[{"id":58168,"date":"2026-04-16T17:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58168"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:09:52","slug":"wildcats-smith-bleyl-win-golden-puck-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/wildcats-smith-bleyl-win-golden-puck-awards","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats Smith, Bleyl win Golden Puck awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">After\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/lhjmq.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dfcb50fce2c7f8da5cf97db96&amp;id=bf41d1d5ef&amp;e=77f1d7428c\" href=\"https:\/\/lhjmq.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dfcb50fce2c7f8da5cf97db96&amp;id=bf41d1d5ef&amp;e=77f1d7428c\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">announcing the finalists yesterday<\/a>, the QMJHL is proud to unveil today the winners of eight individual trophies. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u201cAnd the Golden Puck goes to\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DavidDesharnaisHuang.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58152\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092603\/DavidDesharnaisHuang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092603\/DavidDesharnaisHuang.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092603\/DavidDesharnaisHuang-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092603\/DavidDesharnaisHuang-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092603\/DavidDesharnaisHuang-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092603\/DavidDesharnaisHuang-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David-Desharnais Trophy, <\/strong>Most sportsmanlike player while being effective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Winner: Alex Huang, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens<\/strong><br \/>\nIn his third QMJHL season, all with the Saguen\u00e9ens, Huang raised his personal best from 40 to 70 points, finishing second among Q defensemen in scoring. His 11 goals and 59 assists were also career highs. Huang also ranked second among his peers with a +58 rating and 32 power-play points. Used in all situations, the Nashville Predators prospect was penalized for just 14 minutes this season.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Finalists: Samuel Beauchemin, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, and Philippe Veilleux, Val-d\u2019Or Foreurs<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GuyCarbonneauSmith.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58154\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092609\/GuyCarbonneauSmith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092609\/GuyCarbonneauSmith.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092609\/GuyCarbonneauSmith-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092609\/GuyCarbonneauSmith-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092609\/GuyCarbonneauSmith-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092609\/GuyCarbonneauSmith-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guy-Carbonneau Trophy, <\/strong>Top defensive forward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Winner: Gabe Smith, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a breakout year for Smith, who improved his personal best from 39 to 77 points, ranking third among the high-powered Wildcats. Of his 34 goals, 18 came on the power play, a league-high. Smith was frequently matched against top opposing players and used his imposing 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame to disrupt opponents. He also scored two shorthanded goals and was the Wildcats\u2019 most-used center in the faceoff circle (1,170), where he posted a 58.9% success rate.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Finalists: Thomas Desruisseaux, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens, and Thomas Verdon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/KevinLowePlamondon.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58156\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092614\/KevinLowePlamondon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092614\/KevinLowePlamondon.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092614\/KevinLowePlamondon-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092614\/KevinLowePlamondon-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092614\/KevinLowePlamondon-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092614\/KevinLowePlamondon-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kevin-Lowe Trophy, <\/strong>Top defensive defenseman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Winner: F\u00e9lix Plamondon, Shawinigan Cataractes<\/strong><br \/>\nPlamondon has developed steadily over four years, becoming a reliable presence on the Cataractes\u2019 blue line. Along the way, he increased his point totals from 15 to 21 to 32 over the last three seasons. Of his 32 points this season, 29 came at even strength. He also posted a +46 rating, by far the best in Shawinigan, ahead of Chad Lygistakos\u2019 +31. Without flash, Plamondon has become head coach Daniel Renaud\u2019s go-to player to shut down the opposition\u2019s top forwards.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Finalists: Peteris Bulans, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens, and Adam Fortier-Gendron, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/MauriceFilionJean.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58158\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092619\/MauriceFilionJean.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092619\/MauriceFilionJean.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092619\/MauriceFilionJean-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092619\/MauriceFilionJean-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092619\/MauriceFilionJean-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092619\/MauriceFilionJean-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maurice-Filion Trophy,\u00a0<\/strong>General Manager of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Winner: Yanick Jean, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens<\/strong><br \/>\nJean and the Saguen\u00e9ens had high expectations for 2025\u20132026, a season they began building during the 2022 and 2023 drafts. Jean made a key move last summer by selecting Maxim Sch\u00e4fer in the CHL Import Draft. Then, during the holiday period, he made several impactful acquisitions: Tomas Lavoie, Alexis Bernier, and Jordan Tourigny on defense; Lucas Beckman in goal; as well as Liam Lefebvre and Mavrick Lachance up front. The Saguen\u00e9ens were a dominant force in the second half of the season but finished just one point behind Moncton atop the overall standings.<strong>Finalists: Gordie Dwyer, Newfoundland Regiment, and Taylor MacDougall, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/MichaelBossyDagenais.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58160\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092625\/MichaelBossyDagenais.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092625\/MichaelBossyDagenais.