Yanni Gourde, Domenic Graham and Jessyko Bernard were named the Telus three stars of the week today.
The week is the period spanning from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.
The first star of the week is Victoriaville Tigres left-winger Yanni Gourde. On Wednesday in an 8-7 loss to Rimouski, the 20-year-old collected four assists. On Friday in a 6-1 win over Baie-Comeau, the St-Narcisse, Que. native was named first star with two goals and four points.
Gourde finished the week with two goals and eight points in two games.
Gourde currently sits first overall in scoring, just one point shy of 100 and has an 11 point lead over Zach O'Brien of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
The second star of the week is Drummondville Voltigeurs goaltender Domenic Graham. On Friday, the 17-year-old made 43 saves in a 3-2 shootout loss against the Saint John Sea Dogs. On Saturday, Graham made 27 saves in a 2-1 win against the Rimouski Oceanic.
The third star of the week belongs to P.E.I. Rocket forward Jessyko Bernard. On Tuesday in a 4-1 win over the Moncton Wildcats, the 20-year-old forward had a goal and an assist. On Thursday in a 9-6 win over Cape Breton, Bernard collected a goal and a pair of assists and had the game winner. On Friday in a 4-2 win over Cape Breton again, the Dalhousie, N.B. native added the game-winning goal.
Bernard finished the week with three goals and six points and helped the Rocket move out of last place.
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