After a whirlwind season and several dramatic games along the way, the major junior careers for Calgary Flames prospects Jeremie Poirier and Yan Kuznetsov will potentially end on Wednesday night when the Saint John Sea Dogs face the Hamilton Bulldogs with the Memorial Cup on the line.
Kuznetsov and Poirier were both 2020 draft selections; Kuznetsov a second-rounder and Poirier a third-rounder. Both have signed entry-level deals with the Flames. Kuznetsov’s deal started running this season, while Poirier’s slid to 2022-23. Both are eligible to be overagers next season, but that seems like a very unlikely proposition.
Wednesday night’s game will likely be the final major junior appearance for each player, and sees the duo competing for the richest prize at that level of hockey.