Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan named Memorial Cup MVP

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect and London Knights winger Easton Cowan has claimed the Stafford Smythe Trophy because the MVP of the 2025 Memorial Cup.

This comes 9 years after drawing close unfastened agent Mitch Marner captured the similar honours for the Knights following their event victory in 2016.

Cowan, a 28th general select in 2023, scored 3 targets and added 4 assists en path to the Knights’ third-ever Memorial Cup win and primary since Marner led them to victory.

They defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-1 within the ultimate on Sunday, after shedding in closing yr’s penultimate sport to the Saginaw Spirit 4-3 in heartbreaking style.

Cowan racked up 15 occupation issues in 9 video games on the previous two Memorial Cups — the similar general as Marner — and turned into the primary participant in historical past to steer the development in scoring back-to-back years.

He leaves the OHL 2d all-time in playoff issues (96), and was once additionally named the playoff MVP in 2024 and 2025.

The 20-year-old had 29 targets and 69 issues all the way through 46 regular-season video games, however his best possible offensive yr got here in ’23 when he scored 34 targets and had 96 issues in 54 video games.