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092625\/MichaelBossyDagenais-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092625\/MichaelBossyDagenais-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092625\/MichaelBossyDagenais-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092625\/MichaelBossyDagenais-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Michael-Bossy Trophy, <\/strong>Top professional prospect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Winner: Maddox Dagenais, Qu\u00e9bec Remparts<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter missing 21 games due to injury in his rookie season, Dagenais truly broke out this year with 62 points in as many games, ranking 34<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in QMJHL scoring. The Remparts\u2019 second-leading scorer, he led his team with 10 goals and 25 power-play points. His 273 shots ranked fourth in the league. Dagenais should be a first-round NHL pick in June.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Finalists: Tommy Bleyl, Moncton Wildcats, and Egor Shilov, Victoriaville Tigres<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/MichelBergeronShilov.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58162\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092631\/MichelBergeronShilov.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092631\/MichelBergeronShilov.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092631\/MichelBergeronShilov-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092631\/MichelBergeronShilov-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092631\/MichelBergeronShilov-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092631\/MichelBergeronShilov-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Michel-Bergeron Trophy,\u00a0<\/strong>Offensive Rookie of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Winner: Egor Shilov, Victoriaville Tigres<\/strong><br \/>\nShilov led all rookies and finished seventh in QMJHL scoring with 82 points in 63 games. Among first-year players, he ranked second with 32 goals and third with 31 power-play points, while also winning 54.8% of his faceoffs. Shilov is considered a potential first-round pick at the next NHL Draft.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Finalists: Alexis Joseph, Saint John Sea Dogs, and Alexey Vlasov, Victoriaville Tigres<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/PaulDumontStanford.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58164\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092636\/PaulDumontStanford.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092636\/PaulDumontStanford.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092636\/PaulDumontStanford-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092636\/PaulDumontStanford-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092636\/PaulDumontStanford-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092636\/PaulDumontStanford-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul-Dumont Trophy, <\/strong>Personality of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Winner: Glenn Stanford, Newfoundland Regiment<\/strong><br \/>\nIf the Regiment\u2019s inaugural season was a success, it is in large part due to its president, Glenn Stanford. With extensive knowledge of the St. John\u2019s market and hockey overall\u2014having worked in the AHL and ECHL\u2014Stanford and his team led the Regiment to a QMJHL record for a first season, averaging 5,233 fans per game. On the ice, the team finished third in the Eastern Conference and sixth overall. There is a real QMJHL buzz in St. John\u2019s, and Glenn Stanford is at the heart of it.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Finalists: Caleb Desnoyers, Moncton Wildcats, and Alexis Joseph, Saint John Sea Dogs<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/RaymondLagaceBleyl.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"2560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58166\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092642\/RaymondLagaceBleyl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092642\/RaymondLagaceBleyl.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092642\/RaymondLagaceBleyl-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092642\/RaymondLagaceBleyl-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092642\/RaymondLagaceBleyl-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16092642\/RaymondLagaceBleyl-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Raymond-Lagac\u00e9 Trophy,\u00a0<\/strong>Defensive Rookie of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Winner: Tommy Bleyl, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nBleyl finished second among league rookies with 81 points in 63 games, setting a QMJHL record for a rookie defenseman. The previous mark of 77 was held by Gaston Therrien and had stood for 48 years. His 68 assists led the league. Among defensemen, Bleyl outpaced his closest competitor, Alex Huang, by 11 points. After helping the Wildcats win a second consecutive regular-season championship, he will be eligible for the NHL Draft in June. Many experts see him as a potential first-round pick.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Finalists: Jan Larys, Drummondville Voltigeurs, and Malik L\u2019Italien, Halifax Mooseheads<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After\u00a0announcing the finalists yesterday, the QMJHL is proud to unveil today the winners of eight individual trophies. \u201cAnd the Golden Puck goes to\u2026\u201d David-Desharnais Trophy, Most sportsmanlike player while being effective Winner: Alex Huang, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens In his third QMJHL season, all with the Saguen\u00e9ens, Huang raised his personal best from 40 to 70 points,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/16093257\/Gagnants-2026-EN.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58147,"date":"2026-04-16T02:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58147"},"modified":"2026-04-16T02:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:14:01","slug":"wildcats-move-on-to-qmjhls-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/wildcats-move-on-to-qmjhls-final-four","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats move on to QMJHL&#8217;s Final Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Moncton Wildcats qualified for the QMJHL&#8217;s Final Four Wednesday night in Val-d&#8217;Or with a 4-1 victory over the Foreurs to complete a series sweep.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats also won their 17th straight game and now await the winner of the Regiment-Armada series, currently tied at 2-2 with game five Friday in St. John&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>In the series clincher, goalie Rudy Guimond was sensational once again with 34 saves, supported by goals from Alex Mercier (4th) Caleb Desnoyers (2nd) Gabe Smith (9th) and Teddy Mutryn (5th) into an empty net. Preston Lounsbury also delivered two key assists in the series clincher.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats also had wins of 8-1, 3-2 and 7-4 to post back-to-back series sweeps after eliminating Saint John in Round One.<\/p>\n<p>The other semifinal will feature Chicoutimi vs Rouyn-Noranda. The Sags and Huskies completed series sweeps on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Check the Wildcats website and social media for dates and times for the upcoming series.