NHL Draft: Weekend Warriors, Jan 28th

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A look at the top performances of the week featuring draft-eligible players

OHL

– Sudbury Wolves forward Dominik Kubalik scored 4 goals & 1 assist in 3 games during the past week, while his teammate, Dominik Kahun recorded 1 goal & 3 assists.

– Jimmy Lodge (Saginaw) scored 2 goals & 2 assists in 2 games. He has 4 goals & 8 assists in his last 9.

– London Knights forward Bo Horvat also scored 2 goals & 2 assists on the weekend. He is tied for the league lead in power play goals (14).

– Brent Pederson (Kitchener), Sergey Tolchinsky (S.S. Marie) & Kerby Rychel (Windsor) each recorded 1 goal and 3 assists in 3 games.

– Guelph Storm forward Hunter Garlent assisted on 4 goals in 3 games.

QMJHL

– Val-d’Or left winger Anthony Mantha (Halifax) scored 4 goals & 2 assists in 2 games. He is 2nd in the league in goals with 38.

– Valentin Zykov (Baie-Comeau) netted 3 goals and added 3 assists in 4 games during the past week. He has 7 game-winning goals this season (3rd in the QMJHL).

– Blaineville-Boisbriand forward Marc-Olivier Roy scored 2 goals & 3 assists on Saturday night vs. Shawinigan.

– Halifax forward Jonathan Drouin recorded 2 goals & 2 assists in 2 games. He is averaging 2 points per game this season.

– Adam Erne (Quebec) had 1 goal & 3 assists in 3 games.

WHL

– Kamloops Blazers forward Matt Needham scored 5 goals & 3 assists in 3 games, including a hat trick on Saturday night against the Victoria Royals.

– A trio of Portland Winterhawks players had big offensive weeks. Defenceman Seth Jones scored 1 goal and assisted on 4 others in 3 games. Nicolas Petan recorded 2 goals & 2 assists and he continues to lead the WHL in assists (52) and points (85). Oliver Bjorkstrand netted 3 goals in 3 games and leads all WHL rookies in scoring with 40 points.

– Medicine Hat forward Hunter Shinkaruk recorded 1 goal, 2 assists and a +3 rating in 3 games.

– Colby Cave (Swift Current), Jamal Watson (Lethbridge) & Mirco Mueller (Everett) each recorded 1 goal and 2 assists during the past week.

– Portland goaltender Brendan Burke made 25 saves in a 7-0 victory over the Tri-City Americans, while Tristan Jarry went 2-0, while posting a 0.93 GAA & .952 save percentage. Jarry leads the WHL in goals against average (1.62).

USHL

– Lincoln forward Luke Johnson scored 4 goals & 1 assist in 3 games, including the game-winning goal vs. Des Moines on Sunday.

– Fargo forward Brendan Harms and Waterloo forward Taylor Cammarata each scored 3 goals in 2 games. Cammarata leads the USHL in scoring with 57 points, while Harms sits 9th with 44 points