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Tessier and the UQTR Patriotes defeated the Alberta Golden Bears 5-4 in double overtime Sunday night to win the program's first national championship since 2003.
Simon Lafrance netted the game-winner at 14:18 of the second extra frame. Tessier had a great chance to win the contest moments earlier. He finished the game with three shots.
MHKY
— U SPORTS Hockey (@USPORTS_Hockey) April 4, 2022
Quel arrêt important pour permettre la continuité du match
What an important save to keep the game going@GBHKY @PatriotesUQTR#ChaseTheGlory | #ViserHaut pic.twitter.com/KFblYxurEw
The 24-year-old Tessier recorded one goal in three games at the University Cup. He posted four goals and 10 assists in 13 regular season games with UQTR, his third season with the program (which includes last year's cancelled campaign).
Goaltender Alexis Gravel, who lost the President Cup final and Memorial Cup final with the Halifax Mooseheads in 2019, made 66 stops in the victory.
The Golden Bears, the No. 1 seed at this year's event, were favoured to win but blew a 4-2 lead in the third period. It's the first time since 2012 (McGill) that a team other than Alberta or UNB has won the University Cup.
In the bronze medal game, the StFX X-Men defeated the Ryerson Rams 3-2 in overtime. The X-Men included former Sea Dogs defensemen Bailey Webster and Will Thompson along with goaltender Blade Mann-Dixon while the Rams featured forward Kevin Gursoy.
Gursoy scored in the second period of Sunday's game, giving the Rams a 2-1 lead at the time. He leaves Wolfville with two goals and an assist in three games.
Things are heating up in this bronze medal game 👀🚨
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) April 3, 2022
Kevin Gursoy puts the Rams up by one, making it 2-1 halfway through the second period
WATCH: https://t.co/ysKzofRbNH pic.twitter.com/9affI3kWfT
UNB Reds captain and former Sea Dogs forward Samuel Dove-McFalls, meanwhile, has signed an amateur tryout agreement with the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins. The Griffins, the AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, have featured former Dogs Tomas Jurco and Joe Veleno over the years.
UPDATE: We have signed center Samuel Dove-McFalls to an amateur tryout. #GoGRG
— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) April 5, 2022
Details >> https://t.co/bVYTPuzR7O pic.twitter.com/SiLCyRqMvk
The 24-year-old Dove-McFalls recorded 10 goals and 10 assists in 24 regular season games at UNB this season. He added two goals and three assists in three AUS playoff games and had another goal in the Reds' lone University Cup contest on Friday.
Dove-McFalls spent four seasons with the Sea Dogs, helping the club win the President Cup in 2017.
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