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2005 Memorial Cup

Canadian junior men's ice hockey championship

2005 Memorial Cup

Canadian junior men's ice hockey championship

FieldValue
title2005 Memorial Cup
image2005 Memorial Cup.JPG
num_teams4
datesMay 21–29, 2005
venuesJohn Labatt Centre
London, Ontario
host_teamLondon Knights (OHL)
games8
winnersLondon Knights (OHL) (1st title)
attendance71,240
TVRogers Sportsnet
prev_season[2004](2004-memorial-cup)
next_season[2006](2006-memorial-cup)

London, Ontario

Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

The 2005 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2005 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was held May 21–29, 2005 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. It was the 87th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Cup tournament featured the champions from the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Kelowna Rockets; the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the Rimouski Océanic; the Ottawa 67's representing the Ontario Hockey League (OHL); and the host team. Since the host team, the London Knights, won the Ontario Hockey League championship against the Ottawa 67's, the 67's earned the right to represent the OHL as the League runner-up.

The Knights had never won the Memorial Cup, unlike the other three teams, despite having a franchise for longer than any of the other three teams (40 seasons). The year 2005 marked both London's first-ever OHL championship and first Memorial Cup victory in its 40-year history.

Round-robin standings

Coverage

Media attention was unusually high, with the television ratings the highest ever recorded for the tournament. There were several reasons for this increase in media attention:

  1. Lack of competition from the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. The NHL's 2004–05 season was cancelled due to the aforementioned lockout, which made the Memorial Cup the most important North American hockey playoff tournament at the time of the event. Furthermore, some of the young prospects were able to play for their junior teams instead of playing for their affiliated NHL teams. As such, the higher-skilled junior players helped facilitate more competitive games.
  2. The presence of arguably two of the strongest teams ever in junior hockey:
  3. The London Knights went 31 games in a row undefeated to begin their season, setting a new CHL record. The team was ranked first in the weekly CHL rankings for the entire length of the season. The Knights had also never won the Memorial Cup in their entire 40-year history, providing the opportunity for the team to win their first Cup in London.
  4. The Rimouski Océanic, with superstar Sidney Crosby, went even longer undefeated at the end of the season and into the QMJHL playoffs, setting a new League record with 28 games undefeated. They actually went 35 games without losing including the regular season and QMJHL playoffs, with a third-round loss to Chicoutimi being their only loss in the QMJHL in the 2005 calendar year half of the 2004–05 season. As the CHL did not count the playoff games towards their streak, London's mark remains the longest in the record books, a fact that the Océanic used as motivation. 2005 was also to be Crosby's last year in the CHL and final opportunity to win the Memorial Cup.
  5. The Kelowna Rockets were the defending Memorial Cup champions.
  6. The Ottawa 67's, coached by the "legendary" Brian Kilrea, finished in a distant 6th place in their conference but made a strong playoff performance to come back to face the Knights in the OHL final.

Rosters

Kelowna Rockets (WHL)London Knights (host)Ottawa 67's (OHL)Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)

Schedule

Round robin

M. Pouliot 09:09 D. Roussin 16:52 D. Fritsche 21:44 C. Perry 44:02 M. Methot 69:36 E. Reid 42:55 B. Staubitz 95:41 B. Comeau 31:34 C. Perry 27:22 C. Perry 34:02 D. Larman 46:50 D. Deschamps 50:46 B. Staubitz 40:50 J. McGinn 52:28 D. Roussin 14:19 M. Pouliot 21:00 D. Roussin 47:00 B. Comeau 42:23 B. Comeau 46:14 S. Crosby 24:53 M. Scalzo 31:57 F. Bolduc 36:14 D. Hunter 24:56 D. Syvret 31:52 C. Perry 37:13 D. Fritsche 58:10 M. Mancari 40:53

Semifinal

J. McGinn 07:20 D. Joslin 42:11 J. Talbot 56:42 P. Coulombe 04:40 M. Pouliot 09:45 S. Crosby 21:41 P. Coulombe 43:27 M. Scalzo 46:46 S. Crosby 51:47

