1989 Memorial Cup

The 1989 Memorial Cup occurred May 6-May 13 at the brand new Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Participating teams were the Western Hockey League champion Swift Current Broncos, the WHL hosts, the Saskatoon Blades, as well as the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League which were the Laval Titan and Peterborough Petes. In the first ever all-WHL final (in fact, an all-Saskatchewan final), an overflow, bi-partisan crowd of more than 11,000 saw Swift Current beat Saskatoon in overtime to win their first Memorial Cup.

Round-robin standings

Scores

Round-robin
*May 6 Swift Current 6-4 Peterborough
*May 6 Saskatoon 5-3 Laval
*May 7 Peterborough 3-2 Saskatoon
*May 7 Swift Current 6-5 Laval
*May 9 Laval 3-1 Peterborough
*May 10 Saskatoon 5-4 Swift Current

Tie-Breaker
*May 11 Peterborough 5-4 Laval

Semi-final
*May 12 Swift Current 6-2 Peterborough

Final
*May 13 Swift Current 4-3 Saskatoon (OT)

Winning roster

Scott Albert, Kevin Barrett, Kimbi Daniels, Don Blishen, Peter Kasowski, Sheldon Kennedy, Jeff Knight, Kevin Knopp, Blake Knox, Darren Kruger, Trevor Kruger, Chris Larkin, Dan Lambert, Evan Marble, Trent McCleary, Mark McFarlane, Kyle Reeves, Matt Ripley, Brian Sakic, Geoff Sanderson, Trevor Sim, Wade Smith, Peter Soberlak, Tim Tisdale, Bob Wilkie. Coach: Graham James

Award Winners

*Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Dan Lambert, Swift Current
*George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Jamey Hicks, Peterborough
*Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Mike Greenlay, Saskatoon

All-star team
*Goal: Mike Greenlay, Saskatoon
*Defence: Dan Lambert, Swift Current; Ken Sutton, Saskatoon
*Centre: Tim Tisdale, Swift Current
*Left Wing: Neil Carnes, Laval
*Right Wing: Sheldon Kennedy, Swift Current

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