<p>On Wednesday night, the Moncton Wildcats faced the Rimouski Oceanic at the Memorial Cup. Not only was it the final game of round robin action, it was also the <em>seventh game</em> between Moncton and Rimouski since May 10.</p>
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<p>For the fifth time this month, the Wildcats beat the Oceanic – this time by a 6-2 score – to end the host team&#8217;s run in this year&#8217;s Memorial Cup tournament.</p>
<p>Rimouski was all over Moncton throughout the first period, but Moncton opened the scoring. Moncton induced a turnover inside the Rimouski blueline and Juraj Pekarcik set up Julius Sumpf driving towards the net, and he beat Oceanic netminder Mathis Langevin to make it 1-0 Moncton.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">GOAL! 🚨 Pekarcik serves a brilliant pass to Sumpf and the <a href="https://twitter.com/monctonwildcats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@monctonwildcats</a> are on the board! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/3qQdBDF46A">pic.twitter.com/3qQdBDF46A</a></p>
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<p>But Rimouski kept pressing and eventually broke through, with Mael St-Denis beating Moncton&#8217;s Mathis Rousseau to tie the game at 1-1.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tie game! Maël St-Denis capitalizes on the <a href="https://twitter.com/oceanicrimouski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@oceanicrimouski</a>’s 15th shot of the opening frame! 💥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/xIYuitMSCr">pic.twitter.com/xIYuitMSCr</a></p>
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<p>A little while later, Mathieu Cataford took advantage of some scrambly Moncton defence and deflected a Olivier Theberge point shot past Rousseau to give Rimouski a 2-1 lead after one period. (Cataford was <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2025/05/23/flames-prospects-andrew-basha-and-etienne-morin-begin-their-memorial-cup-pursuit-on-friday/">Flames prospect Etienne Morin&#8217;s</a> check, we believe&#8230;, but Morin&#8217;s attention was divided due to a couple breakdowns by his team.)</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mathieu Cataford comes through with his first of the tournament at the best moment! ☝️ <a href="https://twitter.com/oceanicrimouski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@oceanicrimouski</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/c7cq0y7Qdi">pic.twitter.com/c7cq0y7Qdi</a></p>
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<p>Early in the second period, though, the Wildcats tied things up. Pekarcik deflected a Dylan MacKinnon point shot past Langevin to make it 2-2 just 1:27 into the second frame.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pekarcik redirects a point shot out of midair to tie things at 2-2 in the early 2nd! <a href="https://twitter.com/monctonwildcats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@monctonwildcats</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/TvYQK6LG1R">pic.twitter.com/TvYQK6LG1R</a></p>
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<p>A few minutes later, Moncton retook the lead. Rimouski tried to clear the zone up the middle, but Preston Lounsbury intercepted the puck. He fired a shot on net, leading to a scramble in front of Langevin that ended with Gabe Smith jamming in a loose puck to give the Wildcats a 3-2 advantage.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gabe Smith pounces on a loose puck and the <a href="https://twitter.com/monctonwildcats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@monctonwildcats</a> are now in the lead! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/TtaxmK0qq3">pic.twitter.com/TtaxmK0qq3</a></p>
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<p>The Oceanic pushed to try to tie things up in the third period, but Moncton played a pretty structured defensive game. Morin got a measure of revenge for his earlier lapse, as he fired a wrister from the point that beat Langevin early in the third period to give Moncton a 4-2 lead.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/monctonwildcats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@monctonwildcats</a> double their lead thanks to a seeing-eye shot from Etienne Morin! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/27PlCgSIs7">pic.twitter.com/27PlCgSIs7</a></p>
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<p>Smith and Alex Mercier added empty-bet goals to cement a 6-2 Moncton victory.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gabe Smith and Alex Mercier round out the scoring with two empty net goals. <a href="https://twitter.com/monctonwildcats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@monctonwildcats</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/XU5SIUC0eq">pic.twitter.com/XU5SIUC0eq</a></p>
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<h2>How&#8217;d Morin do?</h2>
<p>As always, we saw a ton of Flames prospect Etienne Morin in this game. He played primarily with Dylan MacKinnon on Moncton&#8217;s top pairing and saw a steady dose of Rimouski&#8217;s top guys. Morin was credited with three shots, the fourth Moncton goal, his second of the tournament, and was plus-2 overall.</p>
<h2>Up next</h2>
<p>The Memorial Cup tournament continues on Friday as Moncton (1-2) face the London Knights (2-1) in the semi-final game. London beat Moncton by a 3-2 score in overtime during the round robin.</p>
<p>The winner of the semi-final faces <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2025/05/28/andrew-bashas-medicine-hat-tigers-have-advanced-to-the-2025-memorial-cup-final/">Andrew Basha and the Medicine Hat Tigers</a> in Sunday&#8217;s championship final.</p>
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On Wednesday night, the Moncton Wildcats faced the Rimouski Oceanic at the Memorial Cup. Not only was it the final game of round robin action, it was also the <em>seventh game</em> between Moncton and Rimouski since May 10.
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For the fifth time this month, the Wildcats beat the Oceanic – this time by a 6-2 score – to end the host team's run in this year's Memorial Cup tournament.

