QMJHL roundup: Truchon scores OT winner as Oceanic trip Remparts
By The Canadian Press on December 31, 2023.
QUEBEC – Charle Truchon’s power-play goal at 4:42 of overtime lifted the visiting Rimouski Oceanic to a 4-3 win over the Quebec Remparts in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday at Centre Videotron. Dominic Pilote, Jacob Mathieu and Julien Beland also scored for the Oceanic (18-16-3-0), who trailed 2-1 after the first period. The teams were tied 2-2 heading into the third. Kassim Gaudet scored twice for the Remparts (14-20-2-0), while Charles-Oliver Villeneuve netted a single. The Oceanic outshot the Remparts 36-34. Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Sunday: — EAGLES 4 MOOSEHEADS 2 HALIFAX, N.S. – The visiting Cape Breton Eagles erased a 2-1 third-period deficit with three unanswered goals to knock off the Halifax Mooseheads 4-2. Lincoln Waugh, Charles-Antoine Lavallee, Cole Burbidge and Angelo Fullerton scored for the Eagles (19-17-1-0). Mathieu Cataford and Liam Kilfoil scored for the Maritimes Division-leading Mooseheads (23-10-4-1). — TITAN 4 SEA DOGS 2 SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Joseph Henneberry scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan edged the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-2. Milo Roelens and Robert Orr also scored for the Titan (17-17-1-2), who led 1-0 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third. Noah Reinhart and Coen Miller scored for the Sea Dogs (13-18-3-2), who were outshot 40-27. — DRAKKAR 4 SAGUENEENS 1 CHICOUTIMI, Que. – Isaac Dufort scored twice and Felix Gagnon chipped in with two assists as the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar defeated the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4-1. Raoul Boilard and Justin Poirier also scored for the East Division-leading Drakkar (31-4-2-0). Nathan Lecompte scored for the Sagueneens (17-17-2-2). — VOLTIGEURS 4 CATARACTES 3 (SO) DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Vsevolod Komarov of Drummondville scored at 19:52 of the third period to tie the game 3-3, and the Voltigeurs prevailed in the shootout to post a 4-3 victory over the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes. Sam Oliver and Lukas Landry also scored for the Central Division-leading Voltigeurs (23-9-4-1) in regulation time. Felix Lacerte, Lou-Felix Denis and Kody Dupuis scored for the Cataractes (15-18-2-1), who were outshot 46-31. — HUSKIES 11 FOREURS 2 ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Antonin Verreault, Francois-James Buteau and Leighton Carruthers each scored twice as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies whipped the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs 11-2. Anthony Turcotte, Thomas Verdon, Danill Bourash, Mathis Perron and Emeric Gaudet also scored for the West Division-leading Huskies (24-8-1-3), who outshot the visitors 49-21. Nathan Brisson and Thomas Larouche scored for the Foreurs (12-20-1-1). — PHOENIX 3 ARMADA 1 SHERBROOKE, Que. – Olivier Dubois had a goal and assist as the Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3-1. Israel Mianscum and Olivier Lampron also scored for the Phoenix (16-16-1-3). Jonathan Fauchon scored for the Armada (15-17-3-0), who were outshot 36-17. — TIGRES 4 OLYMPIQUES 1 VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Maxime Pellerin, Francesco Iasenza, Justin Larose and Justin Gendron each scored a goal as the Victoriaville Tigres defeated the visiting Gatineau Olympiques. Netminder Nahan Darveau made 23 saves for the Tigres (22-9-3-0). Jacob Kaine scored for the Olympiques (9-24-2-2). — ISLANDERS 4 WILDCATS 3 (SO) MONCTON, N.B. – Simon Hughes had a goal and assist and the visiting Charlottetown Islanders prevailed in the shootout to edge the Moncton Wildcats 4-3. Simon Duguay and Michael Horth also scored for the Islanders (16-18-1-1), who outshot the Wildcats 38-37. Alex Mercier, Olivier Boutin and Etinne Morin scored for the Wildcats (22-8-2-3). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 31, 2023. 48-47