<\/p>\n<p>Follow your Wildcats into the Final Four on FloHockey TV and Wildcats Radio INSPIRE FM with Marty Kingston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/gamecentre\/32551\/\"><strong>[BOX SCORE]<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nArticle by Marty Kingston<br \/>\nPhoto: Dany Germain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Moncton Wildcats qualified for the QMJHL&#8217;s Final Four Wednesday night in Val-d&#8217;Or with a 4-1 victory over the Foreurs to complete a series sweep. The Cats also won their 17th straight game and now await the winner of the Regiment-Armada series, currently tied at 2-2 with game five Friday in St. John&#8217;s. In the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/16021256\/monvsvdo-news-3.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58140,"date":"2026-04-15T15:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58140"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:51:43","slug":"five-wildcats-are-golden-puck-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/five-wildcats-are-golden-puck-finalists","title":{"rendered":"Five Wildcats are Golden Puck Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The QMJHL is proud to announce today the finalists for eight individual trophies for the 2025-26 regular season. The Moncton Wildcats have finalists in 6 of the categories. The winners of these Golden Pucks will be announced tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>David-Desharnais Trophy |\u00a0<\/strong><em>Most sportsmanlike player combined with effectiveness<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Samuel Beauchemin, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In his third QMJHL season, Beauchemin posted career highs with 16 goals, 50 assists and 66 points in 64 games, finishing second in scoring for the Western Conference champion Huskies. He was heavily relied upon by head coach Steve Hartley and spent just two minutes in the penalty box.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alex Huang, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In his third QMJHL season, all with the Saguen\u00e9ens, Huang shattered his previous personal best of 40 points by finishing with 70, ranking second among defensemen. His 11 goals and 59 assists were also career highs. Huang finished second among his peers with a +58 rating and 32 power-play points. Used in all situations, the Nashville Predators prospect logged just 14 penalty minutes this season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Philippe Veilleux, Val-d\u2019Or Foreurs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Veilleux spent much of the season atop the QMJHL scoring race before being edged at the finish line by Maxim Mass\u00e9. He recorded 96 points, including 43 goals, while serving just 10 penalty minutes. Clearly more comfortable outside the penalty box, he registered 31 power-play points (9<sup>th<\/sup> in the QMJHL).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Guy-Carbonneau Trophy | <\/strong><em>Top defensive forward<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas Desruisseaux, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Desruisseaux enjoyed a career-best season with 76 points (24-52), ranking second on the Saguen\u00e9ens behind Maxim Mass\u00e9. Demonstrating his even-strength efficiency, only 17 of his points came on the power play, while adding two shorthanded goals. He was the team\u2019s most effective centreman in the faceoff circle with a 57.1% success rate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Gabe Smith, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smith broke out this season, improving from 39 to 77 points, good for third on the powerful Wildcats. Of his 34 goals, 18 came on the power play, a league-high. Frequently matched against top opposition, he used his 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame to disrupt opponents. He added two shorthanded goals and was Moncton\u2019s most-used centreman in the faceoff circle (1,170 draws), posting a 58.9% efficiency rate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas Verdon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Verdon\u2019s 95 points ranked third in the QMJHL, while his 59 assists placed him second. He recorded 36 power-play points (3<sup>rd<\/sup>) and led the league with 10 game-winning goals, helping the Huskies capture the Western Conference title. The 20-year-old veteran also excelled in the faceoff circle (58.8%) and scored three shorthanded goals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Kevin-Lowe Trophy | <\/strong><em>Top defensive defenseman<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Peteris Bulans, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alongside Huang, Tourigny, Lavoie and Bernier, Bulans may not get all the recognition he deserves. Not flashy, but highly effective, as shown by his 40 points and +42 rating. Just two points shy of his career high, the Latvian was a trusted option for Yanick Jean against top opposing lines, late in games and on the penalty kill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Adam Fortier-Gendron, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When thinking of the Wildcats, names like Desnoyers, Smith, Bleyl and Guimond come to mind. In the shadows, Fortier-Gendron did tremendous work, leading the QMJHL with a +64 rating. He also collected 38 points, including 35 at even strength. In key defensive situations, coach MacDougall consistently sent him onto the ice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>F\u00e9lix Plamondon, Shawinigan Cataractes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plamondon has steadily developed over four years into a reliable defensive presence. His point totals rose from 15 to 21 to 32 over three seasons. Of his 32 points this year, 29 came at even strength. He also posted a +46 rating, far ahead of any teammate. Without flash, he became Daniel Renaud\u2019s go-to defenseman to shut down top opponents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Maurice-Filion Trophy |\u00a0<\/strong><em>General Manager of the Year<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gordie Dwyer, Newfoundland Regiment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dwyer worked hard to help the Regiment finish sixth overall in its inaugural season. Key offseason moves included acquiring Justin Larose and selecting Marek Danicek in the CHL Import Draft\u2014both combining for 160 points. Veteran Dominic Pilote was another strong addition. During the season, Dwyer added Alexis Michaud, Alexis Mathieu, Ryan Dwyer and goaltender Louis-Antoine Denault, stabilizing the crease and helping the team finish top three in the East.