Rimouski shutout Quebec | Pro Hockey News

Oceanic goaltender Philippe Cadorette made 30 saves registering his third shutouts of the season photo by Serge Poulin

QUEBEC CITY, P.Q. — Not having won in Quebec’s building this year the Rimouski Oceanic savored their first win in Quebec building shutout out the home team, 3-0. Christopher Clapperton and Tylor Boland led the offense with two points each one goal one assist. Quebec has been kept out of the scoring sheet for the last 138.33.

“The victory taste very good for us,” the Oceanic head coach Serge Beausoleil said after his team won for the first time in the Colisee Pepsi this year.

“It’s a goaltender who can take the pole anytime, «answered Rimouski head coach Beausoleil as he talked about his goaltenter performance. We prevent ourselves against the injury. We have a guy who know is a competitor, we knew him for last three years he knows when it is time to upheld his play one knock.”

Rimouski broke the ice with only one minute left to the opening period. Entering Quebec zone on left side Oceanic center Tylor Boland beat Quebec goaltender Zachary to his left side.

Fight between Oceanic Beau Rusk and Quebec Yanick Turcotte photo by Serge Poulin

A fight broke out between Oceanic defenseman Beau Rusk and Quebec left winger Yanick Turcotte both were ejected of the game for what has been called plan fight.

In second period, Quebec defended themselves for a total of eight minutes and one of them a four minutes to Jerome Verrier has been costly since Rimouski scored their second goals.

Unable to clear the front of the net following first save against Tylor Boland teammates Anthony DeLuca took the loose puck and beat Quebec netminder to his right side with a wrist shot with 2:36 remaining to the second period.

Unable to take part in the game after the warmup Quebec played minus one forward even before the game began as Adam Erne did not dress against Rimouski.

Quebec lost another player during the game as defenseman Nikolas Brouillard left the game in the second with what appeared to be a right shoulder injury. No update was given on his condition after the game.

Missing a two-on-one breakaway with teammates Alexis Loiseau, Christopher Clapperton scored Rimouski third goal unassisted at 16:34.

c goaltender Zachary Fucale came back between the pipes after Callum Booth tended the against Val-d’Or photo by Serge Poulin

Being perfect as he made 30 saves Rimouski netminder Phillipe Desrosiers registered his third shutout of the season.

“Maybe too many rebound but in general I’m happy because guys blocks lot of shots,” were the first words pronounced by Oceanic veteran goaltender Phillipe Desrosiers.

“The arrival of Louis Philippe Guindon is only positive for me I gave all I got at every game and since his arrival we have great communication,” answered the veteran netminder when he was asked if the arrival of the other goaltender via a trade at the QMJHL trade deadline contribute to motivate him a little bit more.

On the Quebec side, team captain was the first to show to answer questions from reporters.

“I don’t know we just have to block last couple games, tonight we work hard I think we played almost sixty minutes if not sixty minutes bounces is in didn’t goes our way, calls didn’t go our way but we have to keep working and it will come.” Quebec veteran Kurt Etchegary.

“We have got to stay positive I know Val-d’Or was a very poor effort but tonight we’ve work hard, we tried to make things worked just didn’t go our way but we gone to come back tomorrow and work hard and focus on positive things.”

For Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher, his team offense could play better, “Val-d’Or wasn’t our best effort offensively tonight we could have been more dangerous. Desrosiers (Philippe) has been very good we have to give credit to him. The have one of the best defensive with guys like Jan Kostalik and Samuel Morin on blue line and we haven’t been too opportunistic for sure.” The Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher said after the game.

“ For sure I would better like our team scores goals and we win the game, what we didn’t had had in Val-d’Or is a sixty minutes of effort. I think the effort was there guys were involve in the game they compete but we still have things to work on for sure.” Admitted the Remparts coach Boucher.

Quebec will return in action on Friday night hosting Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Only one other game was on QMJHL schedule on Tuesday

Saint John 2 vs. Cape Breton 3

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