Windsor Spitfires [Champs!]

**Downriviera** · May-09-09, 09:56 PM

They still rotate it. I'm sure Windsor will get it at some point since they have a new arena. I was hoping they would have had it at the Joe when the Jr. Wings played there. You're right, those Jr Wings games were great. Sometimes they had 18,000 at those games. Sure, they gave away tickets, but still, people had to pay to park, buy stuff, etc. A lot of the bars and restaurants got extra business. Then Ilitch kicked them out. That was at least 35 games plus playoffs that drew people downtown and they threw it away.

**Downriviera** · May-09-09, 10:03 PM

The Memorial Cup site is picked in advance and has nothing to do with winning the league championship. The host team gets an automatic entry. Sometimes the host team has a lousy season and people then complain that they are not worthy of being in the tournament. On more than one occasion the host team had a bad season and ended up winning the cup. Its the hardest trophy to win. Can you imagine the Wings winning all four rounds of the playoffs and then having to play a round robin tournament with 3 other teams. Thats grueling.

**reddog289** · May-10-09, 01:22 AM

Congrats to the Spits.

**Andrew in Windsor** · May-11-09, 08:14 AM

Yes the Memorial Cup rotates.

Windsor built a new arena on the far eastern edge of town on the suburban border.

The Spitfires are the front runners [[with the new arena and all) to host the Memorial Cup in 2011, next year it will be in Brandon, Manitoba for the Western Hockey League's turn.

**yupislyr** · May-11-09, 11:45 AM

No doubt few [[if any) across the border saw any of the London/Windsor playoff series but that was some of the best playoff hockey ever.

Windsor won it in 5 games but every game went to OT and on multiple occasions both teams were able to come back from 2 or 3 goal deficits.

**Downriviera** · May-23-09, 10:51 AM

After losing the first 2 games in the Memorial Cup Tournament, the Spits have won 3 do or die games in a row and find themselves with a berth in the final against the Kelowna Rockets tomorrow. No team has ever won it after losing the first 2 games. The Memorial Cup is the hardest trophy to win in sports. Go Spits.