The 2022 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from June 20–29, 2022. It was the 102nd Memorial Cup championship which determines the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs, who won the right to host the tournament over the Quebec Remparts. The Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs to win their second Memorial Cup. The Memorial Cup returned after two years of absence due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Host bidding process
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) considered bids from the Quebec Remparts and Saint John Sea Dogs.
Rule changes The Canadian Hockey League made changes to the Memorial Cup rules as of 2022:
A new point system for the round-robin games: three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win, and one point for an overtime loss.
Overtime in the round-robin played in a 3-on-3 format in 20-minute periods until a winner is decided. The intermissions between the third period and overtime and each additional overtime period is 15 minutes.
Television timeouts eliminated during overtime. The ice surface to be cleaned in front of the goal nets and player benches at the first stoppage after the 10-minute mark of an overtime period.
Road to the Cup OHL playoffs
QMJHL playoffs
Note: In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
WHL playoffs
Team rosters
Saint John Sea Dogs Head coach: Gardiner MacDougall (interim) Pos.No.PlayerG1Thomas CoutureG29Noah PatenaudeG70Nikolas HurtubiseD2Yan KuznetsovD13William VilleneuveD22Vincent DespontD25Nathan DrapeauD46Vincent SévignyD54Jérémie PoirierD58Charlie DesRochesF7Peter ReynoldsF10Riley BezeauF12Brady BurnsF14Ryan FrancisF18Josh LawrenceF19Philippe DaoustF21Nicholas BlagdenF27Connor TrenholmF28William DufourF55Raivis AnsonsF61Cam MacDonaldF63Marshall LessardF67Jacob ChantlerF72Olivier Picard
Shawinigan Cataractes Head coach: Daniel Renaud Pos.No.PlayerG30Antoine CoulombeG31Charles-Antoine LavalléeD6Sam McKinneyD8Isaac MénardD15Loris RafanomezantsoaD24Angus BoothD49Jordan TourignyD77Martin HasD89Zachary MassicotteF5Lou-Félix DenisF20Olivier NadeauF22Mavrik BourqueF25Charles-Olivier VilleneuveF28Jacob LafontaineF29Maximilien LedouxF48William VeilletteF61Alexis BonefonF67Daniel AgostinoF78Natan ÉthierF79Charles BeaudoinF92Pierrick DubéF93Lorenzo CanonicaF98Xavier Bourgault
Edmonton Oil Kings Head coach: Brad Lauer Pos.No.PlayerG30Kolby HayG33Sebastian CossaG35Alex WorthingtonD2Carter KowalykD4Kaiden GuhleD5Simon KubicekD6Luke ProkopD7Ethan PetersD8Braeden WynneD9Carson GolderD24Logan DowhniukD28Graydon GotaasF11Dylan GuentherF12John SzaboF14Josh WilliamsF15Cole MillerF17Gavin HodnettF20Dawson SeitzF21Jake NeighboursF23Jalen LuypenF25Brendan KunyF39Shea Van OlmF41Tyler HorstmannF42Justin SourdifF43Jaxsen WiebeF44Carter SouchF77Jakub Demek
Hamilton Bulldogs Head coach: Jay McKee Pos.No.PlayerG33Marco CostantiniG45Matteo DrobacD2Artem GrushnikovD3Noah Van VlietD4Lucas MooreD7Noah RobertsD8Arber XhekajD10Gavin WhiteD21Colton KammererD44Nathan StaiosD75Jorian DonovanF6Noah NelsonF9Logan MorrisonF13Avery HayesF14George DiacoF17Giordano BiondiF19Jan MysakF20Ethan SimsF22Ryan HumphreyF23Mason McTavishF25Brenden AndersonF27Ryan WintertonF39Lawson SherkF81Braeden O'KeefeF88Mark DuarteF92Cole BrownF93Patrick Thomas
Tournament games All times local (UTC −3)
Round-robin
Round-robin standings
Semifinal game
Championship game
Statistical leaders
Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Saint John Sea Dogs 4 7 1 8 4 Hamilton Bulldogs 5 6 2 8 2 Hamilton Bulldogs 5 1 7 8 4 Shawinigan Cataractes 4 2 5 7 2 Shawinigan Cataractes 4 2 5 7 8 Shawinigan Cataractes 4 4 2 6 2 Hamilton Bulldogs 5 3 3 6 0 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 2 4 6 6 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 2 4 6 0 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 0 6 6 4
Goaltenders
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)
Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI Shawinigan Cataractes 1 1 0 0 28 3 3.00 .893 0 60 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 3 0 1 108 13 3.14 .880 0 248 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 1 2 0 109 10 3.25 .908 0 184 Hamilton Bulldogs 5 2 3 0 172 17 3.34 .901 0 305 Shawinigan Cataractes 3 1 1 1 119 11 3.52 .908 0 187
Awards The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2022 Memorial Cup:
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Most outstanding player): William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Top scorer): William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs George Parsons Trophy (Most sportsmanlike player): Logan Morrison, Hamilton Bulldogs Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Best goaltender): Nikolas Hurtubise, Saint John Sea Dogs Memorial Cup All-Star Team: Goaltender: Nikolas Hurtubise, Saint John Sea Dogs Defence: Yan Kuznetsov, Saint John Sea Dogs; Arber Xhekaj, Hamilton Bulldogs Forwards: Mavrik Bourque, Shawinigan Cataractes; William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs; Mason McTavish, Hamilton Bulldogs
References
External links Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League