Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre Guelph, Ontario |
Dates | May 18–26, 2002 |
Teams | 4 |
Host team | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
TV partner(s) | Rogers Sportsnet |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kootenay Ice (WHL) (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 8 |
Attendance | 45,144 (5,643 per game) |
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.