HALIFAX — The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies have won their first Memorial Cup. Peter Abbandonato scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as Rouyn-Noranda beat the Halifax Mooseheads 4-2 on Sunday to capture the biggest trophy in major junior hockey. Rouyn-Noranda, which entered the league in 1996, and Halifax played each other eight times in May following a hard-fought QMJHL final. The Huskies beat the Mooseheads in six games to win the President’s Cup and then put up a 4-3 victory against Halifax in the round-robin portion of the tournament before meeting again in the final. Marleau made it a 4-2 game at 5:03 when he spun around in the slot and beat a sprawled-out Gravel.

Source: National Post May 27, 2019 01:41 UTC