2025 Memorial Cup

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2025 Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Colisée Financière Sun Life
Rimouski, Quebec
DatesMay 23 – June 1, 2025
Teams4
Host teamRimouski Océanic
(QMJHL)
TV partner(s)TSN, RDS, NHL Network, WNEM-TV 5 Plus, Victory+
Final positions
ChampionsLondon Knights
(OHL) (3rd Title)
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Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

The 2025 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held between May 23 and June 1, 2025, at Colisée Financière Sun Life in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. It was the 105th Memorial Cup championship which determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Rimouski Océanic, who won the right to host the tournament in December 2023.[1] The London Knights defeated the Moncton Wildcats 5–2 in the semi-final, and the Medicine Hat Tigers 4–1 in the final to win their third Memorial Cup title.

Road to the Cup

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OHL playoffs

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Photo of trophy
The J. Ross Robertson Cup, championship trophy of the OHL
Main article: 2024–25 OHL season
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals OHL finals
            
E1 Brantford 4
E8 North Bay 1
E1 Brantford 2
E4 Oshawa 4
E2 Barrie 4
E7 Niagara 1
E2 Barrie 0
Eastern
E4 Oshawa 4
E3 Kingston 4
E6 Sudbury 0
E2 Barrie 4
E3 Kingston 3
E4 Oshawa 4
E5 Brampton 2
E4 Oshawa 1
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W1 London 4
W1 London 4
W8 Owen Sound 0
W1 London 4
W5 Erie 0
W2 Windsor 4
W7 Sault Ste. Marie 1
W1 London 4
Western
W3 Kitchener 0
W3 Kitchener 4
W6 Flint 1
W2 Windsor 3
W3 Kitchener 4
W4 Saginaw 1
W5 Erie 4

QMJHL playoffs

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Photo of trophy
The Gilles-Courteau Trophy, championship trophy of the QMJHL
Main article: 2024–25 QMJHL season

Notes:

  • In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Semifinals QMJHL finals
            
W1 Drummondville 3
E9 Halifax 4
W2 Rouyn-Noranda 4
E9 Halifax 0
W2 Rouyn-Noranda 4
W7 Gatineau 1
1 Moncton 4
6 Rouyn-Noranda 0
W3 Shawinigan 4
W6 Val d'Or 1
W3 Shawinigan 4
W5 Sherbrooke 0
W4 Blainville-Boisbriand 1
W5 Sherbrooke 4
1 Moncton 4
2 Rimouski 2
E1 Moncton 4
E8 Quebec 0
E1 Moncton 4
E4 Baie-Comeau 1
E2 Rimouski 4
E7 Charlottetown 0
2 Rimouski 4
4 Shawinigan 3
E3 Chicoutimi 4
E6 Acadie–Bathurst 1
E2 Rimouski 4
E3 Chicoutimi 2
E4 Baie-Comeau 4
E5 Cape Breton 2

WHL playoffs

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Photo of trophy
The Ed Chynoweth Cup, championship trophy of the WHL
Main article: 2024–25 WHL season
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals WHL finals
            
E1 Medicine Hat 4
E8 Swift Current 1
E1 Medicine Hat 4
E2 Prince Albert 0
E2 Prince Albert 4
E7 Edmonton 3
E1 Medicine Hat 4
Eastern
E4 Lethbridge 0
E3 Calgary 4
E6 Saskatoon 0
E3 Calgary 3
E4 Lethbridge 4
E4 Lethbridge 4
E5 Brandon 1
E1 Medicine Hat 4
Note: Teams are re-seeded based on regular season points after the first round.
W3 Spokane 1
W1 Everett 4
W8 Seattle 2
W1 Everett 3
W5 Portland 4
W2 Victoria 4
W7 Tri-City 1
W3 Spokane 4
Western
W5 Portland 0
W3 Spokane 4
W6 Vancouver 1
W2 Victoria 2
W3 Spokane 4
W4 Prince George 3
W5 Portland 4

Team rosters

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Tournament games

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All times local (UTC − 5)[6]

Round-robin

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May 23 Medicine Hat Tigers 5–4 Rimouski Océanic Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
Ryder Ritchie (1) — 13:50 First period 19:40 – pp — Maël Lavigne (1)
Bryce Pickford (1) — pp – 16:18 Second period 10:43 - Maël St-Denis (1)
18:26 – pp — Jacob Mathieu (1)
Bryce Pickford (2) — 1:08
Gavin McKenna (1) — 5:16
Hunter St. Martin (1) — 17:19 		Third period 13:04 – pp — Jonathan Fauchon (1)
Harrison Meneghin (20 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Mathis Langevin (33 saves / 38 shots)


May 24 Moncton Wildcats 2–3 OT London Knights Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
Etienne Morin (1) – 6:59 First period 1:31 – Sam O'Reilly (1)
Dyllan Gill (1) – pp – 12:22 Second period 5:11 – pp — Kasper Halttunen (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 4:23 – Sam O'Reilly (2)
Mathis Rousseau (45 saves / 48 shots) Goalie stats Austin Elliott (27 saves / 29 shots)


May 25 Rimouski Océanic 1–3 London Knights Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Eriks Mateiko (1) - 2:14 Second period 9:47 - Henry Brzustewicz (1)
No scoring Third period 14:53 - Jacob Julien (1)
18:08 - en - Easton Cowan (1)
Mathis Langevin (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Austin Elliot (28 saves / 29 shots)


