The 2025 Memorial Cup kicked off on Friday, with Vancouver Canucks prospect Basile Sansonnens and the Rimouski Océanic facing off against the Medicine Hat Tigers. This round-robin game was close until the final whistle, as Medicine Hat scored the winner with under four minutes to go in the third. As for Sansonnens, he finished the night with a plus/minus rating of -2 and spent the majority of the game partnered with 20-year-old Jack Martin.
