This week in the Q was filled with a multitude of high scoring games which leads to a few players putting up some big numbers in points and other putting up minus numbers in +/-.
The week's hottest player Guillaume Asselin of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens put up four goals and four assists in three games with a plus-1 rating helping his team to a 2-1 record through the week.
Next up are a couple of defencemen who are putting up some big numbers since being traded just before the deadline. Jérémie Blain, now playing with the Victoriavillie Tigres, had one goal and chipped in five helpers in three games over the week as the Tigres went 3-0. The former Titan player has three goals and for 10 points in seven games. The final hot for the week is the blue line duo of a couple Prince Edward Island natives who have been logging significant minutes for the Memorial Cup hosts Shawinigan Cataractes. Brandon Gormley and Morgan Ellis have proved to be great acquisitions since being traded from Moncton and Cape Breton respectively, Ellis has chipped in four goals and five assists with a plus-7 rating since moving from the Eagles, while Gormley has been solid on the blue line adding two assists on the island and a plus-4 rating, these two will play big roles in Shawinigan bringing the Memorial Cup back to the Q.
Shawinigan gets the nod for the hottest team of the week. Someone might need to call the fire department when this team returns home. The team picked up three wins over the week the biggest one coming against the highly touted Saint John Sea Dogs, a 4-1 victory in Saint John, as well as romping the Rocket 8-2 and edging Bathurst 2-1 in a shootout. It will be interesting to see how the teams caps off a 6 game road swing in the following week.
Quebec was ice cold last week losing two important games to Val-d'Or and Victoriaville both on home ice. The team was ranked fourth overall in the recent Week 16 CHL Top 10 Rankings and although the team didn't struggle to score they didn't manage to pick up a point.
This week's cold player hasn't produced much since returning from the World Junior Championships. Saint John Sea Dogs forward Jonthan Huberdeau has struggled to make ends meet since returning, a problem he has been having all season long. Huberdeau has battled injury for most of the season. He only managed one assist for the Sea Dogs this past week, Expect him to up his game in the coming weeks as his team makes a final plug for first overall in the league.
