Memorial Cup 2019: Schedule, rosters, how to watch the CHL's championship tournament

Jackie Spiegel

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The 2019 Memorial Cup is slated to begin this weekend as teams representing the CHL's leagues — the OHL, WHL, QMJHL — and the host team, the Halifax Mooseheads, hit the ice at the Scotiabank Centre in Nova Scotia.

On Friday, the Prince Albert Raiders and Mooseheads get things going with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Guelph Storm facing off Saturday. 

Here's everything you need to know about the 101st Memorial Cup and the four teams competing.

Memorial Cup schedule, scores

Every game will be broadcast live across Canada on Rogers Sportsnet (English) and TVA Sports (French). You can also stream games online at CHL Live. All games will be broadcast in the United States on NHL Network either live, tape delayed (May 18, May 23) or joined in progress (May 27).

DATEMATCHUPTIME
Friday, May 17Halifax Mooseheads 4, Prince Albert Raiders 17 p.m.
Saturday, May 18Guelph Storm 5, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 23:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 19Halifax Mooseheads 4, Guelph Storm 27 p.m.
Monday, May 20Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6, Prince Albert Raiders 37 p.m.
Tuesday, May 21Guelph Storm 5, Prince Albert Raiders 27 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4, Halifax Mooseheads 37 p.m.
Friday, May 24SF: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6,  Guelph Storm 47 p.m.
Sunday, May 26Final: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4, Halifax Mooseheads 27 p.m.

(All times Eastern)

Records

Team Wins Losses Points GF GA
Halifax Mooseheads214117
Guelph Storm214128
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies2141211
Prince Albert Raiders030615

Halifax Mooseheads (Host team/QMJHL)

Selected as the host team, Halifax hosts the tournament for the first time since 2000. The top team in the Maritimes division with a record of 49-15-4, the Mooseheads finished atop the QMJHL's Eastern Conference. After a tough seven-game series in the conference quarterfinals with the Quebec Remparts, Halifax lost in the President's Cup final to fellow Memorial Cup participant Rouyn-Noranda in six games.

Head coach: Eric Veilleux

No.NamePos.HometownNHL Team
1Alexis GravelGAsbestos, Que.CHI
29*Cole McLarenGAnnapolis Royal, N.S. 
2Denis TonerDSaint-Andre, N.B. 
3Walter FlowerDLunenburg, N.S. 
7Alexis SansfaconDShawinigan, Que. 
12Patrick KyteDPembroke, Ont. 
14Jared McIsaacDTruro, N.S.DET
16Jake RyczekDLudlow, Mass.CHI
20Justin BarronDHalifax, N.S.2020 eligible
79Jocktan ChaineyDAsbestos, Que.NJD
8Brock McLeodFDartmouth, N.S. 
9*Kyle PettenFBay Roberts 
19Benoit-Olivier GroulxFRouen, FranceANA
21Arnaud DurandeauFBeaconsfield, Que.NYI
23Keith GetsonFBridgewater, N.S. 
26Gavin HartFTruro, N.S. 
28Ben HigginsFTruro, N.S. 
48Ostap SafinFPrague, Czech Rep.EDM
50Raphael LavoieFChambly, Que.2019 eligible
61Joel BishopFSt. John's, N.L. 
67Xavier ParentFBlainville, Que.2019 eligible
71Maxim TrepanierFSt-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.  
72Samuel AsselinFL'Assomption, Que. 
88Antoine MorandFMercier, Que.ANA
91*Marcel BarinkaFPrague, Czech Rep.2019 eligible
94*Samuel DubeFBad Tolz, GermanyTBL

* Indicates rookie

Guelph Storm (OHL)

The Storm entered the OHL's playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference and started off with a sweep of the Kitchener Rangers; however, that was their easiest round. Guelph then found itself in a 2-0 hole to start off each of the next three rounds before defeating the top team in the regular season, the Ottawa 67's, in six games to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup. 

