The battle of tournament unbeatens commences tonight when the OHL’s London Knights take on the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers. The two QMJHL participants, being the Moncton Wildcats and the host Rimouski Oceanic, are winless thus far.
London and Medicine Hat are led by Easton Cowan (TOR 2023 1st round, 28th overall) and Gavin McKenna (2026 draft-eligible). Both players have been roundly booed by Rimouski fans at this annual event for major junior supremacy.
Despite McKenna garnering much attention for Medicine Hat, fellow Tiger Ryder Ritchie (MIN 2024 2nd round, 45th overall) is tied for the lead with both McKenna and Cowan in points (4), and is the sole leader in goals (3).
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