The 67's then defeated the Hitmen in the final, an overtime thriller where Matt Zultek scored the winning goal.
The 1999 Memorial Cup set a record for attendance (since the round-robin format was first used in 1972) with a total of 84,200 people in eight sell-out games.
The awarding of the Cup tournament to Ottawa was a big factor in the team more than doubling the attendance from the previous season.
Special banners were raised in their honour, and except for Parent and Lemieux, the team attended the event.
The team was as follows; Source: [1] Goaltenders Defencemen Forwards Head coach: Roger Dejoie Goaltenders Defencemen Forwards Head coach: Lou Crawford Goaltenders Defencemen Forwards Head coach: Dean Clark Goaltenders Defencemen Forwards Head coach: Brian Kilrea Semi-final Final All-star team