Canadian Memorial Cup

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Established
1919 (106 years old)

First Recorded Event
2024-05-24

Current Season
2026

Current Round

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Ice Hockey

Location
Canada

Gender
Male

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Results
01 Jun	Medicine	1 - 4	London Kn
30 May	London Kn	5 - 2	Moncton W
28 May	Moncton W	6 - 2	Rimouski
27 May	Medicine	3 - 1	London Kn
26 May	Medicine	3 - 1	Moncton W
25 May	London Kn	3 - 1	Rimouski
24 May	London Kn	3 - 2	Moncton W
23 May	Rimouski	4 - 5	Medicine
02 Jun	London Kn	3 - 4	Saginaw S
31 May	Saginaw S	7 - 1	Moose Jaw

Description

The Memorial Cup (French: Coupe Memorial) is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played among the champions of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL), and a host team, which alternates on an annual basis between the three member leagues. The Memorial Cup trophy was established by Captain James T. Sutherland to honour those who died in service during World War I. It was rededicated during the 2010 tournament to honour all soldiers who died fighting for Canada in any conflict.

The trophy was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in 1919 to be awarded to the junior ice hockey champion of Canada. From its inception until 1971, the Memorial Cup was open to all Junior A teams in the country and was awarded following a series of league, provincial and regional playoffs culminating in an east–west championship. The three-league tournament format began in 1972, a season after the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association divided the Junior A rank into two tiers, naming the Memorial Cup as the championship of the Major Junior level.

The Memorial Cup is sometimes referred to as one of the hardest championships to win in hockey, factoring in the number of teams across the CHL's member leagues nationwide, the Memorial Cup tournament being played between their top teams, and the limited eligibility period for players to compete at the major junior level.

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