The Moncton Wildcats are Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champions once again, breaking a 15-year drought.
The team won 3-2 over the Rimouski Oceanic on Monday afternoon, taking home the Gilles-Courteau Trophy after six games in the best-of-seven series.
Loke Johansson scored one goal, while Gabe Smith scored twice for the Cats, giving the team a 3-0 lead heading into the third period.
Jonathan Fauchon and Jacob Mathieu scored for Rimouski in a late attempt to come back, but it wasn’t enough.
The Wildcats and Oceanic won’t have long to rest. Both teams are playing in the Memorial Cup, which starts Friday night in Rimouski.
Because Rimouski is this year’s host team and they made it to the Q-league finals, it meant the…