SITE JOHN, NB – Striker Pieric Dubet of Shawinigan Cataractes has admitted that watching the action at the opening night of the Memorial Cup instead of playing it raises his team’s anxiety levels.
These levels rose even higher on Tuesday after the Quebec champions of the Major Youth Hockey League beat Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3 thanks in part to Dube’s soft goal in 5:37 of the third period, which tied the game 3-3. , with teammate Olivier Nado scoring the winner 78 seconds later.
“Everyone here is a good team. We watch videos, take notes, plan, “Dub said before being upset on Tuesday. “But we just have to play our own game. All the teams we beat in Quebec were also good, so just keep things simple and play hard.”
Nado said his team enjoyed the role of outsider during the QMJHL playoffs and said it helped ease some of the pressure for a round robin format like the Memorial Cup, where every win and loss increases.
Jordan Turini and Xavier Burgo scored the remaining goals for Shauinigan, and the Western Hockey League champions received goals from Luke Prokop, Tyler Horstman and Cole Miller.
Shawinigan beat Edmonton 35-28. The teams were tied 1-1 after the first and Edmonton led 3-2 in the last frame.
Oil Kings will have to quickly file for loss and prepare for Wednesday’s race against host Saint John Sea Dogs, who beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 5-3 early Monday in front of 5,021 TD Station fans on Monday. Shauinigan plays Hamilton on Thursday.
CHECKS: Edmonton won the Memorial Cup in 2014, while Shauinigan won in 2012 … Oil Kings play the Bulldogs on Friday and Sea Dogs and Cataractes play on Saturday to complete the round of the tournament. The match of the championship is on June 29.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 21, 2022
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