Second round ready to go

After Chicoutimi's 4-3 overtime win over Bathurst in Game 6 Sunday night, the second round of the playoffs is set to go.

The No. 1 Saint John Sea Dogs will play the 13th-seeded Baie-Comeau Drakkar, who upset the Victoriaville Tigres 4-0. The series starts Friday April 6 in Saint John with Game Two going on Saturday. The series will switch to Baie-Comeau for games three, four and five on April 10, 11 and 13 respectively. Games six and seven will be back in Saint John on April 16 and 17.

Shawinigan will play the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.

Shawinigan won their first-round matchup against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-0.

The series gets underway Friday April 6 and April 7 in Shawinigan.

The third series includes the third-placed Blainville-Boisbriand Armada taking on the seventh-seeded Rimouski Oceanic.

Armada won their series against Gatineau 4-0. Rimouski swept Val-'d'Or in four games.

The series kicks off Friday April 6 in Blainville.

Last but not least, the Quebec Remparts will battle against the Halifax Mooseheads. This series will feature Mooseheads' Nathan MacKinnon going up against Remparts' Mikhail Grigorenko.

Quebec swept Drummondville in the first round and Halifax swept rival Moncton Wildcats.

This will be the second series in the second round to have a 2-3-2 format. Quebec gets games one and two on Friday and Saturday, and Halifax gets games three to five. Games six and seven will come back to Quebec if necessary.

Stay tuned for The Q Spot's second round predictions.

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Ouellet, Bouvet-Morrissette and Zlobin named Telus three stars of the week

Xavier Ouellet, Andre Bouvet-Morrissette and Anton Zlobin were named the Telus three stars of the week on Monday night by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

The week is the period spanning from March 5 to March 11, 2012.

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defenceman Xavier Ouellet is the week's first-star after collecting four points in three games.

The 18-year-old Detroit Red Wings prospect collected a goal in a 4-3 win over Victoriaville on Wednesday. On Friday, the Terrebonne, Que. native collected two assists in a 5-0 win over the Rouyn-Noranada Huskies. Lastly, on Saturday, Ouellet recorded a goal in a 4-2 win over Rimouski.

The Armada captain has 21 goals and 58 points in 61 games this season.

The second star of the week is Drummondville Voltigeurs forward Andre Bouvet-Morrissette after collecting four goals and six points.

On Wednesday in a 7-3 loss to Quebec, the 20-year-old scored a pair of goals. On Friday, he added a goal in a 3-1 win. Then, on Saturday he added a goal and a pair of assists in a 6-1 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.

The Becancour, Que. native is in his overage season in the Q and has 39 goals and 71 points in 61 games.

Last but not least, Shawinigan Cataractes forward Anton Zlobin was named the third-star of the week.

The 18-year-old Russian collected three goals and six points in two games.

On Thursday in a 4-2 win over the Huskies, Zlobin had a goal. On Sunday against the No. 1 ranked Saint John Sea Dogs, Zlobin scored a pair of goals and added three assists.

Zlobin is draft eligible for the upcoming 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He has 39 goals and 74 points in 64 games this season.

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Hyka, Duclair and Marcoux named Telus three stars of the week

Tomas Hyka, Anthony Duclair and Etienne Marcoux were named the Telus three stars of the week, the QMJHL announced earlier today.

The week is the period spanning from Feb. 27 to March 4, 2012.

Tomas Hyka of the Gatineau Olympiques is the week's first star after potting a pair of goals and collecting nine points.

The 18-year-old Czech native was named third-star on Wednesday with a goal. On Friday he scored a goal and added a pair of assists in an overtime win over Drummondville. He was named second star of the game.

On Sunday, he collected four assists in an 8-2 win over Drummondville.

The week's second star is Quebec Remparts rookie Anthony Duclair. Duclair, 16, scored his 25th goal of the season on Wednesday in a 9-2 thumping over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. He tallied three points in the game to be named the game's first star.

On Sunday, the Montreal, Que. native collected a goal and a pair of assists in a 4-2 win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Duclair has 60 points on the season.

The third star of the week belongs to Etienne Marcoux of the Blainville-Boisbrian Armada.

On Friday he made 29 saves in a 6-2 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar then posted a shutout the next night against Chicoutimi.

He posted a 1.00 goals-against average and a 0.959 save percentage.

