Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #4

We are now almost two months into the new season. Hope everyone is enjoying it. The first month was a tough one for your Halifax Mooseheads but they have showed signs of last year's team. Hope you have enjoyed the extended coverage on my blog and I hope to keep adding more posts, other than previews and recaps, in the coming months. Look back soon for the next edition of Around the CHL and don't forget GO Moose GO.

League leaders
Goals - Anthony Mantha 20 goals (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Nathan Pancel 19 goals (OHL Sudbury Wolves), Mitch Holmberg 18 goals (WHL Spokane Chiefs)
Assists - Nicolas Petan 27 assists (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Connor McDavid 25 assists (OHL Erie Otters), Anthony Mantha 23 assists (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs)
Points - Anthony Mantha 43 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Mitch Holmberg 42 points (WHL Spokane Chiefs),  Connor Brown 36 points (OHL Erie Otters)
Defenceman points - Anthony DeAngelo 26 points (OHL Sarnia Sting), Randy Gazzola 26 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Travis Brown 22 points (WHL Moose Jaw Warriors)
Rookie points - Nikolaj Ehlers 28 points (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Nikita Schebak 27 points (WHL Saskatoon Blades), Travis Konecny 16 points (OHL Ottawa 67's)
Goalie wins - Philippe Cadorette 13 wins (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar), Brendan Burke 13 wins (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Justin Nichols 12 wins (OHL Guelph Storm)
Save percentage - Anthony Stolarz 0.930 SAV% (OHL London Knights), Jordon Cooke 0.929 SAV% (WHL Kelowna Rockets), Sebastien Auger 0.928 SAV% (QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs)
Goals against average - Etienne Marcoux 1.89 GAA (QMJHL Blainville-Boisbraind Armada), Eric Williams 2.20 GAA (WHL Spokane Chiefs), Matt Murray 2.26 GAA (OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

Division leaders
WHL - Portland Winterhawks 29 points/14 wins (U.S. division), Kelowna Rockets 24 points/11 wins (B.C. division), Medicine Hat Tigers 24 points/11 wins (Central division), Prince Albert Raiders 23 points/11 wins (East division)
OHL - Guelph Storm 30 points/15 wins (Midwest division), Oshawa Generals 29 points/14 wins (East division), Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 28 points/13 wins (West division), Mississauga Steelheads 21 points/10 wins (Central division)
QMJHL - Blainville-Boisbraind Armada 32 points/15 wins (TELUS West division), Baie-Comeau Drakkar 31 points/14 wins (TELUS East division), Halifax Mooseheads 28 points/14 wins (Maritimes division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 8
1. Blainville-Boisbriand Armada {15-1-2-0} week 7 #1
2. Guelph Storm {15-3-0-0} week 7 #2
3. Portland Winterhawks {14-3-0-1} week 7 #6
4. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {14-4-0-3} week 7 #4
5. Erie Otters {13-3-1-0} week 7 #5
6. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds {13-2-0-2} week 7  #7
7. Kelowna Rockets {11-2-0-2} week 7 n/a
8. Oshawa Generals {14-3-0-1} week 7 #10
9. Medicine Hat Tigers {11-3-2-0} week 7 n/a
10. Gatineau Olympiques {14-7-0-0} week 7  n/a
Honorable mentions: Everett Silvertips {11-3-2-0 n/a}, Halifax Mooseheads {14-8-0-0 #8}, Spokane Chiefs {12-6-0-0 #3}


Tonight's games
Sagueneens  vs. Wildcats at 7pm/ET
Remparts vs. Cataractes at 7pm/ET
Tigres vs. Foreurs at 7:30pm/ET
Broncos vs. Raiders at 8pm/ET
Pats vs. Hurricanes at 9pm/ET
Chiefs vs. Tigers at 9pm/ET
Americans vs. Winterhawks at 10pm/ET
Blazers vs. Silvertips at 10:05pm/ET
Rebels vs. Rockets at 10:05pm/ET
Oil Kings vs. Royals at 10:05pm/ET

Happenings since last edition
*The Charlottetown Islanders have surprised some people with a good start to the season but have since lost 6 straight.
*Halifax Mooseheads and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies combined to score the most goals in one game since the 80's in a 15-5 Mooseheads win in Rouyn-Noranda.
*The Canadian Hockey League announced it's three team rosters for the Subway Series which begins November 18.
*MOvember has started.

Note: the bidding to host the 2015 Memorial Cup tournament has been widdled down to two teams after the Moncton Wildcats withdrew their bid.

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