CHL Game Night: 2-1-19
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Drummondville Voltigeurs 6 @ Baie-Comeau Drakkar 3
C/W Gabriel Fortier, BC: 1-0-1, -3, 0 PIM, 1 SOG, 8/19 FO, 1 Hit
Season Totals: 49 GP, 25-39-64, +34, 21 PIM
17-18 Totals: 66 GP, 26-33-59, -11, 59 PIM
This was a match-up of two of the Q’s top three clubs and with the road win the Volts leapfrogged Baie-Comeau into second overall in the league by one point. Joseph Veleno (Red Wings), a former teammate of Mathieu Joseph in Saint John, was first star with two goals and an assist. Mathieu’s brother, Pierre-Olivier Joseph (Coyotes), was third star with two helpers. Lightning prospect Gabriel Fortier had a goal for the Drakkar, who had their 13-game winning streak snapped.
Rimouski Oceanic 6 @ Chicoutimi Sagueneens 2
D Radim Salda, RIM: 1-0-1, +5, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 30 GP, 6-17-23, +17, 24 PIM
17-18 Totals (SJ): 62 GP, 10-31-41, -37, 78 PIM
Rimouski was down 1-0 and 2-1 in this game before exploding for a 6-2 win. Salda led the Oceanic in plus/minus by +2 over anyone else in the lineup. He scored his sixth goal of the season Friday.
Ontario Hockey League
Owen Sound Attack 1 @ Kitchener Rangers 6
C/W Alexey Lipanov, KIT: 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, 11/13 FO
Season Totals: 42 GP, 8-13-21, -28, 14 PIM
17-18 Totals (BAR, SBY): 55 GP, 14-25-39, -14, 10 PIM
The Rangers swept their home-and-home series with Owen Sound, beating the Attack at The Aud in Kitchener Friday, 6-1, for their third straight win. Rickard Hugg (undrafted) had a hat trick for Kitchener.