Monday, February 20, 2012

2/19 Recap: Leduc collects in rout; Amerks stumble

Jerome Gauthier-Leduc collected three assists Sunday as Rimouski rolled to a 10-3 win over Cape Breton. The three-point game was Leduc's eighth of the year and second in his last eight games. He sits at 65 points after 53 games, seven short of Brayden McNabb's blueline-leading 72 points from a season ago.

In other QMJHL action, Cedrick Henley picked up an assist as Val-d'Or lost to Blainville-Boisbriand, 6-2. The 6'5 forward now has points in three straight games.

Dan Catenacci finished -2 as Owen Sound ran out of gas in a 4-2 loss at Saginaw. The loss comes in the Attack's third game in three days, putting a halt to their six-game winning streak. Catenacci sits at 64 points with 11 games to play.

Colin Jacobs finished -1 with goaltender interference penalty in Seattle's 3-0 shutout loss to Spokane. The T-Birds have lostt hree straight and are 2-8 in their last 10 but remain in seventh place in the WHL's Western Conference.

In the AHL, Corey Tropp and Paul Szczechura gave the Amerks a 2-0 lead after 20-minutes but Hamilton erupted for six unanswered goals to secure a 7-3 win. The goal was Tropp's first in the AHL since 10/29.

Derek Whitmore also scored for the Amerks while Drew MacIntyre made 41 stops in defeat.

The Rundown:
Tropp: G, +1, 2 SOG
Brennan: A, 4 SOG, 4 PIM
Adam: -1, 5 SOG
McNabb: 3 SOG
Foligno: A
Schiestel: -2, 2 SOG
Crawford: +1
Lagace: 1 SOG
Biega: 1 SOG