Wheatley’s Cameron Arquette bringing Memorial Cup to his hometown

A special treat for hockey fans in Chatham-Kent next month.

Members of the Canadian Hockey League champion Kitchener Rangers, including Wheatley’s own Cameron Arquette, will be visiting the Wheatley Legion on Tuesday, August 4, with the Memorial Cup in tow.

The evening will begin with a Legion colour parade and blessing of the cup at 5:30, followed by a chance for local residents to see the trophy and have their picture taken until 8 o’clock.

Kitchener beat the WHL’s Everett Silvertips in the championship game this past May to capture their third CHL title in franchise history. In four games at the Memorial Cup, Arquette earned a goal and two assists.

Due to the large number of junior hockey teams in the CHL, the Memorial Cup is often called the hardest trophy to win in hockey.

The trophy was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association in March 1919 in remembrance of soldiers who paid the supreme sacrifice for Canada in the First World War. In 2010, the Memorial Cup was rededicated to the memory of all fallen Canadian Military Personnel.