Quebec Remparts earn automatic berth in finals after round robin play
ByAndrew Pek
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues prospect Zachary Bolduc has continued his dominant postseason, helping his Quebec Remparts to the Championship Final of the 2023 Memorial Cup.
Finishing 2-1 in round robin play, Bolduc and the Remparts earned an automatic berth in the championship game, set for June 4 at 6 p.m. CT (NHL Network).
After taking the QMJHL championship last week, Bolduc's Remparts soundly beat the hosting Kamloops Blazers 8-3 to begin round robin play. Bolduc added a goal and an assist in game and pushing his postseason totals to 19 points in 18 games of the QMJHL Playoffs.
Bolduc then posted two assists to drive a 3-1 win over the WHL-champion Seattle Thunderbirds and clinch their spot in the Memorial Cup Final.
Selected No. 17 overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, Bolduc is up to 23 points in 21 postseason games this year after a regular season in which he tallied 50 goals and 60 assists across 61 games for Quebec. On Thursday, Bolduc was named to the Canadian Hockey League's second all-star team.
Previously, Blues forward Robert Thomas captured the Memorial Cup in 2016 as a member of the London Knights.
