Everett Silvertips Play Memorial Cup Final On Sunday

The dream season for the Everett Silvertips continued Friday, with a 6-1 Memorial Cup semifinal beatdown of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in Kelowna, BC.

Everett Silvertips Play Memorial Cup Final On Sunday. The dream season for the Everett Silvertips continued Friday, with a 6-1 Memorial Cup semifinal beatdown of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in Kelowna, BC. Silvertips defenseman Landon DuPont celebrated his 17th birthday one day late by scoring two goals and being named the game’s number one star. The victory earns WHL champion Everett the right to meet OHL champion Kitchener Rangers Sunday at 4 pm PT. The winner of that game gets to hoist the Memorial Cup, symbolic of supremacy in junior hockey. In the round-robin portion of the four-team tournament, Kitchener defeated Everett 6-2 on May 25. The Silvertips are representing the Western Hockey League for the first time since the franchise joined the league in 2003. The ‘Tips earlier went 16-2 in four WHL playoff rounds to capture their first...