2019 Memorial Cup

The 2019 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2019 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019.

2019 Memorial Cup

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Host team	Halifax Mooseheads
Venue	Scotiabank Centre
Champions	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Duration	May 17–26, 2019
Number of teams	4
Total attendance	79,099
Television	Sportsnet, TVA Sports
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Round-robin standings

  Indicates team advanced directly to the championship game

  Indicates team advanced to the semifinal game

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL/host)	3	2	1	11	7	4
Guelph Storm (OHL)	3	2	1	12	8	4
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)	3	2	1	12	11	4
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	3	0	3	6	15	0

Schedule

All times local (UTC −3)

Round-robin

May 17	Prince Albert Raiders		1–4		Halifax Mooseheads	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			10:49 – Samuel Asselin (1) 18:44 – Xavier Parent (1)
Noah Gregor (1) – 10:46		Second period			15:52 – pp – Jake Ryczek (1)
No scoring		Third period			18:07 – en – Antoine Morand (1)
Ian Scott (33 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats			Alexis Gravel (23 saves / 24 shots)

May 18	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies		2–5		Guelph Storm	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
Vincent Marleau (1) – 2:17		First period			11:00 – sh – Alexey Toropchenko (1) 13:07 – Alexey Toropchenko (2) 18:23 – Alexey Toropchenko (3)
Jakub Lauko (1) – 11:16		Second period			3:20 – MacKenzie Entwistle (1) 19:15 – Nick Suzuki (1)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Samuel Harvey (24 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Anthony Popovich (22 saves / 24 shots)

May 19	Halifax Mooseheads		4–2		Guelph Storm	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
Antoine Morand (2) – 05:10		First period			19:10 – Sean Durzi (1)
Raphaël Lavoie (1) – sh – 06:48 Maxim Trépanier (1) – 10:34		Second period			No scoring
Samuel Asselin (2) – 07:20		Third period			01:07 – pp – Sean Durzi (2)
Alexis Gravel (33 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats			Anthony Popovich (38 saves / 42 shots)

May 20	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies		6–3		Prince Albert Raiders	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
Tyler Hinam (1) – 4:34 Joël Teasdale (1) – pp – 18:32		First period			8:32 – Cole Fonstad (1) 13:47 – Brayden Pachal (1)
Félix Bibeau (1) – 12:59		Second period			17:43 – Noah Gregor (2)
Tyler Hinam (2) – 15:28 Peter Abbandonato (1) – 16:53 Noah Dobson (1) – en – 18:19		Third period			No scoring
Samuel Harvey (30 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Ian Scott (27 saves / 32 shots)

May 21	Guelph Storm		5–2		Prince Albert Raiders	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
Fedor Gordeev (1) – 9:42 Isaac Ratcliffe (1) – 15:18		First period			11:32 – pp – Sean Montgomery (1) 19:16 – Dante Hannoun (1)
Liam Hawel (1) – pp – 1:21 Nick Suzuki (2) – 5:02		Second period			No scoring
Nick Suzuki (3) – 6:42		Third period			No scoring
Anthony Popovich (19 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Ian Scott (20 saves / 25 shots)

May 22	Halifax Mooseheads		3–4		Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			14:38 – Félix Bibeau (2) 15:50 – Joël Teasdale (2)
Benoit-Olivier Groulx (1) – 0:48 Arnaud Durandeau (1) – 7:34 Antoine Morand (3) – pp – 19:17		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			10:13 – William Rouleau (1) 19:05 – Jakub Lauko (2)
Alexis Gravel (36 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Samuel Harvey (24 saves / 27 shots)

Playoff round

Semifinal

May 24	Guelph Storm		4–6		Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
Isaac Ratcliffe (2) – 6:28 Jack Hanley (1) – 7:28		First period			4:58 – pp – Alex Beaucage (1) 9:31 – Joël Teasdale (3)
Cedric Ralph (1) – 5:53		Second period			6:49 – Tyler Hinam (3)
Isaac Ratcliffe (3) – 18:47		Third period			5:40 – Félix Bibeau (3) 12:33 – Félix Bibeau (4) 19:57 – en – Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (1)
Anthony Popovich (33 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats			Samuel Harvey (34 saves / 38 shots)