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Three QMJHL Players in Bob MacKenzie's latest draft rankings

Bob McKenzie named his top 30 players for the upcoming draft in a rankings special Tuesday night on TSN. Of the 30 players he named, two currently play in the QMJHL and one is slated to play in the Q next season.

Here are the players named by MacKenzie:

2. Mikhail Grigorenko, F, Quebec Remparts - Grigorenko started the season as a one-dimensional player, and Patrick Roy has turned him into a well rounded player, says MacKenzie. MacKenzie compared Grigorenko to Evgeni Malkin & Pavel Datsyuk. He called him a "200 foot player". He also said some scouts might rather Grigorenko as he's a big center. He noted that Grigorenko hasn't played well since high ankle sprain. He said that if the team with the first overall pick thinks they're close they might take him over Nail Yakupov, because of his two way play.
He also noted that most scouts said they would take Yakupov, but he has talked to some that would rather take Grigorenko. His biggest asset is that he's a big, two-way center, a hot comodity in today's NHL.

24. Martin Frk, F, Halifax. MacKenzie did not speak in depth about Frk, but he has Frk ranked in and around where most have him ranked. No real surprise there.

*25. Stefan Matteau, F, USA. Matteau is not playing in the QMJHL currently, as he is currently with USA Under-18, but he will join the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada next season, where his father is the coach. His ranking is on par with where others have him ranked as well.

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Game Previews-February 3rd, 2012

Game of Interest:

Saint John (36-13-0-2) at Drummondville (21-25-2-4)- Something has to give. Both teams have winning streaks; Drummondville has a four game streak going, while Saint John is riding a five game streak. This is a definite game of interest.

Players to Watch

Jonathan Oligny (Drummondville) & Ian Saab (Saint John). Oligny and Saab are one and two respectively in penalty minutes and major penalties. Expect them to drop the gloves tonight.

Other games on the Q schedule tonight:
Moncton (23-23-3-2) at Halifax (27-16-2-3)

Cape Breton (20-28-0-2) at P.E.I. (16-31-2-2)

Rimouski (31-21-0-0) at Quebec (32-12-4-2)

Victoriaville (33-16-1-2) at Baie-Comeau (24-22-1-3)

Gatineau (19-23-4-4) at Blainville-Boisbriand (27-20-2-1)

Rouyn-Noranda (16-29-2-3) at Chicoutimi (26-16-3-6)

Val-d’Or (21-26-0-4) at Shawinigan (34-11-2-3)

Ouellet, Asselin and Girard named Telus stars of the month

Xavier Ouellet, Guillaume Asselin and Gabriel Girard have been named the TELUS three stars for the month of January the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced today.

Xavier Ouellet, 18, of the Blaineville-Boisbriand Armada is the first star of the month.

The Terrebonne, Que. native had points in 10 of 11 games this month. He also registered five games with two points or more. In total, Ouellet scored four goals for 16 points and a plus-8 rating in 11 games over the course of January.

The month's second star is Chicoutimi Sagueneens right-winger Guillaume Asselin.

Asselin ended the month with the most goals of any player with 12, equalling Titan's Zach O'Brien. In addition, 19 of his 21 points were collected on the road. He registered at least two points a game for seven games while scoring three game-winning goals. The 19-year-old Quebec City, Que., native finished with a plus-7 rating.

The third star of the month is Shawinigan Cataractes goaltender Gabriel Girard.

Girard, 20, registered a goals-against average of 1.71, which was the best amongst league goaltenders. He won seven of eight games and finished behind Roman Will of the Moncton Wildcats with a save percentage of .934.

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Reid on the Rocket: Rocket comeback but lose 4-2 to Armada

Olivier Picard capitalized on an odd-man rush for the Blainville-Bosbriand Armada with 4:13 left in the third period and it proved to be the game-winner as the Armada dropped the P.E.I. Rocket 4-2 on Saturday night at the Charlottetown Civic Centre.

The Rocket erased a 2-0 second-period deficit to tie the game with two powerplay goals in the third period, but couldn't get the job done. With the loss, the Rocket drop to 14-31-2-2 on the season.

Rocket defenceman Jimmy Oligny said the Rocket played hard but turnovers cost them the game.

"Overall, I think we played well."

After a scoreless first period, the Armada jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Samuel Hodhod and Alex Micallef, powerplay, at 1:16 and 8:26 respectively.

It was Armada's goaltender, Storm Phaneuf, that let the Armada take the lead, said Oligny.

