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Associated Press
a day ago
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- Associated Press
London Knights beat Medicine Hat Tigers 4-1 for 3rd Memorial Cup title
RIMOUSKI, Quebec (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers prospect Denver Barkey scored twice in the second period and the London Knights beat the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-1 on Saturday night for their third Memorial Cup title. Jacob Julien and Easton Cowan also scored and Austin Elliott made 31 saves to help the Ontario Hockey League champion Knights win the junior hockey championship a year after losing in the final to host Saginaw. After a 3-1 loss to Western Hockey League champion Medicine Hat on Tuesday night in round-robin play, London beat Moncton 5-2 on Friday night in the semifinal game to set up the rematch with the Tigers. London also won the Memorial Cup in 2005 and 2016. The Knights are owned by former NHL players Dale and Mark Hunter and Basil McRea, with Dale Hunter serving as president and coach and Mark Hunter as general manager. Dale Hunter won his third title to match former Kamloops and Vancouver coach Don Hay's record. Medicine Hat star Gavin McKenna spoiled Elliott's shutout bid early in the third period, and Harrison Meneghin stopped 20 shots for the Tigers. They won the Memorial Cup in 1987 and 1988. Julien opened the scoring midway through the first period. Cowan, a first-round pick by Toronto, and Barkey scored in a 1:40 span early in the second and Barkey made it 4-0 on a power play with 7:52 left in the period. ___ AP sports:
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 Memorial Cup Final Live Blog
After a long season, it is finally time for the 2025 Memorial Cup Final. This year's matchup will feature the Medicine Hat Tigers facing off against the London Knights. With a win, the Tigers would capture their third championship in franchise history, while also returning the Memorial Cup for the first time since 2014. The 2025 Memorial Cup Final live blog will be updated throughout the game, highlighting key moments from the championship matchup. The comment section will also be active throughout the game, so make sure to follow along and let us know your thoughts and opinions. Without further ado, here is the live blog for the 2025 Memorial Cup Final. Starting Lineups: Tigers: Gavin McKenna- Oasiz Wiesblatt- Ryder Ritchie Tanner Molendyk- Veeti Väisänen Harrison Meneghin Advertisement Knights: Denver Barkey- Sam O'Reilly- Easton Cowan Jared Woolley- Oliver Bonk Austin Elliott 1st Period: 20:00- Wiesblatt wins the opening faceoff 19:19- Jonas Woo records first shot of the game. Saved by Elliott. Score: 0-0 16:48- Woo beats Elliott but not the post. Score: 0-0 13:48- Medicine Hat hits the 10 shot mark. Score: 0-0 Memorial Cup Trophy (Photo Credit: Vincent Ethier/CHL) Make sure you bookmark THN's WHL site and add us to your favourites on Google News for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. Medicine Hat Tigers Ready To Avenge 2007 Memorial Cup Defeat, 18 Seasons Later Advertisement Victoria Royals Skaters Reschny And Verhoeff Commit To NCAA For 2025-26 Season Medicine Hat Tigers Harrison Meneghin Having A Memorial Cup To Remember Looking Back On The Last WHL Team To Win The Memorial Cup, The 2014 Edmonton Oil Kings
CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Moncton Wildcats eliminated from Memorial Cup
Moncton Wildcats goaltender Mathis Rousseau (60) makes a save on London Knights' Sam O'Reilly (23) during first period semifinal Memorial Cup action, in Rimouski, Que., on Friday, May 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov RIMOUSKI — The London Knights are going back to the Memorial Cup final and they're determined to redeem last year's devastating defeat. Blake Montgomery scored the winner 3:35 into the third period to lift the Knights past the Moncton Wildcats 5-2 in the tournament's semifinal Friday. London will take on the Medicine Hat Tigers in Sunday's battle for the top prize in Canadian major junior hockey. It's also a chance for players from last season's Knights team to redeem themselves after a 4-3 loss to the Saginaw Spirit in the 2024 final. 'We were playing for this all year to get back in that game,' said forward Landon Sim. 'It was the worst day of all of our lives last year, losing that final game. 'To finally get back — super, super happy.' Denver Barkey — with an assist — Sim and Jesse Nurmi also scored, while Austin Elliott made 21 saves for the Knights. Easton Cowan had an empty-net goal and added an assist, and Jacob Julien provided two helpers. 'I thought that was our best game of the tournament so far,' Cowan said. 'Had a really good first, kind of laid back in the second. Then our third was definitely the best period of the tournament. 'We had everyone scoring today, lots of depth and a huge win for us.' It's a fifth Memorial Cup final appearance for London, the Ontario Hockey League champions. Only the Peterborough Petes and Kitchener Rangers have more with six apiece. The Knights fell short of clinching a spot in this year's championship game earlier in the tournament with a 3-1 loss to the Tigers in their round-robin finale. London has lost consecutive games only once in its past 120 games — including playoffs and Memorial Cups — dating back to March 1, 2024. 'It comes out of the consistency that we play with,' Dickinson said. 'Losing one game, it's going to happen. But something we say a lot is good teams don't lose two in a row. We live by that.' Caleb Desnoyers, a projected top-10 pick in this June's draft, had a goal and an assist while Dyllan Gill also scored for Moncton. Mathis Rousseau stopped 32 shots. The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champions, who also fell 3-2 in overtime to London in their tournament opener, beat the host Rimouski Oceanic 6-2 in the final-round robin game Wednesday to reach the semifinal. The Knights — a powerhouse team that boasts 12 NHL draft picks, including four first-rounders — were too much to handle. 'We know we had a tough opponent on the other side, national championship semifinal,' Gill said. 