By The Canadian Press on December 30, 2023.
VAL-D’OR, Que. – Jeremy Langlois scored 61 seconds into overtime as the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies edged the Val-d’Or Foreurs 5-4 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored twice for the West Division-leading Huskies (23-8-1-3), while Emeric Gaudet and Antonin Verreault netted singles. Huskies goaltender William Rousseau kicked out 20 of 24 shots. Nathan Drapeau scored three goals for the Foreurs (12-191-1), while Philippe Veilleux added a single. Foreurs netminder William Blackburn saved 42 of 47 shots. Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Saturday: — MOOSEHEADS 3 EAGLES 1 SYDNEY, N.S. – Markus Vidicek scored twice as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Cape Breton Eagles 3-1. Liam Kilfoil scored once for the Maritimes Division-leading Mooseheads (23-9-4-1). Olivier Houde scored for the Eagles (18-17-1-0). The teams were tied 0-0 until the Mooseheads took a 1-0 lead at 4:16 of the third. — OCEANIC 5 REMPARTS 2 RIMOUSKI, Que. – Alexandre Blais scored a goal and added two assists as the Rimouski Oceanic defeated the visiting Quebec Remparts 5-2. Quinn Kennedy, Jacob Mathieu, Julien Beland and Dominic Pilote also scored for the Oceanic (17-16-3-0). Antoine Michaud scored twice for the Remparts (14-20-1-0), who were outshot 44-22. — VOLTIGEURS 4 ARMADA 1 BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND, Que. – Drew Elliott scored a goal and added an assist as the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs beat the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-1. Ethan Gauthier, Loic Goyette and Sam Oliver all scored once for the Central Division-leading Voltigeurs (22-9-4-1). Eliot Litalien scored for the Armada (15-16-3-0). — TIGRES 6 PHOENIX 3 SHERBROOKE, Que. – Tommy Cormier scored twice as the visiting Victoriaville Tigres beat the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-3. Nikita Prishchepov, Pier-Olivier Roy, Maxime Pellerin and Egor Goriunov also scored for the Tigres (21-93-0). Olivier Dubois, Lewis Gendron and Hugo Primeau scored for the Phoenix (15-16-1-3). — DRAKKAR 7 SAGUENEENS 3 BAIE-COMEAU, Que. – Justin Poirier scored three goals and added an assist as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar beat the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens 7-3. Julien Paille, Jules Boilard, Raoul Boilard and Justin Gill also scored for the East Division-leading Drakkar (30-4-2-0). Craig Armstrong, Alexis Morin and Lucas Boisvert scored for the Sagueneens (17-16-2-2). — WILDCATS 7 SEA DOGS 2 MONCTON, N.B. – Yoan Loshing had a goal and added two assists as the Moncton Wildcats beat the visiting Saint John Sea Dogs 7-2. Olivier Boutin, Oscar Plandowski, Thomas Auger, Preston Lounsbury, Shawn Carrier and Connor Trenholm also scored for the Wildcats (22-8-2-2). Ryan Hackett chipped in with three assists. Pavel Simek and Mathis Gauthier scored for the Sea Dogs (13-17-3-2). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 30, 2023. 39