NA Juniors Game Results

United States Hockey League

Tri-City Storm 5 @ Dubuque Fighting Saints 1
Clark Cup Finals
Tri-City leads best-of-5 series, 1-0

D Ryan Zuhlsdorf, DBQ: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Playoff totals: 10 GP, 0-3-3, +4, 10 PIM
Season totals: 46 GP, 0-27-27, -2, 59 PIM
(University of Minnesota signee)

Tri-City stole home ice advantage away from Dubuque by winning Game 1 of the Clark Cup finals in Dubuque, 5-1. The Storm scored five times in the third period to erase a 1-0 deficit. Game 2 is Saturday.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 @ Shawinigan Cataractes 6
QMJHL Finals
Rouyn-Noranda leads best-of-7 series, 3-1

W Dennis Yan, SHAW: 1-0-1, +2, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 3 Hits
Playoff totals: 19 GP, 9-5-14, +3, 28 PIM
Season totals: 62 GP, 32-37-69, +8, 86 PIM

Shawinigan staved off elimination for at least one more game, avoiding a sweep at the hands of Rouyn-Noranda with a 6-4 win Tuesday. Dennis Yan’s ninth goal of the playoffs gave the Cataractes a 3-0 lead they’d later relinquish. The Huskies came back from 3-0 and 4-1 deficits to tie the game before Shawinigan went ahead for good late in the third period. Former Lightning camper Philippe Cadorette stopped 33 of 37 shots for Shawinigan, earning second star. Game 5 is Thursday in the Huskies’ arena.

United States Hockey League

Bloomington Thunder 0 @ Dubuque Fighting Saints 3
Eastern Conference Finals
Dubuque wins best-of-5 series, 3-2

D Ryan Zuhlsdorf, DBQ: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Playoff totals: 9 GP, 0-3-3, +5, 10 PIM
Season totals: 46 GP, 0-27-27, -2, 59 PIM
(University of Minnesota signee)

Dubuque advanced to the Clark Cup Finals with a 3-0 shutout win over Bloomington Tuesday. Hunter Miska (undrafted Minnesota-Duluth commit) stopped 25 shots for the shutout win. The Saints will face Adam Wilcox’s old team, the Tri-City Storm, in the finals starting Friday.

United States Hockey League

Dubuque Fighting Saints 6 @ Bloomington Thunder 4
Eastern Conference Finals
Dubuque leads best-of-5 series, 2-1

D Ryan Zuhlsdorf, DBQ: 0-1-1, -1, 4 PIM, 0 SOG
Playoff totals: 7 GP, 0-3-3, +4, 10 PIM
Season totals: 46 GP, 0-27-27, -2, 59 PIM
(University of Minnesota signee)

Dubuque limited Bloomington to just 19 shots on goal in Game 2, but allowed 42 in Game 3. The result was the same, however: a Saints win. Dubuque will go for the series win Saturday in Indiana.

NOTE: Game 2 of the QMJHL Finals between Rouyn-Noranda and Shawinigan was postponed due to a coolant link under the ice. The game will be resumed Saturday afternoon.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Saint John Sea Dogs 3 @ Shawinigan Cataractes 6
QMJHL Semifinals
Shawinigan wins best-of-7 series, 4-1

W Bokondji Imama, SJ: 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG, 3 Hits
Playoff totals: 10 GP, 1-3-4, E, 25 PIM
Season totals: 47 GP, 7-12-19, -3, 84 PIM

W Mathieu Joseph, SJ: Did not play (injured – out for playoffs)
Playoff totals: 5 GP, 5-2-7, +4, 8 PIM
Season totals: 58 GP, 33-40-73, +35, 57 PIM

W Dennis Yan, SHAW: 1-0-1, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 2 Hits
Playoff totals: 15 GP, 8-4-12, +5, 26 PIM
Season totals: 62 GP, 32-37-69, +8, 86 PIM

Dennis Yan and the Cataractes advanced to the QMJHL Finals with a 6-3 home win in Game 5 against the Sea Dogs. Anthony Beauvieller (Islanders) had two goals and five points for Shawinigan. Boko Imama returned for Saint John, and may have played his final junior game Friday. He is eligible for the pros next season should the Lightning choose to sign him. He could also return to juniors as an overager and the Lightning would retain his rights for another year. Mathieu Joseph’s remarkable season officially ends, though he was out for the remainder of the playoffs with a severe cut on his calf that required surgery. He’ll head back to Saint John next year. Yan and Shawinigan await the winner of Moncton and Rouyn-Noranda, Nikita Kucherov’s former team.

United States Hockey League

Bloomington Thunder 1 @ Dubuque Fighting Saints 7
Eastern Conference Finals
Dubuque leads best-of-5 series, 1-0

D Ryan Zuhlsdorf, DBQ: 0-0-0, +3, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Playoff totals: 5 GP, 0-2-2, +5, 0 PIM
Season totals: 46 GP, 0-27-27, -2, 59 PIM
(University of Minnesota signee)

Captain Keegan Ford (undrafted, Michigan Tech commit) had two goals and two assists from the blueline to lead the Saints to a 7-1 shellacking of Bloomington in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Ryan Zuhlsdorf, who is the only NHL draft pick in the series, finished plus-3 in the win. The Thunder, who upset Cedar Rapids in five games in the conference semifinals, had a 1-0 lead after the first period.