Morin Captures QMJHL Title With Wildcats

Flames prospect Etienne Morin and the Moncton Wildcats have captured the QMJHL championship.

Ranked No. 1 in the Canadian Hockey League for much of the 2024-25 campaign, the Wildcats clinched their third QMJHL title in club history Monday afternoon with a 3-2 win over the Rimouski Oceanic.

Moncton won the best-of-seven Gilles-Courteau Trophy series in six games, and now get set for their first Memorial Cup appearance since 2010.

Morin and Co. will be familiar with their environs for the national championship, too, as the tournament will be hosted in Rimouski beginning Friday night.

The 2023 second-round pick finished the championship series with seven points (1G, 6A) and totalled 20 points (2G, 18A) during the QMJHL playoffs.

Morin is Moncton’s franchise leader in career points by a defenceman during the regular season (212) and playoffs (40).

He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flames last July.

Moncton will open the 2025 Memorial Cup Saturday at 4 p.m. MT versus the OHL champion London Knights.

Fellow Flames prospect Andrew Basha and the Medicine Hat Tigers take on Rimouski in their tournament opener Friday at 5 p.m. MT.