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SHAWINIGAN, Que. -- It would be hard for people who are not from here to understand what junior hockey means to the people of Shawinigan, and just how long they have waited to see what they witnessed Sunday night.But now, after 43 years, the people of Shawinigan can say they are the home of the MasterCard Memorial Cup champions.Anton Zlobin's second goal of the game, at 17:51 of overtime, gave the host Shawinigan Cataractes a 2-1 win against the London Knights in the tournament final in front of a packed house of jubilant fans at Bionest Centre who went home content that a 43-year itch finally was scratched.MEMORIAL CUP TOURNAMENT AWARDSAfter the game, the Canadian Hockey League announced a number of award winners:Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP) - Michael Chaput, ShawiniganEd Chynoweth Trophy (top scorer) - Michael Chaput, ShawiniganGeorge Parsons Trophy (most sportsmanlike player - Zack Phillips,Authentic Anze Kopitar Jersey, Saint JohnHap Emms Memorial Trophy (best goalie) - Gabriel Girard, ShawiniganMemorial Cup All-Star TeamGoalie: Michael Houser, LondonDefensemen: Jarred Tinordi,Shea Weber Authentic Jersey, London; Brandon Gormley, ShawiniganForwards: Austin Watson, London; Michael Chaput, Shawinigan; Henrik Samuelsson, Edmonton"It's unbelievable," Cataractes defenseman Morgan Ellis,Authentic Martin Brodeur Jersey, a Montreal Canadiens prospect, said amid the on-ice celebration following the presentation of the 94-year old trophy. "They've wanted this for 43 years and they finally got it. They deserve it. They're the most passionate fans ever, and we deserve it, too."While Zlobin was the offensive hero for the hosts, the Cataractes never would have made it to overtime without the heroics of overage goaltender Gabriel Girard, who made a series of highlight-reel saves in the third period to keep the game tied, and then robbed London's Andreas Athanasiou just over two minutes before Zlobin got the game-winner."Whatever happened, whether it was a shot from far away or a big scoring chance, I knew I had to stop the puck and keep that game 1-1," the 20-year-old Girard said. "That's what I did."The Cataractes were the 19th team to play in the championship game as MasterCard Memorial Cup hosts and just the ninth to win it -- the first since Milan Lucic's Vancouver Giants in 2007.It also was the eighth time the championship final went to overtime, the first since the Red Deer Rebels won in 2001.Shawinigan took about the toughest road possible to the title, becoming just the second team ever to win the championship after playing in the tiebreaker game -- joining the 2009 Windsor Spitfires. Sunday was the Cataractes' fourth game in five nights, but they didn't show it as their energy probably was at its highest in the overtime period."That game could have gone to two or three overtimes, I'm pretty certain these guys would have still had legs," Shawinigan coach Eric Veilleux said. "They worked so hard, but mostly they believed in them