Memorial Cup: St. Martin lifts Medicine Hat Tigers over Rimouski Oc茅anic 5-4

Medicine Hat Tigers' Hunter St. Martin (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Rimouski Oceanic during third period Memorial Cup hockey action, in Rimouski, Que., on Friday, May 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

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RIMOUSKI - Hunter St. Martin scored with 2:21 left to play to lift the Medicine Hat Tigers over the Rimouski Oc茅anic 5-4 on Friday in the first game of the Memorial Cup.聽

Bryce Pickford had a pair of goals for Medicine Hat, the Western Hockey League champions. Ryder Ritchie and Gavin McKenna also found the back of the net and Oasiz Wiesblatt had three assists.

Harrison Meneghin made 20 saves for the win.

Ma毛l Lavigne, Jacob Mathieu and Jonathan Fauchon all had power-play goals for Rimouski and Ma毛l St-Denis scored at even strength.

Mathis Langevin turned aside 33 shots for the Oc茅anic, who are hosting Canada's major junior hockey championship.

The round-robin portion of the tournament continues on Saturday when the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League's Moncton Wildcats face the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights.聽

This report by 春色直播was first published May 23, 2025.

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