Around the Q this Week: October 14, 2016

October 14, 2016 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release

Lots of action during this fourth week of activity in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The long Thanksgiving weekend has allowed us to see loved ones and catch a game or two.

Let's start with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Dominant once again, the team stands atop the standings, still undefeated in regulation time this season. Gilles Bouchard' club, has a record of six wins and one shootout loss since the beginning of the campaign. Followed closely by the Shawinigan Cataractes with a difference of only one point. In Baie-Comeau, Yannick Lehoux gets his jersey retired after a 4-season career with the team.

The 2016-2017 season in the National Hockey League has started and two QMJHL players have managed to break the roster of their respective teams.

Anthony Beauvillier, a former member of the Shawinigan Cataractes, has carved out a position with the New York Islanders. His first NHL game last Thursday night against the Rangers, concluded with an assist and almost 11 minutes of ice time. A first point in his first National Hockey League career game.

Thomas Chabot, defenceman who played with the Saint John Sea Dogs, also managed to convince the management of the team, the Ottawa Senators, for a spot at the blue line. His first game, however, will have to wait.

This was not the case for the Screaming Eagles forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, who returned to the maritimes last Wednesday. Third overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft, Dubois unfortunately didn't earn a spot with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The scenario was also the same for Alexandre Fortin of the Chicago Blackhawks, reassigned earlier this week. Fortin will join the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for their next game this weekend.

Fans of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar were treated, on October 8, to Yannick Lehoux's #26 number being retired. He joins Maxime Fortinus, who received the same honour in 2010. Lehoux holds the record for the highest number of points in Drakkar's uniform. He finished his last two seasons with 135 and 125 points, for a grand total of 382 points with 164 goals. A long weekend full of emotions for his family. It was also an opportunity to reconnect with former members of the organization.

The 19-year-old player Cameron Askew was rewarded for his work last weekend. Not only was he named the first star of the week in the QMJHL and CHL. Askew allowed the Wildcats to win both home games by collecting 3 goals and adding 3 assists including the winning goal in a 3-2 victory against the Olympiques. In addition, the second star in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is attributed to Samuel Montembeault and the third to Samuel Girard. Details here - > eek

Last Wednesday, Hockey Canada chose 13 players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to represent the country at the World Hockey Challenge under 17. Among the players in the list are the young rising star Joe Veleno and the first choice of the Mooseheads in the last draft, Benoit-Olivier Groulx. The tournament will be held in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, from October 27 to November 5th. Details here - > r-representer-le-pays-au-defi-mondial-de-hockey-des-moins-de-17-ans-2016

Three teams from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League gathered in the ranking of the Top 10 best teams in the Canadian Hockey League. The teams included are the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies who surpassed Prince George Cougars at the top of the rankings. The Shawinigan Cataractes retain their fourth place as the Saint John Sea Dogs remains in the sixth position. The honorable mentions included the Drummondville Voltigeurs team. Details here - > http://theqmjhl.ca/article/chl-announces-top-10-rankings-oct-1216

Words from the trading block:

October 13th: The Quebec Remparts traded goaltender Samuel Cardinal to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. In return, Quebec gets a 4th round pick in 2017 and a 5th round draft pick in 2019.

Last week's results:

October 7:

Rimouski Océanic 5 at Halifax Mooseheads 6

Gatineau Olympiques 2 at Moncton Wildcats 3

Charlottetown Islanders 3 at Cap Breton Screaming Eagles 5

Saint John Sea Dogs 4 at Québec Remparts 2

Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4 at Shawinigan Cataractes 5 (SO)

Victoriaville Tigres 6 at Baie-Comeau Drakkar 5 (OT)

Sherbrooke Phoenix 0 at Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3

Chicoutimi Saguenéens 1 at Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3

October 8:

Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3 at Drummondville Voltigeurs 7

Victoriaville Tigres 3 at Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4

Charlottetown Islanders 2 at Halifax Mooseheads 5

Rimouski Océanic 0 at Moncton Wildcats 5

Val-d'Or Foreurs 5 at Québec Remparts 2

Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2 at Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6

October 9:

Gatineau Olympiques 1 at Cap Breton Screaming Eagles 2

Saint John Sea Dogs 5 at Sherbrooke Phoenix 3

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2 at Drummondville Voltigeurs 1 (SO)

Val-d'Or Foreurs 1 at Shawinigan Cataractes 7

October 10:

Moncton Wildcats 1 at Charlottetown Islanders 10

Gatineau Olympiques 5 at Halifax Mooseheads 6 (OT)

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2 at Victoriaville Tigres 1

October 11:

Val-d'Or Foreurs 2 at Sherbrooke Phoenix 5

October 12:

Halifax Mooseheads 0 at Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3

Saint John Sea Dogs 2 at Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 (OT)

October 13:

Gatineau Olympiques 5 at Charlottetown Islanders 4 (OT)

Weekend schedule:

October 14:

Gatineau Olympiques at Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Baie-Comeau Drakkar at Québec Remparts

Moncton Wildcats at Rimouski Océanic

Saint John Sea Dogs at Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Halifax Mooseheads at Shawinigan Cataractes

Drummondville Voltigeurs at Val-d'Or Foreurs

October 15:

Halifax Mooseheads at Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Sherbrooke Phoenix at Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at Charlottetown Islanders

Drummondville Voltigeurs at Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Saint John Sea Dogs at Val-d'Or Foreurs

Moncton Wildcats at Victoriaville Tigres

October 16:

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Gatineau Olympiques at Rimouski Océanic

Sherbrooke Phoenix at Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Québec Remparts at Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Halifax Mooseheads at Victoriaville Tigres

Moncton Wildcats at Shawinigan Cataractes

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