Five players are still in the running this weekend at the CHL’s Memorial Cup to add their names to a very special list, a list that currently counts only 18 players and two coaches who have won the Memorial Cup and a World Junior Championship gold medal in the same year.
Canada’s gold medalists who will be vying for the Memorial Cup this weekend are:
James Neal (Plymouth, OHL)
Cody Franson, Kenndal McArdle (Vancouver, WHL)
Darren Helm, Kris Russell (Medicine Hat, WHL)
The 18 players and two coaches who have won a World Junior Championship and a Memorial Cup in the same season
Year Two-time Champions Memorial Cup Champions
2006 None Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
2005 Corey Perry, Danny Syvret London, OHL
1997 Martin Biron, Christian Dubé Hull Olympiques, QMJHL
1996 None Granby Predateurs, QMJHL
1995 Nolan Baumgartner, Darcy Tucker,
Don Hay (Head Coach) Kamloops Blazers, WHL
1994 None Kamloops Blazers, WHL
1993 Ralph Intranuovo Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL
1991 Pat Falloon, Trevor Kidd Spokane Chiefs, WHL
1990 Mike Craig, Eric Lindros Oshawa Generals, OHL
1988 Rob DiMaio, Trevor Linden, Wayne
McBean, Scott McCrady, Mark
Pederson Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL
1985 Dan Hodgson
Terry Simpson (Head Coach) Prince Albert Raiders, WHL
1982 None Kitchener Rangers, OHL