Opening up a tournament like this is always a big deal. The host city wants to go out of it’s way to prove it was the best choice out of all the bidders, and Windsor is doing a good job so far, showing why it was chosen over other, unnamed, bidders to host the 99th Mastercard Memorial Cup.
On Thursday evening, the Memorial Cup made it’s way down the Detroit River to the city of Windsor, to a tournament opening banquet hosted by the mayor.
The historic trophy ventured along the Detroit River Thursday evening from Sarnia on board the Canadian Coast Guard Patrol vessel Constable Carriere before docking at Dieppe Gardens.