NOJHL names its BrokerLink Insurance 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Henry Ouellet (Hearst Lumberjacks); goaltender James Meredith (Espanola Paper Kings) and defenceman Marcus Krats (Powassan Voodoos) have been named its BrokerLink Insurance 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Jan. 26.

Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks: Collecting back-to-back three-point outings, Ouellet’s offensive efforts helped Hearst pick-up a pair of home ice victories.

The St-Alexandre, Que., product, who turned 19 Sunday, began his run with a goal and two assists in a triumph versus French River before doing likewise against the Soo Thunderbirds.

With 14 multi-point performances this season with the Lumberjacks, Ouellet currently sits second in team scoring with 47 points in 33 outings. He’s also tied for seventh in overall NOJHL numbers.

James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings: The 17-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., stopped an impressive 57 of the 59 shots he faced Friday in backstopping Espanola to a victory versus the Greater Sudbury Cubs.

That halted the league-leaders impressive 20-game winning streak in the process and marked the third time this campaign that Meredith has faced 50, or more, shots in a game.

In five appearances since the beginning of January, the Paper Kings’ goaltender sports the second-best save percentage in the league at .948.

Marcus Krats, (D) Powassan Voodoos: Krats did his part at both ends of the ice in a pair of Powassan wins during the time frame against two of the top four teams in the standings.

Hailing from Labrador City, N.L., the 20-year-old blueliner assisted on a shorthanded marker in a narrow decision versus Blind River Saturday, then notched the game-winner in a meeting with the Soo Eagles Sunday. He was also only on the ice for one-goal against over the course of the weekend.

In his first season with the Voodoos, Krats tops all defencemen on the club in scoring with 18 points on six tallies and a dozen helpers.

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

Week 18
Samuel Assinewai, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
Trent Nobes, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners

Week 19
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Marcus Krats, (D) Powassan Voodoos