As the Silvertips look to advance to the Memorial Cup Championship in tonight’s semifinal, here’s an in-depth look at some of the moves that took them over the top:
Everett Silvertips: The Making of a Champion.
Tips GM Mike Fraser’s 1-on-1 conversation with Herald Writer @Joe_Poho about key transactions that led to WHL title, Memorial Cup berth.
https://t.co/qLqW6qPCFv
Final: Rangers win 6-2
KIT scores twice on the PP (5-on-3, then 5-on-4) to extend the lead to 5-1 early, and that was pretty much it.
Kitchener is the 2026 Memorial Cup Champion, while the best Silvertips season in franchise history ends in defeat.
Rangers lead 3-1 after 2
EVT created more in OZ to start, but momentum slowly shifted to KIT, and they extend the lead at 15:26 right after a long OZ shift.
KIT will have 1:06 of 5-on-3 to start the 3rd after late penalties from Ruedig and Shantz.
SOG: 24-23, EVT
Rangers lead 2-1 after 1
KIT draws first blood with a redirect from Ellinas at 5:47, but DuPont and Vanhanen bring it level just 28 seconds later off the rush.
KIT jumps back ahead 2-1 on just its 4th SOG of the game at 13:15. EVT struggling to defend KIT in transition.
📍Kelowna, BC
Back at Prospera Place for the 2026 Memorial Cup Championship
It’s a rematch between the Everett Silvertips and Kitchener Rangers, who defeated Everett 6-2 in the round-robin last week.
It all comes down to this.
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Final: Kitchener wins 6-2
Silvertips outshoot the Rangers 42-28, but allow 4 unanswered goals after tying it in the 2nd. Kitchener (2-0) kept its foot on the gas in the 3rd.
Everett drops to 1-1 and faces a crucial round-robin finale against Kelowna on Wed.
📍Kelowna, BC
At Prospera Place for the 2026 Memorial Cup
The Everett Silvertips face the Kitchener Rangers square off in each team’s second round-robin matchup.
The winner will take sole possession of 1st in the standings.
Coverage for @HeraldNetSports
Kitchener leads 5-2 after 2
Gould ties it up 2-2 at 8:21, but Rangers grab the lead back just 1:25 later before pouncing on a couple more while hounding Everett in their zone.
Cameron Reid up to 4 points (1g, 3a) for Kitchener. Silvertips in a deep hole entering the final 20
@npthree@HeraldNetSports Yeah brutal break there for them. Gould's tying goal capped a near-seven minute stretch where Everett outshot Kitchener 10-3.
Rangers jump back ahead moments later and surge from there.