Every May, the CHL’s three league champions and a host team play in a tournament to decide the best major junior hockey team in Canada. The Memorial Cup will be played in Halifax for the first time since 2000. Unlike most host teams, who normally don’t play deep into the playoffs, the Mooseheads nearly won the QMJHL championship. However, they fell in six games to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, but both teams will play in the Memorial Cup. They’ll be joined by the OHL champions, the Guelph Storm, and WHL champions, the Prince Albert Raiders.
There is usually a favourite at this tournament, typically the team who dominated all season long (regular season and playoffs).