Canadian Junior Hockey 1999 - 00 Memorial Cup

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The 2000 MasterCard Memorial Cup was the first time the tournament was held in Atlantic Canada with the City of Halifax playing host. The Barrie Colts earned the right to represent the Ontario Hockey League as they defeated the Plymouth Whalers in seven games to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup. The Kootenay Ice represented the Western Hockey League in the 2000 MasterCard Memorial Cup. The Rimouski Oceanic winners of the QMJHL Presidents Cup and the host Halifax Mooseheads were the representatives of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Oceanic and Mooseheads met in the final game of the round robin tournament with the winner gaining a berth in the championship final. Rimouski scored twice in the third period to post a 5-3 win to gain the first spot in the final game. The Barrie Colts defeated the host Mooseheads 6-3 in the semi final game. The Oceanic defeated Barrie 6-2 to give Rimouski their first Memorial Cup title. 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 1999 - 00 Memorial Cup Games

Saturday May-20, 2000 - Halifax 5, Barrie 2
Sunday May-21, 2000 - Rimouski 3, Kootenay 1
Monday May-22, 2000 - Halifax 7, Kootenay 1
Tuesday May-23, 2000 - Rimouski 7, Barrie 2
Wednesday May-24, 2000 - Barrie 3, Kootenay 2 2OT
Thursday May-25, 2000 - Rimouski 5, Halifax 3
Saturday May-27, 2000 - Barrie 6, Halifax 3
Sunday May-28, 2000 - Rimouski 6, Barrie 2

Canadian Junior Hockey 1999 - 00 Memorial Cup Winning Roster

2000 Rimouski Oceanic - Jean-Francois Babin, Jonathan Beaulieu, Thatcher Bell, Jean-Philippe Briere, Jan Philippe Cadieux, Sebastien Caron, Alexis Castonguay, Ronnie DeContie, Aaron Johnson, Juraj Kolnik, Jacques Lariviere, Brent MacLellan, Benoit Martin, Michel Ouellet, Michel Periard, Nicolas Pilote, Nicholas Poirier, Brad Richards, Joe Rullier, Eric Saviel, Shawn Scanzano, Alexander Tremblay, Rene Vydareny. Coach: Doris Labonte

Canadian Junior Hockey 1999 - 00 Memorial Cup Awards

Tournament MVP - Brad Richards, Rimouski Oceanic
Sportsmanship: Brandon Reid, Halifax Mooseheads
Leading Scorer: Ramzi Abid, Halifax Mooseheads
Outstanding Goaltender: Sebastien Caron, Rimouski Oceanic
All Star Team: Goaltender - Sebastien Caron (Rimouski)
Forwards - Brad Richards (Rimouski), Juraj Kolnik (Rimouski), Sheldon Keefe (Barrie)
Defencemen - Michel Periard (Rimouski), Eric Reitz (Barrie)