2011 Memorial Cup

The 2011 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament played from May 20–29, 2011 in Mississauga, Ontario. It was the 93rd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced on May 10, 2010 that the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were chosen to host the event at the Hershey Centre. Other tournament participants included the Owen Sound Attack from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Saint John Sea Dogs from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Kootenay Ice from the Western Hockey League (WHL).

2011 Mastercard Memorial Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 20–29, 2011
Teams4
Venue(s)Hershey Centre
Mississauga, Ontario
Host teamMississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
TV partner(s)Sportsnet, RDS
Final positions
ChampionsSaint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Attendance48,248 (5,361 per match)
2010
2012
Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy
Saint John Sea Dogs celebrate winning the Memorial Cup

The Majors won the right to host the event over the Barrie Colts, Kingston Frontenacs and Windsor Spitfires.[1]

The Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3–1 in the final to win the title for the first time, and as a result, became the first team based in Canada's Maritime Provinces to win the Memorial Cup.

Round-robin Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) 3 2 1 11 10 +1 Advanced directly to the championship game
2 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (Host/OHL) 3 2 1 8 6 +2 Advanced to the semifinal game
3 Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 3 1 2 8 6 +2
4 Kootenay Ice (WHL)[lower-alpha 1] 3 1 2 6 11 5 Advanced to the semifinal game
Source:
Notes:
  1. Kootenay finished fourth based on head-to-head round-robin matchups, but defeated Owen Sound in the tiebreaker game.

Schedule

All times local (UTC −5)

Round Robin

May 20 Saint John Sea Dogs 4–3 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
Tomas Jurco 1 – 1:44
Jonathan Huberdeau 1 – pp – 17:35
First period 7:07 – Casey Cizikas 1
13:55 – ppDevante Smith-Pelly 1
Michael Kirkpatrick 1 – pp – 6:58 Second period No scoring
Nathan Beaulieu 1 – pp – 8:00 Third period 8:33 – ppCasey Cizikas 2
Jacob De Serres 24 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats J. P. Anderson 27 saves / 31 shots
May 21 Owen Sound Attack 5–0 Kootenay Ice Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
Robby Mignardi 1 – 16:49 First period No scoring.
Roman Berdnikov 1 – 3:30 Second period No scoring
Robby Mignardi 2 – sh – 12:29
Andrew Fritsch 1 – pp – 16:23
Garrett Wilson 1 – pp– 17:27
Third period No scoring
Jordan Binnington 29 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Nathan Lieuwen 27 saves / 32 shots
May 22 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2–1 Kootenay Ice Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
Maxim Kitsyn 1 – 9:18 First period 7:55 – ppCody Eakin 1
No scoring Second period No scoring
Rob Flick 1 – 11:51 Third period No scoring
J. P. Anderson 32 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Nathan Lieuwen 32 saves / 34 shots
May 23 Owen Sound Attack 2–3 OT Saint John Sea Dogs Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
Matt Petgrave 1 – 6:36
Andrew Shaw 1 – pp – 14:23
First period No Scoring
No Scoring Second period 13:49 – ppStanislav Galiev 1
No Scoring Third period 16:33 – Tomas Jurco 2
No scoring First overtime period 17:35 – Jonathan Huberdeau 2
Jordan Binnington 41 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Jacob De Serres 47 saves / 49 shots
May 24 Kootenay Ice 5–4 OT Saint John Sea Dogs Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Drew Czerwonka 1 – pp – 13:13
Kevin King 1 – pp – 15:10
Second period 1:26 – Ryan Tesnik 1
5:33 – Tomas Jurco 3
Jesse Ismond 1 – 0:23
Matt Fraser 1 – pp – 7:19
Third period 2:10 – Kevin Gagné 1
19:45 – Tomas Jurco 4
Matt Fraser 2 – 3:55 First overtime period No scoring
Nathan Lieuwen 19 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault 40 saves / 45 shots
May 25 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3–1 Owen Sound Attack Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
Jordan Mayer 1 – 8:01 First period No Scoring
Rob Flick 2 – pp – 18:24 Second period 8:00 – Andrew Shaw 2
Justin Shugg 1 – en – 19:25 Third period No scoring
J. P. Anderson 21 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Jordan Binnington 25 saves / 27 shots

