Sunday stuff: Stingers win Queen's Cup

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For the first time in school history, the Concordia Stingers are Queen's Cup champions. 

Former Saint John Sea Dogs goaltender Nikolas Hurtubise made 36 saves to lead the Stingers to a 4-1 win over the TMU Bold in the OUA championship match on Saturday in downtown Toronto. Hurtubise was named the player of the game.

Former Sea Dogs forward Nicholas Girouard had a goal and an assist. Concordia's lineup also includes Sea Dogs alumni Christopher Inniss, Charles Savoie and Isiah Campbell.

Concordia had the best record in the OUA during the regular season. TMU, meanwhile, finished first in the OUA West.

TMU's roster includes former Sea Dogs forward Kevin Gursoy and defensemen Joseph Ianniello. 

Both teams had already earned spots in next week's University Cup tournament in Ottawa. They'll join the Ottawa Gee-Gees (host), UNB Reds (AUS champion), UdeM Aigles Bleus (AUS runner up), Saskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champion), Mount Royal Cougars (Canada West runner up) and Queen's Gaels (OUA bronze medalist).

The UNB REDS are the top seed heading into this week’s 2025 BioSteel U SPORTS University Cup 🔥

Seeding order / Voici la composition complète du groupe dans l’ordre de classement :

1UNB (AUS Champion)
2Saskatchewan (CW Champion)
3Concordia (OUA Champion)
4TMU (OUA Finalist)… pic.twitter.com/f0y6qJkLOs

— U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) March 16, 2025

The Gaels grabbed the final spot in the tournament by defeating the University of Toronto 4-0 in the OUA bronze medal game on Saturday night.

A few other news and notes...

• The Maine Black Bears advanced to Thursday's Hockey East semifinals with a dominant 7-1 win over UMass Lowell on home ice. New Brunswick's Josh Nadeau (one goal and one assist) and Lynden Breen (one goal) both scored in the win. Maine will play Northeastern at TD Garden on Thursday night.
• Speaking of Northeastern, the Huskies upset the top-seeded Boston College Eagles on Saturday, eliminating them from the Hockey East tournament. The Eagles will still play in the NCAA tournament and be the top seed. The Huskies lineup includes Jack Williams, a first-round pick of Saint John in the 2018 QMJHL American Draft.
• The other Hockey East semifinal will see the Boston University Terriers taking on the UConn Huskies.
• In the Big Ten, the Ohio State Buckeyes will play the Michigan State Spartans in next Saturday's championship game. The Buckeyes feature Jake Rozzi, the older brother of Sea Dogs forward Dylan Rozzi.
• The Amherst Ramblers hammered the Truro Bearcats 11-1 in the first game of their first-round MHL playoff series on Saturday. Kiefer Lyons had two goals and an assist while Jack O'Blenis had a goal and three helpers.