1996 Memorial Cup

The 1996 Memorial Cup occurred May 11–19 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario. It was the 78th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host Peterborough Petes, who were also the champions of the Ontario Hockey League, as well as the OHL runner-up Guelph Storm, and the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League, which were the Granby Prédateurs and the Brandon Wheat Kings. Granby won their first Memorial Cup, over Peterborough. It was the first time since 1971 that a team from the province of Quebec won the Cup.

1996 Chrysler Memorial Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Peterborough Memorial Centre Peterborough, Ontario
Dates	May 11–19, 1996
Teams	4
Host team	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
TV partner(s)	TSN
Final positions
Champions	Granby Prédateurs (QMJHL) (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
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The Memorial Cup trophy

Granby faced the Peterborough Petes for the cup — on Peterborough ice. Inside the old arena, it climbed to a stifling 27 C during play, and fog rising from the ice made it hard for players to see. Maintenance crews came often to remove pooling water. Granby still managed a 4–0 victory, which brought the cup back to Quebec for the first time since 1971.^[1]

Round-robin standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA
1	Granby Prédateurs (QMJHL)	3	2	1	14	7	Advanced directly to the championship game
2	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	3	2	1	6	6	Advanced to the semifinal game
3	Peterborough Petes (OHL and host)	3	2	1	10	7
4	Guelph Storm (OHL rep.)	3	0	3	2	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Scores

Round-robin

• May 11 Granby 8-0 Guelph
• May 12 Brandon 2-1 Guelph
• May 12 Peterborough 6-3 Granby
• May 14 Brandon 3-2 Peterborough (OT)
• May 15 Granby 3-1 Brandon
• May 16 Peterborough 2-1 Guelph

Semi-final

• May 18 Peterborough 4-3 Brandon

Final

• May 19 Granby 4-0 Peterborough

Winning roster

1995-96 Granby Predateurs[2]
Goaltenders 29 – Frederic Deschenes  34 – Frederic Henry		Defencemen 5 – Jimmy Drolet  10 – Samy Nasreddine  22 – Francis Bouillon  28 – Bard Sorlie  36 – Jonathan Desroches  37 – Christian Lefebvre  44 – Jason Doig		Wingers 9 – Michel Massie  16 – Philippe Audet  17 – Philippe Grondin  20 – Daniel Goneau  21 – Kevin Bourque  26 – Jean-Francois Brunelle  27 – Georges Laraque  33 – Jean-Francois Tremblay  55 – Xavier Delisle		Centres 18 – Todd Row  24 – David Brosseau  25 – Benoit Gratton  32 – Martin Chouinard  Coach: Michel Therrien General Manager: Jean-Claude Morrissette

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Award winners

• Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Cameron Mann, Peterborough
• George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Mike Williams, Peterborough
• Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Frederic Deschenes, Granby
• Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Top Scorer): Philippe Audet, Granby

All-star team

• Goal: Frederic Deschenes, Granby
• Defence: Wade Redden, Brandon; Jason Doig, Granby
• Centre: Xavier Delisle, Granby
• Left wing: Philippe Audet, Granby
• Right wing: Cameron Mann, Peterborough

References

1. "Legacy of the Memorial Cup". July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
2. "MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
3. "LHJMQ – Incluant la couverture en direct des matchs, des clips audio et vidéo nouvelles exclusives, billets, statistiques, classements, horaires et autres".

External links

• Memorial Cup Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Canadian Hockey League
• Mastercardmemorialcup.ca Video
• Sportsline Toronto video