SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forwards Mathieu Comeau (Hearst Lumberjacks) and Mason Walker (Greater Sudbury Cubs) along with goaltender Cole Vreugdenhil (Powassan Voodoos) have been named its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending February 22.
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks – A milestone moment last week saw veteran Hearst product become just the 10th player in NOJHL history to amass 300-plus points in a career.
The 20-year-old Comeau, picked up five in total over the time frame in a trio of Lumberjacks’ victories to help his club extend a current league-best run to 12 triumphs in a row. Included in this was an impressive overtime winner on Saturday against Kirkland Lake.
An alumnus of the Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North U18 Hockey League, Comeau currently leads the way in NOJHL scoring this season with 88 points, while his 302 overall ties him for ninth highest on the all-time list.
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs – Among the contributions of the 17-year-old standout was totaling a current league single-game, season-high six assists in a result over Timmins, while picking up eight points overall in two Greater Sudbury wins.
Walker has etched him name on the game sheet in six straight match-ups as well as in 16 of his past 17 outings and 22 of 24. Also, in the 29 contests in which he has registered at least one point, the Cubs have gone a stellar 26-0-1-2.
A former GNU18HL standout with his hometown Sudbury Wolves U16 AAA side, Walker is fifth in NOJHL offensive production on the year with 71 points in just 32 contests.
Cole Vreugdenhil, (G) Powassan Voodoos – Making the start in three Powassan games on the road, in a span of under 48 hours, Vreugdenhil backstopped his team to a pair of victories and a narrow 2-1 setback, helping them inch closer to securing home-ice advantage in the opening round of the upcoming playoffs.
As the youngest, non-affiliate netminder in the league, the 16-year-old from Hannon, Ont., had a solid 1.35 goals-against average last week, to go with a save percentage of .952.
Coming out of the Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA system, Vreugdenhil is one off the NOJHL-lead in wins by a first-year goalkeeper with 12 and is second among rookies in both GAA and SV% at 2.87 and .918 respectively.
Rogers NOJHL 3 Stars
Week 1
Anthony Boyes, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Joseph Coates, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Glen McInnes, (G) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Week 2
Ty McKay, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Deven Jones-McDonald, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 3
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Caleb Dawson, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 4
Mason Janicki, (G) Blind River Beavers
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Keiran Caughran, (G) French River Rapids
Week 5
Jax Pereira, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Ayden Mullen, (G) Timmins Rock
Micah Seery, (D) Soo Eagles
Week 6
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Logan Vale, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 7
Shea Chornley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Spencer Horgan, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Frédéric Cousineau, (G) (Timmins Rock)
Week 8
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Daks Klinkhammer, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 9
Jace Knoerle, (G) Soo Eagles
James Legler, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 10
Finn Manttari, (D) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Owen King, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 11
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Braedyn Cyr, (D) Timmins Rock
Shea Chornley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 12
Frédéric Cousineau, (G) Timmins Rock
Nolan Newton, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jonah McIndoo, (F) Blind River Beavers
Week 13
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
Marcus Krats, (D) Powassan Voodoos
Week 14
Chase Thompson, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Dylan Rousselle, (D) Powassan Voodoos
Michael Tamburro, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 15
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Gabriel Clark, (D) Soo Eagles
Jacob Peterson, (F) Soo Eagles
Week 16
Owen King, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Braedyn Cyr, (D) Timmins Rock
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 17
Spencer Horgan, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jace Knoerle, (G) Soo Eagles
Ayden Mullen, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 18
Hugo Allard, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Deven Jones-McDonald, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Daks Klinkhammer, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Week 19
Ryan Saginaw, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Derrick Champagne, (G) Powassan Voodoos
Luc Warner, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 20
Ethan Hoff, (F) Soo Eagles
Nathan Seed, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Logan Vale, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 21
Spencer Horgan, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Carter Drigo, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Nathan Maguire, (G) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 22
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Cole Vreugdenhil, (G) Powassan Voodoos
