CHL Daily: Olympiques and Thunderbirds extend long winning streaks
CHL Three Stars
Evan Vierling tied a career high with five points to claim the first star of the night as his hat-trick helped lead Barrie to a 6-3 win in Owen Sound. It’s been a career year for Vierling who in his final junior season has a career high 34 goals and 82 points.
Trevor Wong’s first hat-trick of the season earned him the second star of the night as he helped Saskatoon to a 5-2 win in Regina that extended the Blades’ streak to 9-0-1. Wong’s 77 points this season are a career high and lead the Blades while his 54 assists are tied for the seventh most in the WHL.
Alexis Gendron’s (PHI) third hat-trick in seven games gave him Sunday’s third star as he led the charge for Gatineau in a 5-2 victory over Rimouski. In 25 games with the Olympiques, Gendron has 22 goals.
Nightly notes
OHL
- Hunter Haight (MIN) and Matyas Sapovaliv (VGK) each scored twice for Saginaw in a 7-3 road win over Kingston as they maintained fourth place in the OHL’s Western Conference.
- Charlie Robertson made 20 saves to record his second shutout of the season as North Bay beat Niagara 4-0 to become the third OHL club to reach the 40-win mark.
- Noah Nelson scored the game-winner with 2:41 to play in regulation as Hamilton took down Erie 3-2 to secure a 30th win of the season.
Shorty for #VegasBorn prospect Matyas Sapovaliv! #CHLTVGOTW pic.twitter.com/wzzxjaquI0
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) March 5, 2023
QMJHL
- Mathieu Cataford’s three points (2G, 1A) led Halifax to a 6-2 victory over Acadie-Bathurst as the Mooseheads’ winning streak hit four games. Jordan Dumais (CBJ) had two assists to take his season total to 117 points, the second most in the CHL.
- Peter Reynolds had four points (2G, 2A) as Saint John beat Cape Breton 6-5 to push its advantage to seven points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. In the process, Reynolds passed the 100-point mark in QMJHL career and became the 32nd Sea Dog to reach the landmark.
- Edouard Cournoyer had a goal and two assists as Rouyn-Noranda beat Val-d’Or 6-4 for their 35th win of the season.
- Alexis Bourque, Alexis Brisson and Anri Ravinskis each had a goal and an assist for the Armada in a 5-3 road win over Drummondville.
- Four different skaters found the back of the net for Baie-Comeau as they doubled up Chicoutimi 4-2.
𝙇𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖̀ 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙧 🎵!#goOLgo♠️ pic.twitter.com/3bnm2wt5cO
— Olympiques de Gatineau (@OlympiquesGAT) March 5, 2023
WHL
- Jared Davidson (MTL), Dylan Guenther (ARI), Jeremy Hanzel and Luke Prokop (NSH) all scored as Seattle collected its 48th win of the season with a 4-2 win over Tri-City. In the process, the T-Birds’ winning streak hit 13 games.
- Carter Yakemchuk had the game-winner as Calgary beat Swift Current 4-3 to close the gap to one-point between the two sides for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Riley Fiddler-Schultz and Sean Tschigerl each had three points in the victory.
- Luca Cagnoni’s power play marker was the game-winner as Portland got back into the win column courtesy of a 3-1 victory against Everett.
Luca Cagnoni's 🚀 puts the @pdxwinterhawks up 2-1
📺 | https://t.co/E0Cl58T8ou#CHLTVGOTW | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/8kL22VgLUA
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) March 6, 2023
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