Seattle Thunderbirds beat Peterborough 4-1 to succeed in Memorial Cup ultimate

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) – Thomas Milic made 27 saves and the Seattle Thunderbirds grew to become the fifth U.S. franchise to succeed in the Memorial Cup ultimate, beating the Peterborough Petes 4-1 on Friday evening within the semifinal sport.

Western Hockey League champion Seattle will face Quebec on Sunday for the title, with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy stepping apart as coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Remparts after the event.

U.S. franchises have received 4 titles, the Portland Winterhawks in 1983 and 1998 and the Spokane Chiefs in 1991 and 2008. The Detroit Junior Red Wings (1995), Portland (2013) and the Erie Otters (2017) misplaced in championship video games.

Brad Lambert, Colton Dach, Kyle Crnkovic and Nico Myatovic scored for Seattle.

Lambert opened the scoring with 4:28 left within the second interval, beating goalie Michael Simpson with a backhander off a rebound.

Dach made it 2-0 at 1:28 of the third, and Brennan Othmann countered for Peterborough at 2:41. Crnkovic restored the two-goal margin at 9:33. Myatovic scored into an empty web with 2:09 left.

Also Quebec’s basic supervisor, Roy is searching for his second Memorial Cup after main the Remparts to the 2006 title in New Brunswick. He’s turning over the teaching duties to fellow former NHL participant Simon Gagne.