Dufour nets 4 as Sea Canines rally previous Cataractes, advance to Memorial Cup closing

By The Canadian Press

Sat., June 25, 20222 min. learn

Article was up to date 19 hrs in the past

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The Shawinigan Cataractes scored 49 seconds into Saturday’s closing spherical robin sport on the Memorial Cup and loved a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes.

Then William Dufour of the Saint John Sea Canines mentioned “maintain my (root) beer.”

Dufour, the 2020 fifth-round draft decide of the New York Islanders, rattled off three consecutive objectives within the second interval and added a fourth within the third because the match hosts scored 5 unanswered objectives to defeat the Cataractes 5-3 to earn a berth in Wednesday’s Cup closing.

The journey to the ultimate erases a little bit of the frustration of the Sea Canines’ first-round loss within the Quebec Main Junior Hockey League playoffs.

The Cataractes, with two wins and a loss within the spherical robin, must beat the Hamilton Bulldogs in Monday’s semifinal sport to get one other shot at their QMJHL rival.

Jeremie Poirier scored Saint John’s different purpose, whereas teammate Josh Lawrence added two assists. The Sea Canines completed the spherical robin with two wins and an extra time loss.

Loris Rafanomezantsoa, Olivier Nadeau and William Veillette scored for Shawinigan, who outshot the Sea Canines 15-10 within the first interval however had been outshot 21-5 within the second.

The six-foot-three Dufour, named MVP of the QMJHL this season, had 56 objectives and 116 factors throughout the QMJHL common season.

“To complete my (junior) profession like that is so nice,” mentioned the 20-year-old Dufour, calling the win one in every of his best moments in hockey. “Now we have yet another sport to win. We’re simply going to go for it.”

POKE CHECKS: The Hamilton Bulldogs, who completed the spherical robin portion of the 102nd Memorial Cup championship with one regulation win for 3 factors, misplaced to the Sea Canines 5-4 on June 20, then dropped a 3-2 resolution to the Cataractes on June 23, earlier than beating the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-2 on Friday. The Oil Kings completed the match with one extra time win and two losses for 2 factors and didn’t make the playoffs. … Subsequent yr’s Memorial Cup will probably be held in Kamloops, B.C., dwelling of the Western Hockey League Blazers who gained the nationwide match in 1992, 1994 and 1995.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed June 25, 2022

Saint John Sea Dogs' William Dufour reacts after scoring his third goal of the game during the second period of Memorial Cup hockey action against the Shawinigan Cataractes in Saint John, N.B. on Saturday, June 25, 2022.

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