London beats Moncton 5-2 to advance to face Medicine Hat in Memorial Cup final
Moncton Wildcats goaltender Mathis Rousseau (60) makes a save against London Knights' Sam O'Reilly, right, during first-period semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats goaltender Mathis Rousseau (60) makes a save against London Knights' Sam O'Reilly (23) during first-period semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats goaltender Mathis Rousseau, left, makes a save against London Knights' Sam O'Reilly (23) during first-period semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats' Markus Vidicek (6) skates off the ice as London Knights players, top, celebrate after their win in semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats' Markus Vidicek (6) skates off the ice as London Knights players, top, celebrate after their win in semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
London Knights' Landon Sim (90) celebrates after scoring against the London Knights during first-period semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats goaltender Mathis Rousseau (60) makes a save against London Knights' Sam O'Reilly, right, during first-period semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats goaltender Mathis Rousseau (60) makes a save against London Knights' Sam O'Reilly (23) during first-period semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats goaltender Mathis Rousseau, left, makes a save against London Knights' Sam O'Reilly (23) during first-period semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Moncton Wildcats' Markus Vidicek (6) skates off the ice as London Knights players, top, celebrate after their win in semifinal Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Quebec, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
RIMOUSKI, Quebec (AP) — Blake Montgomery broke a tie at 3:35 of the third period and the London Knights beat the Moncton Wildcats 5-2 on Friday night in the Memorial Cup semifinal to advance to face the Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday in the final.
Montgomery slipped the puck past goalie Mathis Rousseau on a break off a short backhand feed from Sam Dickinson.
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On Tuesday night, Western Hockey League champion Medicine Hat beat Ontario Hockey lewague winner London 3-1 to advance to the final in the four-team tournament. The Knights lost last year in the final, falling 4-3 to the host Saginaw Spirit.
Landon Sim, Denver Barkey, Jesse Nurmi and Easton Cowan — into an empty net — also scored for London. Austin Elliott made 21 saves.
Caleb Desnoyers and Dyllan Gill had power-play goals for Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Moncton, with Gill tying it at 2 in the second period. Rousseau stopped 32 shots for the Wildcats.
Moncton won the QMJHL title in Rimouski last week, beating the Oceanic in six games. On Wednesday, the Wildcats beat host Rimouski 6-2 to reach the semifinal.
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