Final

May 26	Halifax Mooseheads		2–4		Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
Samuel Asselin (3) – pp – 19:16		First period			No scoring
Raphaël Lavoie (2) – 5:26		Second period			10:27 – Félix Bibeau (5) 15:11 – Joël Teasdale (4)
No scoring		Third period			3:02 – Peter Abbandonato (2) 5:03 – Vincent Marleau (2)
Alexis Gravel (31 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats			Samuel Harvey (23 saves / 25 shots)

Statistical leaders

Skaters

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jakub Lauko	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	5	2	6	8	0
Nick Suzuki	Guelph Storm	4	3	4	7	0
Sean Durzi	Guelph Storm	4	2	5	7	2
Félix Bibeau	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	5	5	1	6	8
Isaac Ratcliffe	Guelph Storm	4	3	3	6	8
Alexey Toropchenko	Guelph Storm	4	3	3	6	0
Maxim Trépanier	Halifax Mooseheads	4	1	5	6	2
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	5	1	5	6	0
Joël Teasdale	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	5	4	1	5	6
Samuel Asselin	Halifax Mooseheads	4	3	2	5	2

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 60 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.

Player	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
Alexis Gravel	Halifax Mooseheads	4	2	2	0	134	11	2.78	.918	0	237
Anthony Popovich	Guelph Storm	4	2	2	0	125	13	3.28	.896	0	238
Samuel Harvey	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	4	3	1	0	127	15	3.75	.882	0	240
Ian Scott	Prince Albert Raiders	3	0	3	0	93	13	4.36	.860	0	179

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

The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2019 Memorial Cup:

• Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Most outstanding player): Joël Teasdale, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Top scorer): Jakub Lauko, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• George Parsons Trophy (Most sportsmanlike player): Nick Suzuki, Guelph Storm
• Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Best goaltender): Alexis Gravel, Halifax Mooseheads
• Memorial Cup All-Star Team:

Goaltender: Alexis Gravel, Halifax Mooseheads

Defence: Sean Durzi, Guelph Storm; Noah Dobson, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Forwards: Isaac Ratcliffe, Guelph Storm; Félix Bibeau, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies; Benoit-Olivier Groulx, Halifax Mooseheads

Rosters

Halifax Mooseheads (host)

• Head coach: Éric Veilleux

Pos.	No.	Player
G	1	Alexis Gravel
G	29	Cole McLaren
D	2	Denis Toner
D	3	Walter Flower
D	12	Patrick Kyte
D	14	Jared McIsaac
D	16	Jake Ryczek
D	20	Justin Barron
D	79	Jocktan Chainey
F	8	Brock McLeod
F	19	Benoit-Olivier Groulx
F	21	Arnaud Durandeau
F	23	Keith Getson
F	28	Ben Higgins
F	48	Ostap Safin
F	50	Raphaël Lavoie
F	61	Joel Bishop
F	67	Xavier Parent
F	71	Maxim Trépanier
F	72	Samuel Asselin
F	88	Antoine Morand
F	91	Marcel Barinka
F	94	Samuel Dubé

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

• Head coach: Mario Pouliot

Pos.	No.	Player
G	1	Samuel Harvey
G	31	Zachary Emond
D	3	Jacob Neveu
D	4	Justin Bergeron
D	6	Samuel Régis
D	7	Alexis Arsenault
D	8	William Cyr
D	27	Ryan MacLellan
D	53	Noah Dobson
F	10	Louis-Filip Côté
F	11	Rafaël Harvey-Pinard
F	12	William Rouleau
F	13	Jakub Lauko
F	14	Mathieu Gagnon
F	15	Vincent Marleau
F	16	Alex Beaucage
F	19	Patrik Hrehorcak
F	20	Tommy Beaudoin
F	21	Félix Bibeau
F	22	Peter Abbandonato
F	23	Samuel Naud
F	24	Joël Teasdale
F	25	Tyler Hinam

Guelph Storm (OHL)

• Head coach: George Burnett

Pos.	No.	Player
G	32	Anthony Popovich
G	35	Nico Daws
D	4	Owen Lalonde
D	5	Dmitri Samorukov
D	6	Sean Durzi
D	11	Daniil Chayka
D	22	Jack Hanley
D	23	Zack Terry
D	25	Markus Phillips
D	29	Fedor Gordeev
F	7	Zachary Roberts
F	8	Cam Hillis
F	9	Nick Suzuki
F	10	MacKenzie Entwistle
F	12	Keegan Stevenson
F	13	Alexey Toropchenko
F	14	Cedric Ralph
F	15	Liam Hawel
F	16	Nate Schnarr
F	17	Pavel Gogolev
F	19	Isaac Ratcliffe
F	20	Ben McFarlane
F	21	Ty Collins
F	27	Domenico Commisso

Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

• Head coach: Marc Habscheid

Pos.	No.	Player
G	33	Ian Scott
G	35	Boston Bilous
D	3	Jeremy Masella
D	5	Zack Hayes
D	6	Kaiden Guhle
D	8	Brayden Pachal
D	10	Max Martin
D	12	Sergei Sapego
D	14	Loeden Schaufler
F	11	Spencer Moe
F	15	Brian Harris
F	16	Jakob Brook
F	17	Dante Hannoun
F	18	Noah Gregor
F	19	Ozzy Wiesblatt
F	20	Brett Leason
F	21	Aliaksei Protas
F	23	Eric Pearce
F	24	Cole Fonstad
F	25	Sean Montgomery
F	27	Parker Kelly
F	29	Justin Nachbaur

Road to the Cup

OHL playoffs

The J. Ross Robertson Cup, championship trophy of the OHL

See the main article: 2018–19 OHL season

	Conference quarterfinals					Conference semifinals					Conference finals					Finals
	1	Ottawa	4
	8	Hamilton	0
						1	Ottawa	4
						4	Sudbury	0
	4	Sudbury	4
	5	Mississauga	0
											1	Ottawa	4
	Eastern Conference
											3	Oshawa	0
	2	Niagara	4
	7	North Bay	1
						2	Niagara	2
						3	Oshawa	4
	3	Oshawa	4
	6	Peterborough	1
																E1	Ottawa	2
																W4	Guelph	4
	1	London	4
	8	Windsor	0
						1	London	3
						4	Guelph	4
	4	Guelph	4
	5	Kitchener	0
											4	Guelph	4
	Western Conference
											2	Saginaw	3
	2	Saginaw	4
	7	Sarnia	0
						2	Saginaw	4
						3	Sault Ste. Marie	2
	3	Sault Ste. Marie	4
	6	Owen Sound	1

QMJHL playoffs

The President's Cup, championship trophy of the QMJHL

See the main article: 2018–19 QMJHL season

Conference quarterfinals

Conference semifinals

Semifinals

Finals

W1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

W8

Shawinigan

2

W1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

W4

Victoriaville

0

W2

Drummondville

4

W7

Gatineau

1

1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

Western Conference

4

Rimouski

0

W3

Sherbrooke

4

W6

Blainville-Boisbriand

1

W2

Drummondville

4

W3

Sherbrooke

1

W4

Victoriaville

4

W5

Val-d'Or

3

1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.

3

Halifax

2

E1

Halifax

4

E8

Quebec

3

E1

Halifax

4

E7

Moncton

0

E2

Baie-Comeau

3

E7

Moncton

4

2

Drummondville

2

Eastern Conference

3

Halifax

4

E3

Rimouski

4

E6

Chicoutimi

0

E3

Rimouski

4

E5

Cape Breton

1

E4

Charlottetown

2

E5

Cape Breton

4

WHL playoffs

The Ed Chynoweth Cup, championship trophy of the WHL

See the main article: 2018–19 WHL season

Conference quarterfinals

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

Finals

E1

Prince Albert

4

W2

Red Deer

0

E1

Prince Albert

4

E2

Saskatoon

2

E2

Saskatoon

4

E3

Moose Jaw

0

E1

Prince Albert

4

Eastern Conference

C1

Edmonton

2

C1

Edmonton

4

W1

Medicine Hat

2

C1

Edmonton

4

C3

Calgary

0

C2

Lethbridge

3

C3

Calgary

4

E1

Prince Albert

4

B1

Vancouver

3

U1

Everett

4

W1

Tri-City

1

U1

Everett

1

U2

Spokane

4

U2

Spokane

4

U3

Portland

1

B1

Vancouver

4

Western Conference

U2

Spokane

1

B1

Vancouver

4

W2

Seattle

2

B1

Vancouver

4

B2

Victoria

0

B2

Victoria

4

B3

Kamloops

2

Other websites

• Memorial Cup Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Canadian Hockey League