Championship Final – June 1st
London Knights 4, Medicine Hat Tigers 1
- Jacob Julien opened the scoring in the first before a three-goal third vaulted the Knights ahead for good as they claimed their third Memorial Cup title
- Easton Cowan scored his third of the tournament before Denver Barkey netted a pair
- Medicine Hat’s Gavin McKenna cut the deficit to three 2:43 into the third period
- San Jose Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson finished with three assists on the night
- The Tigers outshot the Knights 32-24 as Austin Elliott turned aside 31 shots
- Easton Cowan finished tied for the tournament scoring lead with seven points over five games to earn the Stafford Smythe Trophy as Memorial Cup MVP
- The Knights’ third Memorial Cup title follows previous championships in 2016 and 2005
Game Centre | Post-Game: Barkey hoists Memorial Cup | Post-Game: Dale Hunter | Post-Game: Easton Cowan
Semi-Final – May 30th
London Knights 5, Moncton Wildcats 2
- Ottawa Senators prospect Blake Montgomery scored the deciding goal 3:35 into the third period on a setup from Sam Dickinson
- Entering the third period tied at two, London scored three unanswered as Jesse Nurmi and Easton Cowan followed Montgomery’s marker
- Landon Sim and Denver Barkey also scored for the Knights as they outshot Moncton 37-23
- Jacob Julien picked up two assists in the win
- The Wildcats went 2-for-5 on the power play, with goals from Caleb Desnoyers and Dyllan Gill
- London improves to 14-2 after a loss this season, earning their first-ever Memorial Cup Semi-Final win
- London becomes the fifth team in the last 35 years to make a second consecutive Memorial Cup Final appearance
- The Knights advance to face the WHL champion Medicine Hat Tigers in Sunday’s Final
Round Robin Game #3 – May 27th
Medicine Hat Tigers 3, London Knights 1
- Kasper Halttunen opened the scoring 3:34 into the first period on the power play, standing as London’s lone goal in the loss
- Ethan Neutens scored the equalizer 5:11 into the second before Mathew Ward netted the go-ahead goal 1:17 into the third
- Ryder Ritchie hit the empty net to seal the deal on the Medicine Hat win, ending London’s run of eight consecutive round robin victories at the Memorial Cup
- Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin was the Player of the Game while London’s Austin Elliott made 26 stops
- Medicine Hat advances to Sunday’s Championship Final while the Knights await the winner of a game between Rimouski and Moncton to determine their Semi-Final opponent on Friday night
Game Centre | Post-Game Hunter, Bonk, Dickinson
Round Robin Game #2 – May 25th
London Knights 3, Rimouski Oceanic 1
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Jacob Julien scored the go-ahead goal with 5:07 remaining in the third period, with assists from Kasper Halttunen and Easton Cowan
- Cowan was named Player of the Game, recording a goal and an assist for the Knights
- Draft eligible defenceman Henry Brzustewicz drew the Knights even midway through the second after Rimouski’s Eris Mateiko opened the scoring 2:14 into the period
- London outshot Rimouski 36-29
- Austin Elliott turned aside 28-of-29 in the win
- The Knights secure a spot in the Memorial Cup Semi-Final, improving to 2-0 in the tournament
- The win marked Dale Hunter’s 15th career Memorial Cup victory, surpassing Don Hay for the most in the history of the event
Game Centre | Post-Game Henry Brzustewicz | Post-Game Hunter, Julien, Cowan
Round Robin Game #1 – May 24th
London Knights 3, Moncton Wildcats 2 – OT
- Edmonton Oilers prospect Sam O’Reilly scored twice, netting the game winner 4:23 into overtime on an assist from Easton Cowan
- Cowan picked up two primary assists in the win
- San Jose Sharks prospect Kasper Halttunen scored in his fifth consecutive Memorial Cup outing, tying Ty Rattie of the Portland Winterhawks (2013) for the longest goalscoring streak at the event since 2000
- Austin Elliott stood tall, making 27 saves in the win
- London outshot Moncton 48-29 as Wildcats netminder Mathis Rousseau came up with 45 saves
- Moncton goals came from defencemen Etienne Morin and Dyllan Gill
Game Centre | Post-Game, Sam Dickinson | Post-Game Denver Barkey | Post-Game Hunter, Halttunen & O’Reilly