Winnipeg 3 London 1
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Connor Lockhart scored the winner on the power play early in the third period Sunday as the Winnipeg Thrashers beat the London Jr. Knights 3-1 to win the Telus Cup.
Justin Derlago, with a goal and an assist, and Corey Petrash also scored for the Thrashers, who claimed their first men’s national midget championship.
Teagan Sacher stopped 31 shots for the win. Cale Duberry had the only goal for London, which got 15 saves from Craig Wood.
After Derlago scored midway through the second, Lockhart made it 2-0 at 1:01 of the third. Petrash made it 3-0 just 1:39 later.
Duberry got one back for London at 14:06, but the Jr. Knights would get no closer.
Earlier Sunday, Anthony Duclair scored two late goals as the Lions du Lac St-Louis won bronze with a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver North West Giants.
In the bronze-medal game, Duclair broke the 3-3 tie with 2:34 left in the third before adding an empty-net goal.
The Giants held an early 3-0 lead after Jackson Houck scored twice in the first period and Alex Kerfoot added another in the second. But Lac St-Louis tied the by the end of the second period on goals by Alexandros Soumakis, Maxim Cote and Patrick Walsh.