The New York Rangers have used the first-overall selection in the 2020 NHL Draft to select forward Alexis Lafreniere from the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL. Lafreniere, 19, is a 6-foot-1 winger who was born in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. NHL Central Scouting listed him as their top North American Skater in both their midterm and final rankings. [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup Champions. The franchise's second-ever Stanley Cup was secured with a convincing 2-0 victory over the Stars in Game 6 on Monday, September 28th. Forwards Cedric Paquette and Mathieu Joseph were amongst the many players on the team to win their first Stanley Cup. Paquette contributed 18 [...]
The Los Angeles Kings announced on Wednesday that they have signed defenceman Jordan Spence to a three-year, entry-level contract. Spence was selected by the Kings in the fourth round (95th overall) in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The native of Sydney, Australia notched 9 goals and 52 points to go along with a +49 rating in 60 [...]
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has awarded Alexis Lafreniere, Jordan Spence, Jakob Pelletier, Justin Bergeron, and Isaac Belliveau Golden Puck Awards in recognition of their excellent performances during the 2019-20 season. Alexis Lafreniere The 18-year old Saint-Eustache, QC native took home several prestigious awards. Following an exceptional season where he scored 112 points in 52 games (35 [...]
The Canadian Hockey League has awarded Rimouski Océanic captain Alexis Lafreniere the 2019-20 CHL Top Draft Prospect of the Year Award. This past season, Lafreniere led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in scoring – notching 35 goals and 77 assists for 112 points in just 52 games. He is the top North American skater [...]
The QMJHL announced yesterday that Jordan Spence (13GP-2G-12A-14P) has been named the QMJHL's Defenseman of the Month for February 2020. During a month in which the Eastern Conference-leading Wildcats went undefeated, Spence, a 2019 4th round pick of the Los Angeles Kings, was masterful, anchoring Moncton's back-end and playing big minutes every night while notching points [...]
This past Sunday, Team Canada’s national World Junior team captured gold at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, defeating Team Russia by a score of 4-3 to secure their 18th gold medal at the annual tournament. Forward Alexis Lafreniere played a pivotal role in the victory, notching 2 assists en route to being named the [...]
On Monday, Hockey Canada named forwards Alexis Lafreniere and Jakob Pelletier to the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championship selection camp roster. Both players were among the 33 invited to the camp in preparation for the upcoming national tournament taking place in Ostrava and Trinic, Czech Republic from December 26, 2019 to January 5, 2020. Lafreniere, the [...]
Hockey Canada announced its roster selected to represent Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, Nov. 2-9 in Medicine Hat, Alta., and Swift Current, Sask. Joshua Roy of the Saint John Sea Dogs and Jeremy Langlois of the Cape Breton Eagles were selected to represent their country in the Prairies. The players will be divided [...]
The Canadian Hockey League, in association with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Western Hockey League, and in collaboration with Hockey Canada, have announced the rosters for the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series. 70 CHL players will compete among the three regional league teams while auditioning for a role on Canada’s [...]
