Matthew Maggio, RW, Windsor, OHL (New York Islanders): Maggio finished the regular season on a 14-game point streak (12 goals, 11 assists) and led the OHL in goals (54) and points (111). It's the most goals by a Windsor player since Dave Roche scored 55 in 1994-95. Maggio is the first Windsor player to lead the league in goals since Ernie Godden scored 87 in 1980-81. The 20-year-old, selected by the Islanders in the fifth round (No. 142) of the 2022 draft, helped Windsor finish first in the OHL Western Conference. He had an assist in a 5-3 loss to Kitchener in Game 1 of the best-of-7 series Thursday.
Jacob Melanson, RW, Sherbrooke, QMJHL (Seattle Kraken): Melanson finished tied for seventh in the league with 99 points (50 goals, 49 assists). He had 55 points (25 goals, 30 assists) in 32 games with Sherbrooke after being acquired in a trade with Acadie-Bathurst on Jan. 2. That includes a 30-game point streak (24 goals, 29 assists) from Jan. 4-March 22, the longest in the league since Nikolaj Ehlers had points in 33 straight games in 2014-15. The 19-year-old, chosen by Seattle in the fifth round (No. 131) of the 2021 NHL Draft, helped Sherbrooke finish first in the QMJHL Western Conference. He scored a goal in Sherbrooke's 5-2 win against Blainville-Boisbriand on Friday in Game 1 of their best-of-7 first-round playoff series.
Olen Zellweger, D, Kamloops, WHL (Anaheim Ducks):Zellweger led WHL defensemen with 32 goals, the most by a defenseman in the league since Brad Ross scored 42 in 2011-12. He was second among defensemen with 80 points split between Kamloops and Everett, and his average of 1.45 points in 55 games is the most by a WHL defenseman since Darren Van Impe averaged 1.45 points in 58 games in 1993-94. The 19-year-old, selected by the Ducks in the second round (No. 43) in the 2021 draft, helped Kamloops finish second in the WHL Western Conference. He had four assists in the Blazers' 8-0 win against Vancouver on Friday in Game 1 of their best-of-7 first-round playoff series.
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