The 2026 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at Prospera Place, home of the host Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets. The Kitchener Rangers defeated the Everett Silvertips by a 6–2 score to win their third Memorial Cup title.
It was the 106th Memorial Cup championship which determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Five teams declared their intent to bid via news releases on their team websites: the Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers, Spokane Chiefs. Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have never hosted the tournament, while Brandon has hosted once in 2010 and Spokane has hosted once in 1998. Kelowna has been selected to host the tournament twice, hosting it once in 2004, but the 2020 tournament it was slated to host was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 27, 2024, the Canadian Hockey League named Kelowna as the host city at the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge. The decision was made following formal bid presentations by all five teams in the running to the CHL's selection committee, the most teams bidding on a single Memorial Cup since 2009.
Road to the Cup OHL playoffs
QMJHL playoffs
WHL playoffs
Team rosters
Kelowna Rockets Head coach: Derrick Martin Pos.No.PlayerG30Harrison BoettigerG35Josh BaniniD2Keith McInnisD3Owen HaydenD4Mazden LeslieD6Parker AlcosD7Peyton KettlesD22Nate CorbetD26Rowan GuestD27Jacob HendersonF9Shane SmithF10Tomas PoletinF11Tij IginlaF12Connor PankratzF16Carson WetschF17Ty HalaburdaF18Dawson GerwingF20Vojtěch ČihařF21Owen FolstromF23Hayden PaupanekisF25Jaxon KehrigF28Eli BarrettF29Hiroki Gojsic
Kitchener Rangers Head coach: Jussi Ahokas Pos.No.PlayerG39Jason SchaubelG65Christian KirschD5Matthew AndonovskiD8Carson CampbellD18Cameron ReidD25Max DirracoloD43Andrew MacNielD51Jared WoolleyD89Alexander BileckiF9Avry AstisF11Cameron ArquetteF13Haeden EllisF16Dylan EdwardsF19Luke EllinasF20Gabriel ChiarotF23Sam O'ReillyF24Jack PridhamF27Andrew VermeulenF37Tanner LamF48Christian HumphreysF61Matthew HlacarF86Luca Romano
Everett Silvertips Head coach: Steve Hamilton Pos.No.PlayerG31Anders MillerG35Raiden LeGallD5Luke VlooswykD8Kayd RuedigD9Landon DuPontD24Tarin SmithD28Mattias UyedaD42Brek LiskeD43Jaxon PisaniF11Carter BearF12Lukas KaplanF15Jaxsin VaughanF16Rylan GouldF17Julius MiettinenF18Nolan ChastkoF19Zackary ShantzF22Jesse HeslopF25Rhys JamiesonF34Hunter RudolphF37Matias VanhanenF38Shea Busch
Chicoutimi Saguenéens Head coach: Yanick Jean Pos.No.PlayerG30Raphaël PrécourtG32Lucas BeckmanD3Tomas LavoieD12Alex HuangD13Alonso GosselinD44Alexis BernierD49Jordan TourignyD55Peteris BulansD92Alexandre DesmaraisF7Maxim MasséF8Christophe BerthelotF10Maxim SchäferF11Émile RicardF17Thomas DesruisseauxF19Gryphon Watson-BucciF28Emmanuel VermetteF39Liam LefebvreF42Nathan LecompteF71Alexis ToussaintF86Èmile GuitéF88Anton LindeF93Mavrick Lachance
Tournament games All times local (UTC − 8)
Round-robin
Round-robin standings
Playoffs
Semifinal game
Championship game
Statistical leaders
Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Kitchener Rangers 4 5 4 9 8 Everett Silvertips 5 4 4 8 0 Kitchener Rangers 4 3 5 8 0 Kitchener Rangers 4 2 4 6 0 Everett Silvertips 4 2 4 6 2 Kitchener Rangers 4 1 5 6 2 Everett Silvertips 5 4 1 5 4 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 0 5 5 6 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 2 2 4 17 Kitchener Rangers 4 1 3 4 2
Goaltenders
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes)
Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI Kitchener Rangers 4 4 0 0 126 6 1.50 .952 1 240 Everett Silvertips 5 3 2 0 138 15 3.02 .891 1 298 Kelowna Rockets 2 0 1 0 61 6 3.64 .902 0 99 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 1 3 0 111 15 4.06 .865 0 222 Kelowna Rockets 2 0 1 1 40 6 4.16 .850 0 87
Awards The CHL will hand out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2026 Memorial Cup:
+ 2026 Memorial Cup Awards Award Recipient(s) Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Most outstanding player Sam O'Reilly Ed Chynoweth TrophyTop scorer Jack Pridham George Parsons TrophyMost sportsmanlike player Matias Vanhanen Hap Emms Memorial TrophyBest goaltender Christian Kirsch
+ Memorial Cup All-Star Team Position Recipient Defencemen Landon DuPont (Everett Silvertips)Cameron Reid (Kitchener Rangers) Forwards Sam O'Reilly (Kitchener Rangers)Jack Pridham (Kitchener Rangers)Matias Vanhanen (Everett Silvertips) Goaltender Christian Kirsch (Kitchener Rangers)
References
External links Memorial Cup at Canadian Hockey League