"The puck just wouldn't go in. The goaltender on the other side was making great saves."

Oligny scored his second goal in two games to bring the Rocket within a goal at 5:53. The 18-year-old Rocket alternate captain has three goals so far this season.

It's very unusual, Oligny joked.

"I guess I just shoot the puck more and try and keep that going."

Tomas Pavelka scored his fifth of the season at 11:09 to tie the game.

Picard scored his second of the season to put the Armada back infront at 15:47 before Cedric Paquette scored on the empty net with 15.4 seconds left to seal the deal.

Maxime Lagace made 21 saves in the loss for the Rocket. Phaneuf made 31 saves for second-star honours for the win.

The Rocket travel to Moncton to take on the Wildcats on Tuesday Jan. 31. Gametime 7 p.m.

The Rocket return home Thursday Feb. 2 when they host the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at 7 p.m.

Video Highlights


Photo by Darrell Kennedy.

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Game Previews: January 22nd

SAINT JOHN AT BATHURST: Saint John comes into the game having won two straight and six of their last 10. They should not take Bathurst lightly, especially with the league’s leading scorer, Zach O’Brien on the team. Oh, and Bathurst has a streak of their own: four straight wins.

Players to Watch

Saint John: Charlie Coyle- Since joining the Sea Dogs, Coyle has four goals in three games-an impressive start for any rookie.

Bathurst: Zach O’Brien- Coming off an impressive four-goal performance against Moncton, should be interesting to see what he can accomplish against their other New Brunsiwick counterpart.

MONCTON AT CAPE BRETON: Moncton will be looking to get back on track against Cape Breton. Both teams have only four regulation wins in their last 10 games.

Interesting Fact

Both teams traded their team Captains to the Memorial Cup host Shawinigan Cataractes. Even more interesting is that both players (Ellis & Gormley) hail from P.E.I.

RIMOUSKI AT BAIE-COMEAU: Rimouski has won four straight games, and seven out of their last 10, the second best streak in the league. It’s safe to say that David Rose and the Drakkar will have their hands full in this one.

Players to Watch

Rimouski-Jerome Gauthier-Leduc- The Oceanic’s stud defensemen has had another solid year. Once thought to be surely dealt, stayed in Rimouski, and their fans have been beyond happy.

Baie-Comeau- Jonathan Lessard- To say that Lessard is a pure goal scorer is an understatement. Lessard is second in team goal scoring, but only tenth in overall points.

DRUMMONDVILLE AT BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND: The Surprising Armada are tops in their division, 10 points ahead of Drummondville. While it’s unlikely the Voltigeurs catch up to the Armada, you can bet this will be a chippy affair.

Players to Watch

Drummondville-Alexandre Veronneau- There was a lot of questions when Veronneau was acquired, and the questions continue. He has a Goals Against Average greater than six with the Volts. Should be interesting to see how many he lets in tonight.

Blainville-Boisbriand-Etienne Marcoux- The 18-year-old goalie has been one of the best this season, unlike Veronneau. Marcoux is top 10 in every major category for goaltenders this season.

VAL-D’OR AT ROUYN-NORANDA: Val-d’Or have won three straight, while their opponent has lost fourstraight. With Val-d’Or battling for first in the West, you can bet they’ll be hungry.

Stat of the Game

Foreurs’ player Mathieu Guertin is second in the league in minor penalties taken, with 38.

P.E.I AT VICTORIAVILLE: PEI wraps up its latest swing through Quebec hoping for a win. It has been an incredibly rough trip for the Rocket, who have been outscored 15-2 so far. A win may be too much to ask of the Rocket, as Victoriaville is on a four-game winning streak.

Players to Watch

P.E.I. - Ben Duffy- Earlier this season Duffy broke the franchise’s all-time points record. Duffy has been one of the lone bright spots for P.E.I. this year

Victoriaville- Matthew Hobbs- Hobbs, traded from PEI to Victoriaville last month, has been one of the Tigres' best defensemen.

36 QMJHL players listed in midterm rankings

Quebec Remparts forward Mikhail Grigorenko tops the NHL Central Scouting's midterm rankings for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Yesterday, the Canadian Hockey League announced that 145 CHL players appear on the list.

The domestic rankings list a total of 210 North American skaters including 120 from the CHL, also listing and additional 36 North American goaltenders which includes 25 that currently compete in the CHL.

