Derek Roy named Memorial Cup MVP
Kitchener Rangers captain Derek Roy won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player of the 2003 MasterCard Memorial Cup.
Roy, who also won the Wayne Gretzky "99" Award as the most valuable player in the OHL playoffs, scored three goals and one assist in four tournament games. He led the Rangers to their first Memorial Cup championship since 1982.
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"It's an unbelievable feeling," Roy said after receiving the award. "There are 24 guys in the dressing room with one goal all year - to win the Memorial Cup."
Nick Boynton was the last OHL player to win the award when he led the Ottawa 67's to the Memorial Cup championship on home ice in 1999.