Duclair a scratch for the Remparts Tuesday against the Cataractes? The coast-to-coast
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WHL
Since Leon Draisaitl was sent down by the Edmonton Oilers to the WHL, he’s been on a tear, to the tune of 43 points in 26 games. Joining a stacked Kelowna team hasn’t hurt either. (TheHockeyWriters.com)
The 2013-14 Valley West Hawks Midget AAA alumni have had great success already in the WHL, with four players having an impact on Dub teams: Davis Koch in Edmonton, Matt Bradley in Medicine Hat , Luke Gingras in Saskatoon and Devante Stephens in Kelowna. (EdmontonSun.com)
The latest installment of how the Seattle Thunderbirds were built. This time the 2010 Bantam Draft. Worth a read if you want to learn how intricate team-building can be. (MyNorthwest.com)
The Regina Pats used to be a team that finished poorly, but the last two seasons, the Pats have finished the season hot, ending up with home-ice advantage in the opening round again. (ReginaLeaderPost.com)
Ex-Rockets Zach Franko, MacKenzie Johnston and Kris Lazaruk were winners at the CIS level, with Franko and Johnston taking home all-rookie team honours in their conferences, and Lazaruk named top netminder in the Canada West conference. (KelownaCapNews.com)
Brandon’s Peter Quenneville’s nine points in the last three games was enough to be named the WHL’s player of the week. (WHL.ca)
OHL
With the rumours pretty much confirmed, in that they aren’t denied, that the Hamilton Bulldogs are leaving the Hammer, could an OHL team replace the AHL team? A Spectator columnist weighs the pros and cons. (TheSpec.com)
Ottawa’s captain Travis Konecny will be out 2-4 weeks with an upper-body injury. His injury could affect the 67’s playoff opponent, and the far end of the 2-4 week prognosis would see him miss the first round, which would be a major blow. (OttawaCitizen.com)
Former Sault Ste. Marie Greyhound netminder Matt Murray smashed the AHL’s shutout streak record, going 304:11 between goals, or nearly five straight shutouts. The previous record was set by Barry Brust in 2012 with Abbotsford at 268:17, but Murray, playing with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, blew it out of the water. (TheAHL.com)
Erie’s Alex DeBrincat’s nine points in three games earned him OHL player of the week honours. (OntarioHockeyLeague.com)
QMJHL
Anthony Duclair is in Philippe Boucher’s doghouse, and the big winger who spent time in the NHL this season could be a healthy scratch for the 2015 Memorial Cup hosts in Tuesday’s game against Shawinigan. (JournalDeMontreal.com)
RDS’s Stephane Leroux gives his account of what he’s learned about the Gatineau Olympiques situation at Boston Pizza in February. To sum it up, after Leroux watched the video, he said the mysterious woman lured players to her, and while two players likely received “little favours”, the players were never aggressive nor did they try to take advantage of the woman. (RDS.ca)
Speaking of Remparts in the doghouse, former star Mikhail Grigorenko was sent back to Rochester, and Buffalo head coach Ted Nolan didn’t have nice words for his recent one-game cameo, including: “I just felt his play on certain parts was very lackadaisical. Didn’t have any energy or urgency in his game whatsoever.” (NBCSports.com)
The Val-d’Or Foreurs continue their hot play, heading into Tuesday’s action with an 11-game winning streak while the leagues’ playoff matchups settle. (JournalDeMontreal.com)
The league announced their three stars of the week for last week: 1-Halifax’s Nikolaj Ehlers; 2-Charlottetown’s Daniel Sprong; and 3-Chicoutimi’s Julio Billia. (TheQMJHL.ca)
