2026 Memorial Cup

2026 Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup trophy

The 2026 Memorial Cup is a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament to be held at Prospera Place, home of the host Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets. It is the 106th Memorial Cup championship which determines 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 (/wiki/2010MemorialCup) and Spokane has hosted once in (/wiki/1998MemorialCup). Kelowna has been selected to host the tournament twice, hosting it once in (/wiki/2004MemorialCup), but the (/wiki/2020MemorialCup) 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

The J. Ross Robertson Cup, championship trophy of the OHL

	Conference quarterfinals			Conference semifinals			Conference finals			Finals
	E1	Brantford	3
	E8	Sudbury	0
		E
			E
	E2	Barrie	2
	E7	Niagara	1
		E
	Eastern Conference
			E
	E3	Ottawa	3
	E6	Kingston	0
		E
			E
	E4	Peterborough	2
	E5	North Bay	2
		E
			W
	W1	Kitchener	3
	W8	Saginaw	0
		W
			W
	W2	Windsor	3
	W7	Guelph	0
		W
	Western Conference
			W
	W3	Flint	3
	W6	Owen Sound	0
		W
			W
	W4	London	0
	W5	S.S. Marie	3

QMJHL playoffs

The Gilles-Courteau Trophy, championship trophy of the QMJHL

Notes: In the first round seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the three final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Conference quarterfinals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Conference semifinals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Semifinals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W1</td><td>Rouyn-Noranda</td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W8</td><td>Gatineau</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W2</td><td>Blainville-Boisbriand</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W7</td><td>Victoriaville</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Western Conference</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W3</td><td>Drummondville</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W6</td><td>Val-d'Or</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W4</td><td>Shawinigan</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W5</td><td>Sherbrooke</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E1</td><td>Moncton</td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E8</td><td>Saint John</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E2</td><td>Chicoutimi</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E7</td><td>Halifax</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Eastern Conference</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E3</td><td>Newfoundland</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E6</td><td>Cape Breton</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E4</td><td>Charlottetown</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>E5</td><td>Quebec</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

WHL playoffs

The Ed Chynoweth Cup, championship trophy of the WHL

	Conference quarterfinals			Conference semifinals			Conference finals			WHL championship
	E1	Prince Albert	3
	E8	Red Deer	0
		E
			E
	E2	Medicine Hat	2
	E7	Regina	1
		E
	Eastern Conference
			E
	E3	Edmonton	1
	E6	Saskatoon	2
		E
			E
	E4	Calgary	3
	E5	Brandon	0
		E
	Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
			W
	W1	Everett	3
	W8	Portland	0
		W
			W
	W2	Penticton	3
	W7	Seattle	0
		W
	Western Conference
			W
	W3	Prince George	3
	W6	Spokane	0
		W
			W
	W4	Kelowna	3
	W5	Kamloops	0

Awards

2026 Memorial Cup

The CHL will hand out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2026 Memorial Cup:

Award	Recipient(s)
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Most outstanding player
Ed Chynoweth Trophy Top scorer
George Parsons Trophy Most sportsmanlike player
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy Best goaltender

Position	Recipient
Defencemen
Forwards
Goaltender