FINAL: Chicoutimi 8, Saint John 3
SAINT JOHN – Etienne Brodeur looked like the Etienne
Brodeau of old on Sunday afternoon at Harbour Station.
The former Lewiston Maineiacs sniper netted a hat trick
in the Chicoutimi Sagueneens' 8-3 stomping over the Saint John Sea Dogs.
Brodeur, who scored a league high 53 goals a season ago, had just eight
entering tonight’s game. He also had two assists in his team's big win.
Charles Hudon added a pair for the winners while singles
came from Andrew O’Brien, Lukas Sedlak, and Dominic Poulin. Goaltender
Christopher Gibson made 26 saves for the win.
The Sea Dogs were just terrible in this one. They managed to
stick around in the first two periods as the Sags led just 4-3 through 40
minutes. But things fell apart in the third as Chicoutimi scored four goals on
15 shots in the frame.
Give credit to the Sags. This was their third game in
three days. They came to play and put in a strong effort. The Sea Dogs didn’t
do that.
The loss ended Saint John’s home winning streak at 15
games. They had not lost at Harbour Station since opening night on September 8.
Tomas Jurco scored twice for Saint John and
Charles-Olivier Roussel added a solo marker. One of the few bright spots of the
game was that Zack Phillips picked up an assist, extending his point streak to
22 games.
Mathieu Corbeil started in goal but was pulled after
allowing four goals on 17 shots. Sebastien Auger took over but didn’t do much
better, allowing four goals on 20 shots.
The Sea Dogs clearly have some stuff to work on this
week. Things don’t get much easier next weekend with two games against Halifax
and one against Bathurst.