Mar 04 Juniors hang on for 2-1 Win over Gatineau Olympiques

Montreal, March 4^th, 2010- The Montreal Juniors hosted the Gatineau Olympiques tonight and held on to a 2 to 1 victory.  Jean-Francois Berube led the way with 29 saves.  The Juniors are now 30-27-2-4 and the Olympiques are 27-31-1-4.  

Read on for the official Juniors game recap.

Montreal put on an offensive clinic in the first, but they just could not find the back of the net.  Luck prevailed for the Olympiques as the Juniors rang the puck off post several times.  The only goal in the period came from Olympiques captain Hubert Labrie, who sniped one from the point for his forth of the season at 13:05. The luck that Gatineau had eventually faded away in the second period as the Juniors tied the game when forward Eliezer Sherbatov fed the puck right in front for Trevor Parkes, who tapped home his twenty-sixth of the year, at 9:20.  Winger David Rose redirected Hubert Genest’s shot as he gave the Juniors the lead going into the third period.  The Juniors were able to hold on in third with its sound defence.  Goaltender Jean-Francois Berube also stood tall as he made several key saves down the wire to earn the win.  

Juniors goalie Jean-Francois Berube stopped 29/30 shots in the win while his counterpart, Maxime Clermont, rejected 22/24 shots in the loss.  The Juniors will now head east for a three game road trip starting with the Victoriaville Tigers tomorrow, and then to Lewiston and Moncton.  The Juniors will conclude the regular season with two games against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at 7:35PM on Friday, March 12^th, and Sunday, March 14^th at 4:05PM.    

Tags: David Rose \ Eliezer Sherbatov \ Gatineau Olympiques \ Hubert Genest \ Jean-Francois Berube \ Montreal juniors \ Trevor Parkes