2026 Memorial Cup Game 4 Player to Watch: Carter Bear, Everett Silvertips
Kelowna, B.C.- Time to Bear down.
Detroit Red Wings prospect Carter Bear comes by his reputation as a quiet leader and fierce competitor honestly.
The 19-year-old from Winnipeg, Man., is dialled in with a massive opportunity on the line on Monday night.
Everett can secure a berth in the 2026 Memorial Cup championship match with a round-robin win against the OHL title-winning Kitchener Rangers.
The Blueshirts have been idle since Friday, when they toppled the host Kelowna Rockets with a 5-0 win.
Bear and the Tips are now tasked with trying to become the first team to get the puck past San Jose Sharks goaltending prospect Christian Kirsch, who made 24 saves for the first shutout of the tournament.
Everett’s top line of Bear, Seattle Kraken prospect Julius Miettinen and NHL Draft-eligible Matias Vanhanen will do their best to make life miserable for Kirsch and the Kitchener defence.
Bear buried the game-winning goal in a hardscrabble 5-3 win over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in Everett’s Memorial Cup debut on Saturday.
🎥 HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT 🎥
Bear finished it… but Dupont cooked it up. 🧑🍳🔥
Landon Dupont and Carter Bear connect for a beauty.#WHLHoN | @WHLsilvertips | @DetroitRedWings | #LGRW | #MemorialCup pic.twitter.com/FaNd1EINUX
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) May 24, 2026
The 6-foot, 177-pound winger put up 22 points (7G-15A) and a +22 rating in the 2026 WHL Playoffs, finishing second among all skaters in plus/minus and sixth in points.
He was only held off the scoresheet on four occasions.
Four of those goals came in the championship series to help the Tips hoist the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time in franchise history.
He’s acutely aware of what the moment has meant to the community- and the opportunity ahead in Kelowna.
“What we can do at a Memorial Cup could change Everett Silvertips hockey forever,” Bear said. “It’s just the Memorial Cup. We all watched it growing up, Canadian kids, and it’s
been a dream for all of us since we were little kids, watching and seeing all the great players that played in this tournament, all the great teams, and all the history behind it.”
Bear will take a swipe at the OHL Champs when puck drops at 6:00 p.m. PT at Prospera Place in downtown Kelowna.
The game will be broadcast on TSN in Canada and Victory+ globally.
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