell
F77Scott Timmins
F90Andrei Loktionov

Road to the Cup

OHL playoffs

Main article: 2008–09 OHL season

QMJHL playoffs

Main article: 2008–09 QMJHL season

WHL playoffs

Main article: 2008–09 WHL season

References

  1. ^ Jahnke, Karl (2008-04-03). "Rimouski wins 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup bid". QMJHL. Archived from the original on 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  2. ^ Hale, Jeff & Pargas, Mark (May 15, 2009). "The Junior Report: Windsor Draws Attention With Memorial Cup Set to Begin". The New York Times
  3. ^ "QMHL news archives, November 1, 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  4. ^ Lewiston Maineiacs news
  5. ^ "QMHL news archives, December 26, 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2007-12-08.