The 1998 Memorial Cup (branded as the 1998 Chrysler Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) occurred May 9–17 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. It was the 80th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host Spokane Chiefs and the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Guelph Storm, Val-d'Or Foreurs and Portland Winter Hawks. The Winter Hawks won their second Memorial Cup defeating the Storm from a goal in overtime by Bobby Russell.[1]

1998 Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Spokane, Washington
DatesMay 9–17, 1998
Teams4
Host teamSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
TV partner(s)TSN
Final positions
ChampionsPortland Winter Hawks (WHL) (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played8
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Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

The tournament set a new Memorial Cup attendance record. However, that record was broken the following year in Ottawa.

Round-robin standings

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA
1 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 3 3 0 17 8
2 Guelph Storm (OHL) 3 2 1 12 7
3 Spokane Chiefs (host) 3 1 2 8 11
4 Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 3 0 3 8 19
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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Round-robin

  • May 9 Spokane 5, Val-d'Or 4
  • May 10 Portland 6, Guelph 2
  • May 11 Guelph 3, Spokane 1
  • May 12 Portland 7, Val-d'Or 4
  • May 13 Guelph 7, Val-d'Or 0
  • May 14 Portland 4, Spokane 2

Semi-final

  • May 16 Guelph 2, Spokane 1 (OT)

Final

  • May 17 Portland 4, Guelph 3 (OT)

Winning roster

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1997-98 Portland Winter Hawks[2]

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

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Scoring leaders

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  1. Andrej Podkonicky, POR, (6g 4a) 10p
  2. Marian Hossa, POR, (5g 4a) 9p
  3. Manny Malhotra, GUE, (1g 6a) 7p
  4. Bobby Russell, POR, (4g 2a) 6p
  5. Mike Hurley, POR, (0g 6a) 6p
  6. Jean-Pierre Dumont, VAL, (3g 2a) 5p
  7. Todd Robinson, POR, (1g 4a) 5p
  8. Greg Leeb, SPO, (3g 1a) 4p
  9. Jason Jackman, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p
  10. Kent McDonnell, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p
  11. Ryan Davis, GUE, (2g 2a) 4p
  12. Perry Johnson, SPO (1g 3a) 4p
  13. Marian Cisar, SPO (0g 4a) 4p
  14. Kevin Haupt, POR, (0g 4a) 4p

Goaltending leaders

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  1. Chris Madden, GUE, 2.21 GAA, .947 pct
  2. Brent Belecki, POR, 2.68 GAA, .916 pct
  3. David Haun, SPO, 2.93 GAA, .885 pct
  4. Roberto Luongo, VAL, 6.33 GAA, .857 pct

Award winners

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All-star team

  • Goal: Chris Madden, Guelph
  • Defence: Brad Ference, Spokane; Francis Lessard, Val d'Or
  • Forward: Andrej Podkonicky, Portland; Manny Malholtra, Guelph; Marian Hossa, Portland

References

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  1. ^ "SLAM! 1998 Memorial Cup: Game 8: PORTLAND 4, GUELPH 3 (OT)". www.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "WHL Network".
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