Titan blank host Pats to win first Memorial Cup in franchise history
REGINA — During the Acadie-Bathurst Titan’s first meeting of the year, head coach Mario Pouliot told his team that winning the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League wasn’t going to be enough.
The Titan made sure that was the case Sunday night by shutting out the host Regina Pats 3-0 to win their first Memorial Cup in franchise history.
“So now it’s enough,” Pouliot said after the victory. “Our goal at the start of the season was to win the last game we want to play and now that it’s done, we are happy and we just have to enjoy.”
Evan Fitzpatrick stopped 28 shots for the Titan, who became the first QMJHL team to capture the Canadian major junior championship since 2013.