The 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup was a four-team, round-robin format ice hockey tournament played from May 18–27, 2012 at the Centre Bionest in Shawinigan, Quebec. It was the 94th 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 (OHL); the Saint John Sea Dogs, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL); the Edmonton Oil Kings, champions of the Western Hockey League (WHL); and the Shawinigan Cataractes, who won the right to host the tournament over bids by the Saint John Sea Dogs, Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
On May 27, the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the London Knights 2–1 in overtime to win the Memorial Cup for the first time ever in franchise history, becoming just the second team after the 2009 Windsor Spitfires to win the Memorial Cup after playing in the tiebreaker game; the first host to win the Memorial Cup at home since the Vancouver Giants in 2007; and the first QMJHL host to win the Memorial Cup since the Hull Olympiques in 1997. The Cataractes win also gave the QMJHL back-to-back Memorial Cups for the first time since the Granby Prédateurs in 1996 and the Hull Olympiques in 1997.
Round-robin standings
For the first time since the current tournament format was established in 1983, the teams each split their first two games. At the conclusion of the round-robin, the tiebreaker between the first and second team as well as between the third and fourth placed team were decided by head-to-head records.
Note: Shawinigan finished fourth based on head-to-head round-robin matchups but defeated Edmonton in the tiebreaker game.
Schedule All times local (UTC −4)
Round robin
Playoff round
Statistical leaders
Skaters
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Shawinigan Cataractes 6 5 7 12 4 Shawinigan Cataractes 6 5 4 9 0 Shawinigan Cataractes 6 3 6 9 6 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 5 2 7 10 Shawinigan Cataractes 6 3 4 7 8 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 2 3 5 8 London Knights 4 2 3 5 0 Shawinigan Cataractes 6 1 4 5 6 Shawinigan Cataractes 6 1 4 5 0 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 3 1 4 4 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 Shawinigan Cataractes 5 4 1 157 11 2.08 .930 0 317:36 London Knights 4 2 2 115 11 2.58 .904 0 256:07 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 2 2 118 14 3.51 .881 0 239:07 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 1 3 124 16 4.04 .871 0 237:29 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)
Awards Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP) – Michael Chaput (Shawinigan Cataractes) Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer) – Michael Chaput (Shawinigan Cataractes) George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanlike) – Zack Phillips (Saint John Sea Dogs) Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Top Goalie) – Gabriel Girard (Shawinigan Cataractes) All-Star Team: Goaltender: Michael Houser (London Knights) Defence: Jarred Tinordi (London Knights), Brandon Gormley (Shawinigan Cataractes) Forwards: Henrik Samuelsson (Edmonton Oil Kings), Austin Watson (London Knights), Michael Chaput (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Rosters References:
Shawinigan Cataractes (Host) Head coach: Eric Veilleux Pos.No.PlayerGK31Alex DubeauGK38Gabriel GirardD2Dillon DonnellyD3Jonathan RacineD4Morgan EllisD12Patrick VolpeD15Jonathan NarbonneD28Justin HacheD36Brandon GormleyD55Mathieu GagnonF8Mitchell MaynardF9Yannick VeilleuxF11Frederick GaudreauF22Alexandre GrandmaisonF44Felix-Antoine BergeronF54Maximilien Le SieurF60Pierre-Olivier MorinF62Michael ChaputF72Loik PoudrierF77Kirill KabanovF78Michael BournivalF79Anton ZlobinF91Vincent ArseneauF92Peter Sakaris
Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) Head coach: Gerard Gallant Pos.No.PlayerGK33Sebastien AugerGK35Mathieu CorbeilD4Ian SaabD6Jason SeedD8Spencer MacDonaldD21Kevin GagnéD23Pierre DureposD28Nathan BeaulieuD55Charles-Olivier RousselF3Charlie CoyleF7Zack PhillipsF9Stephen MacAulayF11Jonathan HuberdeauF12Devon Oliver-DaresF13Tomas JurcoF14Jason CameronF18Danick GauthierF19Ryan TesinkF22Aidan KellyF25Maxime VillemaireF26Grant WestF27Oliver CooperF97Stanislav Galiev
London Knights (OHL) Head coach:Mark Hunter Pos.No.PlayerGK29Michael HouserGK35Jake PattersonGK41Tyson TeichmannD2Olli MaattaD3Brett CookD6Scott HarringtonD14Tommy HughesD20Kevin RaineD24Jarred TinordiD26Colin MartinD39Kyle FlemingtonF16Max DomiF17Seth GriffithF18Vladislav NamestnikovD/F21Tyler FerryF27Brett WelychkaF46Matt RupertF51Austin WatsonF53Bo HorvatF64Ryan RupertF71Chris TierneyF77Josh AndersonF86Andreas AthanasiouF92Gregory McKeggF97Jared Knight
Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) Head coach: Derek Laxdal Pos.No.PlayerGK30Tristan JarryGK31Laurent BrossoitD2Cody CorbettD3Mark PysykD4Keegan LoweD5Ashton SautnerD8Griffin ReinhartD22Ryan DechD24Mason GeertsenD28Martin GernatF7Stephane LegaultF9Klarc WilsonF10Henrik SamuelssonF11Dylan WruckF12Cole BensonF16T. J. FosterF17Jordan PeddleF18Michael St. CroixF20Rhett RachinskiF21Travis EwanykF23Tyler MaxwellF25Tristan SiebenF26Kristians PelssF27Curtis LazarF29Mitchell Moroz
Road to the Cup
OHL playoffs
QMJHL playoffs
WHL playoffs
References
External links Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League