North American Juniors

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Shawinigan Cataractes 3 @ Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5

W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: Did not play
Season totals: 18 GP, 12-19-31, +5, 2 PIM
With R-N: 12 GP, 9-12-21, +6, 0 PIM
With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

Kucherov re-injured his hand in last Friday night’s game and has now missed two games. He missed two weeks earlier this month with the injury.

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 @ Chicoutimi Sagueneens 0

C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM, 0 SOG, 0 Hits
Season totals: 49 GP, 20-47-67, +22, 83 PIM

Paquette (pictured) snapped a two-game scoreless streak with an assist in a shutout win over Chicoutimi. Etienne Marcoux (undrafted) had the shutout for the Armada.

Ontario Hockey League

Kitchener Rangers5 @ Guelph Storm 2

C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 39 GP, 8-44-52, +16, 82 PIM

Richard was back in the lineup after missing Guelph’s last game with the flu. He did not record a point in the Storm’s intra-division loss to the Rangers, 5-2.

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Sudbury Wolves 1 @ Brampton Battalion 4

D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-0-0, +2, 4 PIM
Season totals: 51 GP, 2-20-22, -4, 46 PIM

Brampton outscored the Wolves 3-1 in the third period to claim a 4-1 win. The Battalion pulled within one point of Sudbury for fourth in the Eastern Conference. After a slow start, Dylan Blujus is back near an even plus/minus rating.

Windsor Spitfires 3 @ Guelph Storm 1

C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: Did not play
Season totals: 38 GP, 8-44-52, +18, 82 PIM

D Slater Koekkoek, WIN: Did not play
Season totals: 40 GP, 6-23-29, -24, 28 PIM
With Windsor: 2 GP, 0-1-1, +2, 0 PIM
With Peterborough: 38 GP, 6-22-28, -26, 28 PIM

Tanner Richard missed the game with the flu. Windsor’s Slater Koekkoek is out for the season with an injured shoulder.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 @ Gatineau Olympiques 6

W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: Did not play
Season totals: 18 GP, 12-19-31, +5, 2 PIM
With R-N: 12 GP, 9-12-21, +6, 0 PIM
With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

Kucherov re-injured his hand in Friday night’s game and missed Saturday’s game. He missed two weeks earlier this month with the injury.

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 @ Quebec Remparts 2

C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG, 2 Hits
Season totals: 48 GP, 20-46-66, +21, 81 PIM

After points in seven straight games, Cedric Paquette is scoreless in his last two, including Saturday night’s big road win in Quebec City.

Val-d’Or Foreurs 1 @ Rimouski Oceanic 3

D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 3 SOG, 1 Hit
Season totals: 39 GP, 6-23-29, +16, 38 PIM

The Oceanic completed a two-game weekend sweep of the Foreurs with a 3-1 win on Saturday. Sergeev was scoreless in both games of the series.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 @ Shawinigan Cataractes 2

W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
Season totals: 18 GP, 12-19-31, +5, 2 PIM
With R-N: 12 GP, 9-12-21, +6, 0 PIM
With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

Lightning prospect Nikita Kucherov extended his point streak to eight games with an assist as the Huskies avenged a Thursday night loss to the Cataractes. After the game Kucherov tweeted “Again my hand…” indicating he re-injured himself. He missed a couple weeks after the World Junior Championships with an undisclosed injury, which was thought to be an arm or hand. Hopefully he’s not out too long, if at all.

Victoriaville Tigres 1 @ Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2

C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 4 SOG, 0 Hits
Season totals: 47 GP, 20-45-65, +22, 79 PIM

Cedric Paquette had his seven game point streak snapped in a low-scoring win against the Tigres. Paquette had at least three points in three of his last four games.

Val-d’Or Foreurs 4 @ Rimouski Oceanic 5

D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, 0 Hits
Season totals: 38 GP, 6-23-29, +16, 36 PIM

Sergeev went scoreless as Rimouski scored twice in the last half of the third period to steal a win against Val-d’Or.

Ontario Hockey League

Brampton Battalion 0 @ London Knights 1 (SO)

D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM
Season totals: 50 GP, 2-20-22, -6, 42 PIM

Brampton’s Matej Machovsky (undrafted) and London’s Anthony Stolarz (Flyers) both had shutouts through 65 minutes in London’s 1-0 shootout win on Friday.

Barrie Colts 3 @ Kingston Frontenacs 2 (SO)

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-0-0, E, 5 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 4-12-16, -3, 56 PIM
With Barrie: 11 GP, 2-0-2, -4, 17 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

Dotchin got in a third period fight to get his teammates going, and reportedly motioned to the bench as he skated by to help the cause. It worked as Barrie rallied from a 2-0 deficit at the time of the fight to tie the game and win in a shootout. Dotchin wasn’t around to see it as he was kicked out for a helmet infraction during his fight against Ryan Hutchinson.

Windsor Spitfires 3 @ Guelph Storm 1

D Slater Koekkoek, WIN: Did not play
Season totals: 40 GP, 6-23-29, -24, 28 PIM
With Windsor: 2 GP, 0-1-1, +2, 0 PIM
With Peterborough: 38 GP, 6-22-28, -26, 28 PIM

C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: 1-0-1, E, 0 PIM, *Second Star*
Season totals: 38 GP, 8-44-52, +18, 82 PIM

Tanner Richard (pictured) scored his fifth goal in his last six games, but Guelph dropped a big game at home to Windsor, 3-1. The Storm outshot the Spits, 47-15. Jordan DeKort (2013) had 46 saves and Kerby Rychel (2013) two goals for the Spitfires. Windsor’s Slater Koekkoek is out for the season with an injured shoulder.

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Mississauga Steelheads 3 @ Brampton Battalion 4

D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-1-1, -1, 4 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 2-20-22, -6, 40 PIM

Lightning prospect Dylan Blujus had a power play assist, his 20th helper of the season. His career high is 27 assists, set last season in 66 games.

Peterborough Petes 7 @ Windsor Spitfires 5

D Slater Koekkoek, WIN: Did not play
Season totals: 40 GP, 6-23-29, -24, 28 PIM
With Windsor: 2 GP, 0-1-1, +2, 0 PIM
With Peterborough: 38 GP, 6-22-28, -26, 28 PIM

Slater Koekkoek is out for the season with an injured shoulder. He watched as his former team put up seven goals on his current team. Koekkoek was supposed to be a key piece for Windsor’s playoff run. That will have to wait until next year.