Rouyn-Noranda defeats host Halifax to capture 1st Memorial Cup title
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies scored four unanswered goals, rallying to beat the host Halifax Mooseheads 4-2 in the championship final to claim the Memorial Cup for the first time on Sunday night.
Felix Bibeau, Joel Teasdale, Peter Abbandonato, and Vincent Marleau tallied for the Huskies.
Starting the third period on 🔥
— CanadianHockeyLeague (@CHLHockey) May 27, 2019
Abbandonato and Marleau both light the lamp early in the third period to put @QMJHL’s @HuskiesRn ahead 4-2 in the #MemorialCup Final 🎥 pic.twitter.com/HYjWUefHmx
Teasdale, a Montreal Canadiens prospect, was named tournament MVP.
Halifax's Samuel Asselin opened the scoring in the final minute of the first period, and Raphael Lavoie added another goal for the Mooseheads early in the second frame. However, after that Halifax wasn't able to respond to the Huskies.
Rouyn-Noranda also reached the final of the 2016 tournament, but the team lost that championship game to the London Knights.