2000 Memorial Cup

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2000 Mastercard Memorial Cup
QMJHL) (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Attendance79,877 (9,985 per game)
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 2000 Memorial Cup occurred May 20–28 at the

David Frost, including future murder-for-hire suspect Mike Danton
.

Round-robin standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA
1
QMJHL
)
3 3 0 15 6
2 Halifax Mooseheads (host) 3 2 1 15 8
3 Barrie Colts (OHL) 3 1 2 7 14
4 Kootenay Ice (WHL) 3 0 3 4 13

Scores

Round Robin

  • May 20 Halifax 5 Barrie 2
  • May 21 Rimouski 3 Kootenay 1
  • May 22 Halifax 7 Kootenay 1
  • May 23 Rimouski 7 Barrie 2
  • May 24 Barrie 3 Kootenay 2 (2OT)
  • May 25 Rimouski 5 Halifax 3

Semi-final

  • May 27: Barrie 6 Halifax 3

Final

  • May 28: Rimouski 6 Barrie 2

Barrie Colts controversy

The

David Frost. The Brampton Boys included Ryan Barnes, Shawn Cation, captain Sheldon Keefe and future convicted felon Mike Jefferson
(aka Mike Danton).

The Brampton Boys led a walkout during a customary tournament team banquet[1] and refused to shake hands with CHL commissioner David Branch in ceremonial face-offs. Rookie Matt Passfield was fined after it was revealed he scalped his own Memorial Cup tickets. The team failed to stand at the blue line during introductions, choosing instead to skate around their own zone. Head coach Bill Stewart added more controversy by shoving the bench back during the opening game, in order to stand in front of his own players, earning a bench minor for unsportsmanlike conduct after screaming at an official and by ordering his team to do a skate around, while a Joe Canadian skit was taking place on the ice.[2] Jefferson publicly called out the two elite players of the QMJHL, stating that he wanted to slash Halifax Mooseheads forward Ramzi Abid (158 points in regular season) in the face and claiming that Rimouski Océanic forward/CHL Player of the Year winner Brad Richards (186 points) would be a complete unknown if he didn't play in the QMJHL and would not last five games in the OHL.

The Colts reached the

Halifax Metro Centre after the final without conducting any interviews with the media.[3]
The behaviour of the Colts, most notably the Brampton Boys, drew the ire of many in hockey circles, citing their behaviour made the team appear to be boorish oafs and sore losers. The Colts recorded $10,000 worth of fines as a result of the team's conduct at the tournament.

Winning roster

Scoring leaders

  1. Ramzi Abid, HAL, (6g 4a) 10p
  2. Juraj Kolnik, RIM, (5g 5a) 10p
  3. Brad Richards, RIM, (4g 6a) 10p
  4. Jasmin Gelinas, HAL, (3g 5a) 8p
  5. Michel Periard
    , RIM, (2g 6a) 8p
  6. Brandon Reid, HAL, (1g 6a) 7p
  7. Jonathan Beaulieu, RIM, (4g 2a) 6p
  8. Benoit Dusablon
    , HAL, (3g 3a) 6p
  9. Benoit Martin, RIM, (3g 2a) 5p
  10. Sheldon Keefe, BAR, (2g 3a) 5p

Goaltending leaders

  1. Sebastien Caron, RIM (2.00 GAA, .952 Pct)
  2. Pascal Leclaire, HFX (3.14 GAA, .915 Pct)
  3. Dan Blackburn, KOO (4.09 GAA, .892 Pct)
  4. Brian Finley, BAR (4.42 GAA, .894 Pct)

Award winners

All-star team

  • Goal - Sebastien Caron, Rimouski
  • Defence - Michel Periard, Rimouski, Eric Reitz, Barrie
  • Forward - Brad Richards, Rimouski, Juraj Kolnik, Rimouski, Sheldon Keefe, Barrie

References

  1. ^ "Bill Stewart Story". Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Further Adventures of the Hamburg Freezers — Wild Bill Stewart[usurped]
  3. ^ "Hockey on trial as coach appeals suspension for throwing game". CBC Sports. November 10, 2000. Retrieved November 17, 2008.

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