Silvertips squash Sagueneens, advance to Memorial Cup final

Landon DuPont scored twice, Carter Bear had a goal and an assist, and the Everett Silvertips punched their ticket to the Memorial Cup championship game with a 6-1 semifinal victory over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Friday.

The Western Hockey League champion Silvertips, who led 2-1 after the first period and 5-1 heading into the third at Prospera Place, will play the unbeaten Ontario Hockey League champion Kitchen Rangers in Sunday’s final.

Jaxsin Vaughan, Zackary Shantz and Julius Miettinen also scored for the Silvertips, who outshot the Sagueneens 36-26.

Tomas Lavois scored for the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Sagueneens, who went 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Silvertips were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

The Rangers, who defeated the Silvertips 6-2 in round robin play on Monday, finished with a 3-0 record and earned an express pass to the championship final. The Silvertips finished 2-1 while the Sagueneens were 1-2. The host Kelowna Rangers finished 0-3.

The London Knights (OHL) won the Memorial Cup last year with a 4-1 win in the final over the Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL).

Sunday’s final between the Rangers and Silvertips will start at 7 p.m. Eastern time.