QMJHL Roundup: League-leading Wildcats beat Olympiques 4-2 for ninth straight win

By The Canadian Press on January 9, 2025.

GATINEAU, Que. – The Moncton Wildcats topped the Gatineau Olympiques 4-2 for their ninth consecutive win Thursday in the Quebec Maritimes Hockey League.

Alex Mercier and Maxime Côté each had a goal and an assist while Vincent Collard and Markus Vidicek also scored for league-leading Moncton (30-5-2) at Centre Slush Puppie.

Wildcats netminder Mathis Rousseau stopped 19 shots.

Nicholas Petrut – with his first of the season – and Lukas Kral replied for Gatineau (9-21-8). Olympiques goaltender Nathan St-Pierre made 30 saves.

Moncton jumped out to a 3-0 lead midway through the second period with goals from Côté, Vidicek and Mercier. Vidicek and Mercier both reached 19 goals on the season.

ISLANDERS 5 EAGLES 4, OT

CHARLOTTETOWN – Ross Campbell scored at 3:03 in overtime as the Charlottetown Islanders edged the Cape Breton Eagles.

Kyle Powers, William Shields, Matthew Butler and Jude Herron also for Charlottetown (16-19-3). Islanders goaltender Donald Hickey kicked out 28 of 32 shots.

Joseph Henneberry scored twice while Jacob Newcombe and Nathan Plouffe added singles for Cape Breton (18-14-5). Eagles goaltender Jakub Milota saved 31 of 36 shots.

VOLTIGEURS 4 MOOSEHEADS 3

HALIFAX – Sam Oliver’s second goal at 9:18 of the third period held on as the game-winner, and the Drummondville Voltigeurs beat the Halifax Mooseheads.

Ethan Gauthier and Justin Larose scored once for Drummondville (27-8-4). Voltigeurs netminder Riley Mercer kicked out 29 of 32 shots.

Antoine Fontaine, Liam Kilfoil and Quinn Kennedy replied for Halifax (11-21-5). Mooseheads netminder Jacob Steinman kicked out 41 of 45 shots.

HUSKIES 4 PHOENIX 0

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Samuel Meloche earned a 24-save shutout as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies blanked the Sherbrooke Phoenix.

Thomas Verdon and Rémi Gélinas both scored twice for Rouyn-Noranda (21-9-7).

Kyan Labbé stopped 31 of 34 shots for Sherbrooke (21-12-5).

DRAKKAR 6 TIGRES 1

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Jules Boilard scored twice, and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar topped the Victoriaville Tigres.

Aiden Kirkwood, Samuel Brunet, Samuel Boisvert and Shawn Pearson also scored for Baie-Comeau (20-14-3). Drakkar netminder Lucas Beckman kicked out 18 of 19 shots.

Alexis Bourque replied for Victoriaville (11-23-4). Tigres goaltender Gabriel D’Aigle stopped 24 of 30 shots.

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This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 9, 2025.

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