Lounsbury and Mercier score two goals apiece as Wildcats defeat Islanders

By The Canadian Press on December 29, 2024.

CHARLOTTETOWN – Preston Lounsbury and Alex Mercier scored two goals apiece as the Moncton Wildcats topped the Charlottetown Islanders 6-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

Adam Fortier-Gendron and Yoan Loshing had the other goals for Moncton.

Anthony Flanagan, Ross Campbell and Mathis Valente tallied for Charlottetown.

HUSKIES 5 FOREURS 4

VAL-D’OR, Que. – The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Val-d’Or Foreurs in a shootout.

Rémi Gélinas scored twice while William Vézina and Antonin Verreault scored once in regulation for Rouyn-Noranda. Huskies goaltender Samuel Meloche stopped 29 of 33 shots.

Donovan Arsenault scored twice while Philippe Veilleux and Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte scored once for Val-d’Or. Foreurs netminder Émile Beaunoyer stopped 46 of 50 shots.

OLYMPIQUES 3 VOLTIGEURS 2

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Jérémie Minville knocked in the game-winning goal 27 seconds into overtime to complete a hat trick as the Gatineau Olympiques edged the Drummondville Voltigeurs.

Olympiques goaltender Iain Wintle saved 23 of 25 shots.

Jesse Allecia and David Bosson replied for Drummondville. Voltigeurs netminder Louis-Félix Charrois stopped 33 of 36 shots.

PHOENIX 4 DRAKKAR 3

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. – Florent Houle scored the game-winning goal at 1:32 in overtime as the Sherbrooke Phoenix edged the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.

Mavrick Lachance scored twice while Chad Bellemare and Florent Houle scored once for Sherbrooke. Phoenix goaltender Kyan Labbé kicked out 25 of 28 shots.

Jules Boilard scored twice while Louis-Charles Plourde scored once for Baie-Comeau. Drakkar goaltender Mathys Routhier saved 25 of 29 shots.

SAGUENÉENS 6 TIGRES 3

CHICOUTIMI, Que. – Félix Gagnon scored twice as the Chicoutimi Saguenéens downed the Victoriaville Tigres.

Maxim Massé, Julien Wasmer, Kassim Gaudet and Nathan Lecompte also scored for Chicoutimi. Saguenéens netminder Jacob Brochu saved 16 of 19 shots.

Olivier Houde scored twice while Eliott Simard replied once for Victoriaville. Tigres netminder Mathis Lacroix-Goulet stopped 32 of 37 shots.

CATARACTES 10 OCÉANIC 2

SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Reece Peitzsche scored three goals as the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Rimouski Océanic.

Matvei Gridin scored twice while Louis-Philippe Fontaine, Vince Elie, Félix Plamondon, Jiri Klima and Jacob Lachance scored once for Shawinigan. Cataractes netminder Mathys Fernandez kicked out 22 of 24 shots.

Jonathan Fauchon and Maël St-Denis all scored once for Rimouski. Océanic goaltender Mathis Langevin stopped 15 of 20 shots and Océanic goaltender Noah Preston Moore saved eight of 13.

This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 29, 2024.