the last time the kitchener rangers won the memorial cup was 2003.
the last time the kitchener rangers won the memorial cup was 2003.
when was the last time the kitchener rangers won the memorial cup?
2003
the 2003 memorial cup occurred may 17–25 at the colisée pepsi in quebec city, quebec. it was the 85th annual memorial cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the canadian hockey league (chl). it featured the host team, the quebec remparts, as well as the winners of the ontario hockey league, quebec major junior hockey league and the western hockey league, which were the kitchener rangers, hull olympiques and the kelowna rockets respectively. the kitchener rangers won their second ever memorial cup, their first being in 1982. they beat the hull olympiques in the final, who were trying to win their first memorial cup since 1997 when they won it on home ice.
2003 memorial cup
burnett and the bulls qualified for the 2008 memorial cup as the ohl representative, since the kitchener rangers were already guaranteed a berth as the host team. this would be the second memorial cup coaching appearance for burnett, after coaching the guelph storm to the 1998 memorial cup final. burnett and the bulls faced the spokane chiefs in their first game, losing 4–5 in overtime. belleville won their second game 6–3 versus the gatineau olympiques. burnett's team faced the kitchener rangers in the final game of the round robin. belleville prevailed with a 4–3 overtime win, with goaltender mike murphy making 54 saves. burnett's team finished the round-robin in second place, and faced the kitchener rangers again in the semifinal. burnett's team was overwhelmed in the rematch, losing 0–9, as the bulls finished the tournament in third place.
george burnett (ice hockey)