Before players of the Memorial Cup champion Saint John Sea Dogs begin thinking of NHL Scouting Combine this week in Toronto, there's one other matter they'll have to consider -- a parade.

The city will welcome the Sea Dogs back following their 3-1 victory over Mississauga in the Memorial Cup final with a homecoming parade on Tuesday at noon to celebrate the remarkable 2010-11 season. The Sea Dogs won their first Rivalry Cup over the Moncton Wildcats and the Jean Rougeau Trophy as regular season champions in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with a league-record 58 wins. They then capped it off with the team's first ever President's Cup as playoff champs, and a historic victory at the Memorial Cup.

If that isn't deserving of a celebration, what is?

The parade will start at King Square and travel down King Street to a rally at the Market Square boardwalk (rain location, Market Square Atrium) at approximately 12:20 p.m. Saint John fans are being encouraged to come out in blue and white Sea Dogs colors in support of their team, which could see as many as nine players selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in June.

The Sea Dogs became the first team from Atlantic Canada to win the Memorial Cup since its inception in 1919. The roster includes six players born in New Brunswick, three in Nova Scotia and one in Prince Edward Island -- coach Gerard Gallant and GM Mike Kelly are also from PEI.

Saint John also becomes the first team from the QMJHL to win a Memorial Cup not hosted by one of the league's teams since 1996 -- when the Granby Predateurs scored a 4-0 victory over the OHL's Peterborough Petes.

Saint John forward Jonathan Huberdeau, who had 3 goals and 6 points in four games, was named the tournament's most valuable player and defenseman Nathan Beaulieu was placed on the tournament all-star team. Here are the Memorial Cup award winners, announced by the CHL on Sunday.

Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) – Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs

Jonathan Huberdeau of the Saint John Sea Dogs finished tied for second in tournament scoring with six points in four games including three goals and three assists.  The 18-year-old from St-Jerome, Quebec, scored a goal and an assist in the 3-1 Championship Final victory over the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors.  Eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Huberdeau is the third ranked skater by NHL Central Scouting and is the first Quebec-born player to win the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy since Danny Groulx of the Victoriaville Tigres in 2002.

Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Top Scorer) – Andrew Shaw, Owen Sound Attack

Andrew Shaw of the Owen Sound Attack led the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup in scoring with seven points in four games scoring two goals and five assists.  A 19-year-old from Belleville, ON, Shaw recorded a point in all four games and produced three multi-point games completing his third OHL season.
 
George Parsons Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player) – Marc Cantin, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors

Marc Cantin of the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors had two assists in five games and was the only defenceman on the Majors that did not record any penalty minutes.  A 21-year-old from Omemee, ON, the Boston Bruins prospect concludes a five-year OHL career with three appearances in the MasterCard Memorial Cup including a Championship title last season with the Windsor Spitfires.

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Outstanding Goaltender) – Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound Attack

Jordan Binnington of the Owen Sound Attack had three starts in the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup posting a 1-2 record with a tournament-best goals-against-average of 1.42 and save percentage of .951.  The 17-year-old from Richmond Hill, ON, posted the only shutout of the tournament with 29 saves as part of a 5-0 win over the Kootenay Ice.  He is eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and is the third ranked North American goaltender by NHL Central Scouting.  

Huberdeau and Shaw were also recognized on the tournament All-Star team at forward along with Devante Smith-Pelly of the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Smith-Pelly, a prospect of the Anaheim Ducks, had 3 goals and 6 points in five games. A pair of 2011 NHL Entry Draft prospects were named to the tournament All-Star team on defense -- No. 5 Beaulieu (3 points in 4 games) and No. 53 Stuart Percy (4 assists in 5 games) of Mississauga. Binnington was named to the All-Star team in goal.  

2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup Awards:

Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) – Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs

Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Top Scorer) – Andrew Shaw, Owen Sound Attack

George Parsons Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player) – Marc Cantin, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Outstanding Goaltender) – Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound Attack

2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup All-Stars:

Goaltender – Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound Attack
Defence – Stuart Percy, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Defence – Nathan Beaulieu, Saint John Sea Dogs
Forward – Andrew Shaw, Owen Sound Attack
Forward – Devante Smith-Pelly, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Forward – Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs

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Dave Cameron has had a tremendous run of success the last four seasons with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, capped by this year's run to the Ontario Hockey League finals and the Memorial Cup title game.

But could this be his last game as a junior coach? His name has been tied to the Ottawa Senators coaching job, due to Senators owner Eugene Melnyk also owning the Majors.

