Victoriaville Tigres forward Yanni Gourde was named the CHL Player of the Week, the Canadian Hockey League announced earlier today.
The week is the period spanning from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.
Gourde, 20, is the QMJHL's leading scorer and has become the first player to win the award twice this season after recording two four-point games.
Gourde last won the award for the week of Dec. 5 to Dec. 11.
The St-Narcisse, Que. native picked up four assists in an 8-7 overtime loss to Rimouski on Wednesday Feb. 1.
On Friday Feb. 3, Gourde recorded two goals and two assists and was named the game's first-star in a 6-1 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
Gourde is in his fourth season with the Tigres and has 29 goals for 99 points in 53 games so far this season.
Also considered for the award this week was Dominik Uher of the Spokane Chiefs who scored six goals for nine points in four games, and Brandon Saad of the Saginaw Spirit who scored three goals and seven points in three games.
Guillaume Asselin of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens was the last QMJHL player to win this award back on the week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 15.
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