QMJHL roundup: Unbeaten Drakkar overcome shaky start on road
By The Canadian Press on October 8, 2023.
GATINEAU, Que. – The visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar had a shaky start, but that was the only flaw as they defeated the winless Gatineau Olympiques 7-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Matthew MacDonald led the Eastern Conference-leading Drakkar (6-0-1-0) with a goal and two assists as the visitors spotted the Olympiques an early 1-0 lead then stormed back with four goals in the second period and three more in the third. Raoul Boilard, Isaac Dufort, Shawn Pearson, Louis-Charles Plourde, Justin Poirier and Félix Gagnon also scored for the Drakkar. Félix Ouellet and Cory MacGillivray scored for the Olympiques (0-6-1-0). Elsewhere in the QMJHL: — PHOENIX 4 VOLTIGEURS 2 SHERBROOKE, Que. – Israël Mianscum and Olivier Dubois each scored twice as the Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs 4-2. Phoenix (4-1-0-1) netminder Samuel St-Hilaire stopped 35 of 37 shots. Maveric Lamoureux and Luke Woodworth scored for the Western Conference-leading Voltigeurs (4-1-1-1), who outshot the Phoenix 37-28. — WILDCATS 6 ARMADA 4 MONCTON, N.B. – Yoan Loshing scored twice as the Moncton Wildcats edged the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 6-4. Thomas Auger, Miles Mueller, Connor Trenholm and Vincent Collard also scored for the Wildcats (5-2-0-0). Vincent Desjardins scored twice for the Armada (4-4-0-0), while James Swan and Mateo Nobert netted singles. — EAGLES 4 TIGRES 3 SYDNEY, N.S. – Olivier Houde knocked in the game-winning goal at 9:29 of the second period as the Cape Breton Eagles edged the visiting Victoriaville Tigres 4-3. Zach Biggar, Thomas Bégin and Antoine Roy also scored for the Eagles (4-3-0-0). Pier-Olivier Roy, Maxime Pellerin and Tommy Cormier scored for the Tigres (3-4-0-0). — OCÉANIC 4 TITAN 2 ACADIE-BATHURST, Que. – Maël St-Denis scored twice as the visiting Rimouski Océanic beat the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-2. Maxime Coursol and Quinn Kennedy also scored for the Oceanic (4-2-1-0). Milo Roelens and Dawson Sharkey scored for the Titan (2-5-0-0). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2023. 28-27
