Alouettes split weekend games

The Nipissing Alouettes earned a weekend split with two road games on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Dan Madigan scored his second straight hat trick leading the Als to an 8-2 victory over the Ville-Marie Dragons in Notre-Dame du Nord, Québec. David Tagvoryan, Robin Mendelsohn, Harout Keshishian, Justin Huycke and André Leclair also scored for the Alouettes. Leclair also added three helpers on the day. Josh Chapais and Julien Lefebvre scored for the Dragons. Rookie Max Bazar picked up the win in goal for the Alouettes.

Shield 4 Alouettes 1

On Sunday, the Alouettes took the road once again as they tangled with the first place South Muskoka Shield in Gravenhurst. The Shield who have lost three games in regulation showed why they are so dominant with a 4-1 win the visiting squad. Sly Spencer, Derek Rodgers, Rob Childs and Travis Saltz scored for the Shield while Leclair scored the lone goal for the Alouettes. He now has 41 goals and 79 points in 31 games. He stands 8 goals back of Soichiro Omi\'s league record 49 goals with 12 games to play. Pat Beaudry took the loss in goal making 45 stops. The Alouettes now stand 5 points back of the second place Elliot Lake Bobcats in the Northern division.

Busy week ahead

The Als are also fifth overall in the GMHL standings. Next weekend, the Als once again hit the road as they take on the Moose in Toronto on Saturday and the Brock Bucks on Sunday afternoon. Three players along with head coach Lui Ricci are also taking part in the GMHL all-star game on Tuesday night in Gravenhurst. Next home action for the Alouettes is on Friday January 23rd as they host the King Wild at the Sturgeon Falls Arena. Game time is 8pm.