2004 Memorial Cup

Canadian junior men's ice hockey championship March 2023 March 2023 2004 Memorial Cup 2004 Memorial Cup in Kelowna.JPG 4 May 15–23, 2004 Prospera PlaceKelowna, British Columbia Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 8 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) (1st title) Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 50,078 Scoring leader Doug O'Brien (Knights) 8 points MVP Kelly Guard (Rockets) Rogers Sportsnet 2003 2005 thumb|The Memorial Cup trophy|alt=Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates. The 2004 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2004 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) occurred May 15–23 at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.2024-11-28 Memorial Cup Champions History https://chl.ca/memorial-cup-champions-history/#1690909055417-16ed2cc6-e4a5 2024-11-29 Canadian Hockey League en-CA It was the 86th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Kelowna Rockets as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League which were the Guelph Storm, Gatineau Olympiques and the Medicine Hat Tigers 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 1983, when the Portland Winter Hawks won it, the second was in 1993 when the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won it, and the third was in 1999 when the Ottawa 67's won it.) Kelowna defeated the Olympiques who made their second straight Memorial Cup final, but as with 2003, 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 2005 Memorial Cup as well. Round-robin standings main WL 2 0 n complete KEL Kelowna Rockets (host) GAT Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) MED Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) GUE Guelph Storm (OHL) 3 0 7 2 2 1 11 7 1 2 4 6 0 3 3 10 green2 A yellow2 B B Schedule All times local (UTC -8) Round-robin #eeeeee May 15, 2004 Kelowna 1–0 Guelph Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance:6,350 #ffffff May 16, 2004 Medicine Hat 1-3 Gatineau Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance:6,153 #eeeeee May 17, 2004 Kelowna 4–1 Gatineau Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance:6,250 #ffffff May 18, 2004 Medicine Hat 2–1 Guelph Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance:6,127 #eeeeee May 19, 2004 Gatineau 7–2 Guelph Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance:6,150 #ffffff May 20, 2004 Kelowna 2–1 Medicine Hat Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance:6,350 Semi-final #eeeeee May 22, 2004 Gatineau 6–5 Medicine Hat Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance:6,151 Final #eeeeee May 23, 2004 Kelowna 2–1 Gatineau Prospera Place, KelownaAttendance: 6,636 Winning team Michal Blanar, Troy Bodie, Mike Card, Blake Comeau, Ryan Constant, Kyle Cumiskey, Darren Deschamps, Simon Ferguson, Randall Gelech, Josh Gorges, Kelly Guard, Joel Henituik, Brent Howarth, Justin Keller, D. J. King, Josh Lepp, Joni Lindlof, Tyler Mosienko, Mark Olafson, Cam Paddock, Brett Palin, Chris Ray, Kevin Reinholt, Tyler Spurgeon, Stephen Sunderman, Stewart Thiessen, Patrik Valcak, Nolan Waker, Shea Weber, Derek Yeomans. Coach: Marc Habscheid 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, MH (1g, 3a, 4pts) Cam Paddock, KEL (1g, 3a, 4pts) Shea Weber, 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, GUE (3.00gaa, .848sv%) Award winners Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Kelly Guard, Kelowna George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Josh Gorges, Kelowna Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Kelly Guard, Kelowna Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Doug O'Brien, Gatineau All-star team Goal: Kelly Guard, Kelowna Defence: Doug O'Brien, Gatineau; Shea Weber, Kelowna Forwards: Jean-Michel Daoust, Gatineau; Clarke MacArthur, Medicine Hat; Randall Gelech, Kelowna References External links Memorial Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202910/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ 2016-06-02 Canadian Hockey League expanded Memorial Cup 2004 Category:Memorial Cup tournaments Memorial Cup 2004 Memorial Cup Category:May 2004 sports events in Canada