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Ed Chynoweth Cup

The Ed Chynoweth Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy awarded to the playoff champion of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Originally called the President's Cup when the league was founded in 1966, the trophy was renamed in 2007 to honour Ed Chynoweth's long service to junior hockey in Canada. The WHL champion earns a berth into the Memorial Cup tournament, Canada's junior hockey championship. The Kamloops Blazers have won the most WHL championships with six, followed by the Medicine Hat Tigers with five. The Spokane Chiefs were the first team to win the renamed trophy in the 2007–08 WHL season. The current (2022–23) holders of the Ed Chynoweth Cup are the Seattle Thunderbirds.

Ed Chynoweth Cup
SportIce hockey
CompetitionWestern Hockey League
Awarded forPlayoff championship
History
First award1966
First winnerMoose Jaw Canucks
Most winsKamloops Blazers (6)
Most recentSeattle Thunderbirds (2)

History

The Western Hockey League was founded in 1966 by seven teams from Saskatchewan and Alberta who were hoping to improve the quality of junior hockey in western Canada.[1] Despite gaining approval from the governing bodies of both provinces, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) objected to the formation of the interprovincial league, refusing to sanction the circuit and suspending all players and officials who participated in the league from participation in any CAHA league or event.[2] Declared an "outlaw league" by the CAHA, the WHL's founders chose to play on, though the league was ruled ineligible to participate in the Memorial Cup, Canada's national junior championship.[1]

The first President's Cup champion was the Moose Jaw Canucks in 1967.[3] In 1971, CAHA reorganized the top level of junior hockey into two tiers, sanctioning the WHL as the top league in western Canada and one of three leagues that formed the Major Junior tier, along with the Ontario Hockey Association—now the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)—and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League—now the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Together, these three leagues form the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The 1971 WHL champion Edmonton Oil Kings faced the Quebec Remparts in the 1972 Memorial Cup final, which nearly failed to materialize as the OHA and QMJHL initially refused to face the western champion. The Oil Kings were ultimately defeated by Quebec in an abbreviated best-of-three series, as opposed to the normal best-of-seven.[4] Three years later, in 1974, the Regina Pats became the first WHL champion to win the national title.[5]

The New Westminster Bruins emerged as the first dynasty in WHL history, winning four consecutive championships between 1975 and 1978, along with two Memorial Cups in 1977 and 1978.[3][6] In 1976, the Portland Winter Hawks became the first American-based team in the WHL, and six years later, the 1981–82 Winter Hawks recorded more firsts, becoming the first American team to win the President's Cup and the first American team to compete for the Memorial Cup.[7][8] One year later, the Winter Hawks won the 1983 Memorial Cup to become the first American champions, and the first to win the Memorial Cup without winning its own league title; Portland participated by virtue of hosting the tournament despite losing the WHL final to the Lethbridge Broncos.[9]

On December 30, 1986, four members of the Swift Current Broncos—Scott Kruger, Trent Kresse, Brent Ruff and Chris Mantyka—were killed when the team bus crashed outside Swift Current.[10] The community rallied around the team, and less than three years later, the Broncos emerged as the top team in the CHL. Featuring Scott Kruger's younger brothers Darren and Trevor, the 1988–89 Broncos became the first team in WHL history to sweep their way through the playoffs, winning the President's Cup without losing a single game in the post-season.[11] The Broncos faced the host Saskatoon Blades in the 1989 Memorial Cup final, defeating their provincial rivals in the first all-WHL national championship.[12] The Kamloops Blazers dominated the WHL in the early 1990s, capturing four league championships between 1990 and 1995 and three Memorial Cups to cap a period where WHL teams won seven Memorial Cup championships in a nine-year period between 1987 and 1995.[3][5]

In 2007, the league renamed the championship trophy the Ed Chynoweth Cup in honour of Ed Chynoweth's long tenure with the league.[3] Chynoweth had served as president of both the WHL and CHL, from 1972 and 1975 respectively, until leaving both posts in 1995 to form the Edmonton Ice. He remained with the franchise through its transfer to Kootenay and until his death in 2008.[3] Chynoweth was described by OHL commissioner David Branch as being "the architect of the Canadian Hockey League as we know it today".[13] Chynoweth was posthumously elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008.[14]

List of winners

  • Number in parentheses denotes total championships won to that point
The Calgary Hitmen celebrate after winning the 2010 championship

