William Dufour became just the second Saint John Sea Dog to win a World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal with Team Canada on Saturday.
According to TSN, Dufour becomes just the 25th player all-time to win a Memorial Cup title and world junior gold in the same season.
Dufour joins Chris DiDomenico as the only Sea Dogs to win the tournament while wearing the red and white. DiDomenico - who wore No. 25 just like Dufour - won gold with the memorable 2009 squad that featured Jordan Eberle's famous semifinal goal against Russia.
Dufour scored Canada's second goal in a 3-2 overtime victory over Finland in Saturday's gold medal game. The New York Islanders prospect was not part of the team that started the tournament at Christmas before getting postponed by a COVID-19 outbreak.
According to TSN, Dufour becomes just the 25th player all-time to win a Memorial Cup title and world junior gold in the same season.
Speak of the devil.
— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) August 21, 2022
Asked him about it.
“To finish my junior career as a Memorial Cup champion and a World Junior champion, I couldn’t ask for anything better.” pic.twitter.com/fJq8C7HJn0
Simon Despres was part of the 2011 Canadian team that blew a 3-0 third period lead to Russia in the gold medal game. Thomas Chabot and Mathieu Joseph were members of the 2017 squad that fell to the Americans in a shootout in the championship game.
Here's a look at how every Sea Dog who has played for Canada at a World Junior Hockey Championship has performed.
| Player | Year | Result | Points |
| Chris DiDomenico | 2009 | Gold | 6GP-2G-5A-7PTS |
| Simon Despres | 2011 | Silver | 7GP-0G-3A-3PTS |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012 | Bronze | 6GP-1G-8A-9PTS |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 2012 | Bronze | 6GP-0G-1A-1PTS |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 2013 | 4th | 6GP-3G-6A-9PTS |
| Thomas Chabot | 2016 | 6th | 5GP-0G-3A-3PTS |
| Mathieu Joseph | 2017 | Silver | 7GP-1G-4A-5PTS |
| Thomas Chabot | 2017 | Silver | 7GP-4G-6A-10PTS |
| William Dufour | 2022 | Gold | 7GP-3G-4A-7PTS |
Joe Veleno played with Team Canada at the 2019 (6th-place) and 2020 (gold) world junior tournaments but was not a member of the Sea Dogs at the time. Julien Gauthier, who played with Thomas Chabot and Mathieu Joseph in 2017, was traded to Saint John the day after the tournament ended.
Joshua Roy, a former Sea Dog and current Sherbrooke Phoenix, won gold with Dufour on Saturday.
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