The 2025 Memorial Cup is less than 10 days away from kicking off on the southern shore of the St Lawrence River in Rimouski, Quebec.
The winners of the Ed Chynoweth Cup (WHL), the Gilles-Courteau Trophy (QMJHL) and the J. Ross Robertson Cup (OHL) each earn a berth into junior hockey&#8217;s most prestigious tournament, alongside the host team, in this case, the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL.
This year&#8217;s Memorial Cup might be laden with Flames content as there could potentially be two Calgary prospects competing.
Each CHL member league is in the final stage of its playoffs, and two Flames&#8217; draft selections are still competing in their respective leagues. Andrew Basha of the Medicine Hat Tigers, <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2024/06/29/calgary-flames-select-andrew-basha-at-41st-overall-in-2024-nhl-draft/">drafted 41st overall in 2024</a>, and Etienne Morin of the Moncton Wildcats, <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2023/06/29/calgary-flames-select-etienne-morin-at-48th-overall-at-2023-nhl-draft/">drafted 48th overall in 2023</a>, are the final remaining Flames&#8217; prospects still vying for their league championship.
Morin and the Moncton Wildcats have technically already punched their ticket into the Memorial Cup as their opponent in the QMJHL Championship is the Rimouski Oceanic, who are automatically invited as the host team. This means that even if the Wildcats fall to the Oceanic, Moncton will still receive a berth in the tournament as the runners-up in the QMJHL.
Morin has appeared in the QMJHL playoffs in all four years playing for the Wildcats, but had yet to make it past the second round prior to this season. The 20-year-old defenceman has been instrumental in Moncton&#8217;s dominant playoff run, posting 20 points in 16 playoff games on route to a near-perfect 15-1 team record this post-season. They are currently up 3-0 in the championship series versus Rimouski and show no signs of slowing down following a 6-4 win on Wednesday night.
Morin&#8217;s Wildcats went 53-9-2-0 in the regular season and were ranked as the number one team in the CHL&#8217;s top-10 rankings for its final four weeks. They could be one of the favourites to claim junior hockey&#8217;s ultimate prize later this month.
As for Andrew Basha, the Calgary native hadn&#8217;t suited up for his Medicine Hat Tigers since Dec. 28, due to an ankle injury. Initial reports indicated his injury was likely season-ending, but the Tigers stayed alive long enough to see their star winger return in game one of the WHL Championship series against the Spokane Chiefs.
<a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2025/05/10/flames-prospect-andrew-basha-scored-a-big-goal-in-his-first-game-of-2025/">Basha scored 54 seconds into his return</a> and gave his squad an early 1-0 lead in the series opener, and it&#8217;s clear how much it meant to him.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
WHO ELSE BUT ANDREW BASHA?!
The <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLFlames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHLFlames</a> prospect opens the scoring at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WHLChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WHLChampionship</a> in his FIRST shift back from injury!
📺🇨🇦 | <a href="https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TSN_Sports</a> 
📺🇺🇸| <a href="https://twitter.com/victoryplustv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@victoryplustv</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FeedingtheFuture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FeedingtheFuture</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Flames</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/tigershockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tigershockey</a> <a href="https://t.co/sLvFrK09u5">pic.twitter.com/sLvFrK09u5</a>
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWHL/status/1921012152682639828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
Medicine Hat had been bounced in the first round two straight seasons before this playoff run. Basha&#8217;s Tigers are a star-studded team that features the 2024 third overall pick Cayden Lindstrom, who also made his return from injury in game one, as well as the projected first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, phenom Gavin McKenna.
Following Wednesday night&#8217;s victory, the Tigers lead their best of seven series 3-1 over Spokane. The Tigers have home ice advantage in the series.
Interestingly enough, this will likely be the final stretch of junior hockey for either prospect, as both players have signed entry-level contracts with the Flames and are eligible to join the Calgary Wranglers next season.
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The 2025 Memorial Cup is less than 10 days away from kicking off on the southern shore of the St Lawrence River in Rimouski, Quebec.

The winners of the Ed Chynoweth Cup (WHL), the Gilles-Courteau Trophy (QMJHL) and the J. Ross Robertson Cup (OHL) each earn a berth into junior hockey's most prestigious tournament, alongside the host team, in this case, the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL.

This year's Memorial Cup might be laden with Flames content as there could potentially be two Calgary prospects competing.

Each CHL member league is in the final stage of its playoffs, and two Flames' draft selections are still competing in their respective leagues. Andrew Basha of the Medicine Hat Tigers, <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2024/06/29/calgary-flames-select-andrew-basha-at-41st-overall-in-2024-nhl-draft/">drafted 41st overall in 2024</a>, and Etienne Morin of the Moncton Wildcats, <a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2023/06/29/calgary-flames-select-etienne-morin-at-48th-overall-at-2023-nhl-draft/">drafted 48th overall in 2023</a>, are the final remaining Flames' prospects still vying for their league championship.

Morin and the Moncton Wildcats have technically already punched their ticket into the Memorial Cup as their opponent in the QMJHL Championship is the Rimouski Oceanic, who are automatically invited as the host team. This means that even if the Wildcats fall to the Oceanic, Moncton will still receive a berth in the tournament as the runners-up in the QMJHL.

Morin has appeared in the QMJHL playoffs in all four years playing for the Wildcats, but had yet to make it past the second round prior to this season. The 20-year-old defenceman has been instrumental in Moncton's dominant playoff run, posting 20 points in 16 playoff games on route to a near-perfect 15-1 team record this post-season. They are currently up 3-0 in the championship series versus Rimouski and show no signs of slowing down following a 6-4 win on Wednesday night.

Morin's Wildcats went 53-9-2-0 in the regular season and were ranked as the number one team in the CHL's top-10 rankings for its final four weeks. They could be one of the favourites to claim junior hockey's ultimate prize later this month.

As for Andrew Basha, the Calgary native hadn't suited up for his Medicine Hat Tigers since Dec. 28, due to an ankle injury. Initial reports indicated his injury was likely season-ending, but the Tigers stayed alive long enough to see their star winger return in game one of the WHL Championship series against the Spokane Chiefs.

<a href="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/2025/05/10/flames-prospect-andrew-basha-scored-a-big-goal-in-his-first-game-of-2025/">Basha scored 54 seconds into his return</a> and gave his squad an early 1-0 lead in the series opener, and it's clear how much it meant to him.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
WHO ELSE BUT ANDREW BASHA?!
The <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLFlames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHLFlames</a> prospect opens the scoring at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WHLChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WHLChampionship</a> in his FIRST shift back from injury!

📺🇨🇦 | <a href="https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TSN_Sports</a>
📺🇺🇸| <a href="https://twitter.com/victoryplustv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@victoryplustv</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FeedingtheFuture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FeedingtheFuture</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Flames</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/tigershockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tigershockey</a> <a href="https://t.co/sLvFrK09u5">pic.twitter.com/sLvFrK09u5</a>

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWHL/status/1921012152682639828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
Medicine Hat had been bounced in the first round two straight seasons before this playoff run. Basha's Tigers are a star-studded team that features the 2024 third overall pick Cayden Lindstrom, who also made his return from injury in game one, as well as the projected first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, phenom Gavin McKenna.

Following Wednesday night's victory, the Tigers lead their best of seven series 3-1 over Spokane. The Tigers have home ice advantage in the series.

Interestingly enough, this will likely be the final stretch of junior hockey for either prospect, as both players have signed entry-level contracts with the Flames and are eligible to join the Calgary Wranglers next season.
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