By season

SeasonWinning team[3]Finalist[15]Games[15][a]Memorial Cup result
1966–67Moose Jaw Canucks (1)Regina Pats4–1Ineligible[b]
1967–68Estevan Bruins (1)Flin Flon Bombers4–0–1Estevan lost final[16][b]
1968–69Flin Flon Bombers (1)Edmonton Oil Kings4–2Ineligible[b]
1969–70Flin Flon Bombers (2)Edmonton Oil Kings4–0Ineligible[b]
1970–71Edmonton Oil Kings (1)Flin Flon Bombers4–1–1Edmonton lost final[17]
1971–72Edmonton Oil Kings (2)Regina Pats4–1Edmonton finished third[18]
1972–73Medicine Hat Tigers (1)Saskatoon Blades3–0–2Medicine Hat finished third[19]
1973–74Regina Pats (1)Calgary Centennials4–0Regina won Memorial Cup[6]
1974–75New Westminster Bruins (1)Saskatoon Blades4–3New Westminster lost final[20]
1975–76New Westminster Bruins (2)Saskatoon Blades4–2–1New Westminster lost final[21]
1976–77New Westminster Bruins (3)Brandon Wheat Kings4–1New Westminster won Memorial Cup[6]
1977–78New Westminster Bruins (4)Billings Bighorns4–0New Westminster won Memorial Cup[6]
1978–79Brandon Wheat Kings (1)Portland Winter Hawks4–2Brandon lost final[22]
1979–80Regina Pats (2)Victoria Cougars4–1Regina finished third[23]
1980–81Victoria Cougars (1)Calgary Wranglers4–3Victoria finished third[24]
1981–82Portland Winter Hawks (1)Regina Pats4–1Portland finished third[25]
1982–83Lethbridge Broncos (1)Portland Winter Hawks4–1Portland won Memorial Cup[c]
Lethbridge finished fourth[26]
1983–84Kamloops Blazers (1)Regina Pats4–3Kamloops finished third[27]
1984–85Prince Albert Raiders (1)Kamloops Blazers4–0Prince Albert won Memorial Cup[6]
1985–86Kamloops Blazers (2)Medicine Hat Tigers4–1Kamloops finished third[28]
Portland finished fourth[d]
1986–87Medicine Hat Tigers (2)Portland Winter Hawks4–3Medicine Hat won Memorial Cup[6]
1987–88Medicine Hat Tigers (3)Kamloops Blazers4–2Medicine Hat won Memorial Cup[6]
1988–89Swift Current Broncos (1)Portland Winterhawks4–0Swift Current won Memorial Cup[12]
Saskatoon lost final[e]
1989–90Kamloops Blazers (3)Lethbridge Hurricanes4–1Kamloops finished fourth[29]
1990–91Spokane Chiefs (1)Lethbridge Hurricanes4–0Spokane Won Memorial Cup[6]
1991–92Kamloops Blazers (4)Saskatoon Blades4–3Kamloops won Memorial Cup[6]
Seattle finished third[f]
1992–93Swift Current Broncos (2)Portland Winter Hawks4–3Swift Current finished fourth[30]
1993–94Kamloops Blazers (5)Saskatoon Blades4–3Kamloops Won Memorial Cup[6]
1994–95Kamloops Blazers (6)Brandon Wheat Kings4–2Kamloops won Memorial Cup[6]
Brandon finished third[g]
1995–96Brandon Wheat Kings (2)Spokane Chiefs4–1Brandon finished third[31]
1996–97Lethbridge Hurricanes (1)Seattle Thunderbirds4–0Lethbridge lost final[32]
1997–98Portland Winter Hawks (2)Brandon Wheat Kings4–0Portland won Memorial Cup[6]
Spokane finished third[h]
1998–99Calgary Hitmen (1)Kamloops Blazers4–1Calgary lost final[33]
1999–2000Kootenay Ice (1)Spokane Chiefs4–2Kootenay finished fourth[34]
2000–01Red Deer Rebels (1)Portland Winter Hawks4–1Red Deer won Memorial Cup[6]
Regina finished third[i]
2001–02Kootenay Ice (2)Red Deer Rebels4–2Kootenay won Memorial Cup[6]
2002–03Kelowna Rockets (1)Red Deer Rebels4–2Kelowna finished third[35]
2003–04Medicine Hat Tigers (4)Everett Silvertips4–0Kelowna won Memorial Cup[j]
Medicine Hat finished third[36]
2004–05Kelowna Rockets (2)Brandon Wheat Kings4–1Kelowna finished fourth[37]
2005–06Vancouver Giants (1)Moose Jaw Warriors4–0Vancouver finished third[38]
2006–07Medicine Hat Tigers (5)Vancouver Giants4–3Vancouver won Memorial Cup[k]
Medicine Hat lost final[39]
2007–08Spokane Chiefs (2)Lethbridge Hurricanes4–0Spokane won Memorial Cup[6]
2008–09Kelowna Rockets (3)Calgary Hitmen4–2Kelowna lost final
2009–10Calgary Hitmen (2)Tri-City Americans4–1Brandon lost final[l]
Calgary finished third
2010–11Kootenay Ice (3)Portland Winterhawks4–1Kootenay finished third
2011–12Edmonton Oil Kings (1)Portland Winterhawks4–3Edmonton finished fourth
2012–13Portland Winterhawks (3)Edmonton Oil Kings4–2Portland lost final[m]
Saskatoon finished fourth
2013–14Edmonton Oil Kings (2)Portland Winterhawks4–3Edmonton won Memorial Cup
2014–15Kelowna Rockets (4)Brandon Wheat Kings4–0Kelowna lost final
2015–16Brandon Wheat Kings (3)Seattle Thunderbirds4–1Brandon finished fourth
Red Deer lost semifinal
2016–17Seattle Thunderbirds (1)Regina Pats4–2Seattle finished fourth
2017–18Swift Current Broncos (3)Everett Silvertips4–2Swift Current finished fourth
Regina lost final
2018–19Prince Albert Raiders (2)Vancouver Giants4–3Prince Albert finished fourth
2019–20WHL playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — Ed Chynoweth Cup not awarded[40]
2020–21WHL playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — Ed Chynoweth Cup not awarded[41]
2021–22Edmonton Oil Kings (3)Seattle Thunderbirds4–2Edmonton finished fourth
2022–23Seattle Thunderbirds (2)Winnipeg Ice4–1Seattle lost final

