The 2002 Memorial Cup occurred May 18âÂÂ26 at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre in Guelph, Ontario. It was the 84th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Guelph Storm, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League: the Erie Otters, Victoriaville Tigres and the Kootenay Ice respectively. The Kootenay Ice won their first Memorial Cup, beating the Victoriaville Tigres in the final.
Round-robin standings
Scores
- May 18: Guelph 5âÂÂ1 Victoriaville
- May 19: Kootenay 3âÂÂ0 Erie
- May 20: Kootenay 4âÂÂ3 Guelph
- May 21: Erie 5âÂÂ1 Victoriaville
- May 22: Victoriaville 3âÂÂ2 Kootenay
- May 23: Erie 4âÂÂ0 Guelph
Tie-breaker
- May 24: Victoriaville 4âÂÂ3 Guelph
Semi-final
- May 25: Victoriaville 5âÂÂ4 Erie (OT)
Final
- May 26: Kootenay 6âÂÂ3 Victoriaville
Winning team
Igor Agarunov, Bryan Bridges, B. J. Boxma, Nigel Dawes, Gerard Dicaire, Brennan Evans, Cole Fischer, Curtis Fransoo, Travis Featherstone, Richard Hamula, Chris LaValley, Dale Mahovsky, Steve Makway, Duncan Milroy, Shaun Norrie, Tomas Plihal, Kyle Sheen, Colin Sinclair, Jarret Stoll, Marek Svatos, Adam Taylor, Andy Thompson, Craig Weller. Coach: Ryan McGill
Scoring leaders
- Matthew Lombardi, VIC (2g 7a) 9p
- Cory Pecker, ER (4g 3a) 7p
- Danny Groulx, VIC (2g 5a) 7p
- Carl Malette, VIC (5g 1a) 6p
- Colin Sinclair, KOO (4g 2a) 6p
- Kevin Dallman, GUE (1g 5a) 6p
- Brad Boyes, ER (2g 3a) 5p
- Brandon Cullen, ER (2g 3a) 5p
- Marek Svatos, KOO, (1g 4a) 5p
- Jarret Stoll, KOO (0g 5a) 5p
Goaltending leaders
- T. J. Aceti, ER (1.91 gaa, 0.942 sv%)
- B. J. Boxma, KOO (2.25 gaa, 0.900 sv%)
- Daniel Manzato, VIC (2.79 gaa, 0.943 sv%)
- Andrew Penner, GUE (3.25 gaa, 0.873 sv%)
- Daniel Boisclair, VIC (4.22 gaa, 0.880 sv%)
Award winners
All-Star Team
- Goal: T. J. Aceti (Erie)
- Defence: Danny Groulx (Victoriaville), Kevin Dallman (Guelph)
- Forwards: Matthew Lombardi (Victoriaville), Colin Sinclair (Kootenay), Cory Pecker (Erie)
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