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yanick Jean, Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jean and the Saguen\u00e9ens had high expectations in 2025-2026, built through the 2022 and 2023 drafts. He made a key move selecting Maxim Sch\u00e4fer in the CHL Import Draft, then added Tomas Lavoie, Alexis Bernier, Jordan Tourigny, Lucas Beckman, Liam Lefebvre and Mavrick Lachance during the season. Chicoutimi surged in the second half, finishing just one point behind Moncton for first overall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Taylor MacDougall, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Junior hockey is said to be cyclical\u2014but not for the Wildcats. After winning the Gilles-Courteau Trophy in 2025, Moncton became just the ninth team in QMJHL history to win back-to-back regular season titles. While core players remained, MacDougall strengthened the roster with additions like Tommy Bleyl, Niko Tournas, Teddy Mutryn, Kuzma Voronin and Rian Chudzinski, plus key in-season pickups like Evan D\u00e9patie, Max Vilen and Gavin Cornforth. A winning culture is clearly being built in Moncton with the MacDougalls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Michael-Bossy Trophy |\u00a0<\/strong><em>Top professional prospect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Tommy Bleyl, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bleyl finished second among rookies with 81 points in 63 games, a QMJHL rookie defenseman record. His 68 assists led the league. Among defensemen, he outpaced Alex Huang by 11 points. Eligible for the NHL Draft this June, many project him as a first-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maddox Dagenais, Qu\u00e9bec Remparts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After missing 21 games as a rookie, Dagenais broke out with 62 points in 62 games, ranking 34<sup>th<\/sup> in the QMJHL. He led his team with 10 power-play goals and 25 power-play points, while his 273 shots ranked fourth in the league. He is ranked 18<sup>th<\/sup> in North America by NHL Central Scouting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egor Shilov, Victoriaville Tigres<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shilov led all rookies and finished seventh in league scoring with 82 points in 63 games. He ranked second among rookies with 32 goals and third with 31 power-play points, while winning 54.8% of his faceoffs. He is projected as a potential first-round NHL pick.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Michel-Bergeron Trophy |\u00a0<\/strong><em>Offensive Rookie of the Year<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexis Joseph, Saint John Sea Dogs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joseph ranked sixth among rookies with 60 points (24-36) in 54 games, and was the only 16-year-old in the top six. He added 18 power-play points and a rookie-leading four shorthanded goals. He will be eligible for the NHL Draft only in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egor Shilov, Victoriaville Tigres<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shilov led all rookies and finished seventh in league scoring with 82 points in 63 games. He ranked second among rookies with 32 goals and third with 31 power-play points, while winning 54.8% of his faceoffs. He is projected as a potential first-round NHL pick.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexey Vlasov, Victoriaville Tigres<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vlasov ranked 10<sup>th<\/sup> in the QMJHL with 80 points in 64 games. His 44 goals ranked fourth overall and first among rookies. He also ranked third with 16 power-play goals and fifth with 33 power-play points. He is ranked 108<sup>th<\/sup> in North America by NHL Central Scouting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Paul-Dumont Trophy |\u00a0<\/strong><em>Personality of the Year<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Caleb Desnoyers, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Had he not missed 19 games due to a wrist injury, Desnoyers could very well have contended for the scoring title this season, as evidenced by his 1.73 points-per-game average (78 in 45). Beyond the numbers, Desnoyers has been an outstanding ambassador for the Wildcats and the QMJHL, taking part in numerous interviews, community engagements, and social media appearances. No one has been more in demand in the media than the Utah Mammoth\u2019s fourth overall pick in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexis Joseph, Saint John Sea Dogs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Slowly but surely, Joseph is getting used to all the attention that comes with being the first overall pick in the QMJHL in 2025 and a potential top selection at the 2027 NHL Draft. Brilliant on the ice at just 16 years old, with 60 points in 54 games, Joseph has been just as impressive in the classroom, being named the Sea Dogs\u2019 Student-Athlete of the Year and earning a spot among the 18 nominees for the Marcel-Robert Trophy, awarded to the QMJHL\u2019s top student-athlete. A role model, on and off the ice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Glenn Stanford, Newfoundland Regiment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the Regiment\u2019s inaugural season was a success, it is in part thanks to its president, Glenn Stanford. Very familiar with the St. John\u2019s market and the game of hockey\u2014having worked in the AHL and ECHL, among others\u2014Stanford and his team led the Regiment to a record-setting inaugural season in QMJHL history with an average of 5,233 spectators per game. On the ice, the Regiment finished third in the Eastern Conference and sixth overall. There is a genuine QMJHL buzz in St. John\u2019s, and Glenn Stanford is right at the heart of it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Raymond-Lagac\u00e9 Trophy |\u00a0<\/strong><em>Defensive Rookie of the Year<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Tommy Bleyl, Moncton Wildcats<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bleyl finished second among rookies with 81 points in 63 games, a QMJHL rookie defenseman record. His 68 assists led the league. Among defensemen, he outpaced Alex Huang by 11 points. Eligible for the NHL Draft this June, many project him as a first-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jan Larys, Drummondville Voltigeurs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The third-most-used rookie goaltender, Larys led all rookie netminders with 26 wins (26-10-1-1). He ranked second among rookies with three shutouts and a .908 save percentage, and third with a 2.86 GAA. He played a key role in Drummondville\u2019s strong season and ranks fourth among North American goaltenders by NHL Central Scouting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Malik L\u2019Italien, Halifax Mooseheads<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selected third overall in 2025, L\u2019Italien was the third-most productive rookie defenseman, behind Bleyl and Everett Baldwin. Unlike them, he is just 16 years old. Among Mooseheads defensemen, only veteran Owen Phillips scored more points. Despite his age, he contributed on both the power play and penalty kill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The QMJHL is proud to announce today the finalists for eight individual trophies for the 2025-26 regular season. The Moncton Wildcats have finalists in 6 of the categories. The winners of these Golden Pucks will be announced tomorrow. &nbsp; David-Desharnais Trophy |\u00a0Most sportsmanlike player combined with effectiveness Samuel Beauchemin, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies In his third QMJHL&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/15152244\/goldenpuck-finalists-2026-news.