Canadian Junior Hockey 2006 - 07 Memorial Cup

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The 2007 Memorial Cup was hosted by the Vamcouver Giants of the WHL. Vancouver squared off against the Plymouth Whalers in semi-final play and won the game convincingly 8-1, to earn a berth in the Memorial Cup Championship. The Medicine Hat Tigers had the bye from round robin play to the finals. Medicine Hat and Vancouver had played a seven game elimination series against each other in the WHL championship. This resulted in drawing 16,241 fans to the Memorial Cup final game at the Pacific Colisieum. The host Vancover Giants won the game 3-1 winning their first Memorial Cup. The Memorial Cup was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association in March, 1919. Initially the Cup was awarded to the national junior hockey champions of Canada. Later on it came to signify Junior 'A' hockey supremacy when in 1934, junior hockey in Canada was divided into 'A' and 'B' classifications. In 1971, junior 'A' hockey was divided once again to form a major junior and a Tier 'II' level. The Memorial Cup was awarded to the higher category. In 1972, a round-robin tournament format replaced the old play-down system to determine the champions. Since then, the champions of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), along with a host club, have met each spring in a round-robin series with the two top teams playing off in a sudden-death game to determine the Cup champions.

Canadian Junior Hockey 2006 - 07 Memorial Cup Games

Friday May-18, 2007 - Vancouver 4, Plymouth 3 OT
Saturday May-19, 2007 - Lewiston 3, Medicine Hat 1
Sunday May-20, 2007 - Vancouver 2, Lewiston 1
Monday May-21, 2007 - Medicine Hat 4, Plymouth 1
Tuesday May-22, 2007 - Plymouth 2, Lewiston 1 0T
Wednesday May-23, 2007 - Medicine Hat 1, Vancouver 0
Thursday May-24, 2007 - Plymouth 5, Lewiston 1
Friday May-25, 2007 - Vancouver 8, Plymouth 1
Sunday May-27, 2007 - Vancouver 3, Medicine Hat 1

Canadian Junior Hockey 2006 - 07 Memorial Cup Winning Roster

2007 Vancouver Giants - GK 29 Tyson Sexsmith, GK 30 Blaine Neufeld, D  4 Brendan Mikkelson, D  5 Neil Manning, D  6 Cody Franson, D  7 Jonathon Blum, D 21 Brett Festerling, D 23 A.J. Thelen, D 25 Nolan Toigo, D 28 Brent Regner, F 9 Evander Kane, F 10 - Lance Bouma, F 11 - J.D. Watt, F 12 - Tim Kraus, F 14 - Craig Cunningham, F 15 - Spencer Machacek, F 16 Wacey Rabbit, F 18 Mitch Czibere, F 19 James Wright, F 20 Mario Bliznak, F 22 Kenndal McArdle, F 24 Garet Hunt, F 26 Michal Repik, F 27 Milan Lucic, F 38 Mike Wuchter, Head Coach Don Hay

Canadian Junior Hockey 2006 - 07 Memorial Cup Awards

Tournament MVP - Milan Lucic, Vancouver Giants
Sportsmanship: Brennan Bosch, Medicine Hat Tigers
Leading Scorer: Michal Repik, Vancouver Giants
Outstanding Goaltender: Matt Keetley, Medicine Hat Tigers
All Star Team: Goaltender - Matt Keetley (Medicine Hat)
Forwards - Darren Helm (Medicine Hat), Michal Repik (Vancouver), Milan Lucic (Vancouver)
Defencemen - Brendan Mikkelson (Vancouver), Cody Franson (Vancouver)