Canadian Junior Hockey 2003 - 04 Memorial Cup

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The 2004 Memorial Cup Tournament was hosted by the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place. The home fans got to see what they wanted when the Kelowna Rockets defeated the Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 2-1 in the championship game. Every game of the tournament was sold out and more than 1.2 million viewers tuned in to Rogers Sportsnet and RDS coverage of the championship tournament, including 410,000 for the final game. The Rockets are the first team since the Ottawa 67's in 1999 to win the Memorial Cup on home ice and marks the first time the host team has gone undefeated in the tournament. 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 2003 - 04 Memorial Cup Games

Saturday May-15, 2004 - Kelowna 1, Guelph 0
Sunday May-16, 2004 - Gatineau 3, Medicine Hat 1
Monday May-17, 2004 - Kelowna 4, Gatineau 1
Tuesday May-18, 2004 - Medicine Hat 2, Guelph 1
Wednesday May-19, 2004 - Gatineau 7, Guelph 2
Thursday May-20, 2004 - Kelowna 2, Medicine Hat 1
Saturday May-22, 2004 - Gatineau 6, Medicine Hat 5
Sunday May-23, 2004 - Kelowna 2, Gatineau 1

Canadian Junior Hockey 2003 - 04 Memorial Cup Winning Roster

2004 Kelowna Rockets - Michal Blanar, Troy Bodie, Mike Card, Blake Comeau, Ryan Constant, Kyle Cumiskey, Darren Deschamps, Simon Ferguson, Randall Gelech, Josh Gorges, Kelly Guard, Joel Henituik, Brent Howarth, Justin Keller, D. J. King, Josh Lepp, Joni Lindlof, Tyler Mosienko, Mark Olafson, Cam Paddock, Brett Palin, Chris Ray, Kevin Reinholt, Tyler Spurgeon, Stephen Sunderman, Stewart Thiessen, Patrik Valcak, Nolan Waker, Shea Weber, Derek Yeomans. Coach: Marc Habscheid

Canadian Junior Hockey 2003 - 04 Memorial Cup Awards

Tournament MVP - Kelly Guard, Kelowna Rockets
Sportsmanship: Josh Gorges, Kelowna Rockets
Leading Scorer: Doug O'Brien, Gatineau Olympiques
Outstanding Goaltender: Kelly Guard, Kelowna Rockets
All Star Team: Goaltender - Kelly Guard (Kelowna)
Forwards - Jean-Michel Daoust (Gatineau), Clarke MacArthur (Medicine Hat), Randall Gelech (Kelowna)
Defencemen - Doug O'Brien (Gatineau), Shea Weber (Kelowna)