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The Memorial Cup starts this Friday (Tomorrow) and i thought id make a separate thread for the Memorial Cup tournament so all of our NHL playoff talk doesn't get all mixed together in the Hockey Talk thread.
I will also mention that all games will be played on Sportsnet. If our American friends do not have Sportsnet on their TV (and want to watch some absolutely amazing Hockey), there will also be a live video feed of all the games on Sportsnet.ca
What is the Memorial Cup?
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL). Sixty teams are eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup, representing nine provinces and five American states.
To read more about the history of the Memorial Cup click on the Wiki link provided...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Cup
The four teams that are competing for this year's Memorial Cup are Brayden Schenn and the Brandon Wheat Kings (Host team), Brandon Kozun and the Calgary Hitmen (WHL Champs), Gabrielle Bourque and the Moncton Wild Cats (QMJHL Champs) and the defending champs (and huge favorites), Taylor Hall and the Windsor Spitfires (OHL Champs).
For any interested parties, here are links of team previews from Sportsnet.ca to the four contending Memorial Cup teams. The links include Strengths, Weaknesses, Keys to Victory and also includes the list of NHL drafted players (and what team drafted them) and 2010 NHL draft eligible players. Windsor is considered the odds on favorite and has the deepest roster. They have 11 NHL drafted players including 3 first rounders from Calgary Flames (Greg Nemisz), Nashville Predators (Ryan Ellis) and Buffalo Sabres (Zack Kassian). Windsor also has the potential 1st and 3rd overall picks from this years draft in Taylor Hall and Cam Fowler. This tournament is the Hockey prospectors dream
Calgary Hitmen Memorial Cup preview...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_calgary/
Windsor Spitfires...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_windsor/
Moncton Wild Cats...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_moncton/
Brandon Wheat Kings...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_brandon/
I will also mention that all games will be played on Sportsnet. If our American friends do not have Sportsnet on their TV (and want to watch some absolutely amazing Hockey), there will also be a live video feed of all the games on Sportsnet.ca
What is the Memorial Cup?
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL). Sixty teams are eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup, representing nine provinces and five American states.
To read more about the history of the Memorial Cup click on the Wiki link provided...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Cup
The four teams that are competing for this year's Memorial Cup are Brayden Schenn and the Brandon Wheat Kings (Host team), Brandon Kozun and the Calgary Hitmen (WHL Champs), Gabrielle Bourque and the Moncton Wild Cats (QMJHL Champs) and the defending champs (and huge favorites), Taylor Hall and the Windsor Spitfires (OHL Champs).
For any interested parties, here are links of team previews from Sportsnet.ca to the four contending Memorial Cup teams. The links include Strengths, Weaknesses, Keys to Victory and also includes the list of NHL drafted players (and what team drafted them) and 2010 NHL draft eligible players. Windsor is considered the odds on favorite and has the deepest roster. They have 11 NHL drafted players including 3 first rounders from Calgary Flames (Greg Nemisz), Nashville Predators (Ryan Ellis) and Buffalo Sabres (Zack Kassian). Windsor also has the potential 1st and 3rd overall picks from this years draft in Taylor Hall and Cam Fowler. This tournament is the Hockey prospectors dream
Calgary Hitmen Memorial Cup preview...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_calgary/
Windsor Spitfires...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_windsor/
Moncton Wild Cats...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_moncton/
Brandon Wheat Kings...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ ... w_brandon/