Playoff round

Tiebreaker
May 26 Kootenay Ice 7–3 Owen Sound Attack Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
No scoring First period 7:12 – Cameron Brace 1
13:55 – Jarrod Maidens 1
Erik Benoit 1 – 7:48
Joe Antilla 1 – sh – 8:01
Matt Fraser 3 – pp – 11:14
Second period No scoring
Matt Fraser 4 – pp – 1:13
Cody Eakin 2 – 3:24
Max Reinhart 1 – sh – 4:59
Cody Eakin 3 – en – 17:28
Third period 5:37 – ppMike Halmo 1
Nathan Lieuwen 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Scott Stajcer 25 saves / 31 shots
Jordan Binnington 3 saves / 3 shots
Semi-final
May 27 Kootenay Ice 1–3 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
No scoring First period 1:03 – ppDevante Smith-Pelly 2
Joe Antilla 2 – pp – 19:59 Second period 17:40 – Devante Smith-Pelly 3
No scoring Third period 19:05 – enChris DeSousa 1
Nathan Lieuwen 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats J. P. Anderson 28 saves / 29 shots
Final
May 29 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 1–3 Saint John Sea Dogs Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Recap  
No scoring First period 2:24 – shSimon Despres 1
Riley Brace 1 – 14:41 Second period 13:17 – Zack Phillips 1
No scoring Third period 16:17 – Jonathan Huberdeau 3
J. P. Anderson 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Jacob De Serres 34 saves / 35 shots

Statistical leaders

Skaters

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Andrew ShawOwen Sound Attack425716
Matt FraserKootenay Ice54262
Jonathan HuberdeauSaint John Sea Dogs43364
Cody EakinKootenay Ice53364
Devante Smith-PellyMississauga St. Michael's Majors53364
Max ReinhartKootenay Ice51562
Tomas JurcoSaint John Sea Dogs44152
Michael KirkpatrickSaint John Sea Dogs31454
Mike HalmoOwen Sound Attack41456
Zack PhillipsSaint John Sea Dogs41450

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 sixty minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Jordan BinningtonOwen Sound Attack4129851.42.9511211:00
Jacob DeSerresSaint John Sea Dogs33011161.82.9460198:00
J. P. AndersonMississauga St. Michael's Majors532140102.02.9290297:00
Nathan LieuwenKootenay Ice523146163.18.8900302:00
Mathieu Corbeil-TheriaultSaint John Sea Dogs1014054.81.889062:00

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)

Rosters

Awards

Goaltender: Jordan Binnington (Owen Sound Attack)
Defence: Stuart Percy (Mississauga St. Michael's Majors), Nathan Beaulieu (Saint John Sea Dogs)
Forwards: Andrew Shaw (Owen Sound Attack), Devante Smith-Pelly (Mississauga St. Michael's Majors), Jonathan Huberdeau (Saint John Sea Dogs)

Road to the Cup

OHL playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals OHL Championship
            
1 Mississauga 4
8 Belleville 0
1 Mississauga 4
7 Sudbury 0
2 Ottawa 0
7 Sudbury 4
1 Mississauga 4
Eastern
3 Niagara 1
3 Niagara 4
6 Brampton 0
3 Niagara 4
4 Oshawa 1
4 Oshawa 4
5 Kingston 1
E1 Mississauga 3
W1 Owen Sound 4
1 Owen Sound 4
8 London 2
1 Owen Sound 4
6 Plymouth 0
3 Kitchener 3
6 Plymouth 4
1 Owen Sound 4
Western
4 Windsor 1
2 Saginaw 4
7 Guelph 2
2 Saginaw 2
4 Windsor 4
4 Windsor 4
5 Erie 3

QMJHL playoffs

Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-finals President Cup Championship
            
1 Saint John 4
16 Cape Breton 0
1 Saint John 4
11 Victoriaville 1
6 Acadie-Bathurst 0
11 Victoriaville 4
1 Saint John 4
8 Lewiston 0
2 Montréal 4
15 Halifax 0
2 Montréal 2
8 Lewiston 4
8 Lewiston 4
9 Moncton 1
1 Saint John 4
5 Gatineau 2
3 Québec 4
14 Val-d'Or 0
3 Québec 4
7 Shawinigan 3
7 Shawinigan 4
10 P.E.I. 1
3 Québec 3
5 Gatineau 4
4 Drummondville 4
13 Chicoutimi 0
4 Drummondville 3
5 Gatineau 4
5 Gatineau 4
12 Rimouski 1

WHL playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Saskatoon 4
8 Prince Albert 2
1 Saskatoon 0
4 Kootenay 4
4 Kootenay 4
5 Moose Jaw 2
3 Medicine Hat 0
Eastern
4 Kootenay 4
2 Red Deer 4
7 Edmonton 0
2 Red Deer 1
3 Medicine Hat 4
3 Medicine Hat 4
6 Brandon 2
E4 Kootenay 4
W1 Portland 1
1 Portland 4
8 Everett 0
1 Portland 4
2 Kelowna 2
2 Kelowna 4
7 Prince George 0
1 Portland 4
Western
3 Spokane 2
3 Spokane 4
6 Chilliwack 1
3 Spokane 4
4 Tri-City 2
4 Tri-City 4
5 Vancouver 0

References

  1. The Canadian Press (May 10, 2010). "Mississauga St. Michael's Majors to host 2011 Memorial Cup". The Sports Network. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  2. "Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2011 Playoffs Roster". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. "Owen Sound Attack 2011 Playoff Roster". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. "Kootenay Ice 2011 WHL Playoffs Roster". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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