Mount Pearl’s own Zach Dean has scored his first goal of his professional hockey career.

The 30th overall pick of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights in 2021 ripped his first of the season at the 4:09 mark of the third period during the Springfield Thunderbirds routing of the Utica Comets 7-0 on Saturday night.

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Dean, who played for four seasons with the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL, put up 33 goals and 70 points in 50 games in his final junior season, and was traded from Vegas to the St. Louis Blues last season. He is currently building his way in their organization with the Blues’ affiliate in Springfield.

The 20-year-old forward has three points in 16 games, playing alongside the likes of NHL vets Matthew Peca and Adam Gaudette.