The Gatineau Olympiques have secured the top spot in the Quebec
Major Junior Hockey league.
They moved into first place Friday after a 7-3 win over the
Shawinigan Cataractes, the previous leaders.
Elsewhere in QMJHL action Friday, it was P.E.I. 6,
Acadie-Bathurst 5; Halifax 4, Saint John 0; Cape Breton 4, Lewiston
3; Val-d'Or 1, Chicoutimi 0; Moncton 5, Rimouski 3; and Baie-Comeau
8, Rouyn-Noranda 2.
At Shawinigan, Que., Alexandre Boivin registered a hat trick,
while Brett Morrison and Keven Petit added a goal apiece for the
Olympiques (7-1-0-1).
Francis Pare, Guillaume Durand and Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll scored
for Rouyn-Noranda (4-5-0-0).
Rocket 6, Titan 5
At Bathurst, N.B., Matthew Lachaine scored at 19:45 of the third
period to lead P.E.I. to a close victory over the Titan.
Pierre-Marc Guilbault, Geoff Walker, Martin Latal, David
Laliberte, and Greg Paynter also scored for the Rocket (5-2-0-1).
Mathieu Perreault registered a hat trick, while Tomy Joly and
Thomas Beauregard added one each for Acadie-Bathurst (3-7-0-0).
Mooseheads 4, Sea Dogs 0
At Saint John, N.B., Jeremy Duchesne stopped 33 shots as Halifax
blanked the Sea Dogs.
James Pouliot, Daniel Smith, Ryan Hillier and Jakub Voracek added
one each for the Mooseheads (5-4-0-0).
Maxime Joyal saved 48 shots for Saint John (2-4-1-1).
Screaming Eagles 4, Lewiston 3
At Lewiston, Maine, Paul Alexander McIlveen scored twice to give
Cape Breton the win over the Maineiacs.
Francois Gauthier and Bradley Gallant added one apiece for the
Screaming Eagles (5-4-0-0).
Marc-Andre Cliche, Marc-Andre Daneau and David Perron scored for
Lewiston (4-3-0-0).
Foreurs 1, Sagueneens 0
At Chicoutimi, Que., Marc-Andre Cote scored the lone goal early
in the third as Val-d'Or downed the Sagueneens.
Raffaele D'Orso stopped 22 shots for the Foreurs (5-1-1-1).
Bobby Nadeau made 25 saves for Chicoutimi (2-5-2-1), allowing the
only goal in the first minute of the third period.
Wildcats 5, Oceanic 3
At Rimouski, Que., Brad Ouskun grabbed a hat trick as Moncton
beat the Oceanic.
Matt Eagles and Randy Cameron also added goals for the Wildcats
(6-4-0-0).
Phillipe Cornet, Jordan Caron and Max Gratchev each scored for
Rimouski (1-5-2-0).
Drakkar 8, Huskies 2
At Baie-Comeau, Que., Francois Bouchard and Benjamin Brault
registered two goals and an assist each as the Drakkar routed
Rouyn-Noranda.
Olivier Donais also scored two, while Joakim Jensen and Keven
Dupont added one each for Baie-Comeau (7-2-0-0).
Yannick Riendeau and Ivan Vishnevskiy scored for the Huskies
(4-5-0-0).
