The 2006 Memorial Cup was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, from May 19–28. It was the 88th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The host team Moncton Wildcats were the only team guaranteed a spot in the tournament. The other teams were the champions of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Peterborough Petes; the Western Hockey League (WHL) champions, the Vancouver Giants; and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Quebec Remparts, who were runners-up in the QMJHL final to the champion Wildcats. The Remparts won the Memorial Cup, defeating the Wildcats 6–2 in the first all-QMJHL final in tournament history. It also marked the first, and currently only time in Memorial Cup history that the winning team was neither the host nor a league champion.
Round-robin standings
Rosters Moncton Wildcats (host and QMJHL Champion)Peterborough Petes (OHL)Goaltenders 35 – Jhase Sniderman 39 – Josh Tordjman
Defencemen 2 – Nick Emmanuele 3 – Keith Yandle 4 – Andrew MacDonald 6 – Luc Bourdon 7 – Oskars Bartulis 8 – David MacDonald 27 – Nathan Welton 77 – Maxime Belanger
Forwards 9 – Philippe Dupuis 10 – Adam Pineault 11 – Jerome Samson 12 – Christian Gaudet 15 – Martins Karsums 16 – Stephane Goulet 17 – Brad Marchand 21 – Tim Spencer 24 – Joshua Hepditch 28 – Chris Morehouse 36 – Matt Eagles 61 – Matt Marquardt 71 – Jean-Philip Chabot
Head coach: Ted NolanGoaltenders 1 – David Shantz 30 – Breton MacKinnon 34 – Trevor Cann
Defencemen 2 – Aaron Dawson 3 – Mark Pawlowksi 4 – Lubomir Stach 5 – Bryan Young 7 – Trevor Hendrikx 18 – Craig Cescon 26 – Kyle Raftis 28 – Burke MacDonald
Forwards 9 – Jordan Morrison 11 – Jordan Staal 12 – Scott Cowie 14 – Justin Soryal 15 – Steve Lock 16 – Greg Stewart 17 – Zach Harnden 19 – Justin Caruna 20 – Steve Downie 21 – Jason McDonough 22 – Liam Reddox 23 – Daniel Ryder 24 – Fredrik Naslund 25 – Jamie Tardif 27 – Patrick Kaleta
Head coach: Dick ToddQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)Vancouver Giants (WHL)Goaltenders 30 – Cedrick Desjardins 35 – Kevin Desfosses
Defencemen 2 – Andrew Andricopoulos 5 – Joey Ryan 6 – Pierre Bergeron 8 – Michal Sersen 24 – Guillaume Veilleux 27 – Stephen Valente 44 – Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Forwards 7 – Angelo Esposito 9 – Yan Ouimet 10 – Simon Courcelles 13 – Todd Chinova 14 – Kenzie Sheppard 16 – Jordan LaVallee 17 – Felix Petit 18 – Brent Aubin 19 – Christophe Poirier 21 – Maxime Lacroix 22 – Alexander Radulov 55 – Alexandre Mineault 58 – Nicolas Robillard 91 – Mathieu Melanson
Head coach: Patrick RoyGoaltenders 1 – Tommy Tartaglione 29 – Tyson Sexsmith 37 – Dustin Slade
Defencemen 2 – Ryan Molle 3 – Paul Albers 4 – Brent Regner 5 – Mark Fistric 6 – Cody Franson 7 – Jonathon Blum 21 – Brett Festerling 22 – Brendan Mikkelson 23 – John Flatters 38 – Nathan Deck
Forwards 9 – Jason Reese 10 – David Rutherford 11 – J. D. Watt 12 – Tim Kraus 13 – Kyle Lamb 14 – Lance Bouma 15 – Spencer Machacek 16 – Kenton Dulle 17 – Gilbert Brule 18 – Mitch Czibere 19 – Mitch Bartley 20 – Mario Bliznak 24 – Garet Hunt 26 – Michal Repik 27 – Milan Lucic 28 – James Wright 32 – Chad Scharff
Head coach: Don Hay
Schedule
Round robin
Playoff round
Tie breaker
Semi-final
Championship game
Leading scorers Player GP G A Pts +/- PIMGilbert Brule, Vancouver 5 6 6 12 −1 18Alexander Radulov, Quebec 4 5 4 9 +4 6Philippe Dupuis, Moncton 5 2 5 7 +3 4Mathieu Melanson, Quebec 4 3 3 6 +5 8Cody Franson, Vancouver 5 3 2 5 −5 8Maxime Lacroix, Quebec 4 2 3 5 +2 2Angelo Esposito, Quebec 4 1 4 5 +2 6Jordan LaVallee, Quebec 4 3 1 4 −3 7Stephane Goulet, Moncton 5 2 2 4 +2 2Brad Marchand, Moncton 5 2 2 4 +1 2Mitch Bartley, Vancouver 5 2 2 4 +2 2Martins Karsums, Moncton 5 1 3 4 +2 6Paul Albers, Vancouver 5 1 3 4 −4 4
Leading goaltenders Player MINS GA GAA SO Sv%Josh Tordjman, Moncton 298 11 2.21 0 .935Dustin Slade, Vancouver 295 12 2.43 1 .886Cedrick Desjardins, Quebec 239 15 3.76 0 .881David Shantz, Peterborough 235 15 3.83 0 .906
Award winners Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Alexander Radulov, Quebec George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Jerome Samson, Moncton Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Cedrick Desjardins, Quebec Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Leading Scorer): Gilbert Brule, Vancouver
All-star team Goal: Cedrick Desjardins, Quebec Defence: Paul Albers, Vancouver; Michal Sersen, Quebec Forwards: Alexander Radulov, Québec; Gilbert Brule, Vancouver; Adam Pineault, Moncton
The road to the cup All series are best-of-seven
WHL playoffs For regular season final standings and other stats, see 2005–06 WHL season.
OHL playoffs For regular season final standings and other stats, see 2005–06 OHL season.
QMJHL playoffs For regular season final standings and other stats, see 2005–06 QMJHL season.
Note: teams cross over between conferences for the final four.
References
External links Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League