The City of Moncton lost its bid to host the 2028 Memorial Cup to Québec City, the home of the Québec Remparts. The tournament is an annual championship between the top teams in Canadian junior hockey.
Québec City selected to host Canadian Hockey League championship
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 22, 2026 2:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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The Moncton Wildcats were named finalists in July to host the Memorial Cup in 2028 but have lost to Québec City. (Daniel St-Louis)
The Moncton Wildcats have lost the bid to host the 2028 Memorial Cup.
Québec City, home of the Québec Remparts, has been selected as host for the annual tournament between the top men’s teams in junior hockey from across the country.
In a release shared Thursday, the Canadian Hockey League revealed the tournament will be held in the spring of 2028 at the Vidéotron Centre in Québec City. No specific dates were given.
CHL president Dan MacKenzie told Radio-Canada the selection process was “extremely close.”
“If Québec City was 10 out of 10, Moncton was a 9.9.
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