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Juniors Game Notes

February 27, 2010 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Montreal Juniors News Release


The 2009 - 2010 Season:

- This afternoon's game is the fourth and final meeting between Montreal and Shawinigan this season.

- The teams last met on December 30th, with Montreal winning 2-1 at the Verdun Auditorium.

- In three games this year, the Juniors have a 1-2 record against the Cataractes.

- Through 60 games played, Montreal has a 28-27-2-3 record and 61 points.

Have a nice trip:

- The Juniors are playing the third game of a seven game stretch in which they will take to the road to play the Telus Central Division as well as Gatineau over the period of 18 days.

- Although they will return home for a March 4th matchup against Gatineau, the trip will including two contests south of the border and cover 2,382 km (1,480 miles) and constitute a total of 32 hours on the team bus, without stops.

18 Days - 2,382 KM

Opponent Result

2/23 @ Lewiston W 9-7

2/26 @ Gatineau L 2-1

2/27 @ Shawinigan

2/28 @ Drummondville

3/4 vs. Gatineau

3/5 @ Victoriaville

3/7 @ Lewiston

Montreal vs. Shawinigan All-Time:

- In 7 games played, Montreal has a 3-4 record all-time vs. Shawinigan.

- Montreal has had plenty of success when visiting Shawinigan. When the Cataractes were playing in Jacques Plante Arena, the Juniors were an even 1-1, however, in their only game in the new Centre Bionest, the Juniors were victorious, 5-4.

- The Juniors are not as happy to welcome Shawinigan to Montreal as they hold a 1-3 record against the Cataractes at home. Winless at home this year, the only win for Montreal came in 2008-2009, when the two teams split the season series.

- Both teams were very much equal when the franchise was based in St. John's as the Fog Devils bested Shawinigan by one victory, finishing with a 3-2-0-1 mark.

- Before closing shop in Newfoundland, the team finished with a perfect 2-0 mark at home and dropped off a touch at the Jacques Plante Arena to finish 1-2-0-1 on the road.

Tonight's Key Matchup:

- In the chase for the playoffs, Montreal's Jeremy Gouchie continues to lead the Juniors in scoring, but tonight, is up against Pierre-Alexandre Vandall, one of the league leaders in that category.

- Both players are almost physically identical as Gouchie comes in at 5"11 and 183 lbs, while Vandall is nearly his equal at 5"11 and 173 lbs. Vandall also comes in a year older and more experienced than Gouchie, making this one matchup to watch.

Jérémy Gouchie vs. Pierre-Alexandre Vandall

Gouchie Vandall

Goals: 21 28

Assists: 35 41

Points: 56 69

+/- 11 3

PIM 80 30

Juniors All-Time:

- Tonight's game is the 129th in the history of the Montréal Juniors. To date, the franchise has a 62-66 record.

A Five Spot:

- Nicolas Chouinard's five goals against the Lewiston MAINEiacs on February 23rd not only led his team to victory, but established a new franchise record.

- In the game, Chouinard became only the 42nd player in QMJHL history to score 4 goals or more in one period (3rd).

- He also broke the franchise record of four goals in a game shared by St. John's Luke Adam (11/09/2007) and Montreal's Louis-Marc Aubry (3/15/2009).

Scoring 20:

- This season, rookie Trevor Parkes, veterans Jérémy Gouchie and Nicolas Chouinard all cracked the 20 goal plateau, making them respectively the 4th, 5th and 6th players in Juniors history to reach that milestone.

- Chouinard was the latest Juinor to achieve the feat with his 20th coming at home against Gatineau (2/21/2010). Oddly enough for Parkes and Gouchie, both milestone goals came against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Parkes hit the mark on the road (1/28/2010) while Gouchie followed at home (2/14/2010).

- With 8 games to go, one more Junior is on the cusp of the 20 goal plateau: Guillaume Asselin (18).

Ascending the Charts:

- As a rookie in 2008-09, right wing Guillaume Asselin turned heads by finishing the season with 18 goals and 19 assists in 63 games.

- In his sophomore campaign, Asselin is showing clear signs of growth as with 60 games under his belt, he's totaled 18 goals and 20 assists.

- Asselin won the QMJHL's Offensive Player of the Week award for his 7 point performance from September 30th to October 4th. He became the first Montreal Junior to win the award this season, and the second since Angelo Esposito in October 2008.

First Impressions:

- It did not take long for rookie Trevor Parkes to prove that he belongs in the Q. After 59 games, he leads Montreal in goals with 25, including a team-high 7 on the power play.

- Amongst rookies, Parkes ranks second in goals, while his 40 overall points place him ninth in scoring, fourth amongst right wings.

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