Namestnikov, Vladislav

USHL

Tri-City Storm 3 @ Cedar Rapids Roughriders 4

G Adam Wilcox, TC: Did not play (backup)
Season Totals (with Tri-City): 8 GP, 3-5-0, 3.22 GAA, .909 sv%, 1 SO
Season Totals (with Green Bay): 9 GP, 7-2-0, 2.27 GAA, .918 sv%, 2 SO

Wilcox sat after taking the loss in an 8-1 thrashing at the hands of Green Bay on Friday night. Phoenix Copley stopped 25 of 29 Saturday in a loss to Cedar Rapids Saturday.

QMJHL

Gatineau Olympiques 5 @ PEI Rocket 1

D Adam Janosik, GAT: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 31 GP, 3-16-19, -1, 27 PIM

Janosik (pictured) broke a 12-game goalless drought by notching his third of the season Saturday on the island. The Rocket are coached by former Lightning tough guy Gordie Dwyer.

Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4 @ Victoriaville Tigres 3

D Daniel Milan, VIC: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, 1 Hit
Season Totals: 36 GP, 0-6-6, -13, 31 PIM
With Victoriaville: 3 GP, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM
With Moncton: 33 GP, 0-5-5, -13, 31 PIM

Charles Hudon, one of the Q’s top 2012 draft eligible forwards, had a hat trick for the Sags on Saturday in Victoriaville. Hudon, a center, is undersized at 5’8” 165 pounds. He has 46 points in 37 games for Chicoutimi.

OHL

London Knights 3 @ Barrie Colts 2

C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-2-2, E, 2 PIM (interference)
Season Totals: 36 GP, 17-29-46, +13, 34 PIM

Namestnikov has six points in his last three games after earning two assists Saturday in Barrie. Lightning camper Seth Griffith was First Star with a goal and an assist. Both earned assists on Tyler Ferry’s game winner, scored on the power play with under three minutes left in the third period. Canada WJC players Tanner Pearson (twice undrafted) and Mark Scheifele (Jets) combined for one point against London. Pearson leads the OHL in scoring despite missing a few weeks while with Team Canada. Griffith sits in fourth, 10 points behind Pearson.

OHL Trade

Lightning prospect defenseman Geoffrey Schemitsch was traded by defending OHL champion Owen Sound to Oshawa today for two players. Schemitsch has 11 assists in 27 games this season with the Attack. Oshawa (40 points) sits in fourth in the East Division, just four points out of second. Ottawa leads the East with 53 points.

USHL

Tri-City Storm 1 @ Green Bay Gamblers 8

G Adam Wilcox, TC: Loss, 14 saves on 18 shots
Season Totals (with Tri-City): 8 GP, 3-5-0, 3.22 GAA, .909 sv%, 1 SO
Season Totals (with Green Bay): 9 GP, 7-2-0, 2.27 GAA, .918 sv%, 2 SO

Ouch. This was a big game for Wilcox, who was coming off a 34-save shutout and facing the team that traded him just a few weeks ago. Wilcox gave up two in the first period, then two quick ones early in the third to take the loss. He was pulled in favor of backup Phoenix Copley.

QMJHL

Gatineau Olympiques 1 @ Moncton Wildcats 5

D Adam Janosik, GAT: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 6 SOG, 1 Hit
Season Totals: 30 GP, 2-16-18, -1, 27 PIM

Janosik played his first game back with the Olympiques after serving as an alternate captain for Team Slovakia in the U20 World Junior Championships. Janosik, who led the team with six shots on goal Friday, and his team were throttled by a Moncton club who is in the process of selling off their most valuable pieces.

Victoriaville Tigres 3 @ Blainville-Boisbriand 2 (SO)

D Daniel Milan, VIC: 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 35 GP, 0-6-6, -13, 31 PIM
With Victoriaville: 2 GP, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM
With Moncton: 33 GP, 0-5-5, -13, 31 PIM

Milan (pictured) played his second game in a Tigres uniform and earned his first point for Victoriaville in a 3-2 shootout win. Hopefully Milan, who has struggled this year offensively, uses this fresh start to get untracked.

OHL

London Knights 4 @ Sudbury Wolves 1

C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-0-0, +1, 4 PIM (roughing, tripping)
Season Totals: 35 GP, 17-27-44, +13, 32 PIM

Namestnikov failed to register a point a game after he had four assists in a win over the Soo. Recently acquired center Gregg McKegg (Maple Leafs) had a goal and an assist for London. The Knights are stacked and poised for a long playoff run.

