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The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League hosted the 1985 Memorial Cup Tournament with the first two games of the tournament bring played in Shawinigan and the remainder of the tournament played in Drummondville. The host team were the Shawinigan Cataractes.
The Verdun Junior Canadiens had defeated the Cataractes, who finished in first place during the regular season, in five games in the semifinals and then swept the Chicoutimi Sagueneens to win the President's Cup anf the QMJHL title. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds finished in first place in the overall Ontario Hockey League final season standings, posting a perfect 33 wins, 0 losses and 0 ties at home during the regular season. In the finals the Greyhounds defeated the Peterborough Petes nine points to three to win their first J. Ross Robertson Cup. Prince Albert Raiders finished the regular season with the best record in the Canadian Hockey League ending the year with a record of 58-11-3. In the WHL finals the Raiders needed four games to eliminate the Kamloops Blazers to advance to the Memorial Cup.
The Cataractes went into the final game of the round robin game with a record of 1-1 while Verdun was looking for it's first win of the tournament. Shawinigan skated to a 5-1 win to advance to directly the final. In the semi final game Prince Albert defeated Sault Ste. Marie 8-3 to move into the final game against the Cataractes.
In the final game the Prince Albert Raiders skated to a 6-1 win to capture their first Memorial Cup title. The Memorial Cup was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association in March, 1919. Initially the Cup was awarded to the national junior hockey champions of Canada. Later on it came to signify Junior 'A' hockey supremacy when in 1934, junior hockey in Canada was divided into 'A' and 'B' classifications. In 1971, junior 'A' hockey was divided once again to form a major junior and a Tier 'II' level. The Memorial Cup was awarded to the higher category. In 1972, a round-robin tournament format replaced the old play-down system to determine the champions. Since then, the champions of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), along with a host club, have met each spring in a round-robin series with the two top teams playing off in a sudden-death game to determine the Cup champions. |
Canadian Junior Hockey 1984 - 85 Memorial Cup Games
Saturday May-11, 1985 - Sault Ste. Marie 4, Shawinigan 3Sunday May-12, 1985 - Shawinigan 6, Prince Albert 2
Sunday May-12, 1985 - Sault Ste. Marie 6, Verdun 3
Monday May-13, 1985 - Prince Albert 5, Verdun 3
Tuesday May-14, 1985 - Prince Albert 8, Sault Ste. Marie 6
Wednesday May-15, 1985 - Shawinigan 5, Verdun 1
Thursday May-16, 1985 - Prince Albert 8, Sault Ste. Marie 3
Saturday May-18, 1985 - Prince Albert 6, Shawinigan 1
Canadian Junior Hockey 1984 - 85 Memorial Cup Winning Roster
1985 - Prince Albert Raiders - Ken Baumgartner, Brad Bennett, Dean Braham, Rod Dallman, Neil Davey, Pat Elynuik, Collin Feser, Dave Goertz, Steve Gotaas, Tony Grenier, Roydon Gunn, Doug Hobson, Dan Hodgson, Curtis Hunt, Kim Issel, Ward Komonosky, Dave Manson, Dale McFee, Ken Morrison, Dave Pasin, Don Schmidt, Emanuel Viveiros, Kurt Woolf, Terry Simpson (general manager and coach).Canadian Junior Hockey 1984 - 85 Memorial Cup Awards
Tournament MVP - Dan Hodgson, Prince Albert RaidersSportsmanship: Tony Grenier, Prince Albert Raiders
Outstanding Goaltender: Ward Komonosky, Prince Albert Raiders
All Star Team: Goaltender - Robert Desjardins (Shawinigan)
Forwards - Centre - Dan Hodgson (Prince Albert), Left Wing - Tony Grenier (Prince Albert), Left Wing - Tony Grenier (Prince Albert)
Defencemen - David Goertz (Prince Albert) Yves Beaudoin (Shawinigan)