In the press release, Commissioner Dan Near wrote, "The WHL is excited to have five Clubs vying for the opportunity to host the 2026 Memorial Cup. The tremendous interest from our five Clubs is indicative of competitive balance on and off the ice within the WHL.

LETHBRIDGE HERALD - [email protected] If the Lethbridge Hurricanes win their bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup, it will be the

It’s now official, all five teams who indicated their intention to bid on the 2026 Memorial Cup have submitted their bids. Among those, the Kelowna Rockets who were the first team to announce they would be one of the teams bidding back in mid June.

Of the five cities bidding for the 2026 event, Brandon hosted most recently in 2010. Kelowna held the Memorial Cup in 2004 and Spokane was the host in 1998. Each of the bidding teams will have to formally present their bid to a selection committee in the coming weeks.

TORONTO - Five Western Hockey League teams — including four Canadian clubs — are vying to host the Memorial Cup in 2026. The Canadian Hockey League announced Monday that the Kelowna Rockets, Brandon Wheat Kings, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers and Spokane Chiefs have all submitted formal bids to host the league's championship tournament.

Next year’s 2025 Memorial Cup will take place in Rimouski, Que., from May 22 to June 1, 2025. "We are thrilled to have officially submitted our bid for the 2026 Memorial Cup,” said David Rush, co-chair of the 2026 Memorial Cup Kelowna Bid Committee, in a news release.

The Canadian Hockey League announced Monday that the Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers and Spokane Chiefs have all submitted formal bids to host the league’s championship tournament.

The Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers and Spokane Chiefs have all submitted formal bids to host the CHL’s championship tournament