pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ tˈiːmz wɜː ðə hˈoʊst pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ pˈiːts, hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə tʃˈæmpiənz ʌvðɪ ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ, æz wˈɛl æz ðɪ ˌoʊˌeɪtʃˈɛl ɹˈʌnɚɹˌʌp ɡˈɛlf stˈoːɹm, ænd ðə wˈɪnɚz ʌvðə kwᵻbˈɛk mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈuːnjɚ hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ ænd wˈɛstɚn hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ, wˌɪtʃ wɜː ðə ɡɹˈænbi pɹˌeɪdɐtˈʊɹz ænd ðə bɹˈændən wˈiːt kˈɪŋz.
Participating teams were the host Peterborough Petes, who were also the champions of the Ontario Hockey League, as well as the OHL runner-up Guelph Storm, and the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League, which were the Granby Prédateurs and the Brandon Wheat Kings.