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58137,"date":"2026-04-15T03:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58137"},"modified":"2026-04-15T03:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:52:11","slug":"smith-roars-for-4-as-cats-take-commanding-3-0-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/smith-roars-for-4-as-cats-take-commanding-3-0-lead","title":{"rendered":"Smith roars for 4 as Cats take commanding 3-0 lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gabe Smith and Rian Chudzinski stole the show on Tuesday night in Val D&#8217;Or, leading the Wildcats over the Foreurs 7-4 to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their best-of-seven QMJHL quarterfinal.<\/p>\n<p>Smith ripped home four goals and Chudzinski had a dominant game with his first goal of the playoffs and four assists for an impressive 5-point evening. Captain Caleb Desnoyers also notched his first of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats roared to a 6-1 third period lead before Val D&#8217;Or struck with three straight goals to make it 6-4. Kuzma Voronin found the empty net to seal the victory in front of 1,700 fans at the Agnico Eagle Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Eerik Wallenius and Kuzma Voronin also chipped in with two assists each.<\/p>\n<p>Moncton outshot the Foreurs 28-24 with Rudy Guimond outdueling Emile Beaunoyer.<\/p>\n<p>THREE STARS:<br \/>\n\u2b50\ufe0f #9 GABE SMITH (4G)<br \/>\n\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f Nathan Brisson VDOR (1G, 2A)<br \/>\n\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f Philip Veilleux VDOR (2G, 1A)<\/p>\n<p>The Cats could advance to the Final Four with a victory in Game Four Wednesday night at 8pm Atlantic time.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to all the action with Marty Kingston on FloHockey TV and Wildcats Radio INSPIRE 105.1 FM in Moncton-Dieppe-Riverview.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/gamecentre\/32550\/\">[BOX SCORE]<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nArticle by Marty Kingston<br \/>\nPhoto: Dany Germain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabe Smith and Rian Chudzinski stole the show on Tuesday night in Val D&#8217;Or, leading the Wildcats over the Foreurs 7-4 to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their best-of-seven QMJHL quarterfinal. Smith ripped home four goals and Chudzinski had a dominant game with his first goal of the playoffs and four assists for an impressive&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/15015905\/monvsvdo-news-2.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58131,"date":"2026-04-12T01:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58131"},"modified":"2026-04-12T01:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:59:33","slug":"wildcats-hold-off-foreurs-for-2-0-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/wildcats-hold-off-foreurs-for-2-0-series-lead","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats hold off Foreurs for 2-0 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Mercier&#8217;s late second period goal proved to be the winner as the Wildcats defeated the Val D&#8217;Or Foreurs 3-2 before 5,300 fans at the Avenir Centre and take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven QMJHL Playoff Quarter-Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats won the opener 8-1 Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>First Star Gabe Smith was solid at both ends of the ice &#8212; setting up goals from defenceman Evan Depatie and Max Vilen.<\/p>\n<p>Mercier&#8217;s game-winner came on a three-way passing play with Caleb Desnoyers and Preston Lounsbury at 13:23 of the second. The third period was scoreless.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats outshot the Foreurs 40-23 &#8212; both Rudy Guimond and Emile Beaunoyer were outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>THREE STARS:<br \/>\n\u2b50\ufe0f #9 GABE SMITH (2A)<br \/>\n\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f #10 ALEX MERCIER (1G)<br \/>\n\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f Emile Beaunoyer VDO (37 saves)<\/p>\n<p>The Cats have also put together a 15-game win streak to end the regular season and playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The series now shifts to Val D&#8217;Or Tuesday and Wednesday for Games 3 &amp; 4 at 8pm Atlantic time.<\/p>\n<p>Join Marty Kingston with all the action on FloHockey TV and the Wildcats Radio Network, INSPIRE FM 105.1 Moncton.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/gamecentre\/32549\/\"><strong>[BOX SCORE]<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nArticle by Marty Kingston<br \/>\nPhoto: Daniel St. Louis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Mercier&#8217;s late second period goal proved to be the winner as the Wildcats defeated the Val D&#8217;Or Foreurs 3-2 before 5,300 fans at the Avenir Centre and take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven QMJHL Playoff Quarter-Finals. The Cats won the opener 8-1 Friday night. First Star Gabe Smith was solid at both&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/12015856\/monvsvdo-news-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58128,"date":"2026-04-11T14:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58128"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:25:30","slug":"cats-look-to-carry-momentum-into-saturdays-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/cats-look-to-carry-momentum-into-saturdays-game-2","title":{"rendered":"Cats look to carry momentum into Saturday&#8217;s Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wildcats returned to the ice after bit of a lull &#8212; earning a break after their 1st Rd sweep of the Sea Dogs. It took a Foreurs early goal and about 7 minutes for them to get back to business.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats evened things up midway thru prd1 then took over and powered their way to an 8-1 victory. Tommy Bleyl&#8217;s end-to-end highlight reel goal got the fans out of their seats &amp; provided a 2-1 lead. The Cats never looked back. Teddy Mutryn led the way with a 4-point night (2G, 2A) while Bleyl added another goal and a helper for 3 points. Niko Tournas &amp; Gabe Smith were a problem for Val-d&#8217;Or as well, they each added a goal and 2 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Rudy Guimond was there to deflate the Foreurs when needed, making many sensational stops for his 5th win of the Playoffs. He even earned an assist.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreurs will have a chance to regroup and make some adjustments. Will they be the right ones? We&#8217;ll find out tonight in Game 2.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll head to Val-d&#8217;Or for games 3 &amp; 4 and maybe 1 more.<\/p>\n<p>Full schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday, April 10, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, April 11, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, April 14, 8pm AT @ Val-d&#8217;Or<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, April 15, 8pm AT @ Val-d&#8217;Or<\/li>\n<li>Friday, April 17, 8pm AT @ Val-d&#8217;Or<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday, April 20, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, April 21, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ca\/moncton-wildcats-tickets\/artist\/891817?home_away=home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"159\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55890\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets.png 1122w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets-1024x145.