They last won the national championship in 2003 under current New York Islanders head coach Pete DeBoer.
Silvertips Earn First Memorial Cup Win
Everett secured its first Memorial Cup victory in franchise history on Saturday night with a 5-3 win over the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Chicoutimi Saguenéens.
Veteran winger Jesse Heslop and rookie forward Matias Vanhanen led the Silvertips with one goal and one assist each.
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Detroit Red Wings first-round draft pick Carter Bear, alongside forwards Zackary Shantz and Lukas Kaplan, also scored for Everett.
Sixteen-year-old exceptional status defenceman Landon DuPont recorded an assist.
Vanhanen joined Everett through the 2025 CHL Import Draft from Finland and led the team with 87 regular-season points.
He added 24 points in the playoffs to secure the franchise's first Ed Chynoweth Cup.
Silvertips goaltender Anders Miller made 22 saves on 25 shots against Chicoutimi.
He achieved a 29-4-0 regular-season record and led all WHL playoff goaltenders with a 1.91 goals-against average and a .
932 save percentage.
The current tournament is the first Memorial Cup appearance for Everett in its 23-year franchise history.
Hockey fans from across Canada have gathered in Kelowna, British Columbia, for the junior hockey national championship tournament.
The surrounding festivities are generating significant local excitement and enthusiasm for hockey.
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The Memorial Cup tournament schedule continues on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, as the Chicoutimi Saguenéens look to recover from their opening defeat when they face off against the Kitchener Rangers.
