2024-01-19 03:12:00
The Cape Breton Eagpes made sure that Jacob Newcombe’s return to the lineup after his cancer remission was a memorable one.
Newcombe and the Eagles won by shutout, 3-0, Thursday night, against the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, who incidentally were Newcombe’s first team in the QMJHL.
The 19-year-old left winger has been battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with last fall.
At Center 200, the evening had the theme “Hockey Fights Cancer”, the first evening of its kind organized by the Eagles.
Newcombe, who is originally from Nova Scotia, received the bad news in August 2023. His treatments lasted until December, and he spent the last few weeks getting back into shape, having officially entered remission.
It’s no surprise that Newcombe was named first star of the game.
Antoine Roy, Lucas Romeo and Charles-Antoine Lavallée, in each of the three periods, were the Eagles’ scorers. Nicola Ruccia made 29 saves for the shutout.
Nothing is going well for the Saguenéens, who have been defeated in their last eight outings. It was the second time in a row that Chicoutimians were silenced.
He’s back and we couldn’t be more proud!????
On behalf of the Saguenéens organization, our congratulations Jacob! ????????#LeHockeyPourVaincreLeCancer #91Strong pic.twitter.com/W1k0gTzgFa
— Sagueneens (@SagueneensLHJMQ)
January 18, 2024
Before he made his return, Jacob Newcombe’s mom Stephanie surprised him and his Eagle teammates with a surprise starting lineup read ???? pic.twitter.com/bRi6auaaKv
— Cape Breton Eagles (@CBEHockey)
January 18, 2024
Hats for Lacerte
Félix Lacerte scored a hat trick and the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-1.
The Cataractes led 3-0 at the first intermission.
Jiri Klima scored in the second minute of play, then Lacerte scored twice in 3:02 at the end of the period.
Lacerte completed the hat-trick into an empty net, scoring his 20th goal this season.
Jordan Tourigny and Noah McKinnon were the other scorers for the Cataractes, who had lost their last two games.
Félix Hamel made 25 saves, only being thwarted by Eriks Mateiko, late in the second period.
Golden victory by Robert Orr
Robert Orr ended the debate 29 seconds into overtime and the Titan defeated the Mooseheads, 2-1.
Mathieu St-Onge, of the Titan, tied the score with 1:05 remaining in the third period.
The Titan stopped a series of three defeats.
Pear tree harvests the fruits
Justin Poirier scored a 32nd goal and the Drakkar prevailed 6-2 against the Huskies.
Matyas Melovsky made it 3-2 midway through the game, shortly after getting an assist on Justin Gill’s goal.
A 6th in a row at the Olympics
Nathan Lévesque collected a goal and three points as the Londres had the last word against the Phoenix in a shootout, 4-3.
The Olympics deserved a sixth victory in a row, while the Phoenix lost for the first time in four outings.
Pellerin makes the difference
Maxime Pellerin scored the decisive goal at 18:11 in the third period and the Tigres beat the Wildcats, 4-3.
Egor Goriunov, Maël Lavigne and Adam Fortier-Gendron have the others for the Tigers.
Vincent Collard, Thomas Auger and Justin Larose responded for the Wildcats.
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