Frontenacs, Rangers, IceDogs to bid for 2027 Memorial Cup
The Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener Rangers, Niagara IceDogs and Guelph Storm are among the teams that will bid to host the Canadian Hockey League’s 2027 Memorial Cup, according to Daily Faceoff’s Jeff Marek.
CHL Update – Sounds like the Guelph Storm, Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener Rangers and Niagara IceDogs will be the teams bidding to host the 2027 Memorial Cup.
— Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek) August 16, 2025
The 2026 host of the four-team tournament, which puts the CHL’s three league champions and the host team against one another, will take place in Kelowna, B.C. with the Kelowna Rockets serving as host.
In 2025, the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League’s Rimouski Oceanic hosted the tournament, along with the QMJHL Champion Moncton Wildcats, the OHL Champion London Knights and Western Hockey League Champion Medicine Hat Tigers. The Knights defeated the Tigers in the Final.
The last OHL team to host the Memorial Cup was the Saginaw Spirit in 2024, who defeated the OHL Champion London Knights in the Final. The WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors and QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs also competed.
The Rangers last hosted the tournament in 2008, while also winning the OHL Championship that season. They were eliminated by the WHL’s Spokane Chiefs in the Final.
Niagara Falls last hosted the tournament in 1968 when their team was known as the Niagara Falls Flyers. They won the championship, defeating the Estevan Bruins.
The Storm last hosted the tournament in 2002, as the WHL’s Kootenay Ice defeated the QMJHL’s Victoriaville Tigres in the Final.
Daily Faceoff prospect analyst Steven Ellis appeared on the July 30 episode of The Sheet with Marek to discuss everything you need to know about the game’s top prospects going into the 2025-26 season, as well as a recap of the World Junior Summer Showcase. You can watch the full interview and the rest of the episode down below.