'It's heartbreaking, and I think every guy in our room is going to have a little bit of regret and what if in their head, but ultimately super proud of the group.' Montgomery gave London a 3-2 lead early in the third when Sam Dickinson beat Moncton's Etienne Morin wide and set up the Ottawa Senators prospect, who'd snuck in behind Gill to score his first of the tournament. 'Amazing play. He's one hell of a player,' Montgomery said of Dickinson. 'Once I saw him going down the wall, I knew all I do was get to the net, he would find me, and sure enough, he did. 'Right in the wheelhouse.' Nurmi converted a centring feed from Julien to double the lead with 6:49 remaining. The Wildcats jumped on a power play with 4:36 left — and eventually pulled the goalie for an extra attacker — but couldn't cut into the lead before Cowan made it 5-2 with 1:49 remaining. While several players from last year's team returned this season, Sim said Montgomery and Nurmi are new additions who've matched the group's hunger for a Memorial Cup title. 'We got a group that's been here for a while,' Sim said. 'The last dance for a lot of us.' 'Those guys that are new come in and see that, how bad we want it, and I think there's no other option but to want it as badly as we do.' The Knights swarmed the Wildcats in the first period and dominated the shot count 18-5 after 20 minutes, but London struggled to hold the lead — and stay out of the penalty box. Sim opened the scoring with a wraparound 4:07 into the game. Desnoyers later equalized on the man-advantage, ripping a wrist shot from the left circle through Elliott at 18:20. The Knights went ahead again 5:24 into the second period when Barkey hammered a slick feed from Cowan into a gaping net. Nurmi, however, took a slashing penalty 22 seconds later, leading to Gill's third goal of the tournament. Moncton almost took its first lead late in the period when Gill's point shot deflected twice before bouncing off the post. 'You need a little lady luck,' Wildcats head coach Gardiner MacDougall said. 'There's a couple of shots from the point that, an inch this way and we have a lead. Our goal for this game was to get the lead. We played this team twice. We never had the lead. 'We showed some resilience. We've come back four different times on them, and that's not easy to do.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 30, 2025. Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press
Globe and Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
London Knights return to Memorial Cup final with 5-2 win over Moncton Wildcats
The London Knights are going back to the Memorial Cup final. Blake Montgomery scored the winner 3:35 into the third period to lift the Knights past the Moncton Wildcats 5-2 in the tournament's semifinal Friday. London will take on the Medicine Hat Tigers in Sunday's battle for the top prize in Canadian junior hockey. Denver Barkey — with an assist — Landon Sim and Jesse Nurmi also scored, while Austin Elliott made 21 saves for the Knights, who lost 4-3 to the Saginaw Spirit in last year's final. Easton Cowan had an empty-net goal and added an assist, and Jacob Julien provided two helpers. The Knights fell short of clinching a spot in this year's championship game earlier in the tournament with a 3-1 loss to the Tigers in their round-robin finale. London has lost twice consecutively only once in its past 120 games — including playoffs and Memorial Cups — dating back to March 1, 2024. It's a fifth Memorial Cup final appearance for the Ontario Hockey League champions. Only the Peterborough Petes and Kitchener Rangers have more with six apiece. Caleb Desnoyers had a goal and an assist while Dyllan Gill also scored for Moncton. Mathis Rousseau stopped 32 shots. The Wildcats, who also fell 3-2 in overtime to London in their tournament opener, beat the host Rimouski Oceanic 6-2 in the final-round robin game Wednesday to reach the semifinal. Montgomery gave London a 3-2 lead early in the third when Sam Dickinson beat Moncton's Etienne Morin wide and set up the Ottawa Senators prospect, who'd snuck in behind Gill to score his first of the tournament. Nurmi converted a centring feed from Julien to double the lead with 6:49 remaining. Julien knocked the puck between Markus Vidicek's legs off a faceoff to set up Nurmi. The Wildcats jumped on a power play with 4:36 left — and eventually pulled the goalie for an extra attacker — but couldn't cut into the lead before Cowan made it 5-2 with 1:49 remaining. The Knights swarmed the Wildcats in the first period and dominated shot count 18-5 after 20 minutes, but London struggled to hold the lead — and stay out of the penalty box. Sim opened the scoring with a wraparound 4:07 into the game. He picked up a bouncing puck off the end boards after Oliver Bonk missed the net before quickly swinging around the net to give London the early lead. Moncton's Etienne Morin fired a one-timer off the crossbar on a power play midway through the frame. Desnoyers later equalized on the man-advantage, ripping a wrist shot from the left circle through Elliott at 18:20 after Sim took an interference penalty. The Knights went ahead again 5:24 into the second period when Barkey hammered a slick feed from Cowan into a gaping net after the Knights skated circles around the Wildcats in the offensive zone. Jesse Nurmi, however, took a slashing penalty 22 seconds later, leading to Gill's third goal of the tournament. Gill took a pass from Desnoyers and picked his spot with a shot off the post and in past a screened Elliott at 7:40. The Knights finally jumped on the power play with nine minutes left in the second. Cowan, who had seven shots on goal, nearly scored off a dangerous give-and-go with Dickinson but couldn't solve Rousseau once again. Moncton almost took its first lead late in the period when Gill's point shot deflected twice before bouncing off the post.
CTV News
7 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Knights and Tigers battle for berth in Memorial Cup final
Austin Elliott is seen in round robin game 3 of the 2025 Memorial Cup between the Rimouski Océanic and the London Knights on May 25, 2025, at the Colisée Financière Sun Life in Rimouski, Qc. (Source: Vincent Ethier/CHL)
