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Blues Prospect Bolduc Wins Memorial Cup with Quebec Remparts

By Andy Knapp

BOISBRIAND, QC - OCTOBER 05: Zachary Bolduc #15 of the Rimouski Oceanic skates during the warm-up prior to the game against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau on October 5, 2019 in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Rimouski Oceanic 5-3. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
BOISBRIAND, QC - OCTOBER 05: Zachary Bolduc #15 of the Rimouski Oceanic skates during the warm-up prior to the game against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau on October 5, 2019 in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Rimouski Oceanic 5-3. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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One of the Blues’ brightest prospects, Zachary Bolduc, has added to his personal trophy case. His team won the Memorial Cup championshipin Kamloops, British Columbia.

The Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) defeated the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0.  It was the final game in a round-robin competition between Canada’s best junior hockey teams.

Bolduc was a big provider for the Remparts, totaling 6 points (2 goals and 4 assists) throughout the tournament. During the regular season, he had an astonishing 50 goals and 60 assists for 110 points in Quebec’s 2-loss season en route to the QMJHL title.

The 20-year-old forward was selected in the first round, No. 17 overall, by the Blues at the 2021 NHL Draft, but has yet to play in the NHL. With numbers like that, including 55 goals and 44 assists for 99 points in 2021-22 during his first of only two seasons so far with Quebec, he might as well already be a big-leaguer.

Bolduc is part of a group of players the Blues will build around in the near future, which includes Zach Dean, a first-round pick in 2021 (30th) the Blues acquired when they traded Ivan Barbashev to Vegas before the trade deadline.

BOISBRIAND, QC – OCTOBER 20: Zachary Dean #14 of the Gatineau Olympiques skates against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau on October 20, 2019 in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 4-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
BOISBRIAND, QC – OCTOBER 20: Zachary Dean #14 of the Gatineau Olympiques skates against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau on October 20, 2019 in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 4-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Dean also had a career year in the QMJHL with Gatineau, with 33 goals and 37 assists for 70 points.

He’s joined alongside University of Minnesota star Jimmy Snuggerud.  Snuggerud was a 2022 first-rounder by the Blues.

As of right now, he still plays for the Golden Gophers one season after his team was runner-up in the national championship to Quinnipiac.

TAMPA, FL – APRIL 6: Jimmy Snuggerud #81 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers skates against the Boston University Terriers during game one of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Frozen Four Championship Semifinal at the Amalie Arena on April 6, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. The Golden Gophers won 6-2. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – APRIL 6: Jimmy Snuggerud #81 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers skates against the Boston University Terriers during game one of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Frozen Four Championship Semifinal at the Amalie Arena on April 6, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. The Golden Gophers won 6-2. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) /

What fans hope to see out of these 3 bright prospects will be something that gets the St. Louis Blues back to their winning ways and maybe even some playoff runs in the near future.

Next. Blues can learn from Dallas how to turn it around. dark

Until then, we’ll just see how well these 3 young men can adjust to the big leagues.

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