The QMJHL has 36 representatives on the rankings, with Grigorenko at spot number two, below Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting who is number one.

The highest ranked goaltender for the QMJHL is Victoriaville's Brandon Whitney at number three.

Here is the list of QMJHL players that made the rankings
NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS
RK Name Team
2 Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec Remparts
25 Martin Frk Halifax, Mooseheads
59 Matej Beran, P.E.I. Rocket
62 Francis Beauvillier, Rimouski Oceanic
64 Andrew Ryan, Halifax Mooseheads
65 Tomas Hyka, Gatineau Olympiques
87 Vladislav Shalimov, Val-d'Or Foreurs
89 Ryan Culkin, Quebec Remparts
93 James Melindy, Moncton Wildcats
96 Charles Hudon, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
102 Liam O'Brien, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
116 Justin Hache, Shawinigan Cataractes
126 Tomas Pavelka, P.E.I. Rocket
128 Anton Zlobin, Shawinigan Cataractes
130 Taylor Burke, Gatineau Olympiques
138 Dillon Fournier, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
168 Loic Leduc, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
173 Tomas Filippi, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
177 Raphael Corriveau, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
186 Sven Andrighetto, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
190 Alexandre Leclerc, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
193 Jeremie Fraser, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
196 Luca Ciampini, Halifax Mooseheads
207 Domenic Poulin, Chicoutimi Sagueneens

NORTH AMERICAN GOALTENDERS
RK Name Team
3 Brandon Whitney, Victoriaville Tigres
6 Francois Tremblay, Val-d'Or Foreurs
13 Etienne Marcoux, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
16 Francois Brassard, Quebec Remparts
18 Maxime Lagace, P.E.I. Rocket
25 Jacob Brennan, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
30 Roman Will, Moncton Wildcats
33 Philippe Trudeau, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Full list can be viewed here.

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Screaming Eagles active on trade floor today

There were a few moves made today during a pretty quiet trade period so far.

The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles were very active today, making three trades.

The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles sent 18-year-old goaltender Alexandre Veronneau to the Quebec Remparts for a seventh-round pick in 2012.

The Laval, Que. native has posted an 8-26 career record with the Screaming Eagles along with a 4.71 goals-agaist-average.

The Screaming Eagles made another deal on the day, sending 19-year-old Belarusian defenceman Raman Hrabarenka to the Drummondville Voltigeurs for a sixth-round pick in 2013, originally owned by Blainville-Boisbriand.

Hrabarenka skated in 80 career games for Screaming Eagles, collecting three goals and 15 points.

Last but not least for Cape Breton, they sent 17-year-old Samuel Hodhod to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada for 19-year-old goaltender William Racicot.

Hodhod was a second-round pick by the Shawinigan Cataratces in 2010 and had seven goals and 16 points in 47 with Shawinigan last season.

Racicot, has posted an 8-9-1 record for a 3.43 goals-against-average with the Armada this season.

The Saint John Sea Dogs acquired forward Maxime Villemaire from the Drummondvile Voltigeurs in-exchange for a second-round pick in 2012 and a sixth-round pick in 2013.

Villemaire, 19, has played 90 career games with the Volts, collecting 14 goals and 27 points.

The Sea Dogs sent their first-round pick in 2012 to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for Saint John's second-round pick in 2012, Quebec's fourth-round pick in 2012 and Rimouski's first-round pick in the 2012 CHL Import Daft.

For a list of trades, click here.

Photo courtesy of Cape Breton Post.

Milan traded to Victoriaville

The Victoriaville Tigres have made another dip into the trading period by acquiring defenceman Daniel Milan from the Moncton Wildcats.

Milan, 19, spent the last two seasons with the Wildcats recording 14 goals and 43 points in 101 games.

In return, the Victoriaville Tigres sent defensemen Danick Emond and Jacob Sweeney to the Wildcats.

Emond, 18, had four goals and 15 points with the Tigres this season. The Montreal, Que. native was a second-round pick by the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in 2010.

Sweeney, 16, was a first-round pick by the Tigres in 2011 and played in three games this season with the Tigres but registered zero points.

In another trade on the day, the Quebec Remparts traded 20-year-old left winger Olivier Hinse to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada for 19-year-old defenceman Marc-Antoine Carrier.

Hinse played in five games this year with the Remparts recording two assists.

For a complete list of trades, click here.

The Q back in action tonight

After breaking for Christmas over a week ago, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League kicks back into gear tonight with six games on the schedule.

