Penguins prospect Nathan Legare had a massive week for the QMJHL's Baie-Comeau Drakkar in two games against the Val-d'Or Foreurs.
Legare recorded a hat trick and an assist in a 7-3 Drakkar win on Feb. 22, and upped his game with a hat trick and two assists in a 6-3 win on Feb. 23. He became the fifth player in Drakkar history to score hat tricks in back-to-back games.
He's wearing No. 29 in these clips:
His skating seems to be just fine, by the way.
"Nathan took matters into his own hands, but he was not the only one to do so," said Drakkar head coach Jon Goyens. "The other leaders of the club also played a big role and it all started in the locker room."
Legare was named to both the QMJHL and CHL teams of the week, and was named the QMJHL player of the week for his performances.
Legare's week brought his season totals to 33 goals and 33 assists in 54 games.
Here’s how the Penguins’ prospects in juniors, college, and Europe did this week:
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FORWARDS
Judd Caulfield
Position: Forward
Size: 6-4/207
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2019, fifth round
Team: North Dakota (NCAA)
Season totals: 27 games, 3 goals, 8 assists
Caulfield was scoreless in two games this week.
Liam Gorman
Position: Center
Size: 6-3/196
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2018, sixth round
Team: Princeton (NCAA)
Season totals: 27 games, 1 goal 5 assists
Gorman played in two games this week and scored the first goal of his collegiate career:
The RPI defenseman (No. 24) on the right in that clip is Penguins prospect Will Reilly.
Filip Hallander
Position: Center/Wing
Size: 6-1/190
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2018, second round
Team: Lulea HF (SHL)
Season totals: 20 games, 4 goal, 6 assists
Hallander recorded one assist in two games
Nathan Legare
Position: Right wing
Size: 6-0/205
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2019, third round
Team: Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
Season totals: 54 games, 33 goals, 33 assists
Legare scored six goals and three assists in three games.
Linus Olund
Position: Center
Size: 5-11/183
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2017, fifth round
Team: Brynas IF (SHL)
Season totals: 42 games, 3 goals, 9 assists
Olund recorded two assists in two games.
Nikita Pavlychev
Position: Center
Size: 6-8/225
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2015, seventh round
Team: Penn State (NCAA)
Season totals: 27 games, 7 goal, 7 assists
Pavlychev scored a goal and an assist in two games. The goal came in his final regular season home game of his collegiate career:
Penn State clinched home ice in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.
Samuel Poulin
Position: Wing
Size: 6-1/207
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2019, first round
Team: Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
Season totals: 44 games, 32 goals, 43 assists
Poulin scored one assist in two games. He sustained an injury on Feb. 23 after colliding with his own teammate, Felix Robert. He left the game in the second period and missed Sherbrooke's next game.
Valtteri Puustinen
Position: Wing
Size: 5-9/183
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2019, seventh round
Team: HPK (Liiga)
Season totals: 47 games, 15 goals, 21 assists
Puustinen recorded one assist in two games.
DEFENSEMEN
Santeri Airola
Size: 5-11/165
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2019, seventh round
Team: SaiPa (Liiga), Kettera (Mestis)
Season totals: 2 games with SaiPa; 26 games, 11 assists with Kettera
Airola did not play for the second week in a row.
Ryan Jones
Size: 6-2/186
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2016, fourth round
Team: Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
Season totals: 32 games, 2 goals, 9 assists
Jones recorded one assist in two games.
Antti Palojarvi
Size: 6-1/172
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2017, sixth round
Team: Lukko (Liiga), Lukko U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga), Hokki (Mestis)
Season totals: 5 games with Lukko; 14 games, 3 assists with Lukko U20; 22 games with Hokki
Palojarvi was scoreless in one game with Hokki.
Clayton Phillips
Size: 5-11/183
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2017, third round
Team: Penn State (NCAA)
Season totals: 27 games, 2 goal, 7 assists
Phillips returned from injury for the first time in three weeks and was scoreless in two games.
William Reilly
Size: 6-2/196
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2017, seventh round
Team: Rensselaer Polytech (NCAA)
Season totals: 32 games, 8 goal, 11 assists
Reilly scored one goal and one assist in two games.
