St. Louis Blues Weekly Prospect Report (April 12)
It's early, but could last two Blues first-round picks face one another at the Memorial Cup? Dorion, Remparts move on after facing elimination; Fischer, Greyhounds in a bind; Jecho, Oil Kings done; Springfield clinching has to wait for final stretch; KHL update
It's still a ways off from even imaging the possibility, but let's do it anyway. The way their respective postseason runs have started, could the St. Louis Blues see their past two first-round picks (forward Justin Carbonneau , 2025, No.
19 and defenseman Adam Jiricek , 2024, No. 16) be on a collision course to square off for the Memorial Cup? Jiricek and Brantford of the Ontario Hockey League sure look like one of the teams to beat.
After sweeping their first-round series, the Bulldogs are off and running in the OHL's Eastern Conference semifinal, and the top-seeded Bulldogs have carved out a 3-0 series lead on No. 5 North Bay, and Jiricek has played a large role in it. He had a goal and three assists on Wednesday when Brantford walloped the the Battalion, 8-1: You gotta Jiricek this goal out🤩 The @BulldogsOHL defenceman makes a nifty move before sniping one from the point!
#BFDvsNB | #OHLPlayoffs | #stlblues pic. twitter. com/MkV5C6AMY1 — Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) April 9, 2026 He followed it up with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win in Game 2 at home on Friday to put the Bulldogs ahead 4-0 in the second period: Big bomb from the blueliner💣 Adam Jiricek blasts home his 4th of the #OHLPlayoffs to extend the @BulldogsOHL lead!
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