First on the list is the struggling P.E.I. Rocket (8-24-2-2) visiting the Halifax Mooseheads (22-11-1-2) at 7 p.m.

Next on the board is the Victoriaville Tigres (21-13-0-2) visiting the Drummondville Voltigeurs (14-18-2-3) at 8 p.m. Atlantic Time.

Third on the night is the Quebec Remparts (28-6-2-1) hosting the Rimouski Oceanic (22-17-0-0) at 8 p.m.

Fourth on the list is Shawinigan (25-9-2-2) hosting the Armada (20-14-2-0) at 8 p.m.

Next up is the Chicoutimi "Sags" (17-11-3-5) visiting the Baie-Comeau Drakkar (19-15-1-1) at 8 p.m.

And finally, the Val-d'Or Foreurs (15-19-0-4) visit their arch-rivals, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (12-25-1-1) at 8 p.m.

Trade updates
On Dec. 21, Saint John acquires Danny Chiasson (1992-09-23) and 12th round pick in 2012 from the Baie-Comeau Drakkar for an 11th round pick in 2012.

On Dec. 21, Acadie-Bathurst traded defenceman Garrett Clarke (1992-11-03) to the Gatineau Olympiques for a fifth-round pick in 2012 (via P.E.I) and a ninth-round pick in 2012.

On Dec. 20, Gatineau acquired Olivier Daoust from Moncton for Baie-Comeau's 2012 third-round pick.

To view a list of transactions so far, click here.

Few trades made on opening day of trade period

Only four trades were made on Dec. 19, when the annual trading period opened up.

The biggest trade of the day was defenceman Jonathan Narbonne being sent from the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada to the Shawinigan Cataractes for a first-round pick in 2012 as well as a third-round pick in 2012, previously owned by Victoriaville.

Narbonne, 19, had six goals for 19 points in 27 games this season.

The second biggest deal of the day was Baie-Comeau trading forward Alexandre Durette and a first-round pick in 2012 (Victoriaville) to the Val-d'Or Foreurs for forward Jean-Francois Leblanc.

Durette, 19, had 10 goals and 39 points in 36 games this season. Leblanc, 18, who had an impressive rookie season last year with 19 goals and 51 points in 63 games, is off to a slow start this season with only a goal and four helpers in 33 games.

The third deal of the day was the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles acquiring 18-year-old defenceman Mikael Langlois from the Baie-Comeau Drakkar for a seventh-round pick in 2012.

Langlois had two assists in 10 games this season. He had eight goals and 21 points last year in 57 games.

A minor trade was also made between Drummondville and Acadie-Bathurst. The Titan sent a 2013 fourth-round pick, originally owned by Drummondville, to the Voltigeurs for a fifth-rounder in 2013.

Busy weekend heading into Christmas break

There are quite a few games slated for this weekend as we enter the final week of action before the league breaks for Christmas.

Tonight, there are eight games in action tonight, combining for 16 of the the league's 17 teams.

First on tonight's schedule are the mighty Saint John Sea Dogs (26-10-0-1) visiting the struggling Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (14-20-0-1) at 7 p.m.

Second on tonight's schedule is the Halifax Mooseheads (21-10-1-2) visiting the Moncton Wildcats (17-16-2-0) at 7 p.m.

The P.E.I. Rocket, the other Maritime Division team in action tonight, are in Quebec to take on Patrick Roy and Mikhail Grigorenko's Remparts. The Rocket are in last place with an 8-22-2-2 record, as the Remparts are in first with an impressive 26-6-2-1 record. Gametime is 8 p.m.

Other Quebec teams in action tonight consist of the Gatineau Olympiques (16-14-2-3) visiting the Drummondville Voltigeurs (13-17-2-3) at 8 p.m, Baie-Comeau Drakkar (17-15-1-1) at Victoriaville Tigres (21-11-0-2), Chicoutimi Sagueneens (16-10-3-5) visiting the Rimouski Oceanic (20-17-0-0), Blainville-Boisbriand Armada(18-14-2-0) at Rouyn-Noranada Huskies (12-23-1-1) and the Shawinigan Cataractes (23-9-2-2) visit the Val-d'Or Foreurs (15-17-0-4).

The schedule loosens up on Saturday with only five games on the board.