By team

TeamWonLostYears WonYears LostFinals Appearances
Kamloops Blazers631983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–951984–85, 1987–88, 1998–999
Edmonton Oil Kings[n]531970–71, 1971–72, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2021–221968–69, 1969–70, 2012–138
Medicine Hat Tigers511972–73, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2003–04, 2006–071985–866
New Westminster Bruins401974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78—4
Kelowna Rockets402002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2014–15—4
Portland Winterhawks391981–82, 1997–98, 2012–131978–79, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–1412
Brandon Wheat Kings351978–79, 1995–96, 2015–161976–77, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2014–158
Swift Current Broncos301988–89, 1992–93, 2017–18—3
Kootenay Ice301999–2000, 2001–02, 2010–11—3
Regina Pats251973–74, 1979–801966–67, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1983–84, 2016–177
Seattle Thunderbirds232016–17, 2022–231996–97, 2015–16, 2021–225
Flin Flon Bombers221968–69, 1969–701967–68, 1970–714
Spokane Chiefs221990–91, 2007–081995–96, 1999–20004
Calgary Hitmen211998–99, 2009–102008–093
Prince Albert Raiders201984–85, 2018–19—2
Lethbridge Hurricanes131996–971989–90, 1990–91, 2007–084
Red Deer Rebels122000–012001–02, 2002–033
Vancouver Giants122005–062006–07, 2018–193
Victoria Cougars111980–811979–802
Moose Jaw Canucks101966–67—1
Estevan Bruins101967–68—1
Saskatoon Blades05—1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1991–92, 1993–945
Everett Silvertips02—2003–04, 2017–182
Calgary Centennials01—1973–741
Billings Bighorns01—1977–781
Calgary Wranglers01—1980–811
Moose Jaw Warriors01—2005–061
Tri-City Americans01—2009–101
Winnipeg Ice01—2022–231

See also

Notes

  • a In some playoff years, ties were possible, and are noted in win–loss–tie format
  • b The league did not receive official sanctioning by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association until 1971, and thus was not eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup between 1967 and 1970.[42] In spite of this, the 1968 Estevan Bruins did compete in the Memorial Cup final, the only team in the WHL's first four years permitted to do so.[16]
  • c Portland qualified for the 1983 Memorial Cup as the host team.[9]
  • d Portland qualified for the 1986 Memorial Cup as the host team after New Westminster withdrew as the host.[43]
  • e Saskatoon qualified for the 1989 Memorial Cup as the host team.[12]
  • f Seattle qualified for the 1992 Memorial Cup as the host team.[44]
  • g Kamloops both hosted the 1995 Memorial Cup and qualified as the league winner. As the losing finalist, Brandon played as the WHL's second representative.[45]
  • h Spokane qualified for the 1998 Memorial Cup as the host team.[46]
  • i Regina qualified for the 2001 Memorial Cup as the host team.[47]
  • j Kelowna qualified for the 2004 Memorial Cup as the host team.[36]
  • k Vancouver qualified for the 2007 Memorial Cup as the host team.[48]
  • l Brandon qualified for the 2010 Memorial Cup as the host team.
  • m Saskatoon qualified for the 2013 Memorial Cup as the host team.[49]
  • n The original Oil Kings moved to Portland in 1976; the team was revived via expansion in 2007.

References

General
  • Lapp, Richard; Macaulay, Alec (1997). The Memorial Cup. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 1-55017-170-4.
Specific

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