Aleardi and Domingue Named Players of the Week

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Plymouth Whalers’ forward Alex Aleardi is the CHL Player of the Week for the week ending September 26. Aleardi netted seven goals and added an assist for eight points in three games with a plus-minus rating of plus-4.

Aleardi’s week was highlighted by two hat-trick performances including a four-point game with three goals and an assist as first star of a 5-4 shootout loss to the Windsor Spitfires to open the OHL’s regular season schedule last Thursday night. Following a one goal effort on Friday in a 3-2 loss to the London Knights, Aleardi exploded for another three goals to power the Whalers to a 6-2 win over the Barrie Colts as first star of the game on Saturday.

Aleardi, an 18-year-old from Farmington Hills, Michigan, begins his third OHL season as the league’s top scorer after one week of play. Last season he scored a career-best 41 points in 64 games between the Belleville Bulls and the Kitchener Rangers.

Tyler Maxwell of the Everett Silvertips and Allain Saulnier of the Moncton Wildcats were each considered for the award. Maxwell scored five points in two games to lead the Silvertips to two wins on opening weekend in the WHL, while Saulnier recorded nine points including two goals and seven assists in three games for the Wildcats with an impressive plus-minus rating of plus-6.

The CHL also announced that Louis Domingue of the Quebec Remparts is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending September 26. Domingue backstopped the Remparts to two wins posting a goals-against-average of 1.50 and save percentage of .930.

Domingue returned to the Remparts lineup and made his first two starts of the season beginning Friday night against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies where he made 28 saves in a 12-2 win. One night later against the Halifax Mooseheads, Domingue allowed a first period goal before shutting the door with 12 saves to help the Remparts comeback with a 4-1 win to notch their 11th point in six games to sit first place in the Telus East Division standings.

Domingue, an 18-year-old from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec, is playing in his third QMJHL season after being selected in the fifth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes.

Nathan Lieuwen of the Kootenay Ice made 25 saves to shutout the Calgary Hitmen 4-0 on Saturday as the game’s third star to receive consideration for the award. In the OHL, Philipp Grubauer of the Kingston Frontenacs posted a goals-against-average of 2.00 and save percentage of .954 in two starts that included a shutout victory with 44 saves to beat the Belleville Bulls 3-0 as first star of the game.