The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) will host the Memorial Cup in 2025 and two organizations in the province have expressed interest in hosting the tournament, namely the Rimouski Océanic and the Shawinigan Cataractes.
As the Canadian Hockey League clarified on Tuesday, the affected teams must submit their application by November 10th. The name of the host city will be announced the following month.
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The country’s three main junior associations take turns hosting the event and the QMJHL will return to the national finals after next year’s event scheduled in Saginaw, Michigan, in Ontario League territory. With the Maritimes (Halifax in 2019 and Saint John in 2022) facing competition for their last two organizations on QMJHL soil, La Belle Province has a claim to the 2025 Memorial Cup.
The last final played in Quebec was in 2015, the year the Oshawa Generals were crowned in Quebec. The Cataractes have hosted the tournament twice, in 1985 and 2012. This year they won top honors in front of their home crowd. For its part, the Océanic won the competition in 2009.