Cameron was asked about his feelings if this was his final game as a junior coach:

"I love junior hockey," he said. "I love coaching in the OHL. I consider myself very lucky. I have an unbelievable owner who's allowed me to assemble an unbelievable staff. I have a ton of fun every day; there's not a bad day too often. You get to spend your time around a bunch of young gentlemen who are going to be very successful, it energizes you."

If he does leave, however, Cameron would have liked to go out with a bit of a different ending -- he was the losing coach for Canada in the gold-medal game at the 2011 World Junior Championship; lost in overtime at home in Game 7 of the OHL finals; and lost the Memorial Cup title game in his home rink.

"You never get used to the losing," he said. "They say the losing toughens you; right now I feel like a 10-cent steak."

Justin Shugg had won Memorial Cups the last two years with the Windsor Spitfires. An early-season trade sent him to Mississauga and gave him a chance to do something only one other player in the 93-year history of the tournament has done -- win three straight titles.

Shugg came up a bit short Sunday night, as his Majors fell to the Saint John Sea Dogs 3-1. It's the first time in three seasons he's lost the last game he's played in.

"The other side of the spectrum is not very fun," he said.

It might not seem like it in the moment, but Shugg, a Carolina Hurricanes prospect, said at some point in the future he'll look back and realize just how amazing his run through junior hockey has been.

"Right now it's obviously not a good feeling," he said. "When I look back on it, maybe next year, maybe five years, 10 years down the road, I know it should have been a once in a lifetime opportunity -- and I had a chance to come three times."

If tonight's game was how Mississauga St. Michael's Majors goalie J.P. Anderson can play going forward, the San Jose Sharks will be very, very happy. Anderson signed with the Sharks during training camp, and despite allowing three goals in the Memorial Cup championship game, he might have been the Majors' best player Sunday at the Hershey Centre.

"J.P., the whole season, has just been unbelievable for us," teammate Brett Flemming told NHL.com. "Even today. He was making some spectacular saves. He's a big part of why we're here."

Anderson stopped 22 shots and blanked a high-octane Saint John power play on four chances.

"You can't talk bad about J.P.," said Majors captain Casey Cizikas. "He's been our best player all year long. … He's the best goalie in the CHL. He carried our team to the point we're at now."

Third Period

1:21: The Majors pulled their goalie but Saint John's defense held fort in recording a 3-1 victory to capture its first Memorial Cup championship. As a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings a year ago, the Windsor Spitfires scorched Jacod DeSerres, the 21-year-old goalie, in a 9-1 thumping in the Memorial Cup final. When the Wheat Kings went with younger netminders this season, DeSerres cleared WHL waivers, leaving him free to sign with the Sea Dogs. Deserres stopped 34 pucks en route to the biggest win of his career.

The Sea Dogs’ roster has six players born in New Brunswick, three in Nova Scotia and one in Prince Edward Island. With the triumph, Saint John becomes the first team from the QMJHL to win a Memorial Cup not hosted by one of the league's teams since 1996 -- when the Granby Predateurs scored a 4-0 victory over the OHL's Peterborough Petes. If that weren't enough, Saint John also happened to be the youngest team in this year's Memorial Cup tournament.

3:43: There it is. The QMJHL MVP Jonathan Huberdeau with a great move off an even better feed from linemate Zack Phillips to give the Sea Dogs a 3-1 advantage. It is Huberdeau's third goal of the Memorial Cup tournament in 4 games. Phillips made the play happen when he skated hard down right wing before threading a pass to Huberdeau storming down the slot. Phillips' pass just went underneath a diving Mississauga defenseman Michael D'Orazio before hitting Huberdeau's tape. The No. 3-rated North American prospect then finished it off with a nifty deke in front of J.P. Anderson that sent the goalie on his chest and out of position. Phillips is rated No. 15 on NHL Central Scouting's list of North American skaters.

4:51: Sea Dogs goalie Jacob DeSerres appears so poised out there. Mississauga creating plenty of opportunities around his crease, but DeSerres refuses to budge.

8:29: So Mississauga is now 0-for-5 on the power-play while Saint John remains clinging to a 2-1 lead here in the Memorial Cup final. The Sea Dogs hold a 4-3 edge in shots in the third and the Majors hold a 27-21 lead for the game. Neal Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' playing in the backround.

13:49: Both teams are currently waiting to cash in on a mistake - is it a matter of time? Tomas "the magician" Jurco just had a splendid opportunity off a wrist shot from between the circles that Mississauga goalie J.P. Anderson scooped up to force a defensive-zone draw. The Sea Dogs have opened up the third period in relatively strong fashion, outshooting the Majors, 3-0.

