Adanacs’ Minto Cup Three-Peat Bid Ends

The BCJALL Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs’ bid for a third consecutive Minto Cup championship abruptly came to an end following an 11-10 O/T loss to the Victoria Jr. Shamrocks in Game 6 at Victoria’s Q Centre.

Evan Mcdougall scored 4:40 into the 15-minute overtime period to complete a four-goal, seven-point performance and give Victoria a 4-2 series victory. 

The Shamrocks will represent British Columbia at the 2026 Minto Cup in Calgary from Aug. 16-23.

For Coquitlam, the loss ended its opportunity to defend the national championships it won in 2024 and 2025 and become the first three-time defending Minto Cup champion in the program’s current run.

Adanacs erase two-goal deficit to force overtime

Victoria threatened to end Coquitlam’s season early, scoring three times in the opening 11 minutes before the Adanacs responded.

Parker Kennedy, Ethan Gordon, Owen Eckert and George Caldroney scored to pull Coquitlam even at 4-4, but the Shamrocks answered with two late goals to take a 6-4 advantage into the first intermission.

The teams traded four goals apiece in the second period, sending Victoria into the final 20 minutes with a 10-8 lead.

With their season on the line, the Adanacs responded.

Nathan Chalmers scored 4:03 into the third period before Kennedy tied the game just 45 seconds later. 

Coquitlam then held Victoria scoreless for the remainder of regulation to force overtime.

The Adanacs had an opportunity to extend the series when Sam Charbonneau broke in on goal during overtime but could not convert.

McDougall eventually delivered the deciding goal, beating Coquitlam goaltender Marcus Khan low to send Victoria to the Minto Cup.

Beggs withstands Coquitlam pressure

Coquitlam generated plenty of opportunities in the elimination game, outshooting Victoria 58-45.

Shamrocks goaltender Greyson Beggs proved difficult to solve, making 48 saves while helping Victoria survive Coquitlam’s third-period push.

Kennedy led the Adanacs with two goals and three assists, including the third-period equalizer. Gordon recorded a hat trick, while Chalmers and Caldroney each scored twice.

Despite the offensive pressure, Coquitlam could not find the goal it needed to extend its season.

Game 5 proves to be turning point

The series changed significantly after Coquitlam took a 2-1 lead with a 12-8 victory in Game 3.

Victoria won the next three games, outscoring the Adanacs 32-24 over that stretch.

The biggest swing came in Game 5 at the Coquitlam Sports Centre.

Trailing 8-5 in the third period, the Adanacs scored four consecutive goals to take a 9-8 lead and appeared positioned to move within one victory of another provincial championship.

Instead, Victoria answered with five unanswered goals to win 13-9, becoming the first road team to win during the series and sending Coquitlam to Victoria facing elimination.

The Adanacs nearly responded in Game 6, overcoming another two-goal third-period deficit, but this time their comeback ended one goal short.

Championship run ends at two

The defeat brings an end to Coquitlam’s pursuit of a historic third consecutive national championship.

The Adanacs captured the Minto Cup on home soil in 2024 before repeating in Ontario in 2025, becoming the first B.C.-based Junior A club in nearly 50 years to win the national championship in Ontario.

Coquitlam has won five Minto Cup championships since 2010, including four since 2016, establishing the organization as one of the country’s most successful Junior A programs.

This year, however, there will be a