Knights, Voltigeurs & Warriors make CHL history with 4-0 series wins

For the first time in Canadian Hockey League (CHL) history, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL) Championships were all won in a 4-0 series sweep.

OHL: The London Knights defeated the Oshawa Generals 7-1 to capture their first J. Ross Robertson Cup since 2016.

QMJHL: The Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4-3 on Tuesday to capture the Gilles-Courteau Trophy for the first time since 2009.

WHL: The Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Portland Winterhawks 4-2 on Wednesday to capture their first-ever Ed Chynoweth Cup.

All three teams will now advance to the 2024 DOW Memorial Cup in Saginaw, Michigan hosted by the Saginaw Spirit.

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan was named the OHL Playoff MVP, capturing the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award after notching 10 goals and 24 assists for 34 points in 18 games. Cowan was named playoff MVP and became the first OHL player to win both regular season and OHL playoffs MVP since Mitch Marner in 2016. It was an absolutely dominant performance from the Knights as they coasted to an OHL championship led by Cowan, Philadelphia Flyers prospect Denver Barkey, 2024 top prospect Sam Dickinson and more.

Buffalo Sabres prospect Vsevolod Komarov captured The Guy Lafleur Trophy as the QMJHL Playoff MVP; Komarov collected five goals and 10 assists for 15 points in 19 playoff games. Komarov won the QMJHL Defenseman of the Year. Komarov won the 2023 QMJHL Championship and the Memorial Cup with the Quebec Remparts.

Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Denton Mateychuk was named WHL Playoff MVP after leading all defensemen with 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points. The Warriors were led by Mateychuk, Sabres prospect Matthew Savoie, Seattle Kraken prospect Jagger Firkus and more.