SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Alex Povorozniouk (Soo Eagles); defenceman Alexandre Valade (Greater Sudbury Cubs) and goaltender Justin Sullivan (Iroquois Falls Storm), have been named its BrokerLink Insurance 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Jan. 12.
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles: Powering the Eagles offensively in a pair of impressive home-ice victories over the weekend, the 18-year-old from McHenry, Illinois collected five points in all.
Povorozniouk tallied twice and helped set-up three more markers in lopsided triumphs over Espanola and Blind River.
Currently riding a 12-game point streak, the Eagles’ leading scorer presently paces all NOJHL rookies in offensive production with 55 points. That also puts him third overall among all league skaters, while his 38 assists put him atop the list in the all-players category.
Alexandre Valade, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs: Stepping up at both ends of the ice, Valade buoyed a short-staffed Cubs’ defensive corps in a pair of wins for red-hot Greater Sudbury.
The 17-year-old, first-year blueliner, notched a nice goal and picked up a trio of helpers for his hometown team, in seeing his side extend a winning streak to a current NOJHL-best 17 consecutive outings.
Picking up points in four straight, Valade has moved into second spot in scoring among league rookie rearguards with 21. He’s also first in goals with seven.
Justin Sullivan, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm: In his lone start of the week, Sullivan was stellar in a narrow 2-1 road triumph in Hearst on Sunday, in which he was credited with 40 saves, in facing that many, or more, shot attempts for the seventh time this season.
The 19-year-old netminder, who hails from New Richmond, Que., also only allowed one to get past him in a relief stint of over 22 minutes versus the same Lumberjacks, Thursday.
Sullivan’s efforts during the time frame had him register a goals-against average of 1.46 and a .964 save percentage.
BROKERLINK INSURANCE 3 STARS
Week 1
Jordan Mayo, (F) Iroquois Falls Storm
Wyatt Gibson, (F) Blind River Beavers
Bryan Fenlon, (D) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 2
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Graydon Guthrie, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 3
Noah Beaulne, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Nicholas Tarantella, (G) French River Rapids
Week 4
Jack Nolan, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Connor Dunham-Fox, (G) Blind River Beavers
Week 5
Callum McAuley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Dryden Riley, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 6
Benjamin Pouliot, (F) Soo Eagles
Bronx Bodnar, (G) Blind River Beavers
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 7
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Justin Rousseau, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 8
Cayden Kowal, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Adam Shillinglaw, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Hunter Vilanez, (F) French River Rapids
Week 9
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Graham Gee, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 10
Tenzin Nyman, (D) Timmins Rock
Alexandre Boivin, (G) Hearst Lumberjacks
Leighton Hurst, (D) Blind River Beavers
Week 11
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jack Kelly, (F) Timmins Rock
Tyler Patterson, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 12
Nolan Newton, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
William Pâquet, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 13
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Aiden Kalin, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 14
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
Nate Dugwell, (F) Elliot Lake Vikings
Week 15
Carter Vicente, (G) French River Rapids
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Maverick Fletcher, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 16
YiBin Yoo, (F) Blind River Beavers
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 17
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Alexandre Valade, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Justin Sullivan, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
