2017 Memorial Cup

2017 Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)WFCU Centre
Windsor, Ontario
DatesMay 19–28, 2017
Teams4
Host teamWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
TV partner(s)Sportsnet, TVA Sports, NHL Network
Final positions
ChampionsWindsor Spitfires (OHL) (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Attendance44,663
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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

The 2017 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2017 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from May 19–28, 2017. It was the 99th Memorial Cup championship, which determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Windsor Spitfires, who won the right to host the tournament over undisclosed competition.[1] Other participating teams were the OHL champion Erie Otters, the QMJHL champion Saint John Sea Dogs, and the WHL champion Seattle Thunderbirds. The tournament ended with the Windsor Spitfires winning their third Memorial Cup, defeating the Erie Otters 4–3 in the championship final.

The 99th Memorial Cup was dominated by the performances of the two OHL teams. In defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds by 7–1 in a round-robin game on May 21, 2017, the Windsor Spitfires tied a Memorial Cup record for the fastest 3 goals scored by a team in a single period (38 game seconds), matching the record set by the WHL's New Westminster Bruins in the 1978 tournament.[2] In a round-robin game on May 22, 2017, Dylan Strome scored a Memorial Cup single-game record seven points (four goals and three assists), leading the Erie Otters to a 12–5 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs. The Otters' 12 goals for a team in a single game was also a Memorial Cup record.[3]

All games were televised nationally in Canada on Sportsnet and TVA Sports. The NHL Network televised the games in the United States.

  1. ^ "OHL Notebook: Windsor gets Memorial Cup". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Coccimiglio, Brad (May 21, 2017). "Memorial Cup Notebook: Spitfires tie record in win". Windsor, Ontario: SooToday.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Strome sets record, Otters demolish Sea Dogs at Mastercard Memorial Cup". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.