Kia CHL Top-10 Rankings Unveiled for Week 12
December 22, 2021 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The QMJHL's top ranked club for the fifth consecutive week, the Charlottetown Islanders pieced together four-straight wins to hold down top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 22-7-2-0 record and 46 points. Offering no shortage of offense over the past week, the Islanders combined for 20 goals in a win over Halifax and two versus Cape Breton. Among the club's top performers was blue-liner William Trudeau, a 2021 fourth-round selection of the Montreal Canadiens who has taken the offensive reigns on the back end with Lukas Cormier set to compete for Team Canada. In all, the three appearances saw Trudeau score twice and add five assists, helping him to earn representation on the CHL Team of the Week.
Coming in at No. 6, the Quebec Remparts continue to find the win column, coming away with the victory in their past six outings to move within four points of Charlottetown for first place in the QMJHL's Eastern Conference. Picking up two road victories over the past week, that stretch included a 9-3 thriller against Drummondville in which veteran forward Zachary Gravel, Zachary Bolduc (St. Louis Blues), and 2022 NHL Draft eligible Nathan Gaucher all tallied twice. The Remparts will look to push their win streak to seven when they return to the ice January 7 versus Blainville-Boisbriand, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. Eastern on CHL TV.
Leading the QMJHL's Western Conference with a 19-7-2-1 showing and 41 points, the Sherbrooke Phoenix picked up two points on the week coming in a 5-3 takedown of Chicoutimi in which 2003-born right-wing Israel Mianscum led the way with a three-point performance counting two goals and one assist. For the Phoenix, the club enters the break with top performers that includes Joshua Roy (Montreal Canadiens) whose 47 points are outpaced by just one player league-wide, while rookie rearguard David Spacek leads all first-year defencemen with 25 points in 27 games.
In the honourable mention category, the Gatineau Olympiques have won four straight and appear well poised to continue to climb the ranks in the new year. Closing out the past week with road wins over Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda, among the top performers for the Olympiques was Vegas Golden Knights prospect Zachary Dean who put up back-to-back multi-point showings over the pair of victories.
Kia CHL Top-10 Rankings - Week 12
1. Winnipeg ICE
2. Edmonton Oil Kings
3. Kingston Frontenacs
4. Charlottetown Islanders
5. Everett Silvertips
6. Quebec Remparts
7. Kamloops Blazers
8. Sherbrooke Phoenix
9. Mississauga Steelheads
10. Guelph Storm
HM. Seattle Thunderbirds
HM. Gatineau Olympiques
HM. Barrie Colts
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from December 22, 2021
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