Ultramar Player of the Week: Peter Abbandonato (March 4, 2019)
For the third time this season, Peter Abbandonato of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies has been named the Ultramar Player of the Week. In three games, the 20-year-old from Laval, Quebec scored once and added eight assists as the Huskies continued their remarkable winning streak.
On Wednesday night, Rouyn-Noranda made its way to Val-d’Or for another edition of the Battle of Route 117. Abbandonato would fire home the game-winner in the second period and assist on the insurance marker in the third as Rouyn-Noranda defeated the Foreurs 4-1.
Facing the Central Division Champion Drummondville Voltigeurs at home on Friday night, the fourth-year veteran picked up four assists, becoming the first player in the QMJHL to eclipse the 100-point plateau this season, in the Huskies’ 6-1 victory over the Voltigeurs. For his efforts, Abbandonato was named the game’s first star.
Back at home on Saturday night, the Huskies’ next challenge came in the form of another division champion, the Halifax Mooseheads. Overcoming an early 3-1 deficit, Abbandonato chipped in three assists as Rouyn-Noranda rallied for an 8-4 triumph over the top club in the Maritimes Division. For the Huskies, it was their 24th consecutive victory, tied for the second-longest such streak in league history.
Abbandonato currently leads the QMJHL scoring race with 104 points in 62 games. He also holds top position in the league with 77 assists, 28 powerplay assists and a +/- rating of +63. A second-round selection of the Huskies at the 2014 QMJHL Draft, Abbandonato attended NHL training camp with the St. Louis Blues last September.
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2018-19 Ultramar Player of the Week:
Week 1 | Sept. 20 – Sept. 23: Josh Lawrence (Sea Dogs | Saint John)
Week 2 | Sept. 24 – Sept. 30: Ivan Chekhovich (Drakkar | Baie-Comeau)
Week 3 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 7: Gabriel Bilodeau (Olympiques | Gatineau)
Week 4 | Oct. 8 – Oct. 14: Alexis Gravel (Mooseheads | Halifax)
Week 5 | Oct. 15 – Oct. 21: Émile Samson (Armada | Blainville-Boisbriand)
Week 6 | Oct. 22 – Oct. 28: Ivan Chekhovich (Drakkar | Baie-Comeau)
Week 7 | Oct. 29 – Nov. 4: Peter Abbandonato (Huskies | Rouyn-Noranda)
Week 8 | Nov. 5 – Nov. 11: Samuel Asselin (Mooseheads | Halifax)
Week 9 | Nov. 12 – Nov. 18: Peter Abbandonato (Huskies | Rouyn-Noranda)
Week 10 | Nov. 19 – Nov. 25: Joseph Veleno (Voltigeurs | Drummondville)
Week 11 | Nov. 26 – Dec. 2: Gregor MacLeod (Voltigeurs | Drummondville)
Week 12 | Dec. 3 – Dec. 9: Ivan Chekhovich (Drakkar | Baie-Comeau)
Week 13 | Dec. 10 – Dec. 16: Nicolas Guay (Voltigeurs | Drummondville)
Week 14 | Dec. 28 – Dec. 30: Yann-Félix Lapointe (Phoenix | Sherbrooke)
Week 15 | Dec. 31 – Jan. 6: Matthew Welsh (Islanders | Charlottetown)
Week 16 | Jan. 7 – Jan. 13: Kevin Mandolese (Screaming Eagles | Cape Breton)
Week 17 | Jan. 14 – Jan. 20: Alexis Lafrenière (Oceanic | Rimouski)
Week 18 | Jan. 21 – Jan. 27: Ethan Crossman (Drakkar | Baie-Comeau)
Week 19 | Jan. 28 – Feb. 3: Samuel Asselin (Mooseheads | Halifax)
Week 20 | Feb.4 – Feb. 10: Alexis Lafrenière (Oceanic | Rimouski)
Week 21 | Feb 11 – Feb. 17: Maxime Comtois (Voltigeurs | Drummondville)
Week 22 | Feb. 18 – Feb. 24: Joseph Veleno (Voltigeurs | Drummondville)
Week 23 | Feb.25 – Mar.3: Peter Abbandonato (Huskies | Rouyn-Noranda)
