Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Dallas
Stars prospect Remi Elie of the Belleville Bulls is the OHL Player of
the Week with nine points in three games during the two week period
ending December 29 including games just before and after the Holiday
Break.
Elie scored four goals and five assists and recorded a plus-minus
rating of plus-5 for the Bulls however his week was highlighted by an
incredible seven-point performance on Sunday with a hat-trick and four
assists earning first star honours in a wild 9-6 win over the Kingston
Frontenacs. Just one point shy of a Bulls franchise records for points
in a single game, Elie netted his first career hat-trick scoring twice
in the first period and once in the third. His assists included a setup
of Stephen Harper’s game-winner while also chipping in on all three of
teammate Cameron Brace’s goals helping him record his first hat-trick of
the season. Before the Holiday Break, Elie scored the game-winner and
picked up an assist as second star of a 4-1 win over the Plymouth
Whalers December 18. He was held without a point on Saturday in a 5-0
loss to the Ottawa 67’s.
Elie, an 18-year-old from Green Valley, ON, is playing in his second
career OHL season. The second round pick of the Stars in the 2013 NHL
Draft won an OHL Championship with the London Knights before joining the
Bulls early this season where he has scored 15 goals and 20 assists in
29 games in Belleville for a season total of 38 points in 35 games.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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