Second Period

:01: In a period dominated by Mississauga, the home team outshot Saint John, 15-6, and now holds a 24-17 edge for the game. Majors captain Casey Cizikas almost pulled his team even with one tick on the clock when he collected a feed from the left-wing corner and tried a stuffer at the left post on goalie Jacob DeSerres. DeSerres, who has played extremely well throughout, has turned back 23 shots for the game. The power-play for both teams has struggled. Each team is 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

5:19: Mississauga has cut into the Saint John lead off a splendid 3-on-2 rush. New York Islanders prospect Casey Cizikas (92nd overall in 2009) began the play by skating up the middle of the ice before feeding Justin Shugg in the right circle. Shugg placed a perfectly timed lead-pass to Riley Brace low in the left circle. Brace, who missed on an opportunity very late in the first period, then ripped a shot past Jacob DeSerres, who had no chance on the play. 

8:46: Mississauga was just presented its second power-play opportunity of the period when Michael Kirkpatrick was sent to the box for slashing. Saint John successful denies the Majors to maintain a two-goal lead.

17:00: The host team was given an early power-play to open the second after Saint John's Kevin Gagne was whistled for tripping just 55 seconds into the frame. While Mississauga did have some decent looks, Sea Dogs goalie Jacob DeSerres was up to the challenge each time. Mississauga has outshot Saint John, 4-1, in the second and DeSerres has been equal to the task. The Saint John defense, led by standout draft eligible Nathan Beaulieu, has also played well in front of their keeper.

First Period

15.6: Mississauga's Riley Brace thought he had poked one underneath the pads of Saint John goalie Jacob DeSerres, but the referee whistled the play dead before the puck apparently crossed the line. Brace raised his arms in celebration but there was a whistle just prior to the disk squeaking through the pads. The first period ends with Saint John holding a precarious 2-0 lead while outshooting Mississauga, 11-9.

6:43: Zack Phillips, the third of four possible first-round selections playing for Saint John this season, struck for his 10th goal of the playoffs just as a roughing penalty to Mississauga's Joe Cramarossa expired. Phillips was aided by the quick passing of top draft-eligible Sea Dog Jonathan Huberdeau and Michael Kirkpatrick. The Sea Dogs took advantage of a turnover in the Mississauga end by forward Chris DeSousa. Mississauga has already been called for three minor penalties in the opening period -- wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall listening to St. Michael's coach Dave Cameron between periods in the locker room?

17:36: It didn't matter that Sea Dogs forward Ryan Tesink was whistled for roughing in the opening five minutes of the game. Simon Despres, a draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins (30th overall) in 2009, ripped a shot from the left circle that beat St. Michael's goalie J.P. Anderson over his blocker to the long side. On Despres' short-handed goal, the 2011 World Junior Championship silver medalist used Mississauga defender Stuart Percy as a screen.

20:00: Prior to the game, a tremendous salute to many service men and women here at the Hershey Centre. Additionally, a fantastic video tribute to the late EJ McGuire, who died of cancer on April 7. McGuire, the longtime executive director of NHL Central Scouting, will certainly be missed this week with the NHL Scouting Combine being held in Toronto. McGuire's wife, Terry, and his two daughters, Erin and Jacqueline, were given a very nice applause as they made their way to center ice on the red carper during pre-game festivities.

The line combinations have been submitted by the coaching staffs of Saint John and Mississauga here at the Hershey Centre for the anticipated Memorial Cup finale.

Saint John Sea Dogs

Alexandre Beauregard-Stephen MacAulay-Mike Thomas
Jonathan Huberdeau-Zack Phillips-Stanislav Galiev
Tomas Jurco-Michael Kirkpatrick-Ryan Tesink
Scott Oke-Danick Gauthier-Steven Anthony

Simon Despres-Aidan Kelly
Nathan Beaulieu-Kevin Gagne
Eric Gelinas-Gabriel Bourret

Goalie - Jacob DeSerres

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Justin Shugg-Casey Cizikas-Devante Smith-Pelly
Chris DeSousa-Rob Flick-Riley Brace
Joseph Cramarossa-Jordan Mayer-Maxim Kitsyn
Jamie Wise-Corey Bureau-Mika Partanen

Stuart Percy-Brett Flemming
Marc Cantin-Dylan DeMeio
David Corrente-Michael D'Orazio

Goalie - J.P. Anderson