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets-768x109.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<p>It&#8217;s Playoff season and we\u2019re ready to <strong>REPEAT THE ROAR!\u00a0<\/strong>This year\u2019s team has been as good \u2014 or even better \u2014 than last years Championship squad &amp; it\u2019s time to secure your seat for another Cup run. <strong>Save with Flex Tickets<\/strong> &#8212; more info here: <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/2026-playoff-packages\/\"><strong>2026 Wildcats Playoff Ticket Packages<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Arrive early &amp; take advantage of <strong>30 Minute Powerplay<\/strong>\u00a0pricing at the Avenir Centre \u2014\u00a0<strong>$4 hot dogs, $3 Aquafina bottles of water, and $5 Moosehead Light &amp; Alpine<\/strong> (355mL cans), taxes not included. The Avenir Centre <strong>doors open at 6pm<\/strong> \u2014 prices are in effect <strong>for 30 minutes after doors open<\/strong> for the game.<\/p>\n<p>Our 50\/50 raffle has a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monctonwildcats5050.ca\/\">$14,968 jackpot<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Moose Light Ice Level Bar\u00a0<\/strong>is open to the public (ages 19+) and anyone with a ticket to the game can access it through section 107. Non-alcoholic beverages are available in the Ice Bar.<\/p>\n<h3>THINGS TO KNOW FOR SATURDAY:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The 50\/50 raffle has an<strong> $14,968 Jackpot<\/strong>\u00a0guarantee. Don\u2019t forget to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monctonwildcats5050.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy your raffle tickets online<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0now or at the game. We accept cash, debit, Visa or Mastercard at the arena.<\/li>\n<li>Access your season seats or flex tickets through your Ticketmaster\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/am.ticketmaster.com\/monctonwildcats\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/am.ticketmaster.com\/monctonwildcats\/en&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696688589038000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hQfRzOFaFmUqw5ksgGsw_\">Wildcats Account Manager<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/groups\/\">Group tickets<\/a><\/strong> are available for every home game &#8212; Call 506-382-5555. 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Tommy Bleyl also added a pair of goals &#8212; including another highlight reel end-to-end rush &#8212; and an assist. Gabe Smith and Niko Tournas also put up goals and two assists, for three point efforts. Kuzma Voronin and Liam Bursaw rounded out the scoring.<\/p>\n<p>The vaunted Cats powerplay struck for three goals. First Star Rudy Guimond picked up an assist and made several spectacular saves in the lopsided victory. 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Follow your Wildcats all through the Playoffs on FloHockey TV and Wildcats Radio, 105.1 INSPIRE FM.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/gamecentre\/32548\/\"><strong>[BOX SCORE]<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nArticle by Marty Kingston<br \/>\nPhoto: Daniel St. Louis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The QMJHL quarter-finals opened in Moncton Friday night and the defending champion Wildcats showed no effects of their extended layoff &#8212; bombing the Val D&#8217;Or Foreurs 8-1 before 4,600 fans at Avenir Centre. The Wildcats had a 9-day break after sweeping the Saint John Sea Dogs. Teddy Mutryn scored twice and added two assists for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/11024518\/monvsvdo-news.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58118,"date":"2026-04-08T17:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58118"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:28:21","slug":"desnoyers-bleyl-guimond-earn-1st-team-all-star-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/desnoyers-bleyl-guimond-earn-1st-team-all-star-honours","title":{"rendered":"Desnoyers, Bleyl &amp; Guimond earn 1st Team All-Star honours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The QMJHL is proud to announce today the 18 players who have been named to the Rookie All-Star Team, the Second All-Star Team, and the First All-Star Team for the 2025-2026 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"265\">Rookie All-Star Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goaltender\u00a0: Jan Larys, Drummondville<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Defenceman\u00a0: Tommy Bleyl, Moncton<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Defenceman\u00a0: Malik L\u2019Italien, Halifax<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Egor Shilov, Victoriaville<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Alexey Vlasov, Victoriaville<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Alexis Joseph, Saint John<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Larys: 38 games, record of 26-10-1-1, 2.86 GAA, .908 Save%, and 3 shutouts<\/p>\n<p>Bleyl: 63 games, 13 goals, 68 assists, 81 points, and +58<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Italien: 64 games, 4 goals, 20 assists, 24 points, and -13<\/p>\n<p>Shilov: 63 games, 32 goals, 50 assists, 82 points, and -11<\/p>\n<p>Vlasov: 64 games, 44 goals, 36 assists, 80 points, and -22<\/p>\n<p>Joseph: 54 games, 24 goals, 36 assists, 60 points, and -16<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"920\">Second All-Star Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goaltender\u00a0: William Lacelle, Rimouski\/Blainville-Boisbriand<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Defenceman\u00a0: Tomas Lavoie, Cape Breton\/Chicoutimi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Defenceman\u00a0: Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Philippe Veilleux, Val-d\u2019Or<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Justin Carbonneau, Blainville-Boisbriand<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Nathan Leek, Charlottetown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Lacelle: 45 games, record of 27-15-1-1, 2.49 GAA, .917 Save%, and 7 shutouts<\/p>\n<p>Lavoie: 56 games, 10 goals, 37 assists, 47 points, and +34<\/p>\n<p>Kearsey: 62 games, 15 goals, 40 assists, 55 points, and -7<\/p>\n<p>Veilleux: 64 games, 43 goals, 53 assists, 96 points, and -11<\/p>\n<p>Carbonneau: 60 games, 51 goals, 29 assists, 80 points, and +31<\/p>\n<p>Leek: 63 games, 47 goals, 37 assists, 84 points, and +3<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1636\">First All-Star Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Goaltender\u00a0: Rudy Guimond, Moncton<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Defenceman\u00a0: Tommy Bleyl, Moncton<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Defenceman\u00a0: Alex Huang, Chicoutimi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Maxim