Wildcats complete sweep of Sea Dogs, move on to Round 2
The Moncton Wildcats opened defense of their Gilles-Courteau QMJHL Championship with a 4-0 first-round series sweep over the Saint John Sea Dogs. The Cats built up a 7-0 lead into the third period to take down the Sea Dogs 7-3 before 2,500 fans at TD Station Wednesday night.
Preston Lounsbury led the offense with two goals and an assist, Teddy Mutryn delivered a key shorthanded goal and a pair of helpers and defenseman Tommy Bleyl logged three assists. Other Wildcats goals to Gavin Conforth, who scored six goals in the 4-game series, Kuzma Voronin, Gabe Smith and Alex Mercier. Caleb Desnoyers also chipped in with two assists.
Moncton outshot the Dogs 39-22.
The other Cats victories in the series were 5-1, 3-2 O.T. and 6-0.
Moncton will have to wait for other series to finish to determine a second-round opponent. The Wildcats will retain home ice advantage through the QMJHL Playoffs.
THREE STARS:
⭐️ #20 PRESTON LOUNSBURY (2G, 1A)
⭐️⭐️ #14 TEDDY MUTRYN (1G, 2A)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ #16 TOMMY BLEYL (3A)
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Article by Marty Kingston
Photo: Michael Hawkins