Final

B. Rodney 17:00 D. Bolland 21:48 R. Schremp 42:34

Scoring leaders

  1. Sidney Crosby, RIM (6g, 5a, 11pts)
  2. Marc-Antoine Pouliot, RIM (3g, 7a, 10pts)
  3. Dany Roussin, RIM (3g, 6a, 9pts)
  4. Mario Scalzo, RIM (2g, 7a, 9pts)
  5. Corey Perry, LDN (4g, 3a, 7pts)
  6. Patrick Coulombe, RIM (2g, 5a, 7pts)
  7. Dan Fritsche, LDN (3g, 3a, 6pts)
  8. Rob Schremp, LDN (1g, 5a, 6pts)
  9. Danny Syvret, LDN (1g, 4a, 5pts)
  10. Dylan Hunter, LDN (1g, 4a, 5pts)

Leading goaltenders

  1. Adam Dennis, LDN (1.58 gaa, .936 sv%)
  2. Kristofer Westblom, KEL (3.08 gaa, .910 sv%)
  3. Cedrick Desjardins, RIM (3.69 gaa, .914 sv%)
  4. Danny Battochio, OTT (3.93 gaa, .907 sv%)

Award winners

  • Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Corey Perry, London
  • George Parsons Trophy (sportsmanship): Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Rimouski
  • Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (goaltender): Adam Dennis, London
  • Ed Chynoweth Trophy (leading scorer): Sidney Crosby, Rimouski

All-Star Team

  • Goal: Adam Dennis, London
  • Defence: Danny Syvret, London; Mario Scalzo, Rimouski
  • Forwards: Corey Perry, London; Dan Fritsche, London; Sidney Crosby, Rimouski

The road to the cup

WHL playoffs

| RD2-group1=Eastern | RD2-group2=Western | RD1-seed01=E1 | RD1-team01=Brandon | RD1-seed02=E4 | RD1-team02=Moose Jaw | RD1-score01=4 | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed03=C2 | RD1-team03=Lethbridge | RD1-seed04=C3 | RD1-team04=Calgary | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-score04=4 | RD1-seed05=C1 | RD1-team05=Medicine Hat | RD1-seed06=C4 | RD1-team06=Red Deer | RD1-score05=4 | RD1-score06=3 | RD1-seed07=E2 | RD1-team07=Saskatoon | RD1-seed08=E3 | RD1-team08=Prince Albert | RD1-score07=0 | RD1-score08=4 | RD1-seed09=B1 | RD1-team09=Kootenay | RD1-seed10=B4 | RD1-team10=Kamloops | RD1-score09=4 | RD1-score10=2 | RD1-seed11=U2 | RD1-team11=Portland | RD1-seed12=U3 | RD1-team12=Everett | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-score12=4 | RD1-seed13=B2 | RD1-team13=Kelowna | RD1-seed14=B3 | RD1-team14=Vancouver | RD1-score13=4 | RD1-score14=2 | RD1-seed15=U1 | RD1-team15=Seattle | RD1-seed16=U4 | RD1-team16=Tri-City | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-score16=1 | RD2-seed01=E1 | RD2-team01=Brandon | RD2-seed02=C3 | RD2-team02=Calgary | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-score02=3 | RD2-seed03=C1 | RD2-team03=Medicine Hat | RD2-seed04=E3 | RD2-team04=Prince Albert | RD2-score03=2 | RD2-score04=4 | RD2-seed05=B1 | RD2-team05=Kootenay | RD2-seed06=U3 | RD2-team06=Everett | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-score06=0 | RD2-seed07=B2 | RD2-team07=Kelowna | RD2-seed08=U1 | RD2-team08=Seattle | RD2-score07=4 | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=E1 | RD3-team01=Brandon | RD3-seed02=E3 | RD3-team02=Prince Albert | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-score02=3 | RD3-seed03=B1 | RD3-team03=Kootenay | RD3-seed04=B2 | RD3-team04=Kelowna | RD3-score03=2 | RD3-score04=4 | RD4-seed01=E1 | RD4-team01=Brandon | RD4-seed02=B2 | RD4-team02=Kelowna | RD4-score01=1 | RD4-score02=4

