Memorial Cup

The team will begin the tournament Monday against the Hamilton Bulldogs, who are the Ontario Hockey League champions. After a practice over the weekend, Sea ...

“We’re in tough shape right now. After losing in the first round of the QMJHL playoffs, the Sea Dogs have been practicing to prepare for the national tournament. It has been a month of practice for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The Memorial Cup is back, with four of the best CHL teams fighting to become Canada's top junior hockey club. Get ready with a competitor breakdown.

The lethal dual-threat scorer was one of the most valuable players in the QMJHL when he was on the ice, making him and Bourque one of the league's most dangerous and dynamic duos. The 6-foot-0 goaltender shows off some athleticism and battles hard in the crease to stay in front of the shooter. Bourgault is the definition of an ‘elite passenger’. A player who isn’t always going to be the on-puck play driver but makes a line absolutely filthy with his ability to supplement a play driver like Bourque in so many ways. They will have one of the CHL’s most exciting duos in Xavier Bourgault and Mavrik Bourque, who they will rely heavily on to bring the bulk of the scoring. Shawinigan took a step in the playoffs, becoming a team that used its skill and pace to upset opponents throughout the playoffs, including the QMJHL’s top two teams from the regular season. He isn’t going to be asked to be the star of the show in the Memorial Cup for Hamilton but his ability to fill any role will make him one of their most valuable players. Couture has the chance to be the reason that Saint John competes with the powerhouses from the WHL and OHL. The scoring offensive firepower of the Hamilton Bulldogs or the top-to-bottom star power of the Oil Kings will need to be stopped somehow. A team with a boatload of skill and built for a long playoff run, the Sea Dogs were aggressive in adding talent over the last couple of years. Possibly the most surprising team in this year’s Memorial Cup, the Shawinigan Cataractes really found their gear in the QMJHL playoffs en route to the Presidents Cup as QMJHL champions. The 2003-born center is going to likely play up against the other team’s best players and will often find himself being the best overall player on the ice against many of them. He spent some time in the NHL, getting nine games in before being sent back to the OHL. Midway through his NHL time, McTavish was sent to the AHL on a conditioning loan for three games. Windsor gave them an excellent test right at the end of their championship run to prep them for the nation's best at the Memorial Cup.

The Bulldogs were the only team in the CHL this season to cross the 100-point plateau as they set a new franchise high with 107. They entered the OHL Playoffs ...

The Anaheim Ducks prospect joined the Bulldogs Jan. 9 in a trade with Peterborough and in 24 regular season games, tallied 14 goals and 40 points. Over the course of those six seasons, the Bulldogs have produced nine NHL Drafted players. Their 2018 effort ended in the semi-finals after a 4-2 defeat to Regina. Owners of the second best power play (27.6 per cent), Hamilton were ranked in the CHL Top 10 on 13 occasions including three straight weeks at no. All in all, Hamilton’s 300 goals were the second most in the OHL while their 176 goals against led the league. Jan Mysak, alongside Artem Grushnikov, came through the CHL Import Draft.

After COVID caused the cancellation of the tournament in 2020 and 2021, the competition returns with four of the best teams in Canadian junior hockey meeting to ...

Here is a look at all the winners since 2000: The three-team format with the three winners of the CHL leagues began in 1972. This is the club's fourth time playing in the Memorial Cup. The Cataractes swept the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Gatineau Olympiques in the first two rounds. This year marks the club's third appearance in the tournament coming off their QMJHL title. Hamilton was the best team during the regular season, and proved it again during the OHL playoffs. They are fresh off winning their second OHL championship. RDS will have coverage for the French-speaking audience. After ending the regular season as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, Edmonton breezed through the first three rounds, sweeping the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Red Deer Rebels before taking down the No. 1 seed Winnipeg Ice in just five games. They were the winner of the 2022 WHL Championship. The No. 1 seed advances straight to the championship game while the Nos. 2 and No. 3 teams will play in a semifinal. The four teams will play each other once in a round robin.

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He’s 5’9”, and is a right-shooting wing/centre who took a giant step after last season’s fractured playing schedule in the Q. With 101 points in 68 games, he’s going to have scouts watching him in the Cup. The goal scoring on the Bulldogs came from Avery Hayes, Logan Morrison and Canadiens prospect Jan Mysak. Hayes is an undrafted winger who took a huge leap from his prior pre-cancellation season to score 41 goals in 66 games this year. The hosts got beat out in the first round of the playoffs, leading to the coach being fired. A player to watch on the Oil Kings is 21-year-old Josh Williams. Williams, undrafted, is 6’1”, a right wing, and hit 82 points in 67 games. As a defender, he was clearly the setup man, with 51 of his 66 points assists. Saint John opens the round robin schedule with a game tonight against Hamilton at 6 pm Eastern Time. Toronto prospect William Villeneuve is a member of the Sea Dogs and is the only Leafs prospect in the event this year. However, he was injured in the WHL playoffs and won’t be appearing. He had 29 points in 19 playoff games, so look out, he’s on a roll. What they do have is Sebastian Cossa, a top five goalie in the WHL. The Detroit prospect was acquired last year at 15th overall after the Red Wings traded up to get him. Their best is Dylan Guenther, an Arizona prospect, who is sixth in the WHL in points and fifth for goals. Should the NHL SCF go to seven games, the Memorial Cup playoffs will bracket that last game, which would be on the Tuesday. The Memorial Cup returns to the ice today after an absence of two years.

TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League announced a new point system for the Memorial Cup hours before the start ...