The Memorial Cup Begins!

The Memorial Cup is going to be one of the best Hockey tournaments of the year that no one in the US will not get to see or hear (I haven't been able to find a link to listen to the memorial cup games yet).

This one is probably one of the best Tournaments in a very long time especially with:

- The Kelowna Rockets being the defending Memorial Cup Champions and WHL Champions
- The London Knights the Hosts of the Memorial Cup and OHL Champions
- The Ottawa 67's Representing the OHL

...and finally

- Rimouski Oceanic who has a player by the name of Sydney Crosby. For those of you who live below the US/Canada Border or may not have heard of Sydney Crosby he is playing and being billed as the second coming of Wayne Gretzky. Of course, no one in the US will be able to see this tournament to see why.

How much attention is Sydney Crosby getting and why?

As of the 20th of May the Canadian Hockey League had 347 media accreditation requests for the Memorial Cup.

This past regular season (62 games) he scored sixty-six goals, one hundred two assists, and a +/- of 78.

Are ya catching on now?

ESPN and many of the other sports outlets in the US are missing out on probably the most talented and best hockey tournament short of the NHL playoffs, and the World Junior Hockey Championships.