2001 Memorial Cup

The 2001 Memorial Cup occurred May 19-27 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. It featured the host team, the Regina Pats as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League which were the Ottawa 67's, Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Red Deer Rebels respectively. The Red Deer Rebels won their first Memorial Cup, beating the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the final.

Round-robin standings

cores

Round Robin
*May 19 Ottawa 5, Regina 2
*May 20 Red Deer 5, Val D'Or 4 (OT)
*May 21 Val D'Or 5, Regina 2
*May 22 Red Deer 4, Ottawa 2
*May 23 Val D'Or 6, Ottawa 1
*May 24 Regina 5, Red Deer 2

Tie-breaker
*May 25: Regina 5, Ottawa 0

Semi-final
*May 26: Val D'Or 5, Regina 4 (OT)

Final
*May 27: Red Deer 6, Val D'Or 5 (OT)

Winning roster

Colby Armstrong, Shane Bendera, Andrew Bergen, Martin Erat, Devin Francon, Boyd Gordon, Diarmuid Kelly, Ross Lupaschuk, Doug Lynch, Justin Mapletoft, Derek Meech, Cam Ondrik, Darcy Robinson, Jeff Smith, Shay Stephenson, Joel Stepp, Bryce Thoma, Jim Vandermeer, Kyle Wanvig, Jeff Woywitka. Coach: Brent Sutter

coring leaders

#Simon Gamache, VDO, (4g 3a) 7p
#Brett Lysak, REG, (3g 4a) 7p
#Ross Lupaschuk, RD, (2g 5a) 7p
#Chris Lyness, VDO, (1g 6a) 7p
#Stéphane Veilleux, VDO, (3g 3a) 6p
#Brandon Reid, VDO, (3g 3a) 6p
#Karel Mosovsky, REG, (3g 3a) 6p
#Kevin Korol, REG, (3g 3a) 6p
#Kyle Wanvig, RD, (2g 4a) 6p
#Paul Elliott, REG, (2g 4a) 6p
#Martin Erat, RD, (1g 5a) 6p
#Eric Fortier, VDO, (1g 5a) 6p

Goaltending leaders

#Chad Davidson, REG (2.20 GAA)
#Maxime Daigneault, VDO (3.22 GAA)
#Shane Bendera, RD (3.91 GAA)
#Seamus Kotyk, OTT

Award Winners

*Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Kyle Wanvig, Red Deer
*George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or
*Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Maxime Daigneault, Val-d'Or
*Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or

All-star team
*Goaltender - Maxime Daigneault, Val-d'Or
*Defence - Paul Elliott, Regina; Chris Lyness, Val-d'Or & Ross Lupaschuk, Red Deer (tie)
*Forward - Brett Lysak, Regina; Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or; Kyle Wanvig, Red Deer

ee also