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The Canadian Hockey League awarded the 2023 Memorial Cup hosting rights to the Kamloops Blazers on Friday. It'll be the second time the city has hosted the event and first since 1995.
The Blazers are currently playing in the Western Hockey League's Western Conference final and are projected to be a strong team again next season. The team's successful bid was announced before Game 5 of their series against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Kamloops‼️
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 28, 2022
See you in 2023 for the #MemorialCup presented by @KiaCanada! pic.twitter.com/ZIapb4mbPw
The 2023 tournament will be (fingers crossed) the first time the WHL has hosted the event since Regina in 2018. Kelowna was supposed to host the 2020 Memorial Cup but that was cancelled by the pandemic.
Kelowna, which is just two hours from Kamloops, also wanted the 2023 event. In a bit of an odd statement made Friday night, the Rockets blamed the team's arena, which apparently does not meet CHL standards, for an unsuccessful bid.
Rockets statement regarding the 2023 Memorial Cup: pic.twitter.com/yD8O6KCNmo
— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) May 28, 2022
The CHL has not announced dates for the 2023 Memorial Cup but it will presumably be back in its usual late May spot.
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