Jonathan Huberdeau News

With an unexpected 7-4 upset by the Shawinigan Cataractes over the Saint John Sea Dogs on Friday night, Florida Panthers prospect Jonathan Huberdeau likely saw his junior career come to and end.

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At last year's Memorial Cup in Mississauga, the Saint John Sea Dogs earned themselves a free pass into Sunday's championship final.

With the shock of elimination long worn off and the final push to the Stanley Cup Finals ahead, teams long removed from the playoff picture face a long summer of retooling, reinventing and for some; rebuilding their roster.

SHAWINIGAN, QC. The talk heading into the 2012 Memorial Cup was how evenly matched all four teams in the tournament were.

While the Saint John Sea Dogs were able to knock off the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-2, on the strength of a two goal performance from Zack Phillips, the defending champs sit in a four tie atop the Memorial Cup standings.

The top Canadian Major Junior hockey tournament started this past weekend in Shawinigan, Quebec.

"We feel like we can beat any team here," said the gritty 17-year-old winger from Grand Bend, Ont., part of the OHL champions' top shutdown line with twin brother Matt and league playoff MVP Austin Watson.

But the big forward didn't look as comfortable answering a hypothetical question about who would win a head-to-head matchup -- his old NCAA school, Boston University, or his new team, the defending Memorial Cup-champion Saint John Sea Dogs.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs have earned the right to walk with a swagger entering this year's Memorial Cup.

Members of Saint John Sea Dogs pose with the Memorial Cup after defeating the Mississauga St.

Though the result was the same, San Antonio put forth its best effort of the series, finishing the night with a slight advantage in shots .

After successfully overhauling a conference bottom-feeding roster last summer into a division champion, Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon is now at the all-important tweaking stage.