Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Credit Union Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Dates | May 17–26, 2013 |
Teams | 4 |
Host team | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
TV partner(s) | Sportsnet, TVA Sports |
Final positions | |
Champions | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Attendance | 82,503 |
The 2013 Memorial Cup was a four-team, round-robin format ice hockey tournament played from May 17–26, 2013. It was the 95th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament featured the London Knights, champions of the Ontario Hockey League, the Halifax Mooseheads, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Portland Winterhawks, champions of the Western Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Blades, who won the right to host the tournament over bids by the Kelowna Rockets and the Red Deer Rebels.[1] This was the first Memorial Cup to be held in Saskatoon since the Blades hosted it in 1989. The Halifax Mooseheads won the Memorial Cup for the first time in franchise history, beating the Portland Winterhawks 6–4 in the final. The Halifax Mooseheads joined the Saint John Sea Dogs in 2011, and the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2012, as the third straight team from the QMJHL to capture the trophy.