Talbot named CHL Player of the Week
Maxime Talbot of the Hull Olympiques is the Canadian Hockey LeaguerPlayer of the Week for the week ending March 2, 2003. Each week duringrthe 2002-03 regular season a CHL Player of the Week will be selectedrbased on the players of the week from the three member leagues.
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Talbot, who was chosen as the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’srOffensive Player of the Week, recorded 15 points on nine goals and sixrassists and he had a plus-minus rating of plus 12 in three games lastrweek. The native of Lemoyne, Quebec set a team record for the mostrgoals in a game when he scored five times in the Olympiques 13-1 winrover the Sherbrooke Castors on February 28. Talbot, who was selected byrthe Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft,ralso recorded two assists in the win over Sherbrooke. On February 26rTalbot scored once and added four assists in Hull’s 5-3 win over therAcadie-Bathurst Titan and on March 2 against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskiesrhe recorded four points on three goals and one assist. In 62 games thisrseason Talbot has 90 points on 39 goals and 51 assists.
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The QMJHL Defensive Player of the Week was goaltender MaximerDaigneault of the Val-d’Or Foreurs. In three games last week Daigneaultrbackstopped the Foreurs to three wins as he posted one shutout, a 1.00rgoals against average and a .946 save percentage.
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Peter Hamerlik of the Kingston Frontenacs was selected as therOntario Hockey League’s Player of the Week for the week ending March 2.rIn three games last week Hamerlik recorded three wins, a 1.33 goalsragainst average and a .960 save percentage.
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The Western Hockey League’s Player of the Week is Chad Klassen ofrthe Spokane Chiefs. In three games last week Klassen recorded ninerpoints on two goals and seven assists.
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rrCHL Players of the Weekrr
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Week – Number
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Player
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Team
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One – October 2
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Jonathan Ferland
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Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL
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Two – October 9
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Plymouth Whalers, OHL
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Three – October 16
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Vancouver Giants, WHL
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Four – October 23
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Hull Olympiques, QMJHL
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Five – October 30
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Ottawa 67’s, OHL
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Six – November 6
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Plymouth Whalers, OHL
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Seven – November 13
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Ottawa 67’s, OHL
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Eight – November 20
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Ottawa 67’s, OHL
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Nine – November 27
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Red Deer Rebels, WHL
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Ten – December 4
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Saskatoon Blades, WHL
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Eleven – December 11
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Peterborough Petes, OHL
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Twelve – December 18
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Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL
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Thirteen – January 8
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Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL
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Fourteen – January 15
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Kelowna Rockets, WHL
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Fifteen – January 22
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Spokane Chiefs, WHL
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Sixteen – January 29
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Oshawa Generals, OHL
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Seventeen – February 5
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Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL
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Eighteen – February 11
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Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL
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Nineteen – February 16
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Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
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Twenty – February 24
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Peterborough Petes, OHL
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Twenty-One – March 5
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Hull Olympiques, QMJHL
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