OHL playoffs

| RD1-seed01= E1 | RD1-team01= Mississauga | RD1-score01= 1 | RD1-seed02= E8 | RD1-team02= Toronto | RD1-score02= 4 | RD1-seed03= E2 | RD1-team03= Peterborough | RD1-score03= 4 | RD1-seed04= E7 | RD1-team04= Belleville | RD1-score04= 1 | RD1-seed05= E3 | RD1-team05= Barrie | RD1-score05= 2 | RD1-seed06= E6 | RD1-team06= Ottawa | RD1-score06= 4 | RD1-seed07= E4 | RD1-team07= Brampton | RD1-score07= 2 | RD1-seed08= E5 | RD1-team08= Sudbury | RD1-score08= 4 | RD1-seed09= W1 | RD1-team09= London | RD1-score09= 4 | RD1-seed10= W8 | RD1-team10= Guelph | RD1-score10= 0 | RD1-seed11= W2 | RD1-team11= S.S. Marie | RD1-score11= 3 | RD1-seed12= W7 | RD1-team12= Windsor | RD1-score12= 4 | RD1-seed13= W3 | RD1-team13= Owen Sound | RD1-score13= 4 | RD1-seed14= W6 | RD1-team14= Plymouth | RD1-score14= 0 | RD1-seed15= W4 | RD1-team15= Kitchener | RD1-score15= 4 | RD1-seed16= W5 | RD1-team16= Erie | RD1-score16= 2 | RD2-seed01= E8 | RD2-team01= Toronto | RD2-score01= 1 | RD2-seed02= E2 | RD2-team02= Peterborough | RD2-score02= 4 | RD2-seed03= E6 | RD2-team03= Ottawa | RD2-score03= 4 | RD2-seed04= E5 | RD2-team04= Sudbury | RD2-score04= 2 | RD2-seed05= W1 | RD2-team05= London | RD2-score05= 4 | RD2-seed06= W7 | RD2-team06= Windsor | RD2-score06= 0 | RD2-seed07= W3 | RD2-team07= Owen Sound | RD2-score07= 0 | RD2-seed08= W4 | RD2-team08= Kitchener | RD2-score08= 4 | RD3-seed01= E2 | RD3-team01= Peterborough | RD3-score01= 0 | RD3-seed02= E6 | RD3-team02= Ottawa | RD3-score02= 4 | RD3-seed03= W1 | RD3-team03= London | RD3-score03= 4 | RD3-seed04= W4 | RD3-team04= Kitchener | RD3-score04= 1 | RD4-seed01= E6 | RD4-team01= Ottawa | RD4-score01= 1 | RD4-seed02= W1 | RD4-team02= London | RD4-score02= 4

QMJHL playoffs

| RD1-seed03= 7 | RD1-team03= Shawinigan | RD1-score03= 0 | RD1-seed04= 10 | RD1-team04= Lewiston | RD1-score04= 4 | RD1-seed05= 4 | RD1-team05= Chicoutimi | RD1-score05= 4 | RD1-seed06= 13 | RD1-team06= Baie-Comeau | RD1-score06= 2 | RD1-seed07= 5 | RD1-team07= Québec | RD1-score07= 4 | RD1-seed08= 12 | RD1-team08= Victoriaville | RD1-score08= 3 | RD1-seed11= 8 | RD1-team11= Gatineau | RD1-score11= 4 | RD1-seed12= 9 | RD1-team12= Cape Breton | RD1-score12= 1 | RD1-seed15= 6 | RD1-team15= Moncton | RD1-score15= 4 | RD1-seed16= 11 | RD1-team16= Drummondville | RD1-score16= 2 | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= Rimouski | RD2-score01= 4 | RD2-seed02= 10 | RD2-team02= Lewiston | RD2-score02= 0 | RD2-seed03= 4 | RD2-team03= Chicoutimi | RD2-score03= 4 | RD2-seed04= 5 | RD2-team04= Québec | RD2-score04= 2 | RD2-seed05= 2 | RD2-team05= Halifax | RD2-score05= 4 | RD2-seed06= 8 | RD2-team06= Gatineau | RD2-score06= 1 | RD2-seed07= 3 | RD2-team07= Rouyn-Noranda | RD2-score07= 4 | RD2-seed08= 6 | RD2-team08= Moncton | RD2-score08= 2 | RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01= Rimouski | RD3-score01= 4 | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= Chicoutimi | RD3-score02= 1 | RD3-seed03= 2 | RD3-team03= Halifax | RD3-score03= 4 | RD3-seed04= 3 | RD3-team04= Rouyn-Noranda | RD3-score04= 0 | RD4-seed01= 1 | RD4-team01= Rimouski | RD4-score01= 4 | RD4-seed02= 2 | RD4-team02= Halifax | RD4-score02= 0

References

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