2002 Memorial Cup

The 2002 Memorial Cup occurred May 18–26 at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre in Guelph, Ontario. It was the 84th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Guelph Storm, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League: the Erie Otters, Victoriaville Tigres and the Kootenay Ice respectively. The Kootenay Ice won their first Memorial Cup, beating the Victoriaville Tigres in the final.

2002 Mastercard Memorial Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 18–26, 2002
Teams4
Venue(s)Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre
Guelph, Ontario
Host teamGuelph Storm (OHL)
TV partner(s)Rogers Sportsnet
Final positions
ChampionsKootenay Ice (WHL) (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Attendance45,144 (5,643 per match)
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Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

Round-robin standings
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA
1 Kootenay Ice (WHL) 3 2 1 9 6
1 Erie Otters (OHL) 3 2 1 9 4
3 Guelph Storm (host) 3 1 2 8 9
3 Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)[lower-alpha 1] 3 1 2 5 12
Source:
Notes:
  1. Victoriaville won the tiebreaker against Guelph to advance to the semi-finals

Scores
  • May 18: Guelph 5–1 Victoriaville
  • May 19: Kootenay 3–0 Erie
  • May 20: Kootenay 4–3 Guelph
  • May 21: Erie 5–1 Victoriaville
  • May 22: Victoriaville 3–2 Kootenay
  • May 23: Erie 4–0 Guelph

Tie-breaker

  • May 24: Victoriaville 4–3 Guelph

Semi-final

  • May 25: Victoriaville 5–4 Erie (OT)

Final

  • May 26: Kootenay 6–3 Victoriaville

Winning team

Igor Agarunov, Bryan Bridges, B. J. Boxma, Nigel Dawes, Gerard Dicaire, Brennan Evans, Cole Fischer, Curtis Fransoo, Travis Featherstone, Richard Hamula, Chris LaValley, Dale Mahovsky, Steve Makway, Duncan Milroy, Shaun Norrie, Tomas Plihal, Kyle Sheen, Colin Sinclair, Jarret Stoll, Marek Svatos, Adam Taylor, Andy Thompson, Craig Weller. Coach: Ryan McGill

Scoring leaders
  1. Matthew Lombardi, VIC (2g 7a) 9p
  2. Cory Pecker, ER (4g 3a) 7p
  3. Danny Groulx, VIC (2g 5a) 7p
  4. Carl Malette, VIC (5g 1a) 6p
  5. Colin Sinclair, KOO (4g 2a) 6p
  6. Kevin Dallman, GUE (1g 5a) 6p
  7. Brad Boyes, ER (2g 3a) 5p
  8. Brandon Cullen, ER (2g 3a) 5p
  9. Marek Svatos, KOO, (1g 4a) 5p
  10. Jarret Stoll, KOO (0g 5a) 5p

Goaltending leaders
  1. T. J. Aceti, ER (1.91 gaa, 0.942 sv%)
  2. B. J. Boxma, KOO (2.25 gaa, 0.900 sv%)
  3. Daniel Manzato, VIC (2.79 gaa, 0.943 sv%)
  4. Andrew Penner, GUE (3.25 gaa, 0.873 sv%)
  5. Daniel Boisclair, VIC (4.22 gaa, 0.880 sv%)

Award winners

All-Star Team

  • Goal: T. J. Aceti (Erie)
  • Defence: Danny Groulx (Victoriaville), Kevin Dallman (Guelph)
  • Forwards: Matthew Lombardi (Victoriaville), Colin Sinclair (Kootenay), Cory Pecker (Erie)

References
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