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O’Reilly scores twice, including OT winner as Knights down Wildcats
By James Tubb on May 24th, 2025
The London Knights called game Saturday night the same way they kicked off their 2025 Memorial Cup debut. Edmonton Oilers prospect Sam O’Reilly tipped in a pass from Easton Cowan during three-on-three overtime as the Knights beat the Moncton Wildcats 3-2 Saturday night at Rimouski’s Sun Life Coliseum. “I thought we were alright,” O’Reilly said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A young McCann dreamed what is now here and real
By JAMES TUBB on May 24th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. Kadon McCann took in the 2016 Memorial Cup as a nine-year-old hockey fan full of dreams of one day playing among the giants on display in Red Deer. Another nine years later and the Medicine Hat Tigers forward is making them come true. The 18-year-old McCann spoke with media ahead of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-goal third period propels Tigers over Océanic
By James Tubb on May 23rd, 2025
JAMES TUBB jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: @ReporterTubb RIMOUKSI, QUE. The comeback cats made their way to Quebec. The Medicine Hat Tigers overcame three deficits in the opening game of the 105th Memorial Cup, scoring three times in the third period to beat the Rimouski Oceanic 5-4 Friday night. “Both teams played well,” head coach Willie Desjardins said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers vs. Rimouski preview: High flying teams kick-off 105th Memorial Cup
By James Tubb on May 23rd, 2025
RIMOUSKI, QUE. Two potent offences will meet in the opening game of the 2025 Memorial Cup. The host Rimouski Océanic take on the WHL Champion Medicine Hat Tigers in the first game of the 105th tournament held in Rimouski, Que. In what is expected to be a sell-out at the Sun Life Coliseum, Océanic head ... Read More »
1 responseMemorial Cup coaches revel in the feeling of family
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. A little more than 12 hours before they all face off as foes, the four coaches in the 2025 Memorial Cup shared a stage with some lighthearted humour and compliments galore. The four coaches involved in the 105th Memorial Cup, hosted in Rimouski, Que., were assembled Thursday as Gardiner MacDougall (Moncton Wildcats), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rimouski plans on being more than a good host
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The Rimouski Océanic have two goals heading into the 2025 Memorial Cup, defend home ice and finish their season with a championship. The Océanic are the lone team in the tournament who haven’t won a championship this season, falling in six games in the QMJHL finals to the Moncton Wildcats. As hosts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moncton Wildcats bring quiet confidence to biggest stage
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The Moncton Wildcats have already won a championship in Rimouski this season – why not make it two? The leaders in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League captured the Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship on May 19 with a 3-2 win at Rimouski over the Oceanic. As a team the Wildcats took one day ... Read More »
1 responseBrooks Bandits even BCHL Championship series at 2-2
By Medicine Hat News on May 23rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The Brooks Bandits evened their British Columbia Hockey League Championship series at two games apiece with a 4-1 road win over the Chilliwack Chiefs on Wednesday night. Game 5 of the series is set to take place in Brooks on Friday, 7 p.m. at Centennial Arena. In Chilliwack on Wednesday, goals by Bandits Michal ... Read More »
1 responseNew setting, same drive: Tigers will rely on work above all else
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The Medicine Hat Tigers have settled into Rimouski and the Memorial Cup experience. The Tigers flew from Calgary on Wednesday after a rousing send-off from fans at Co-op Place earlier in the morning. They arrived into Rimouski for the 105th Memorial Cup and were first on the ice on Thursday, getting an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London enters Memorial Cup with redemption on the mind
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The London Knights enter the 2025 Memorial Cup with some unfinished business. The OHL’s back-to-back champions fell just short in the 2024 tournament, losing in the last 20 seconds of the tournament’s final to fellow OHL club, host Saginaw Spirit. Saginaw scored with 22 seconds left in the final to win the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Riders are packin’ ahead of 2025 season
By Graham Kelly on May 22nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On paper, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are the best team in the Canadian Football League. They’ve got it all. But future hall-of-fame quarterback Trevor Harris turns 39 on May 31, so his window of Grey Cup opportunity won’t be open very long. The last time Saskatchewan won the coveted mug was 2013 when they defeated ... Read More »
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