US Edition'Prove People Wrong': Austin Elliott Backstops Knights at Memorial Cup After WHL Snub
- Austin Elliott, a 21-year-old goaltender from Strathmore, Alberta, backstops the London Knights at the Memorial Cup in Rimouski on May 29, 2025.
- After starting the season with the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL, Elliott slid through waivers unclaimed due to timing and the league's overager limits.
- The Knights acquired Elliott for late-round draft picks, joining a dominant team with a 55-11-2 regular season record and a 16-1 playoff run.
- Elliott posted the top save percentage and goals-against average among all OHL goaltenders, earning praise from teammates for his steadiness and recognition from coaches for his development.
- Elliott's move to London offers a second chance to shine, as the Knights prepare for a Memorial Cup semifinal against Moncton with hopes to advance to Sunday’s final.
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‘Prove people wrong’: Austin Elliott backstops Knights at Memorial Cup after WHL snub – 105.9 The Region
RIMOUSKI — Austin Elliott couldn’t have imagined suiting up for the London Knights in the Memorial Cup earlier this season. Back in October, the overage goaltender was manning the crease for a different junior team — in another league. “Crazy how it’s worked out for me,” Elliott said Thursday at Colisée Financière Sun Life. “If someone told me that, it’d be pretty hard to believe.” Elliott began the season in the Western Hockey League, returnin…
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