FOG DEVILS MOVE ON TO SEMIFINALS

LÉVIS, QUE. – The St. John’s Fog Devils have punched their ticket for the weekend at the 2010 TELUS Cup.

St. John’s came through in the clutch, knocking off the Red Deer Optimist Rebels 7-2 on Friday afternoon at the Lévis Arena. The Fog Devils earned the fourth and final spot in Saturday’s semifinals, joining the Galois du Collège Antoine-Girouard, Mississauga Reps and Notre Dame Hounds.

Mike Cole (St. John’s, N.L.) got things going for the Fog Devils in the first period and they didn’t look back from there. Marcus Power (St. John’s, N.L.), Michael Abbott (St. John’s, N.L.), Zach O’Brien (St. John’s, N.L.) and Andrew Sullivan (St. John’s, N.L.) scored for the Fog Devils in the second.

O’Brien’s goal was his sixth of the tournament, which gives him the lead heading into the weekend.

Justin Faux (Red Deer, Alta.) and Sam Jardine (Lacombe, Alta.) scored for Red Deer in the third, with Nick Lindstrom (Mount Pearl, N.L.) and Cole scoring for St. John’s in the final frame.

The final standings and semifinal matchups won’t be determined until later on Friday evening, following the game between Antoine-Girouard and the Lévis Commandeurs.

Of the four teams still in the hunt in Lévis, only Notre Dame has won the National Midget Championship. The Hounds are the defending TELUS Cup champions and have three gold medals at this event.

Antoine-Girouard won silver in 2003, with St. John’s taking bronze that year. Mississauga has never been to the National Midget Championship prior to this year.