Predators 1st-rounder Cameron Reid helps Kitchener beat Everett 6-2 in Memorial Cup

KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Kitchener captain Cameron Reid opened the scoring and assisted on all three goals in a deciding surge, helping the Rangers beat the Everett Silvertips 6-2 on Monday night in the Memorial Cup.

Ontario Hockey League champion Kitchener improved to 2-0 to wrap up a semifinal spot and a chance to advance straight to the final in the four-team tournament.

Christian Kirsch made 38 saves after backstopping the Rangers to a 5-0 victory over host Kelowna on Friday night in their opener. The Quinnipiac University-bound Kirsch was drafted by San Jose.

Kitchener will close round-robin play Tuesday night against Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Chicoutimi. In the final round-robin game, Western Hockey League champion Everett will face Kelowna on Wednesday night.

Reid, the star defenseman drafted 21st overall by Nashville last summer, opened the scoring at 3:05 of the first period on a shot from the left boards. After Everett tied it at 2 in the second, Reid assisted on goals by Christian Humphreys, Gabriel Chiarot and Jack Pridham in a 4:37 span in the period for a 5-2 advantage.

Pridham also had a power-play goal in the first. Cameron Arquette scored in the third.

Rylan Gould had a goal and an assist for Everertt. Matias Vanhanen also scored, and Anders Miller stopped 22 shots. The Silvertips beat Chicoutimi 5-3 on Saturday night.

The Seattle-area team is trying to become the fourth U.S. franchise to win the event, following the Portland Winterhawks in 1983 and 1998, Spokane Chiefs in 1991 and 2008 and Saginaw Spirit in 2024.

Kitchener’s Andrew MacNiel fought Jaxsin Vaughan in the second period during the three-goal burst.

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Kitchener Rangers goalie Christian Kirsch (65) stops Everett Silvertips' Shea Busch (38) during the first period of a Memorial Cup hockey game in Kelowna, British Columbia, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kitchener Rangers' Cameron Reid (18) and Gabriel Chiarot (20) celebrate after Chiarot's goal during the second period of a Memorial Cup hockey game against the Everett Silvertips in Kelowna, British Columbia, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Everett Silvertips' Jesse Heslop, front left, attempts a wraparound against Kitchener Rangers goalie Christian Kirsch (65) during the first period of a Memorial Cup hockey game in Kelowna, British Columbia, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kitchener Rangers' Cameron Arquette (11) scores against Everett Silvertips goalie Anders Miller (31) as Silvertips' Landon DuPont (9) and Luke Vlooswyk (5) watch during the third period of a Memorial Cup hockey game in Kelowna, British Columbia, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kitchener Rangers' Andrew MacNiel, left, loses his helmet as he and Everett Silvertips' Jaxsin Vaughan fight during the second period of a Memorial Cup hockey game in Kelowna, British Columbia, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An airliner carrying a group of Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group landed in Melbourne on Tuesday despite Australian government warnings that they could face charges.

Another group of women and children linked to IS, who have spent years in a Syrian refugee camp, are expected to land in Sydney later Tuesday.

The government has confirmed seven women and 12 children were heading home on Qatar Airways flights, less than three weeks after a group of 13 people in similar situations returned to Australia’s two largest cities.

Three of the four women on the earlier flights were charged with slavery and terrorism offenses and remain behind bars.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said anyone among the 19 on their way to Australia who has committed crimes "can expect to face the full force of the law.”

“The government has not and will not provide any assistance to this group,” Burke said in a statement.

“These are people who have made the horrific choice to join a dangerous terrorist organisation and to place their children in an unspeakable situation,” he added.

Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been preparing for their return since 2014 and have long-standing plans in place to manage and monitor them, Burke said.

“The priority of the government, as always, is the safety of the Australian community,” he said.

After the departure of the latest group, at least two Australians will remain in Roj camp, a location in northeast Syria near the Iraq border where people linked to IS have been held since IS forces in the Middle East were defeated in 2019.

A mother who was prevented from returning to Australia in February by a temporary exclusion order was not traveling with the group.

The woman, who is aged around 29, had remained at Roj with her daughter who had been disabled by shrapnel wounds, The Australian newspaper reported.

Their family has engaged a Sydney lawyer to challenge the order, which would bar the mother from Australia until February 2028.

Exclusion orders were created by laws introduced in 2019 to prevent defeated IS fighters from returning to Australia.

The last Australian cohort returned from Syria on May 7, similarly without government help.

Kawsar Ahmed, also known Kawsar Abbas, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmed, 31, were arrested when they landed in Melbourne over allegations that their family had bought a female Yazidi slave.

Janai Safar, 32, was arrested at Sydney Airport when she arrived with her 9-year-old son on charges of being a member of a terrorist organization and with entering or remaining in a region controlled by a terrorist organization.

Australian governments have repatriated Australian women and children from Syrian detention camps on two occasions. Other Australians have returned quietly without government assistance.

FILE - Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAPImage via AP, File)

FILE - A group of supporters surround a woman and child with alleged ties to the Islamic State as they arrive at Melbourne international Airport, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP, File)

FILE - A group of supporters surround a woman and child with alleged ties to the Islamic State as they arrive at Melbourne international Airport, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP, File)