Rimouski was all over Moncton throughout the first period, but Moncton opened the scoring. Moncton induced a turnover inside the Rimouski blueline and Juraj Pekarcik set up Julius Sumpf driving towards the net, and he beat Oceanic netminder Mathis Langevin to make it 1-0 Moncton.

https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1927870349347049901

But Rimouski kept pressing and eventually broke through, with Mael St-Denis beating Moncton's Mathis Rousseau to tie the game at 1-1.

https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1927874100820648368

A little while later, Mathieu Cataford took advantage of some scrambly Moncton defence and deflected a Olivier Theberge point shot past Rousseau to give Rimouski a 2-1 lead after one period. (Cataford was <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2025/05/23/flames-prospects-andrew-basha-and-etienne-morin-begin-their-memorial-cup-pursuit-on-friday/">Flames prospect Etienne Morin's</a> check, we believe..., but Morin's attention was divided due to a couple breakdowns by his team.)

https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1927876409608863992

Early in the second period, though, the Wildcats tied things up. Pekarcik deflected a Dylan MacKinnon point shot past Langevin to make it 2-2 just 1:27 into the second frame.

https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1927882628536943052

A few minutes later, Moncton retook the lead. Rimouski tried to clear the zone up the middle, but Preston Lounsbury intercepted the puck. He fired a shot on net, leading to a scramble in front of Langevin that ended with Gabe Smith jamming in a loose puck to give the Wildcats a 3-2 advantage.

https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1927884582612873555

The Oceanic pushed to try to tie things up in the third period, but Moncton played a pretty structured defensive game. Morin got a measure of revenge for his earlier lapse, as he fired a wrister from the point that beat Langevin early in the third period to give Moncton a 4-2 lead.

https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1927899488187756855

Smith and Alex Mercier added empty-bet goals to cement a 6-2 Moncton victory.

https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1927907275919724755
<h2>How'd Morin do?</h2>
As always, we saw a ton of Flames prospect Etienne Morin in this game. He played primarily with Dylan MacKinnon on Moncton's top pairing and saw a steady dose of Rimouski's top guys. Morin was credited with three shots, the fourth Moncton goal, his second of the tournament, and was plus-2 overall.
<h2>Up next</h2>
The Memorial Cup tournament continues on Friday as Moncton (1-2) face the London Knights (2-1) in the semi-final game. London beat Moncton by a 3-2 score in overtime during the round robin.

The winner of the semi-final faces <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2025/05/28/andrew-bashas-medicine-hat-tigers-have-advanced-to-the-2025-memorial-cup-final/">Andrew Basha and the Medicine Hat Tigers</a> in Sunday's championship final.

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Etienne Morin and the Moncton Wildcats have advanced to the Friday’s Memorial Cup semi-final

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