Remparts take down Thunderbirds to claim 1st Memorial Cup title since 2006

William Rousseau had the tournament's first shutout with 32 saves and the Quebec Remparts defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 on Sunday in Kamloops, B.C., to claim the Memorial Cup title.

Vsevolod Komarov, James Malatesta, Kassim Gaudet, Zachary Bolduc and Charles Savoie scored for Quebec, which won its third title in franchise history and first since 2006.

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Thomas Milic stopped 30 shots for Seattle.

Quebec last played on Tuesday, a meaningless 4-2 loss to the Peterborough Petes in its final round-robin game.

Komarov opened the scoring 6:31 into the first period. Gaudet drove into Seattle's zone on a 2-on-1 break and sent a cross-ice pass to Komarov, who beat Milic over his left shoulder.

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Five minutes into the second period, the Thunderbirds had some solid chances to tie it. Lucas Ciona found Kyle Crnkovic alone at the left faceoff circle but his turnaround shot just went over the net. Seconds later, Ciona was stopped in front by Rousseau.

Malatesta doubled Quebec's lead 8:50 into the second. Less than a minute after getting stopped on a breakaway chance, Malatesta was