Hamilton tops Shawinigan in OT, advances to Memorial final

Jun 27, 2022, 6:55 AM | Updated: 7:02 pm
Hamilton Bulldogs' Mason McTavish (23) and teammates Mark Duarte and Ryan Humphrey jump over the bo...

Hamilton Bulldogs' Mason McTavish (23) and teammates Mark Duarte and Ryan Humphrey jump over the boards after defeating the Shawinigan Cataractes following overtime period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)

(Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)

              Shawinigan Cataractes' Lorenzo Canonica (93) looks upice as Hamilton Bulldogs' Ryan Humphrey pursues during first-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Hamilton Bulldogs' Gavin White (10) looks for a pass as Shawinigan Cataractes' Angus Booth tries to block during second-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Hamilton Bulldogs' Ryan Humphrey (22) battles in the corner with Shawinigan Cataractes' Martin Has (77) during first-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Shawinigan Cataractes' Jordan Tourigny (49) holds back Hamilton Bulldogs' Jan Mysak (19) during second-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Shawinigan Cataractes' Olivier Nadeau (20) takes a shot to the head from Hamilton Bulldogs' Artem Grushnikov during first-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Hamilton Bulldogs' Patrick Thomas (93) is checked by Shawinigan Cataractes' Martin Has (77) during first-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Hamilton Bulldogs' Nathan Staios (44) gets around Shawinigan Cataractes' Jacob Lafontaine (28) during second-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Shawinigan Cataractes' Daniel Agostino (67) takes a crosscheck from Hamilton Bulldogs' Jorian Donovan (75) during first-period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Hamilton Bulldogs goaltender Marco Costantini watches the puck after it went off the shaft of his stick during Memorial Cup hockey game action against the Shawinigan Cataractes in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Hamilton Bulldogs' Mason McTavish (23) and teammates Mark Duarte and Ryan Humphrey jump over the boards after defeating the Shawinigan Cataractes following overtime period Memorial Cup hockey game action in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) — Jan Mysak scored 10:08 into overtime and the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 Monday night, clinching a berth in the Memorial Cup final.

The semifinal round victory propels the Bulldogs into the championship game against the host Saint John Sea Dogs.

Artem Grushnikov, Mason McTavish and Logan Morrison scored in regulation for the Bulldogs, who went 16-3 in the playoffs to capture the Ontario Hockey League crown.

Mavrik Bourque, Olivier Nadeau and William Veillette scored for in regulation for the Cataractes, who set a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League record with seven overtime victories on the way to the President Cup title, their first in the franchise’s 53 years of existence.

Marco Costantini made 33 saves in goal for Hamilton. Antoine Coulombe stopped 39 of the 43 shots for Shawinigan.

In the preliminary round, the Cataractes used three power-play goals on seven chances to edge the Bulldogs 3-2.

Hamilton made significant changes in the rematch, allowing one power-play opportunity and outshooting Shawinigan 38-30 in regulation.

Shawinigan, the 2012 Memorial Cup champions, finished second in the preliminary round, advancing with wins over Edmonton and Hamilton before dropping a 5-3 decision to host Saint John in the final round-robin game.

Hamilton struggled early in the event, falling to Saint John and Shawinigan before recording a 4-2 victory over Edmonton in its final preliminary round game to clinch its semifinal berth.

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Hamilton tops Shawinigan in OT, advances to Memorial final