The 1983 Memorial Cup occurred May 7-May 14 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Participating teams were the host team Portland Winter Hawks, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Oshawa Generals, Verdun Juniors and Lethbridge Broncos. Portland won their first Memorial Cup, defeating Oshawa in the final game. 1983 was the first time that a host team participated in the Memorial Cup tournament, and the first time that an American city hosted the tournament.