Halifax – CHL Three Stars-Everett’s Tyler Palmer turned aside all 34 shots he faced to secure his first shutout of the season as the No.8-ranked Silvertips blanked the No.6-ranked Portland Winterhawks 4-0. His efforts on Sunday marked what was his fifth career WHL shutout and first since February 4, 2023, when Palmer made 35 saves to shut out the Seattle Thunderbirds. His 34-save performance against the Winterhawks on Sunday marked the seventh time that the 20-year-old from Fernie, B.C. has topped 30 saves in a single game this season.
Moncton’s Julius Sumpf scored the game’s first two goals along with adding an assist as the Wildcats defeated the No.10-ranked Halifax Mooseheads 8-2. In eight games during the month of February thus far, Sumpf has tallied five goals and nine assists. Sumpf is now up to 45 points during the 2023-24 campaign, which ranks third among rookies in the QMJHL behind Baie-Comeau’s Raoul Boilard (54 points) and Chicoutimi’s Émile Guité (46 points).
Sherbrooke rookie defenceman Louis-Alex Tremblay scored twice and added an assist in the Phoenix’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Rimouski Océanic. His two goals were the most that the 17-year-old rookie from La Malbaie, Que., has scored in a single game so far this season. With 24 points (4G-20A) in 41 games, Tremblay ranks third in scoring among QMJHL rookie defencemen this season.