The 1998 Memorial Cup (branded as the 1998 Chrysler Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) occurred May 9–17 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. It was the 80th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host Spokane Chiefs and the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Guelph Storm, Val-d'Or Foreurs and Portland Winter Hawks. The Winter Hawks won their second Memorial Cup defeating the Storm from a goal in overtime by Bobby Russell.
The tournament set a new Memorial Cup attendance record, though that record was broken the following year in Ottawa. This was the first Memorial Cup to feature two American teams (Spokane and Portland), both representing the WHL.
Round-robin standings
Scores Round-robin May 9 Spokane 5, Val-d'Or 4 May 10 Portland 6, Guelph 2 May 11 Guelph 3, Spokane 1 May 12 Portland 7, Val-d'Or 4 May 13 Guelph 7, Val-d'Or 0 May 14 Portland 4, Spokane 2
Semi-final May 16 Guelph 2, Spokane 1 (OT)
Final May 17 Portland 4, Guelph 3 (OT)
Winning roster 1997-98 Portland Winter Hawks
Goaltenders Defencemen
- C Wingers Centres
Coach: Brent Peterson General Manager: Ken Hodge
Scoring leaders Andrej Podkonicky, POR, (6g 4a) 10p Marian Hossa, POR, (5g 4a) 9p Manny Malhotra, GUE, (1g 6a) 7p Bobby Russell, POR, (4g 2a) 6p Mike Hurley, POR, (0g 6a) 6p Jean-Pierre Dumont, VAL, (3g 2a) 5p Todd Robinson, POR, (1g 4a) 5p Greg Leeb, SPO, (3g 1a) 4p Jason Jackman, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p Kent McDonnell, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p Ryan Davis, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p Perry Johnson, SPO (1g 3a) 4p Marian Cisar, SPO (0g 4a) 4p Kevin Haupt, POR, (0g 4a) 4p
Goaltending leaders Chris Madden, GUE, 2.21 GAA, .947 pct Brent Belecki, POR, 2.68 GAA, .916 pct David Haun, SPO, 2.93 GAA, .885 pct Roberto Luongo, VAL, 6.33 GAA, .857 pct
Award winners Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Chris Madden, Guelph George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Manny Malhotra, Guelph Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Chris Madden, Guelph Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Top Scorer): Andrej Podkonicky, Portland
All-star team Goal: Chris Madden, Guelph Defence: Brad Ference, Spokane; Francis Lessard, Val d'Or Forward: Andrej Podkonicky, Portland; Manny Malholtra, Guelph; Marian Hossa, Portland
References
External links Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League Collection of Articles from Canoe.ca Video of Championship Game