Red Deer, Alta.- Manitoba put an exclamation point on its pristine run at the 2025 WHL Cup with a 6-1 win over British Columbia in the title match.

Tournament-leading scorer Athens Shingoose (Prince Albert Raiders / Waywayseecappo, Man.) continued his torrid pace by opening the scoring with a breakaway snapshot just before the halfway mark of the first period.

Despite piling on the shots, it remained 1-0 for Manitoba until the early goings of the second frame.

That’s when Brady Filmon (Prince Albert Raiders / Winnipeg, Man.) sprang Owen Murray (Everett Silvertips / Winnipeg, Man.) for another breakaway and another goal as Murray pulled up to outwait the sprawling goaltender and roof the puck into a yawning net.

British Columbia would slice the lead in half as Logan Henry (Regina Pats / Prince George, B.C.) swung behind the Manitoba net and centered for a Peter Banicevic (Penticton Vees / Burnaby, B.C.) powerplay tally.

The third period saw Manitoba dominate on the man advantage as the prairie squad bagged three consecutive powerplay goals.

Crewe Schimnowski (Portland Winterhawks / Winnipeg, Man.) started the onslaught with a deft wrister that was set up by Cole Landreville (Edmonton Oil Kings / St. Claude, Man.) before captain Dylan Russell (Red Deer Rebels / Winnipeg, Man.) got the final stick on a scrambled play in front of the B.C. net.

Schimnowski and Landreville linked up once more with under seven minutes left in regulation as Landreville wired a long shot on net with Schimnowski wide open in the slot to bury the rebound with a swift one-timer.

Talon Scinocca (Penticton Vees / Brandon, Man.) capped off the scoring with an empty-netter and a 6-1 final.

Logan German (Kelowna Rockets / Winnipeg, Man.) denied 27 of 28 shots (.964 save percentage) and Jack Utsunomiya (Penticton Vees / Delta, B.C.) stopped 39 of 44 (.886 save percentage).

Banicevic earned Player of the Game honours for B.C., while Owen Murray added to his collection of hardware as Manitoba’s top skater.

 

WHL Cup All-Star Team

F- Reid Nicol, Manitoba (Everett Silvertips / Brandon, Man.)

F- Kalen Miles, Alberta (Wenatchee Wild / Edmonton, Alta.)

F- Justin Moon, British Columbia (Tri-City Americans / Surrey, B.C.)

D- Cruz Jim, Alberta (Brandon Wheat Kings / Grande Prairie, Alta.)

D- Crosby Mateychuk, Manitoba (Vancouver Giants / Dominion City, Man.)

G- Logan German, Manitoba (Kelowna Rockets / Winnipeg, Man.)

Athens Shingoose (Prince Albert Raiders / Waywayseecappo, Man.) finished as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and scoring leader with 12 points (6G-6A) in five games, highlighted by a hat trick against Saskatchewan in round-robin action.