Head coach: George Burnett

No.NamePos.HometownNHL Team
1*Owen BennettGGeorgetown, Ont. 
30*Lucas PattonGWaterloo, Ont. 
32Anthony PopovichGBelleville, Ont. 
35Nico DawsGBurlington, Ont.2019 eligible
4Owen LalondeDWindsor, Ont. 
5Dmitri SamorukovDVolgograd, RussiaEDM
6Sean DurziDMississauga, Ont.LAK
11*Daniil ChaykaDMoscow, Russia2021 eligible
22Jack HanleyDWhitby, Ont. 
23*Zack TerryDOakville, Ont. 
25Markus PhillipsDToronto, Ont.LAK
26*Luka ProfacaDMississauga, Ont. 
29Fedor GordeevDToronto, Ont.TOR
7Zachary RobertsFStouffville, Ont. 
8Cam HillisFEnniskillen, Ont.MTL
9Nick SuzukiFLondon, Ont.MTL
10MacKenzie EntwistleFGeorgetown, Ont.CHI
12Keegan StevensonFSault Ste. Marie, Ont. 2019 eligible
13Alexey ToropchenkoFMoscow, RussiaSTL
14Cedric RalphFPeterborough, Ont. 
15Liam HawelFArnprior, Ont.DAL
16Nate SchnarrFWaterloo, Ont.ARI
17Pavel GogolevFMoscow, Russia2019 eligible
19Isaac RatcliffeFLondon, Ont.PHI
20*Ben McFarlaneFAyr, Ont. 
21Ty CollinsFNewmarket, Ont. 
27Domenico CommissoFOakville, Ont. 

*Indicates rookie

Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

The top team in the WHL continued its run in the playoffs by sweeping Red Deer in the opening round. They then advanced in six games in the next two rounds before beating Vancouver in a seven-game series — which they initially led 3-1 — in overtime of Game 7. Led by Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Ian Scott, who had a 1.96 GAA and .925 save percentage in the postseason, the Raiders won the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 1985.

Head coach: Marc Habscheid

No.NamePos.HometownNHL Team
33Ian ScottGCalgary, Alta.TOR
35Boston BilousGLangley, B.C.2019 eligible
3Jeremy MasellaDPhoenix, Ariz. 
5Zack HayesDCalgary, Alta. 
6*Kaiden GuhleDSherwood, Alta.2020 eligible
8Brayden PachalDEstevan, Sask. 
10Max MartinDWinnipeg, Man. 
12Sergei SapegoDVitebsk, Belarus 
14Loeden SchauflerDDeWinton, Alta. 
11Spencer MoeFCalgary, Alta. 
15Brian HarrisFWawanesa, Man. 
16*Jakob BrookFRoblin, Man. 
17Dante HannounFDelta, B.C. 
18Noah GregorFBeaumont, Alta.SJS
19*Ozzy WiesblattFCalgary, Alta. 
20Brett LeasonFCalgary, Alta.2019 eligible
21*Aliaksei ProtasFVitebsk, Belarus2019 eligible
23Eric PearceFRegina, Sask. 
24Cole FonstadFEstevan, Sask.MTL
25Sean MontgomeryFCalgary, Alta. 
27Parker KellyFCamrose, Alta.OTT
29Justin NachbaurFCross Lake, Man. 

*Indicates rookie​

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

The top team during the regular season in the QMJHL — and the top-point team in the entire CHL — the Huskies won two of their four playoff series via sweep. Despite qualifying for the Memorial Cup by just making the Presidents Cup Final, they defeated Halifax in six games. Rouyn-Noranda went to the Memorial Cup Final in 2016 and have three players — Samuel Harvey, Peter Abbandonato and Jacob Neveu from that team in 2019.

Head coach: Mario Pouliot

No.NamePos.HometownNHL Team
1Samuel HarveyGAlma, Que. 
30*William LagrangeGSt-Leon, Que. 
31Zachary EmondGSt-Cyprien, Que.SJS
33*Samuel RichardGSte-Catherine, Que. 
3Jacob NeveuDRouyn-Noranda, Que. 
4Justin BergeronDMagog, Que.2019 eligible
6*Samuel RegisDChateauguay, Que. 
7Alexis ArsenaultDBonaventure, Que. 
8William CyrDSt-Constant, Que. 
26*Jeremie MajorDSt-Hyacinthe, Que. 
27Ryan MacLellanDAntigonish, N.S. 
53Noah DobsonDSummerside, P.E.I.NYI
10Louis-Filip CoteFLaurier-Station, Que. 
11Rafael Harvey-PinardFJonquiere, Que.2019 eligible
12*William RouleauFSt-Basile, Que. 
13*Jakub LaukoFPrague, Czech RepublicBOS
14*Mathieu GagnonFGatineau, Que. 
15Vincent MarleauFChateauguay, Que. 
16Alex BeaucageFTrois-Rivieres, Que.2019 eligible
18Olivier-Luc HacheFSavoie Landing, N.B. 
19Patrik HrehorcakFPoprad, Slovakia 
20Tommy BeaudoinFLorraine, Que. 
21Felix BibeauFMercier, Que.2019 eligible
22Peter AbbandonatoFLaval, Que. 
23Samuel NaudFLa Sarre, Que. 
24Joel TeasdaleFLavaltrie, Que.MTL
25Tyler HinamFCole Harbour, N.S. 
28*Alexandre CaronFSaint-Hyacinthe, Que. 

*Indicates rookie

Jackie Spiegel