The P.E.I. Rocket travel to Rimouski to battle the Oceanic, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan (17-17-2-2) travel to Victoriaville, the Olympiques host the Drakkar, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies host Shawnigan and the Armada visit the Foreurs.

On Sunday, only three games are on the schedule with Bathurst visiting Quebec, Halifax in Cape Breton, and Saint John visiting arch-rival Moncton Wildcats.

The trading period opens up on Monday Dec. 19.

In other news, it has been reported that Charlie Coyle will be reporting to the Saint John Sea Dogs. Coyle has left Boston University and is likely to sign with the Sea Dogs. Coyle's departure is due to academic issues.

Coyle, an East Weymouth, M.A., native had three goals and 14 points in 16 games with Boston University this season. The 19-year-old was selected 28th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. His rights were traded to the Minnesota Wild.

Saturday night results

Quick recap of the scores from last night.

All home teams were victorious last night, opposite of what happened on Friday night.

Baie-Comeau were 5-1 winners over the Shawinigan Cataractes. Lukas Cingel (2-0), Raphael Bussieres (2-0), Tomas Filippi (0-2) and Felix Girard (0-2) all had two points in the Drakkar win. Yannick Veilleux had the lone goal for Shawinigan.

The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles had a big 9-4 win at home over the Rouyn-Noranada Huskies. Morgan Ellis had two goals and two assists. David Rose (1-2), Kyle Farrell (0-3), Logan Shaw (1-1), Denis Kindl (2-1) and William Carrier (1-2) also had multiple points on the night.

In Moncton, the Wildcats were 4-3 winners over the Victoriaville Tigres. Teams were tied 3-3 after the first period until Allain Saulnier scored a powerplay goal for the Wildcats and they would hold on to win.

In Gatineau, the Olympiques came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-3 in overtime. Mathieu Gagnon (1-1) had the overtime winner for Gatineau.

Lastly, the Quebec Remparts thumped the Halifax Mooseheads 6-1. Mikhail Grigorenko had a goal and an assist for the Remparts, as Nathan MacKinnon had an assist for the Mooseheads.

Saturday night preview

There are five games on the schedule tonight for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

The first game on the schedule is the Shawinigan Cataractes (17-7-1-2) at the Baie-Comeau Drakkar (12-11-0-0) at 5 p.m. AST.

Anton Zlobin leads the Cataractes in scoring with 22 goals and 32 points in 25 games.

Leading scorers for the Drakkar are Carl Gelinas and Alexandre Durette with 24 points each in 23 games.

Shawinigan is 1-0 against the Drakkar so far this season with a 3-2 win back on Oct. 27.

The second game on the scoreboard is the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (7-17-1-1) visiting the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (10-13-0-1) at 7 p.m.

Leading the way for Huskies is Zurich, Switzerland native, Sven Andrighetto with 12 goals and 27 points in 25 games.

Jonathan Brunelle leads the Screaming Eagles in scoring with eight goals and 27 points in 24 games.

This is the first time these two teams have met this season and will also play again tomorrow night.

Third on the scoreboard is the Victoriaville Tigres (17-8-0-1) visiting the Moncton Wildcats (14-11-1-0) at 7 p.m.

Yanni Gourde leads the Tigres in scoring with an impressive 14 goals and 43 points in 26 games.

Moncton is led by Alex Saulnier with 16 goals and 39 points in 26 games.

Victoriaville and Moncton have not met yet this season.

The next game on the schedule is the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (12-12-1-0)visiting the Gatineau Olympiques (12-10-1-1) at 8 p.m.

Armada rookie Christopher Clapperton leads the team in scoring with 10 goals and 27 points in 25 games, along with Jess Tanguy who has eight goals and 27 points in 24 games.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau leads the 'Piques with 18 goals and 31 points in 17 games.

Both teams have met each other twice so far this season and each team has won a game.

Past results: Sept. 16, GAT 0 @ BLB 7, Sept. 23, BLB 2 @ GAT 6.

The last game on the night is the the Halifax Mooseheads (14-6-1-1) visiting the Quebec Remparts (18-4-2-1) tonight at 8 p.m.

League superstars Nathan MacKinnon, Halifax, and Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec, will go head-to-head.

MacKinnon leads the Mooseheads in scoring with 12 goals and 34 points in 22 games.

Grigorenko leads the Remparts with 18 goals and 39 points in 25 games.

Halifax won the last meeting between the two clubs on Oct. 22 in Halifax in 4-3 overtime win.