| 2026 Memorial Cup | |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Dates: | TBD, May 2026 |
| Venues: | Prospera Place Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Host Team: | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| Tv: | TBD |
| Prev Season: | 2025 |
| Next Season: | 2027 |
The 2026 Memorial Cup is a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament to be held at Prospera Place, home of the host Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets. It is the 106th Memorial Cup championship which determines the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).[1]
Five teams declared their intent to bid via news releases on their team websites: the Brandon Wheat Kings,[2] Kelowna Rockets,[3] Lethbridge Hurricanes,[4] Medicine Hat Tigers,[5] Spokane Chiefs.[6] Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have never hosted the tournament, while Brandon has hosted once in 2010 and Spokane has hosted once in 1998. Kelowna has been selected to host the tournament twice, hosting it once in 2004, but the 2020 tournament it was slated to host was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 27, 2024 the Canadian Hockey League named Kelowna as the host city at the 2024 CHL/USA Prospects Challenge. The decision was made following formal bid presentations by all five teams in the running to the CHL's selection committee, the most teams bidding on a single Memorial Cup since 2009.[7]
The CHL will hand out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2026 Memorial Cup:
| Award | Recipient(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Most outstanding player | ||
| Ed Chynoweth Trophy Top scorer | ||
| George Parsons Trophy Most sportsmanlike player | ||
| Hap Emms Memorial Trophy Best goaltender |
| Position | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| Defencemen | ||
| Forwards | ||
| Goaltender |