Callum Booth made 31 saves and Joe Veleno had two goals and an assist as the Saint John Sea Dogs downed the Seattle Thunderbirds 7-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Memorial Cup semifinal.
They will face the loser of the last round-robin game between host Windsor (2-0) and Ontario Hockey League champion Erie Otters (2-0). The winner of the all-OHL matchup earns a direct route to the championship game on Sunday.
The season is over for the Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds after going 0-3 at the tournament. They scored just four goals and gave up 18.
Chase Stewart, Mathieu Joseph, Spencer Smallman, Cole Reginato and Bokondji Imama supplied the rest of the offence for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Sea Dogs (1-2). Imama tacked on two assists for a three-point outing.
Seattle’s Carl Stankowski gave up four goals on 14 shots before getting yanked for the second straight game of the tournament for Rylan Toth, who made 11 saves in relief.
Chabot got in alone on Stankowski in the game’s opening minute only to wring a shot off the post.
