The process to see who will host the 2018 Memorial Cup is set to begin.
The Canadian Hockey League announced on Wednesday that it is opening up the bid process for the 100th edition of the tournament in 2018 to all 60 teams. The Windsor Spitfires will host the championship tournament in 2017.
The event, which will be held May 17-27, 2018, will keep its format of a host team and a representative from the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
“On behalf of the Canadian Hockey League, we are very excited to open the bidding process for this historic national event to CHL teams across the country,” CHL president David Branch said.
“Our mission is to capture, preserve and enhance the legacy of one of the most prestigious trophies in all of sport and engage the entire nation through this celebration that will honour the brave men and women who served, and continue to serve, our country.”
Guidelines will be sent out to all member teams by July 15. Letters of intent to bid must be made by Sept. 1. A regional bid process will follow that will limit each league to two bids with a shortlist set for Nov. 30. Bids will be presented on Jan. 31, 2016 with the winner to be announced the first week in February of 2017. Those are far earlier timelines than the Spitfires, who made their bid intention known in November of 2016, made a formal presentation in April and were awarded the 99th edition of the event in May.
The Spitfires will not bid for 2018, but the Oshawa Generals and Ottawa 67’s have both expressed an interest to host the event.
Red Wings sign goalie Coreau
The Detroit Red Wings have resigned goalie Jared Coreau to a two-year contract extension.
The 24-year-old Coreau was signed as a free agent by Detroit in 2013 after three seasons at Northern Michigan University.
The 6-foot-5, 234-pound Coreau, who is from Perth, Ont., was fifth in the American Hockey League last season with 29 wins, 10th in goals-against average at 2.43, tied for fourth in save percentage at .922 and third in the league in shutouts with six in 47 games.
The new deal will reportedly pay Coreau $150,000 at the AHL level and $575,000 at the NHL level. The second year is reportedly a one-way deal that will pay him $650,000.
Jamieson golf tour at Seven Lakes
For the first time in its history, the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour had three of its four divisions go to a playoff to decide the winner at Tuesday’s stop at Seven Lakes.
In the junior boys’ division, Pointe West’s Josh DiCarlo birdied the final hole to force a playoff with Fox Glen’s Luc Warnock after each finished at two-under 69. DiCarlo would prevail in the playoff for his first tour win.
Roseland’s Shannon Coffey and Melanie Burgess each shot eight-over 79 to finish tied after 18 holes of play in the junior girls’ division. Coffey won the playoff on the first playoff hole for to score her first tour victory.
The collegiate men’s division had a three-way tie after 18 holes as Fox Glen’s Alex Zappio, Essex’s Thomas DeMarco and Maple City’s Brett Fujii each finished at two-over 73. Zappio emerged the winner on the second playoff hole for his second tour win of the season.
The only event not to go to a playoff was the collegiate women’s division where Kingsville’s Alyssa Getty shot a two-over 73 to earn the win.
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