Quebec Remparts rout host Kamloops Blazers 8-3 in Memorial Cup opener
Quebec Remparts' Evan Nause (20) checks Kamloops Blazers' Matthew Seminoff (13) during the second period of a CHL Memorial Cup hockey game Friday, May 26, 2023, in Kamloops, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/DARRYL DYCK]
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — James Malatesta had a hat trick, Kassim Gaudet scored twice and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts routed the host Kamloops Blazers 8-3 in the Memorial Cup opener Friday night. Nathan Gaucher, Theo Rochette and Zachary Bolduc also scored for the Remparts. Caedan Bankier, Daylan Kuefler and Matthew Seminoff scored for the Blazers. They played for the first time since May 8 when they were eliminated by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference final. On Saturday in the four-team major junior hockey championship tournament, the WHL champion Thunderbirds will play the Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough Petes.
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Quebec Remparts' James Malatesta (11) is congratulated for his goal against the Kamloops Blazers during the second period of a CHL Memorial Cup hockey game Friday, May 26, 2023, in Kamloops, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Quebec Remparts goalie William Rousseau, second from left, celebrates with teammates after their win over the Kamloops Blazers during a CHL Memorial Cup hockey game Friday, May 26, 2023, in Kamloops, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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