Owen Sound Attack 3 @ Niagara IceDogs 4 (SO)

D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OS: 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM (hooking)
Season Totals: 27 GP, 0-11-11, +3, 20 PIM

Schemitsch has points in three of his last four games. He has four points in seven games since returning from injury. He remains on the trade block as the OHL trade deadline nears.

QMJHL

Quebec Remparts @ Victoriaville Tigres 5 (OT)

D Daniel Milan, MON: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 34 GP, 0-5-5, -14, 31 PIM
With Victoriaville: 1 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
With Moncton: 33 GP, 0-5-5, -13, 31 PIM

Milan made his Victoriaville debut, which ended up to be an overtime win for the Tigres over the league’s top team. Blackhawks 2011 first rounder Phillip Danault, who just signed an entry level contract with Chicago this week, scored the overtime winner. Victoriaville, who acquired Milan earlier this week from Moncton for two younger players, has revamped their backline and are still rumored to be after Moncton captain Brandon Gormley.

QMJHL Note: Lightning prospect Adam Janosik of Gatineau is with Team Slovakia at the U20 World Junior Championships in Alberta.

OHL

London Knights 6 @ Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1

C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-4-4, +2, *Second Star*
Season Totals: 34 GP, 17-27-44, +12, 28 PIM

Namestnikov played his first game since being cut from Team Russia for what turned out to be a lower body injury that kept him out of the Knights’ next three games. He was named second star because former Lightning camper Seth Griffith had a goal and three assists for First Star. Griffith and Namestnikov continue to produce well together – something some Lightning fans would like to see in the future with the big club. This was the second four-assist game for Namestnikov in his last five contests.

OHL

London Knights 3 @ Sarnia Sting 0

C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: Did not play (injured)
Season Totals: 33 GP, 17-23-40, +10, 28 PIM

Namestnikov missed his third straight game due to a lower body injury. 2012 draft eligible goalie Michael Houser was First Star for the Knights, stopping all 36 shots he faced. London was outshot 36-19 in the game.

Owen Sound Attack 3 @ Oshawa Generals 4

D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OS: 0-2-2, +1, 2 PIM (interference)
Season Totals: 26 GP, 0-10-10, +2, 18 PIM

Schemitsch (pictured) had his first multi-point regular season game since October 30 of 2010, but the Attack couldn’t top the Gens in Oshawa. He had two assists in a playoff game last year. Oshawa’s Christian Thomas, son of Lightning staffer and former NHLer Steve Thomas, had a goal and an assist for First Star honors.

USHL

Sioux City Musketeers 3 @ Tri-City Storm 4

G Adam Wilcox, TC: Win, 33 saves on 36 shots
Season Totals (with Tri-City): 6 GP, 2-4-0, 3.32 GAA, .906 sv%, 0 SO
Season Totals (with Green Bay): 9 GP, 7-2-0, 2.27 GAA, .918 sv%, 2 SO

Wilcox played for the first time since December 9 and broke a four-game losing streak by beating Sioux City, 4-3. Wilcox had lost the No.1 job to Phoenix Copley, but Copley was shelled Wednesday night giving Wilcox an opening Friday.

QMJHL

Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3 @ Moncton Wildcats 2 (OT)

D Daniel Milan, MON: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM (holding), 0 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 32 GP, 0-4-4, -12, 29 PIM

Milan’s scoreless streak hit 14 games in the loss.

QMJHL Note: Lightning prospect Adam Janosik of Gatineau is with Team Slovakia at the U20 World Junior Championships in Alberta.

OHL

Sarnia Sting 3 @ London Knights 7

C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: Did not play (injured)
Season Totals: 33 GP, 17-23-40, +10, 28 PIM

After Namestnikov was a surprise cut by Team Russia at the World Junior tournament, rumors started swirling he was injured when trying to make the team though nothing had been announced. Friday was the second straight game for London that Namestnikov has missed due to a “lower body injury,” giving those rumors some credibility. Speaking of credibility, it’s a lot easier to handle Namestnikov – a first round pick of the Lightning in 2011 – not making the team due to an injury than not being good enough. On Friday, Lightning camper Seth Griffith had a hat trick for the Knights. He also added an assist. Griffith (pictured) now has 29 goals and 50 points in 35 games.

Owen Sound Attack 1 @ Kitchener Rangers 4

D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OS: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 25 GP, 0-8-8, +1, 16 PIM

Schemitsch couldn’t string together two straight games with an assist and Owen Sound couldn’t beat the Rangers at the Aud in Kitchener on Friday, losing 4-1. Schemitsch had an assist Wednesday in a 2-1 loss to Niagara.