Jean-Francois Racine of Drummondville is the CHL Player of the Week

The CHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 10, 2002 is goaltenderrJean-Francois Racine of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec MajorrJunior Hockey League.rr

Racine turned in brilliant performances in two games this week, allowingrjust one goal while stopping 65 of the 66 shots he faced for a saverpercentage of .985 as Drummondville won both of its games this past week.rHis goals against average for the week was 0.50.rr

On Friday, Racine made 30 saves as the Voltigeurs edged the Rimouski Oceanicr4-1. Then on Sunday he posted the seventh shutout of his career, stoppingrall 35 shots he faced, as Drummondville edged the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 1-0.rr

Racine was also selected as the QMJHL Defensive Player of the Week. He takesrthe CHL Player of the Week honours over the other league nominees, includingrPhilippe Lacasse of the Hull Olympiques, the QMJHL Offensive Player of therWeek, Jason Spezza of the Belleville Bulls, the OHL’s Player of the Week andrJoffrey Lupul of the Medicine Hat Tigers, the Husky WHL Player of the Week.rr

The CHL Player of the Week is selected from among the three leagues’rnominees and announced in Tuesday’s editions of the CHL Daily News. The CHLrPlayer of the Month for January will be announced in Wednesday’s CHL DailyrNews.rr

CHL PLAYERS OF THE WEEKrr

Feb. 12 — Jean-Francois Racine, Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHLr
Feb. 5 — Eric Johansson, Tri-City Americans, WHLr
Jan. 29 — Jason Spezza, Belleville Bulls, OHLr
Jan. 22 — Jarret Stoll, Kootenay Ice, WHLr
Jan. 15 — Brad Boyes, Erie Otters, OHLr
Jan. 8 — Ryley Layden, Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHLr
Dec. 17 — Andre Martineau, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, QMJHLr
Dec. 10 — Shawn Roed, Portland Winter Hawks, WHLr
Dec. 3 — Andy Chiodo, Toronto St. Michael’s Majors, OHLr
Nov. 27 — Philippe Lacasse, Hull Olympiques, QMJHLr
Nov. 20 — Yanick Lehoux, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHLr
Nov. 13 — Marek Svatos, Kootenay Ice, WHLr
Nov. 6 — Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques, QMJHLr
Oct. 29 — Tomas Plihal, Kootenay Ice, WHLr
Oct. 22 — Brad Boyes, Erie Otters, OHLr
Oct. 15 — Jason King, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHLrr

2001-2002 CHL PLAYERS OF THE MONTHrr

JANUARY, 2001 — Justin Kelly, Saskatoon Blades, WHLr
DECEMBER, 2001 — Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Chicoutimi Sagueneens, QMJHLr
NOVEMBER, 2001 — Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Sagueneens, QMJHLr
OCTOBER, 2001 — Nathan Robinson, Belleville Bulls, OHLrr

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUErr

There are three games in the WHL on Tuesday night. Kootenay is at Kelowna,rPortland plays at Medicine Hat and Vancouver is in Moose Jaw.rr

There were no games in the WHL on Monday night.rr

The Husky WHL Player of the Week is forward Joffrey Lupul of the MedicinerHat Tigers. Lupul earned the honour by picking up three goals and sevenrassists for 10 points in three games.rr

Lupul’s big week started Feb. 5 when he had one goal and three assists in ar6-3 win over the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes. On Feb. 8, he then scoredrone goal in a 5-2 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors.rr

Then on Feb. 10, Lupul had a five-point game against the Hurricanes inrLethbridge, scoring once and adding four assists in a 7-4 Medicine Hatrvictory.rr

The 18-year-old Edmonton, Alberta native is eligible for the 2002 NHL EntryrDraft.rr

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUErr

There are two games in the OHL on Tuesday night. Belleville plays atrKingston and Sault Ste. Marie is in Sudbury.rr

On Monday night in the OHL, the Erie Otters defeated the Toronto St. Michaelr’s Majors 5-3 in a re-scheduled game.rr

At Toronto, Mike Rice scored a pair of goals for the winners while AdamrMunroe made 21 saves in goal for the Otters. Matt Ellis had one goal andrthree assists for the Majors, who lost for just the fourth time at home thisrseason.rr

The OHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 10 is forward JasonrSpezza of the Belleville Bulls.rr

Spezza played just one game this past week but what a game it was. On Feb.r9, he had an eight-point game, figuring in on all of his team’s goals as therBulls crushed the London Knights 8-2.rr

Spezza’s three goals and five assists tied the Belleville team record forrpoints in one game with three other players. In just 10 games since comingrto Belleville in a trade from Windsor, the number two overall pick of therOttawa Senators in June’s NHL Draft has 11 goals and 20 assists for 31rpoints.rr

It’s the second time in four weeks the 18-year-old Etobicoke native has wonrOHL Player of the Week honours. He was also the CHL Player of the Week Jan.r29.rr

QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUErr

There are four games in the QMJHL on Tuesday night. Shawinigan (4) plays inrDrummondville, Chicoutimi is at Moncton, Baie-Comeau plays at Montreal andrQuebec visits Val-d’Or.rr

There was one game in the QMJHL on Monday night. The Acadie-Bathurst Titanr(1) continued their slump as they dropped a 3-0 decision to Rouyn-Noranda.rr

The loss was the fifth in a row for the Titan, who barely held on to theirrnumber one ranking this past week. Jean-Francois Nogues made 33 saves inrgoal to pick up the shutout for the Titan while Mathieu Bastien had one goalrand one assist. Adam Russo had to make just 17 saves for the losers as therTitan out-shot the Huskies 33-20.rr

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Defensive Player of the Week is alsorthe Canadian Hockey League’s Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 10.rr

Jean-Francois Racine of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL took bothrhonours this week after turning in two superb performances in a row, helpingrhis team to a pair of victories.rr

Racine stopped 65 of the 66 shots he faced in his two outings for a saverpercentage for the week of .985 and a goals against average of 0.50. On Feb.r8 he made 30 saves in a 4-1 win over the Rimouski Oceanic and followed thatrperformance up by posting his seventh career shutout on Feb. 10, when therVoltigeurs blanked the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 1-0.rr

Racine made 35 saves in the shutout victory. He has played in 49 of his team’s 56 games to date.rr

The QMJHL Offensive Player of the Week is forward Philippe Lacasse of therHull Olympiques.rr

Lacasse scored five goals and added four assists for nine points in just tworgames this past week. Lacasse was the CHL’s Player of the Week Nov. 27.rr

On Feb. 8 against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Lacasse had one goal and onerassist in a 3-2 overtime win for Hull. The next night against therRouyn-Noranda Huskies, Lacasse turned in a seven-point game, four goals andrthree assists, during an 8-2 Hull victory.rr

Lacasse now has 101 points, which puts him fourth in QMJHL scoring. He alsorhas 250 points in his QMJHL career.rr

For complete QMJHL statistics and standings, visit the official QMJHL site.rr

CORRECTION — In Monday’s CHL Daily News, it was stated that the GuelphrStorm were in the Bank of Montreal MasterCard Top 10 rankings for the firstrtime this season. The Storm are in fact on the Top 10 list for the fifthrtime this season, the last time in December.