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London Knights celebrate 3rd Memorial Cup win


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The team won against the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Canadian Major Junior championship game, with Easton Cowan becoming the first player since 1972 to lead the tournament in scoring. 

The team won the championship in 2005 and 2016

The London Knights on the ice after winning the Memorial Cut on June 1, 2025.
The London Knights on the ice after winning the Memorial Cut on June 1, 2025. (Canadian Hockey League)

The London Knights are Memorial Cup champions for a third time beating their opponents in a 4-1 victory Sunday night in Rimouski, Que. 

The team won against the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Canadian Major Junior championship game with Easton Cowan becoming the first player since 1972 to lead the tournament in scoring in consecutive years. 

Cowan, who scored seven goals, was named MVP for the series.  

The Knights won the Memorial Cup in 2005 and 2016. They came close in 2024, losing by one point to the Saginaw Spirit. 

A hockey player skates past another player kneeling on the ice
London Knights’ Easton Cowan (7) is defended by Medicine Hat Tigers’ Jonas Woo (18) while attacking the net during first period Memorial Cup final hockey action, in Rimouski, Que., on Sunday. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)

Cowan is currently a Toronto Maple Leafs prospect and is tied with Leafs right-winger Mitch Marner for the most Memorial Cup points in franchise history. 

London poured it on with three goals in the second period Sunday to take a commanding lead. London and Medicine Hat dominated their respective leagues en route to the Memorial Cup.

At the moment, The Knights have 12 NHL draft picks.

With files from Canadian Press



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