After capturing their respective QMJHL and OHL championships, the Rimouski Ocean and the Oshawa Generals enter the MasterCard Memorial Cup as arguably the CHL's two most dominant teams from start to finish this season. Likely the tournament's two odds-on favourites, the opening game of the tournament for the two teams could prove to be a deciding one.
Oshawa, led by top drafted prospects Michael Dal Colle (New York Islanders), Cole Cassels (Vancouver Canucks), Josh Brown (Florida Panthers) and Michael McCarron (Montreal Canadiens), enters the tournament with a CHL-best 51-11-2-4 regular season record.