Mass\u00e9, Chicoutimi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cb092f\"><strong>Forward\u00a0: Caleb Desnoyers, Moncton<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward\u00a0: Thomas Verdon, Rouyn-Noranda<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Guimond: 50 games, record of 40-7-1-2, 2.27 GAA, .922 Save%, and 3 shutouts<\/p>\n<p>Bleyl: 63 games, 13 goals, 68 assists, 81 points, and +58<\/p>\n<p>Huang: 62 games, 11 goals, 59 assists, 70 points, and +58<\/p>\n<p>Mass\u00e9: 63 games, 51 goals, 51 assists, 102 points, and +62<\/p>\n<p>Desnoyers: 45 games, 22 goals, 56 assists, 78 points, and +36<\/p>\n<p>Verdon: 64 games, 36 goals, 59 assists, 95 points, and +22<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The QMJHL is proud to announce today the 18 players who have been named to the Rookie All-Star Team, the Second All-Star Team, and the First All-Star Team for the 2025-2026 season. Rookie All-Star Team Goaltender\u00a0: Jan Larys, Drummondville Defenceman\u00a0: Tommy Bleyl, Moncton Defenceman\u00a0: Malik L\u2019Italien, Halifax Forward\u00a0: Egor Shilov, Victoriaville Forward\u00a0: Alexey Vlasov, Victoriaville&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/08172659\/AllStars-2025-2026-news.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58111,"date":"2026-04-08T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58111"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:57:31","slug":"cats-face-off-versus-the-foreurs-in-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/cats-face-off-versus-the-foreurs-in-round-2","title":{"rendered":"Cats face off versus the Foreurs in Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wildcats are back on the ice for Round 2 after making short work of the NB-rival Sea Dogs with a sweep. The 13th overall Val-d&#8217;Or Foreurs will be the opponent after they upset 5th overall Drummondville in 5 games.<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 went fairly smooth as the back-to-back regular season Champs outscored the Dogs 21-6 over the 4-game series. Four Wildcats put up 6 points each, led by Gavin Cornforth with 6 goals. Teddy Mutryn (2G, 4A), Caleb Desnoyers (6A) and Tommy Bleyl (6A) all had a big hand in the Cats scoring. Gabe Smith (3G, 2A), Niko Tournas (2G, 3A) and Preston Lounsbury (3G, 2A) provided big moments as well.<\/p>\n<p>Rudy Guimond secured the net with 4 wins (including a shutout), a 1.24 GAA and .940 save % &#8212; upping his game from his Q-leading regular season stats.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreurs and Cats faced off twice this season with Moncton taking both &#8212; 7-2 at home and 8-2 in Val-d&#8217;Or. Both games were similar with Moncton building big leads early. Each Wildcat goalie had a turn against the Foruers and picked up wins. Captain Caleb Desnoyers had his biggest game of the season at Val-d&#8217;Or on Februrary 26, putting up a franchise record-tying 6 points (2G, 4A).<\/p>\n<p>Val-d&#8217;Or&#8217;s offence has been paced by the Q&#8217;s 2nd leading point-getter Philippe Veilleux, who had 43 goals &amp; 53 assists for 96 points during the regular season. Veilleux had 5 points (3G, 2A) in the opening round, and some other Foreurs stepped up to oust the Volts. Alix Durocher leads the squad with 8 points (3G, 5A) and right behind him are a pair of 20 year-olds &#8212; Maxime Coursol (3G, 4A) and Louis-Charles Plourde (3G, 4A).<\/p>\n<p>Foreurs&#8217; goalie Emile Beaunoyer made all 5 starts and earned all 4 wins in Round 1. He gave up only 12 goals and will be a factor in this matchup versus the high-powered &amp; deep Wildcats offence. His stats speak for themselves &#8212; 2.37 GAA, .930 SV%, 1 shutout.<\/p>\n<p>Games 1 &amp; 2 go Friday &amp; Saturday respectively, at the Den!<\/p>\n<p>Full schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday, April 10, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, April 11, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, April 14, 8pm AT @ Val-d&#8217;Or<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, April 15, 8pm AT @ Val-d&#8217;Or<\/li>\n<li>Friday, April 17, 8pm AT @ Val-d&#8217;Or<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday, April 20, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, April 21, 7pm @ Moncton<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ca\/moncton-wildcats-tickets\/artist\/891817?home_away=home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"159\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55890\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets.png 1122w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets-1024x145.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18181330\/buy-tickets-768x109.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<p>It&#8217;s Playoff season and we\u2019re ready to <strong>REPEAT THE ROAR!\u00a0<\/strong>This year\u2019s team has been as good \u2014 or even better \u2014 than last years Championship squad &amp; it\u2019s time to secure your seat for another Cup run. <strong>Save with Flex Tickets<\/strong> &#8212; more info here: <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/2026-playoff-packages\/\"><strong>2026 Wildcats Playoff Ticket Packages<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Arrive early &amp; take advantage of <strong>30 Minute Powerplay<\/strong>\u00a0pricing at the Avenir Centre \u2014\u00a0<strong>$4 hot dogs, $3 Aquafina bottles of water, and $5 Moosehead Light &amp; Alpine<\/strong> (355mL cans), taxes not included. The Avenir Centre <strong>doors open at 6pm<\/strong> \u2014 prices are in effect <strong>for 30 minutes after doors open<\/strong> for the game.<\/p>\n<p>Our 50\/50 raffle has a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monctonwildcats5050.ca\/\">$15,000 jackpot<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Moose Light Ice Level Bar\u00a0<\/strong>is open to the public (ages 19+) and anyone with a ticket to the game can access it through section 107. Non-alcoholic beverages are available in the Ice Bar.<\/p>\n<h3>THINGS TO KNOW FOR FRIDAY:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The 50\/50 raffle has an<strong> $15,000 Jackpot<\/strong>\u00a0guarantee. Don\u2019t forget to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monctonwildcats5050.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy your raffle tickets online<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0now or at the game. We accept cash, debit, Visa or Mastercard at the arena.<\/li>\n<li>Access your season seats or flex tickets through your Ticketmaster\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/am.ticketmaster.com\/monctonwildcats\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/am.ticketmaster.com\/monctonwildcats\/en&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696688589038000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hQfRzOFaFmUqw5ksgGsw_\">Wildcats Account Manager<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/groups\/\">Group tickets<\/a><\/strong> are available for every home game &#8212; Call 506-382-5555. Great seats at our best ticket prices for your group of 10+.<\/li>\n<li>Celebrate your child\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/birthdays\/\"><strong>birthday with Wild Willie<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&amp; the Wildcats and take advantage of special group rates.