QMJHL roundup: Minville paces Olympiques to 4-1 win over Foreurs
By The Canadian Press on February 3, 2024.
GATINEAU, Que. – Jeremie Minville had a goal and two assists, Zach Pelletier made 21 saves, and the Gatineau Olympiques knocked off the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs 4-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Centre Slush Puppie. Nathan Levesque, Gabriel Seguin and Justin Boisselle also scored for the Olympiques (17-27-3-3), who scored the game’s first two goals then hung on for the victory. Charles Boutin chipped in with two assists. Nathan Drapeau scored for the Foreurs (13-30-3-2), who were outshot 37-22. The Olympiques led 2-0 after the first period and the second was scoreless. The Olympiques went 2-for-7 on the power play, while the Foreurs were 0-for-3. Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Saturday: — OCEANIC 4 ARMADA 1 BOISBRIAND, Que. – Quinn Kennedy scored three goals in the third period and Charle Truchon added a single as the visiting Rimouski Oceanic beat the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-1. Quentin Miller stopped 32 shots for the Oceanic (26-20-3-0), while Jacob Mathieu and Mael St-Denis each chipped in with two assists. Mathis Cloutier scored for the Armada (21-21-4-1), who were outshot 45-33. — DRAKKAR 2 REMPARTS 1 (OT) QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Justin Gill scored at 3:37 of overtime as the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar edged the Quebec Remparts 2-1. Raoul Boilard also scored for the East Division-leading Drakkar (40-8-2-0), who outshot the Remparts 37-19. Pier-Etienne Cloutier scored for the Remparts (18-28-3-0). The teams were scoreless heading into the third period. — CATARACTES 1 MOOSEHEADS 0 SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Reece Peitzsche’s first period goal stood up as the winner as the Shawinigan Cataractes edged the visiting Halifax Mooseheads 1-0. Mathys Fernandez made 18 saves to record the shutout for the Cataractes (22-24-2-1). Jack Milner stopped 24 of 25 shots for the Maritimes Division-leading Mooseheads (31-12-7-1). — TITAN 7 WILDCATS 5 MONCTON, N.B. – Blake Pilgrim-Edwards and Colby Huggan each scored twice, Emile Perron had three assists, and the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan edged the Moncton Wildcats 7-5. Louis-Francois Belanger, Mathieu St-Onge and Milo Roelens also scored for the Titan (23-21-3-2). Roelens also had two assists. Gabe Smith, Connor Trenholm, Olivier Boutin, Caleb Desnoyers and Natan Grenier scored for the Wildcats (27-13-3-3), who trailed 3-1 after the first period and 5-2 heading into the third. Julius Sumpf and Boutin each chipped in with two assists. POKE CHECKS: The Charlottetown Islanders-Cape Breton Eagles’ game on Saturday was postponed due to a snowstorm. It has been rescheduled for Feb. 22. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2024. 30-29
