QMJHL roundup: Special teams shine as Cataractes beat Phoenix 4-1
By The Canadian Press on October 9, 2023.
SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Lou-Felix Denis scored two short-handed goals and added an assist on the power play as the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix 4-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Monday. Jordan Tourigny and Alexis Bonefon also scored for the Cataractes, who outshot the visitors 34-22. Frantisek Dej scored once for the Phoenix. The Cataractes led 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 after 40 minutes of play. Elsewhere in the QMJHL — OLYMPIQUES 6 DRAKKAR 1 GATINEAU, Que. – Nolan Ling scored twice as the Gatineau Olympiques defeated the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6-1. Jan Golicic, Jérémie Minville, Charles Boutin and Nathan Lévesque also scored for the Olympiques. Louis-Charles Plourde scored for the Drakkar. — ISLANDERS 5 OCÉANIC 1 RIMOUSKI, Que. – Michael Horth scored twice as the visiting Charlottetown Islanders rolled past the Rimouski Océanic 5-1. Ross Campbell, Anthony Flanagan and Ondrej Maruna also scored for the Islanders. Alexandre Blais scored for the Oceanic. — FOREURS 5 HUSKIES 2 VAL-D’OR, Que. – Alexandre Guy’s third-period power-play goal the Val-d’Or Foreurs the cushion they needed to beat the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-2. Nathan Drapeau, Matthew Bolduc, Fredéric Potvin and Nathan Brisson also scored for the Foreurs. Benjamin Brunelle and Thomas Verdon scored for the Huskies. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 9, 2023. 23-22
