Canadian Junior Hockey 2002 - 03 Memorial Cup

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The 2003 MasterCard Memorial Cup Champion Kitchener Rangers posted a 6-3 win over the Hull Olympiques in Quebec City. The Rangers' victory resulted in their first Memorial Cup title in 21 years. The last Memorial Cup win for the Rangers was in 1982 when they defeated the Sherbrooke Castors 7-4 in the final game in the tournament that was played in Hull. For Kitchener the 2003 Memorial Cup was the fifth time that they had qualified for the Canadian Hockey League championship tournament and each time they had played in the championship final. 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 2002 - 03 Memorial Cup Games

Saturday May-17, 2003 - Kitchener 4, Quebec 3
Sunday May-18, 2003 - Hull 4, Kelowna 2
Monday May-19, 2003 - Kelowna 3, Quebec 2
Tuesday May-20, 2003 - Kitchener 4, Hull 1
Wednesday May-21, 2003 - Kitchener 4, Kelowna 2
Thursday May-22, 2003 - Hull 5, Quebec 3
Saturday May-24, 2003 - Hull 2, Kelowna 1
Sunday May-25, 2003 - Kitchener 6, Hull 3

Canadian Junior Hockey 2002 - 03 Memorial Cup Winning Roster

2003 Kitchener Rangers - Andre Benoit, Jesse Boucher, Gregory Campbell, Mike Chmielewski, David Clarkson, Scott Dickie, Carlo DiRienzo, Nick Duff, T.J. Eason, Steve Eminger, Cam Fergus, Matt Grennier, George Halkidis, Thomas Harrison, Kevin Hurley, Petr Kanko, Adam Keefe, Matt Manias, Rafal Martynowski, Chad McCaffrey, Matt McCann, Paul McFarland, Evan McGrath, Nathan O'Nabigon, Mike Richards, Derek Roy (Captain), Marcus Smith. Head Coach: Peter DeBoer

Canadian Junior Hockey 2002 - 03 Memorial Cup Awards

Tournament MVP - Derek Roy, Kitchener Rangers
Sportsmanship: Gregory Campbell, Kitchener Rangers
Leading Scorer: Gregory Campbell, Kitchener Rangers
Outstanding Goaltender: Scott Dickie, Kitchener Rangers
All Star Team: Goaltender - Scott Dickie (Kitchener)
Forwards - Derek Roy (Kitchener), Greg Campbell (Kitchener), Michael Richards (Kitchener)
Defencemen - Steve Eminger (Kitchener), Doug O'Brien (Hull)