WATERLOO, Ont. — In their final game of the 2025-2026 season, the Waterloo Warriors were shut out 3–0 by Toronto Metropolitan Bold on Saturday afternoon at CIF Arena, as the visitors controlled possession and capped the year with a composed road performance.

Ahead of puckdrop, the Warriors honoured their class of 12 graduating student-athletes; Adamo Santia (Richmond Hill, Ont./ST Theresa), Dan Murphy (Waterford, ON/), Simon Rose (Renfrew, Ont./St. Josephs High School), Nate Bierd (Calgary, AB/), Kieran Ruschienski, Cole Fraser (Quispamsis, N.B./Kennebecasis Valley High School), Liam Fedak (Oakville, Ont./Oakville Trafalgar High School), Emmet Pierce (Napanee, Ont./NDSS), Gavin Wood (Waterloo, Ont./Sir John A Macdonald), Brendan Bowie (Burlington, Ont./St. Andrews College), Marco Lopez (Grande Prairie. Alta./Centennial High School), and Matt Onuska (Waterloo, ON/), as well as student-therapist Rachel-Lynn Fauteux.

Toronto Metropolitan established control early and struck first at 5:46 of the opening period. Slava Melikov found the back of the net off a setup from Daniil Grigorev and Chase Lefebvre, giving the visitors an early edge. Midway through the frame, TMU doubled its lead when Grigorev converted at 10:43, finishing a passing sequence from Marko Djordjevic and Carter MacAdams. Despite some early special-teams exchanges, Toronto Metropolitan carried a 2–0 advantage into the first intermission.

The second period saw momentum tilt heavily in the visitors' favour. Waterloo found itself defending for extended stretches, particularly after a series of penalties disrupted any rhythm. Toronto Metropolitan generated wave after wave of offensive pressure, outshooting the Warriors 25–4 in the middle frame. Goaltender Dan Murphy (Waterford, ON/) was a bright spot for Waterloo, turning aside numerous high-quality chances to keep the deficit at two and give his team an opportunity to respond in the third.

Any hopes of a comeback were quickly challenged early in the final period. Just 1:33 into the third, Djordjevic extended the lead to 3–0, finishing a feed from Jaden Raad and Grigorev to give Toronto Metropolitan breathing room. The goal proved decisive.

Waterloo pushed back in the latter half of the period, generating 16 third-period shots and earning multiple power-play opportunities, including consecutive high-sticking penalties to Aleks Dimovski. However, the Warriors were unable to break through against Kai Edmonds, who delivered a steady 30-save performance to secure the shutout.

The physicality escalated as the game wore on, with roughing, slashing, and misconduct penalties handed out on both sides. Waterloo finished the afternoon with 42 penalty minutes compared to 12 for Toronto Metropolitan. Neither team capitalized on its power-play opportunities, finishing a combined 0-for-10 with the man advantage.

Toronto Metropolitan outshot Waterloo 56–30 overall, while Murphy made 53 saves in a demanding outing between the pipes. Edmonds' composed performance at the other end ensured the visitors maintained control to the final horn.

This marks the end of the 2025-2026 season for the Warriors, who just missed qualifying for the OUA playoffs by