Oil Kings win longest game in Memorial Cup history

LONDON, Ontario – Curtis Lazar scored at 2:42 of the third overtime to give the Edmonton Oil Kings a 4-3 victory over the Val-d’Or Foreurs on Friday night in the longest game in Memorial Cup history.

Western Hockey League champion Edmonton will face the Guelph Storm in the title game Sunday night. The Ontario Hockey League champion Storm finished round-robin play 3-0, beating Edmonton 5-2 on May 17 in the Cup opener for both teams.

At 102 minutes, 42 seconds, the game broke the tournament record of 95:41 set in London in 2005 when the Ottawa 67’s beat the Kelowna Rockets in double overtime.