Caps’ prospect Mathieu Perreault was today named Offensive Player of the Week in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Perreault recorded 3 goals and 6 assists in four games for the Acadie Bathurst Titan for the week of February 4-10. Boasting a 26-game scoring streak, Perreault is now tied for second in the Q in scoring with 28 goals and 53 assists in 49 games.
Overseas, meanwhile, goaltending prospect Semion Varlamov, drafted by the Caps in the first round in 2006, made his debut for the Russian National Team in a tournament recently — the last leg of the Eurotour in Sweden. Varlamov posted his first career shutout in his very first start for the National Team, 5-0, and was named Player of the Game.
In his interview to Sovetsky Sport, when asked about his first career game, Varlamov said: “Of course I couldn’t imagine playing this good in my first game! I was shaking from being so nervous. It felt like my legs were [very heavy].”
Varlamov also saw 20 minutes of action in Russia’s last game against the Czechs, coming in in the third period. In those 20 minutes he did not allow a goal either.
Varlamov was named by the tournament organizers as the best goaltender of the tournament.
Update from the Hershey Bears’ John Walton: Andrew Gordon has been named AHL Player of the Week for his 4 goals and 3 assists, including his second hat trick of the season.
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My magical dream would be for either Shipsmen or Bjork to come into camp in September and just dominate, leaving no option for Georgie but to promote them.
Could be pretty magical, but one can dream!
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