Points in the Forecast
Jasper Weatherby registered a pair of multi-point games in the last two weeks, posting three assists on March 26 against Colorado and recording a 'Gordie Howe hat trick' on March 30 against Ontario. He was named the First Star of the Game for his three-point performance on March 26.
Frozen Four Faceoff
Thomas Bordeleau (Michigan) matched a season high with three points (one goal, two primary assists) in Michigan's 7-4 Regional Final victory over Quinnipiac on March 27. Bordeleau's final assist pushed his points-per-game average back to 1.00 and gave him a career best 25 assists on the year. He trails only 2021 first overall selection Owen Power and 2021 fifth overall selection Kent Johnson (both 29) for assists among Michigan skaters. Magnus Chrona (Denver) allowed just three goals on 43 shots (.930 SV%) across two games to help Denver win the West Regional. Chrona turned aside 24-of-25 (.960 SV%) in a close 2-1 Regional Final victory over Minnesota Duluth, including all 23 shots he faced over the final two periods. Michigan and Denver will face off in the Frozen Four on April 7 for a spot in the National Championship game.
Hello Brandon Coe!
Brandon Coe (North Bay) is riding a four-game multi-point streak, including back-to-back three-point performances on March 31 and April 3. The forward assisted on both goals for North Bay on March 27 to pick up First Star of the Game honors, with his first assist of the night marking his 90th point this season. Coe has points in seven of his last eight games and now ranks fifth in the OHL in scoring. He needs one more assist to double his total from 2019-20 and is just three points away from 100 this campaign.
Notable Players
• Joachim Blichfeld notched a three-game point streak from March 24 to 30, tied for his second-longest streak of the year and capped off a stretch of scoring a point in six of seven games. The Barracuda's leading scorer added a power-play tally on March 30 to give him a career-best 11 on the year.
• Nick Cicek scored his first career AHL power-play goal on March 26 to give him five goals on the season. The defenseman recorded an assist on Mason Jobst's game-opening goal on April 2 at Stockton.
• Adam Raska posted his third two-point game of the season with a one-goal, one-assist effort against Colorado on March 26. Two days earlier, he fired off a game-high and career-high six shots against Abbotsford.
• Artem Guryev (Peterborough) notched back-to-back two-point games on March 31 and April 2 to mark his first career OHL multi-point games and second point streak of the season. Guryev was named the Second Star of the Game in the latter of the two contests.
• Danil Gushchin (Niagara) has found the scoresheet in each of his last eight games and is currently riding a three-game goal-scoring streak. Gushchin continues to lead Niagara in almost all major offensive categories, and he ranks top 10 in the OHL in both goals (seventh) and points-per-game (eighth).
• On March 29, Linus Oberg (Orebro HK) scored the series-winning goal with eight minutes left in the third period of Game 3 against Brynas IF to help Orebro HK advance to the Quarterfinals of the SHL playoffs. The 21-year-old forward has three points (two goals, one assist) in six postseason contests this year.
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