Overview
- London meets Moncton in Friday’s Memorial Cup semifinal after the Wildcats scored five straight goals to beat Rimouski 6–2 and build late tournament momentum.
- Austin Elliott boasts a 50–3 record this season with London (53–3 including his WHL start) and leads all OHL goalies with a .924 save percentage and 2.10 goals-against average.
- Ryder Boulton was suspended one game and London was fined a total of $3,000 for pregame warmup violations, leaving the team without its top agitator for the semifinal.
- Moncton coach Gardiner MacDougall has rotated veterans Mathis Rousseau and Rudy Guimond in goal, a strategy that helped stabilize the Wildcats before their victory over Rimouski.
- Maple Leafs draft pick Easton Cowan and other London forwards are being counted on to complement Elliott’s consistency by injecting the offence that has been lacking so far.