The Moncton Wildcats are one step closer to clinching their first Memorial Cup championship.
The Wildcats downed the host Rimouski Océanic 6-2 in the final round-robin game on Wednesday night.
Moncton’s win secured their spot in the semifinal and eliminated the host team from the tournament.
The Wildcats took an early lead with a goal from Julius Sumpf at 7:39 in the first period.
Rimouski came back swinging with two back-to-back goals, giving them a 2-1 lead at the end of the first.
But the Wildcats recovered quickly, with Juraj Pekarcik scoring 1:27 into the second and Gabe Smith adding one less than three minutes later.
Etienne Morin scored Moncton’s fourth goal of the game early in the third period, with Smith and Alex Mercier adding empty-net goals with less than two minutes to go.
The Wildcats will face the OHL’s London Knights in the semifinal game on Friday night.
The winner advances to Sunday’s final against the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers, who are undefeated so far.