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Rogers Item of the Game<\/strong> are select &#8217;47 brand long-sleeve hoodies &amp; T&#8217;s &#8212; Save 20!<\/li>\n<li>The Moose Light Ice Bar will be open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wildcats are back on the ice for Round 2 after making short work of the NB-rival Sea Dogs with a sweep. The 13th overall Val-d&#8217;Or Foreurs will be the opponent after they upset 5th overall Drummondville in 5 games. Round 1 went fairly smooth as the back-to-back regular season Champs outscored the Dogs 21-6&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/08133216\/rd2gm1-header-VDO.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":58104,"date":"2026-04-02T15:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/?p=58104"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:39:22","slug":"guimond-is-wildcats-nominee-for-qmjhl-marcel-robert-trophy-student-athlete-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/article\/guimond-is-wildcats-nominee-for-qmjhl-marcel-robert-trophy-student-athlete-of-the-year","title":{"rendered":"Guimond is Wildcats nominee for QMJHL Marcel-Robert Trophy, Student-Athlete of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The QMJHL is proud to announce today the nominees from each of the 18 teams for the 2025-2026 Marcel-Robert Trophy, presented by BMR.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This prestigious honor is awarded annually to the student-athlete of the year\u2014the player who best combines on-ice performance with academic success.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the QMJHL, we talk about student-athletes, and the order of those words is important,\u201d noted Commissioner Mario Cecchini. \u201cFrom ages 16 to 20, you are first and foremost a student, and our teams do everything they can to properly support their players in achieving academic success. The 18 nominees for the Marcel-Robert Trophy have done an outstanding job of balancing school and hockey. They are role models for current and future QMJHL players.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-end=\"791\" data-start=\"473\">\u201cAs chairman of the selection committee and a former recipient of the Marcel-Robert Trophy, I have great admiration for all student-athletes who excel both on the ice and in the classroom,\u201d added Charles-David Beaudoin, who won the award in 2012-2013. \u201cFrom the 18 nominees, we will soon announce the three finalists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1359\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"793\">\u201cTeams submitted excellent applications, and selecting the three finalists will once again be very difficult this season,\u201d said QMJHL Director of the Education Program\u00a0Val\u00e9rie Monette. \u201cThe candidates demonstrated discipline, perseverance, and strong organizational skills in their studies. They were able to rely on outstanding support from teachers, our academic partners, as well as academic advisors, who greatly contributed to their success. I would like to congratulate the 18 candidates who were selected as Student-Athlete of the Year on their respective teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From these 18 candidates,\u00a0<strong>three finalists will be chosen by a selection committee<\/strong>\u00a0composed of:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Charles-David Beaudoin<\/strong>: President of the committee, former recipient of the Marcel-Robert Trophy and\u00a0wind energy project manager at Groupe Bellemare<\/li>\n<li><strong>S\u00e9bastien Fyfe<\/strong>: Executive Director of Alliance Sport-\u00c9tudes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denise Ouellet<\/strong>: Former academic advisor for the Acadie-Bathurst\u00a0Titan and retired teacher at Nepisiguit High School in New Brunswick<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louis B\u00e9langer<\/strong>: Retired French teacher from the University of New Brunswick<\/li>\n<li><strong>Martin Lavall\u00e9e<\/strong>: QMJHL Deputy Commissioner<\/li>\n<li><strong>Val\u00e9rie Monette<\/strong>: QMJHL Director of the Education Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>These three finalists will be announced in the coming days, along with the winner. Stay tuned on our social media!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"mark4yoxvmur4 uM2yb\" data-markjs=\"true\">Congratulations<\/span>\u00a0to the 18 nominees for the 2025-2026 Marcel-Robert Trophy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"273\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"131\" height=\"20\"><strong>TEAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>NOMINEE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Baie-Comeau<\/td>\n<td>Robin Benoit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Blainville-Boisbriand<\/td>\n<td>Matt Gosselin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Cape Breton<\/td>\n<td>Aiden McCullough<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Charlottetown<\/td>\n<td>Marcus Kearsey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Chicoutimi<\/td>\n<td>Christophe Berthelot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Drummondville<\/td>\n<td>Hugo Dufour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Gatineau<\/td>\n<td>Gabriel S\u00e9guin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Halifax<\/td>\n<td>Liam Kilfoil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\"><strong><span style=\"color: #cb092f\">Moncton<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #cb092f\">Rudy Guimond<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Newfoundland<\/td>\n<td>Louis-Antoine Denault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Qu\u00e9bec<\/td>\n<td>Cal Uens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Rimouski<\/td>\n<td>Mathys Dub\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Rouyn-Noranda<\/td>\n<td>Thomas Verdon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Saint John<\/td>\n<td>Alexis Joseph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Shawinigan<\/td>\n<td>F\u00e9lix Plamondon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Sherbrooke<\/td>\n<td>Jean-F\u00e9lix Lapointe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"19\">Val-d&#8217;Or<\/td>\n<td>Nathan Brisson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Victoriaville<\/td>\n<td>Thomas Paquet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The QMJHL is proud to announce today the nominees from each of the 18 teams for the 2025-2026 Marcel-Robert Trophy, presented by BMR. This prestigious honor is awarded annually to the student-athlete of the year\u2014the player who best combines on-ice performance with academic success. \u201cIn the QMJHL, we talk about student-athletes, and the order of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":58105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-58104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-235","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/02111755\/Visuel-Trophee-Marcel-Robert-BMR-2026.jpg",8256,5504,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-wildcats\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]