Well folks this is it for our prospect week in reviews for the 2015-16 season (chokes up) as the final baby Jacket was eliminated from his respective post-season this week.
Peter Quenneville-Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL-Lost Series 4-0)
Series Stats 4GP 3-1-4 -2 0PIM
Final Playoff stats 19GP 10-10-20 +5 4PIM
Peter and the Wheat Kings faced off against the Kelowna Rockets in what was a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Hockey League. Quickly, before the series started, Peter and brother John were part of a feature on the fan support in Brandon during the season/playoffs.
Starting off in game one, late in the second, Peter scored when, with the Kings trailing 3-1, he tipped in a Ryan Pilon point shot just seconds into a power play to make it 3-2 in a 4-3 game one loss.
Up next in game two, it was a lot like game one with Peter getting the Kings back into the game after trailing 3-1. Lucas Johansen tried to clear the puck but ended up absorbing a hit and allowing Ryan Pilon to gather the puck and send a perfect cross rink pass to Peter. Peter fired a shot from his usual spot to make it 3-2. Just under six minutes later Peter struck again from…stop me if you’ve heard this from his spot but the puck took a different route. Later, with the Kings on the power play Morgan Klimchuk passed to Ivan Provorov at the point who passed back to Klimchuk. Klimchuk took a shot that was blocked and the puck went to Peter to make it 3-3. Unfortunately, the Kings would fall by a score of 5-3 and Peter was named second star.
When the series switched to Kelowna it was more of the same with the Rockets roaring out to a 4-1 lead before the Kings were able to strike with Peter helping out. In the second, Peter’s line entered the zone and Morgan Klimchuk passed to Peter. He gathered the puck and passed back to Klimchuk who found Nolan Patrick behind the defense with an almost empty net to shoot into. The Kings lost game three by a score of 5-3.
Peter and all of the Kings were held pointless in a 3-0 game four loss allowing the Rockets to sweep the Kings and clinch the WHL spot in the Memorial Cup meaning three of the four spots have been claimed.
In the playoffs Peter led the Wheat Kings in goals, assists and points in addition to leading the WHL playoffs in power play goals with eight of his 10 goals coming on the man advantage.
Due to being drafted from the USHL I believe the Jackets still have time to make a decision on signing Peter but here’s the sticky wicket…he doesn’t have a place to play next year as he was one of the Wheat Kings three 20 year olds. I’m a little biased (pay no attention to the #15 Wheat Kings jersey in my collection) but I think the Jackets should sign Peter because he’s the Jackets best forward prospect on the power play and also earned rave reviews during development camp from Development Coach Chris Clark.
Well, folks for possibly the first time since 2009, the Jackets won’t have a prospect in the Memorial Cup (obviously the draft could change this). I want to thank you for following along the way this year. As always, when the year is done it will be time to put on your best tuxedo t-shirt and settle in for the CBJ prospect awards and after that, it will be the best time of the year THE DRAFT!…I mean the draft – no big thing.
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