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Property	Value
rdf:type	Memorial Cup
rdfs:label	2008 Memorial Cup
rdfs:comment	The 2008 Memorial Cup was played in May 2008 in Kitchener at the Memorial Auditorium. Kitchener defeated competing bids from Oshawa, Saginaw, London, Sarnia and Kingston to host the Memorial Cup, with the official announcement being made on May 10, 2007. The tournament was competed between the WHL champion Spokane Chiefs, the QMJHL champion Gatineau Olympiques, the Kitchener Rangers as host of the tournament and OHL champions, and the OHL representative Belleville Bulls, who earned their place by reaching the OHL finals against Kitchener. The Memorial Cup tournament is a four team tournament with a round-robin format.
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RD4-score	0 1 3 4
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dcterms:subject	Memorial Cup 2008 in hockey
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Champions	Spokane Chiefs
Colour	#00529B
Goals	1 2 3 4
Next Year	2009
Team	Gatineau Spokane Kitchener Belleville
no of games	8
Date	2008-05-16 2008-05-17 2008-05-18 2008-05-19 2008-05-20 2008-05-21 2008-05-23 2008-05-25
RD3-score	0 1 3 4
RD1-seed	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 E3 T1 E4 E6 E1 E7 E2 T2 E5 T4 T3 T6 T7 E8† T5 T8
Logo	2008
RD2-seed	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 E3 T1 E4 E1 E2 T3 T7 T5
no of teams	4
RD2-score	0 1 2 4
colour text	#FFFFFF
Score	1 3 4 5 6 9
RD4-seed	E3 T1 E1 W1 W3 T3
Attendance	53545
Group	Western Eastern Eastern Division Telus Division
RD	Finals Semifinals Conference Finals Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Division semifinals OHL Championship WHL Championship Division quarterfinals
RD1-score	0 1 2 3 4
Title	2008 Memorial Cup
Duration	--05-16
RD2-team	Swift Current Broncos Acadie-Bathurst Titan Guelph Storm Rimouski Océanic Seattle Thunderbirds Kootenay Ice Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Niagara IceDogs Vancouver Giants Barrie Colts Sarnia Sting Quebec Remparts Calgary Gatineau Spokane Halifax Rouyn-Noranda Kitchener Belleville Oshawa Sault Ste. Marie Tri-City Saint John Lethbridge
Host	Kitchener Rangers
Before	2007
After	2009
Prev Year	2007
RD4-team	Belleville Bulls Lethbridge Hurricanes Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Gatineau Spokane Kitchener
RD1-team	Kelowna Rockets Val-d'Or Foreurs Regina Pats Brampton Battalion Chicoutimi Saguenéens Kamloops Blazers Baie-Comeau Drakkar Victoriaville Tigres Shawinigan Cataractes Saginaw Spirit Brandon Wheat Kings London Knights Peterborough Petes Medicine Hat Tigers Windsor Spitfires Everett Silvertips Lewiston MAINEiacs Chilliwack Bruins Plymouth Whalers Ottawa 67's P.E.I. Rocket St. John's Fog Devils Moose Jaw Warriors Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Calgary Seattle Gatineau Québec Spokane Vancouver Barrie Guelph Halifax Rouyn-Noranda Kitchener Niagara Belleville Oshawa Sarnia Sault Ste. Marie Kootenay Tri-City Rimouski Saint John Swift Current Acadie-Bathurst Cape Breton Lethbridge
RD3-seed	1 2 3 T1 E1 E2 T3
City	Kitchener, Ontario Ontario
TV	Rogers Sportsnet NHL Network
Stadium	Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Attendance: 6624 Attendance: 6626 Attendance: 6639 Attendance: 6688 Attendance: 6689 Attendance: 6705 Attendance: 6767 Attendance: 6807
RD3-team	Oshawa Generals Saint John Sea Dogs Halifax Mooseheads Calgary Hitmen Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Tri-City Americans Gatineau Spokane Rouyn-Noranda Kitchener Belleville Lethbridge
abstract	The 2008 Memorial Cup was played in May 2008 in Kitchener at the Memorial Auditorium. Kitchener defeated competing bids from Oshawa, Saginaw, London, Sarnia and Kingston to host the Memorial Cup, with the official announcement being made on May 10, 2007. The tournament was competed between the WHL champion Spokane Chiefs, the QMJHL champion Gatineau Olympiques, the Kitchener Rangers as host of the tournament and OHL champions, and the OHL representative Belleville Bulls, who earned their place by reaching the OHL finals against Kitchener. The Memorial Cup tournament is a four team tournament with a round-robin format. The tournament began on May 16, 2008, with a round-robin game between Gatineau and Kitchener and ended on May 25, 2008, with the Spokane Chiefs defeating the Kitchener Rangers 4–1 in the championship game to win the Memorial Cup. The most memorable moment of the tournament occurred immediately following the championship game. As Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton was about to hand the trophy to Trevor Glass, the cup detached from the base and fell to the ice. Luckily, this was only a replica trophy as the original Memorial Cup resides at the Hockey Hall of Fame. However, the video of the incident became an instant sensation on national news and television programs showing sports bloopers.