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Bilodeau, 17, posted a hat trick in Saint John's 7-3 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, becoming just the third Sea Dogs defenseman to record three goals in a single game. Luke Green recorded a hat trick once in his Sea Dogs career while Jeremie Poirier did it twice.
Bilodeau scores on the power play to complete his FIRST QMJHL Hat Trick! Congratulations Nicolas! #CityofChampions pic.twitter.com/DTj6q0DdRD
— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) January 28, 2023
Bilodeau was a fourth-round pick of Saint John in the 2021 QMJHL Entry Draft but is in his first QMJHL season. He is the first Sea Dogs rookie defenseman to record a hat trick. Only four other Sea Dogs rookie defensemen - Green, Alex Grant, Jakub Zboril and Radim Salda - ever recorded a multi-goal game.
The Gatineau native now has seven goals and 22 points in 44 games this season which leads all QMJHL rookie defensemen in scoring.
Bilodeau is having a great season offensively, but he'll need to turn up his production even more down the stretch if he wants to match the franchise record for goals in a single season by a rookie defenseman.
Brady Burns, meanwhile, is inching closer to franchise history. With a goal on Friday, the 20-year-old is just one away from tying Michael Kirkpatrick's franchise record of 108.
Burns now has 234 points as a Sea Dog. He needs 23 points in Saint John's final 24 games to match Jonathan Huberdeau's franchise points record of 257.
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