US EditionMoncton Wildcats Top Rimouski Océanic 3-2 to Win First QMJHL Title Since 2010
- The Moncton Wildcats clinched the championship on Monday by edging out Rimouski Océanic 3-2 in the sixth game of the best-of-seven final, securing the league title.
- Moncton ended a 15-year championship drought after securing the Gilles-Courteau Trophy, led by coach Gardiner MacDougall who joined this season following a successful tenure at the University of New Brunswick.
- Gabe Smith scored twice and Loke Johansson once for Moncton, with the team holding a 3-0 lead into the third period despite late Rimouski goals by Jonathan Fauchon and Jacob Mathieu.
- Moncton's goalie Mathis Rousseau made 24 saves while Rimouski's Mathis Langevin stopped 30 shots in the decisive game, capping Moncton's 4-2 series victory.
- Both Moncton and host Rimouski will compete in the Memorial Cup tournament starting Friday, featuring also the Medicine Hat Tigers and London Knights.
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Moncton Wildcats top Rimouski Océanic 3-2 to win first QMJHL title since 2010
RIMOUSKI - Gabe Smith scored two of Moncton's three second-period goals as the Wildcats topped the Rimouski Océanic 3-2 to win the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League title on Monday.
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