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2 days ago
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Memorial Cup run comes to an end for Lightning prospect
Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender and South Surrey's own Harrison Meneghin has won back-to-back WHL Goaltender of the Week honours. (Randy Feere/Medicine Hat Tigers photo) Lightning prospect Harrison Meneghin and the Medicine Hat Tigers fell short on Sunday night, after losing 4-1 in the Memorial Cup Final to the London Knights. Meneghin was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round, 206th overall, of the 2024 NHL Draft. On May 19, the Lightning announced Meneghin was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract. Advertisement The 20-year old goalie helped lead the Medicine Hat Tigers to their first Memorial Cup appearance since 2007. Through 16 post-season games, he recorded a 14-1 record while posting a .906 save percentage, a 2.35 goals against average and three shutouts. His efforts earned him WHL Playoff MVP honors, which made him only the third player in Tigers history to receive the award. Meneghin finished the tournament with 4GP 2.54GAA and a .906SV%.
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3 days ago
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London Knights beat Medicine Hat Tigers 4-1 for 3rd Memorial Cup title
Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin (35) makes a save against London Knights' Blake Montgomery, right, during first-period Memorial Cup final hockey game action in Rimouski, Quebec, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) London Knights' Easton Cowan (7) scores on Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin (35) while Oasiz Wiesblatt (7) defends during second period Memorial Cup final hockey action, in Rimouski, Que., on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) London Knights' Denver Barkey (86) celebrates with Easton Cowan (7) after scoring during second period Memorial Cup final hockey action against the Medicine Hat Tigers, in Rimouski, Que., on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) London Knights' Jacob Julien (13) celebrates with Henry Brzustewicz (2) after scoring against Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin during first-period Memorial Cup final hockey game action in Rimouski, Quebec, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) London Knights' Jacob Julien (13) celebrates with Henry Brzustewicz (2) after scoring against Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin during first-period Memorial Cup final hockey game action in Rimouski, Quebec, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin (35) makes a save against London Knights' Blake Montgomery, right, during first-period Memorial Cup final hockey game action in Rimouski, Quebec, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) London Knights' Easton Cowan (7) scores on Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin (35) while Oasiz Wiesblatt (7) defends during second period Memorial Cup final hockey action, in Rimouski, Que., on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) London Knights' Denver Barkey (86) celebrates with Easton Cowan (7) after scoring during second period Memorial Cup final hockey action against the Medicine Hat Tigers, in Rimouski, Que., on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) London Knights' Jacob Julien (13) celebrates with Henry Brzustewicz (2) after scoring against Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin during first-period Memorial Cup final hockey game action in Rimouski, Quebec, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) 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. Advertisement 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:
CTV News
3 days ago
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Tigers want to win Memorial Cup for goalie Meneghin: ‘Harrison's our heartbeat'
Medicine Hat Tigers' Harrison Meneghin (35) prepares before a Memorial Cup hockey game in Rimouski, Que., on Friday, May 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov Oasiz Wiesblatt skated up to the Western Hockey League's championship trophy. A hockey team's captain traditionally hoists the silver chalice first before handing it off to teammates for their celebratory laps. Not this time. Wiesblatt, who wears the 'C' for the Medicine Hat Tigers, posed for a quick photo with the Ed Chynoweth Cup two weeks ago before calling over Harrison Meneghin — the team's goalie who unexpectedly lost his father in March — to raise it into the air. 'Something that we did for Harry,' Wiesblatt said of that night in Spokane, Wash. 'We're all striving for doing things for him, and for the team and the city, but this thing was a lot more special than that.' The Tigers have rallied around Meneghin in the months since his father, Derek, died at just 49. Their goal now is to give him another trophy to lift Sunday when they battle the London Knights in the Memorial Cup final. 'Without him, we wouldn't be here,' star forward Gavin McKenna said. 'We want to do it for him, he's done a lot for us.' On March 23 in Calgary, Meneghin stopped 35 of 37 shots to help the Tigers beat the Hitmen and clinch first place in the Eastern Conference in their final regular-season game. The team celebrated after achieving a season-long goal. The mood drastically shifted when Meneghin stepped off the ice and received the devastating news of his father's passing. 'It went from such a high to such a low, I've never experienced a flip so quick on a team,' Tigers head coach Willie Desjardins said. 'It didn't just devastate Harrison, it devastated the whole team, because the whole team looked at it like, what happens if it was my dad?' 'We have to play our game, and we're going to have to battle.'