May 26 Moncton Wildcats 1–3 Medicine Hat Tigers Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
No scoring First period 4:24 – Ryder Ritchie (2)
No scoring Second period 9:42 – pp – Ryder Ritchie (3)
Dyllan Gill (2) – 0:31 Third period 19:53 – pp, en – Gavin McKenna (2)
Mathis Rousseau (38 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Harrison Meneghin (21 saves / 22 shots)


May 27 London Knights 1–3 Medicine Hat Tigers Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
Kasper Halttunen (2) – pp – 3:34 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 5:11 – Ethan Neutens (1)
No scoring Third period 1:17 – Mathew Ward (1)
19:49 – en – Ryder Ritchie (4)
Austin Elliott (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Harrison Meneghin (35 saves / 36 shots)


May 28 Rimouski Océanic 2–6 Moncton Wildcats Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
Maël St-Denis (2) - 13:27
Mathieu Cataford (1) - 17:11 		First period 7:39 - Julius Sumpf (1)
No scoring Second period 1:27 - Juraj Pekarčík (1)
4:05 - Gabe Smith (1)
No scoring Third period 4:02 - Etienne Morin (2)
18:12 - en - Gabe Smith (2)
19:01 - en - Alex Mercier (1)
Mathis Langevin (27 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Mathis Rousseau (32 saves / 34 shots)
Round-robin standings
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 3 3 0 11 6 +5 6 Advance directly to the championship game
2 London Knights (OHL) (C) 3 2 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to the semifinal game
3 Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 3 1 2 9 8 +1 2
4 Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) (H) 3 0 3 7 14 −7 0 Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: chl.ca/memorialcup/
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Playoffs

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Semifinals
May 30 		Championship
June 1
1 Medicine Hat 1
2 London 5 2 London 4
3 Moncton 2

Semifinal game

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May 30 Moncton Wildcats 2–5 London Knights Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
Caleb Desnoyers (1) – pp – 18:20 First period 4:07 – Landon Sim (1)
Dyllan Gill (3) – pp – 7:40 Second period 5:24 – Denver Barkey (1)
No scoring Third period 3:35 – Blake Montgomery (1)
13:11 – Jesse Nurmi (1)
18:11 – en – Easton Cowan (2)
Mathis Rousseau (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Austin Elliott (21 saves / 23 shots)

Championship game

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June 1 London Knights 4–1 Medicine Hat Tigers Colisée Financière Sun Life Recap  
Jacob Julien (2) - 11:21 First period No scoring
Easton Cowan (3) - 3:13
Denver Barkey (2) - 4:53
Denver Barkey (3) - pp - 12:08 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 2:43 - Gavin McKenna (3)
Auston Elliott (31 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Harrison Meneghin (20 saves / 24 shots)

Statistical leaders

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Skaters

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Photo of the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy
The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Memorial Cup playoffs
Photo of the Ed Chynoweth Trophy
The Ed Chynoweth Trophy, awarded to the top scorer in the Memorial Cup tournament
  • GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Denver Barkey London Knights 5 3 4 7 14
Easton Cowan London Knights 5 3 4 7 6
Gavin McKenna Medicine Hat Tigers 4 3 3 6 0
Sam Dickinson London Knights 5 0 6 6 4
Ryder Ritchie Medicine Hat Tigers 4 4 1 5 4
Sam O'Reilly London Knights 5 2 3 5 2
Alex Mercier Moncton Wildcats 4 1 4 5 0
Oasiz Wiesblatt Medicine Hat Tigers 4 0 5 5 4
Gabe Smith Moncton Wildcats 4 2 2 4 4
Kasper Halttunen London Knights 5 2 2 4 0
Jacob Julien London Knights 5 2 2 4 0

Goaltenders

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Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender in the Memorial Cup tournament
  • GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes)
Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Austin Elliott London Knights 5 4 1 0 141 8 1.59 .943 0 302
Harrison Meneghin Medicine Hat Tigers 4 3 1 0 106 10 2.54 .906 0 236
Mathis Rousseau Moncton Wildcats 4 1 2 1 158 11 2.72 .930 0 242
Mathis Langevin Rimouski Océanic 3 0 3 0 104 11 3.77 .894 0 175

Awards

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The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2025 Memorial Cup:[7]

2025 Memorial Cup Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy
Most outstanding player		 Easton Cowan (London Knights)
Ed Chynoweth Trophy
Top scorer		 Denver Barkey (London Knights)
Easton Cowan (London Knights)
George Parsons Trophy
Most sportsmanlike player		 Alex Mercier (Moncton Wildcats)
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy
Best goaltender		 Austin Elliott (London Knights)
Memorial Cup All-Star Team
Position Recipient
Defencemen Sam Dickinson (London Knights)
Tanner Molendyk (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Forwards Denver Barkey (London Knights)
Easton Cowan (London Knights)
Gavin McKenna (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Goaltender Austin Elliott (London Knights)

References

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  1. ^ Owczarzak, Brianna (December 11, 2023). "Rimouski to host 2025 Memorial Cup". TSN. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rimouski Océanic". chl.ca. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Moncton Wildcats". chl.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "London Knights". chl.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Medicine Hat Tigers". chl.ca. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Canadian Hockey League". Canadian Hockey League. May 21, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  7. ^ Séguin, Christopher (June 2, 2025). "London Knights edge Medicine Hat Tigers to secure a historic third Memorial Cup title". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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