Juniors Game Notes
Published on March 7, 2010 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Montreal Juniors News Release
The 2009 - 2010 Season:
- Tonight's game marks the second to last road contest of the regular season for the Juniors.
- Montreal and Lewiston last met on February 23rd with the Juniors skating past the MAINEiacs winning 9-7 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée
- In three games this year, the Juniors have a 2-1 record against Lewiston.
- Through 64 games played, Montreal has a 30-27-2-5 record and 66 points.
Have a nice trip:
- The Juniors are one game away from finishing a seven game stretch in which they played the Telus Central Division as well as Gatineau over an 18 day period.
- The trip, which included two contests south of the border covered 2,382 km (1,480 miles) and constituted 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 SO
2/27 @ Shawinigan W 6-1
2/28 @ Drummondville L 4-1
3/4 vs. Gatineau W 2-1
3/5 @ Victoriaville L 6-5 SO
3/7 @ Lewiston
3/8 @ Moncton
Montreal vs. Lewiston All-Time:
- In 6 games played, Montreal has a 4-1-0-1 record all-time vs. Lewiston.
- Tonight's meeting marks the third trip to Maine in the two year history of the Juniors. They have a 1-0-0-1 record in the Pine Tree State , losing in a shootout on January 24, 2009, but winning 9-7 just two weeks ago.
- When the franchise was based in St. John's, the Fog Devils held a 9-12-0-1 record against the MAINEiacs in 22 meetings over three seasons.
- Before closing shop in Newfoundland, the team finished with a positive 5-4-0-1 mark at home, while fell below .500 with a 4-8 record when visiting the Androscoggin Bank Colisée.
- Although the Juniors are used to playing many back-to-back games against opponents, the franchise has twice played the MAINEiacs on three straight occasions. From January 9 - 12, 2007 and September 23 - 27, 2005, the then Fog Devils played three games in a row against Lewiston, both series' game at home and St. John's finished with a 2-1 and 1-2 mark respectively.
Juniors All-Time:
- Tonight's game is the 132nd in the history of the Montréal Juniors. To date, the franchise has a 63-57-4-7 record.
Tonight's Key Matchup:
- This afternoon, Nicholas Chouinard returns to Lewiston for the first time since his record setting 5 goal game on February 23rd. While he leads Montreal with 27 goals, he is matched up tonight with Michael Chaput, who also leads his MAINEiacs with 27, but has two points less on the year.
Nicholas Chouinard vs. Michael Chaput
Chouinard Chaput
Buts: 27 27
Aides: 27 25
Points: 54 52
+/- 1 -3
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).
- Due to his efforts against Lewiston, as well as an added goal and two assists at Shawinigan (2/27), Chouinard was named TELUS Offensive Player of the Week for February 22-28. He became the fourth Junior to win the award this season. (Matthew Brenton, Trevor Parkes and Guillaume Asselin).
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 4 games to go, one more Junior is on the cusp of the 20 goal plateau: Guillaume Asselin (19).
Weekly Accolades:
- Matthew Brenton, Trevor Parkes, Guillaume Asselin and Nicolas Choiunard have all been honoured during the 2009-2010 regular season as the QMJHL's TELUS Offensive Player of the Week.
- Parkes also took home honours as the CHL's Player of the Week for November 10th, 2009. He became the first Montreal Junior to win that award.
- Montreal is tied with Victoriaville for tops in the league, having both earned 4 such awards thus far this season.
- Last season, Angelo Esposito became the first and only Junior to win the offensive award. He received the honor following his 7 point performance during the week of September 29th, 2008, which included his 2 goal, 4 assist game at Victoriaville on October 5th.
First Impressions:
- It did not take long for rookie Trevor Parkes to prove that he belongs in the Q. After 63 games, he is second on Montreal with 26 goals, including a team-high 7 on the power play.
- Amongst rookies, Parkes ranks second in goals, while his 41 overall points place him ninth in scoring, fourth amongst right wings.
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from March 7, 2010
- MAINEiacs Unable To Hold Off Junior - Lewiston MAINEiacs
- Junior Whip MAINEiacs - Montreal Juniors
- Sea Dogs Capture 2009-10 Jean Rougeau Trophy With 5-2 Home Win - Saint John Sea Dogs
- Juniors Game Notes - Montreal Juniors
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