@tigershockey Head Coach Willie Desjardins shares his thoughts on an off-day ahead of the #MemorialCup Final against London. — Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) May 31, 2025 'It was so, so bad. But with that, for sure we rallied, the boys had his back,' he added. 'They did everything they could for him. They knew he was going to have good times and bad times, and they were there for it.' Meneghin flew home to Surrey, B.C., for a few days, but returned to the Tigers for their next game on March 28, posting a 21-save shutout in a 4-0 win over the Swift Current Broncos to open the playoffs. Wiesblatt said it's one of the most memorable moments of his junior career. 'He didn't have to come, and we said we would do it for him, and he decided to come back,' he said. 'It's just a really remarkable thing.' Meneghin went on to earn the WHL playoff MVP after backstopping the Tigers with a 14-1 record, posting three shutouts, a 2.32 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. Two days later, the 20-year-old signed an entry-level contract with the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning. And so far in the Memorial Cup, the six-foot-four, 174-pound netminder has a 3-0 record with a .927 save percentage, including a 35-stop outing in a 3-1 win over London that propelled Medicine Hat into the final. Tonight, the @tigershockey will look to become the second WHL Club in the last 17 years to go undefeated at the #MemorialCup. Catch the 2025 Memorial Cup Final on @TSN_Sports (🇨🇦) and @victoryplustv (🇺🇸) at 5 p.m. MT. — Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) June 1, 2025 'Harrison's our heartbeat,' Wiesblatt said. 'For him to go through something like that, which is never easy to go through and such a big tragedy, but for him to be here with the team, and for him to almost play for his dad, it's been unbelievable to be a part of.' Wiesblatt's decision to hand Meneghin the WHL trophy is one of many examples of ways the Tigers have tried to support him. Desjardins and some teammates attended Derek Meneghin's funeral in April. The head coach, who acquired Meneghin from Lethbridge earlier this season, quickly learned why he has a lighthearted nature. 'His dad had a great sense of humour. Harrison has a great sense of humour,' Desjardins said. 'He's always involved in something. There's some joke going on, you know Harrison's part of it. 'I could see his dad in Harrison.' Medicine Hat forward Mathew Ward, who also grew up playing spring hockey with Meneghin, said teammates have made a point of spending time with their netminder. 'You just don't really want to be alone thinking about stuff, because then things can snowball,' Ward said. 'He definitely did rely on us a lot, I know that, but I think that just speaks to how much of a family we are in our room.' Desjardins also said they've given Meneghin — who hasn't spoken to reporters at the Memorial Cup — a break from media sessions, hoping to avoid a scenario where difficult moments come flooding back to him in front of cameras. 'The hardest thing about something like that is you can be going along so well, then one thing can happen, and it can bring you back to the worst moment you've ever had,' he said. 'That's just the nature of it. So I don't know when that moment could happen, but you don't want it to happen in media.' The hockey, meanwhile, is giving Meneghin something else to focus on. 'There's no right or wrong way to grieve,' Desjardins said. 'What you do, you do as hard as you can, and then you let them know that they're part of it and you're doing it for them.' --Daniel Rainbird This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 31, 2025.
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4 days ago
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Softball: Game action Clarkstown South and Harrison in AA Championship game
Ryder Ritchie Scores Twice As The Medicine Hat Tigers Defeat The Moncton Wildcats 3-1 At The 2025 Memorial Cup The Medicine Hat Tigers continued their winning ways on Monday as they defeated the Moncton Wildcats 3-1, improving to 2-0 at the 2025 Memorial Cup. Ryder Ritchie scored twice and added an assist, while Gavin McKenna iced the game late in the third with an empty-net goal. As for Harrison Meneghin, he had a strong performance, stopping 21 of the 22 shots he faced.
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28-05-2025
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Medicine Hat Tigers advance to Memorial Cup final
Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin (35) celebrates with teammates after defeating the London Knights in Memorial Cup hockey action, in Rimouski, Que., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov) The Medicine Hat Tigers advanced to the Memorial Cup final following a 3-1 win over the London Knights on Tuesday night. The Tigers are scheduled to play for the title at 5 p.m. MDT on Sunday, June 1. Their opponent in the championship game, however, has not yet been determined. The Knights will be playing the winner of Wednesday night's Moncton-Rimouski matchup in the tournament's semi-final on Friday. The Tigers will play the winner of that semi-final matchup. On Tuesday night, the Knights opened the scoring in the first period with a goal from Kasper Halttunen. But it was all Tigers from then on, with Medicine Hat's Ethan Neutens tying it up in the second period and Matthew Ward scoring the game winner at the start of the third. Ryder Ritchie added an empty-net goal for the Tigers in the final minute to seal the victory. Tigers' goaltender Harrison Meneghin turned away 35 of 36 shots. Ritchie, Gavin McKenna and Oasiz Wiesblatt are tied for the tournament lead with five points in three games. Ritchie is also leading the tournament with four goals. The Memorial Cup Final on Sunday will air on TSN.
