On this week's edition of The Hockey News on the 'Q' with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - The Halifax Mooseheads have a new principal owner as Bobby Smith has sold the franchise to Michigan businessman Sam Simon. How does this affect the Mooseheads and the sale of CHL franchises going forward? - The Moose have also lost forward Zachary l'Heureux for 10 games due to his incident with a fan two weeks ago. Does the punishment fit the act? - With a month to go in the regular season, Will and...

On this week's edition of The Hockey News on the 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - There's a new rivalry in the league as things got heated between the Halifax Mooseheads and Gatineau Olympiques, culminating in an indefinite suspension to Moose star Zachary L'Heureux. - The Olympiques then went on to sweep their annual interleague series with the Ottawa 67's. Is it time for more interleague play in the CHL? - The Drummondville Voltigeurs and Val-d'Or Foreurs are in the hunt...

On this week's edition of The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - It's been a tough season for the players and fans in Drummondville, while one of the league's youngest teams continues to be a pleasant surprise in Chicoutimi. - The city of Trois-Rivieres hasn't hosted a QMJHL franchise in over 30 years. Could that change in the years to come? - With the OHL preparing to host the 2024 Memorial Cup, Will and Jamie discuss potential host sites in the 'Q' for the...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - The Halifax Mooseheads keep on rolling, now at 21 straight games with a point or more. The Quebec Remparts are also red-hot. - The CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game happened last Wednesday, and there were no other games in the CHL last Tuesday or Wednesday as a result. Should the same be done for the semifinal and medal games at the world juniors? - The Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL signed Zachary...

On this edition of The Hockey News on the 'Q' Podcast, Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer are joined by Eastlink TV personality Logan Delaney. - The Halifax Mooseheads, Quebec Remparts and Sherbrooke Phoenix are all riding point streaks. What could set one of these teams apart on the road to a championship? - It's been a noteworthy week for QMJHL alumni. Three players – William Dufour, Jakob Pelletier and Samuel Bolduc – have all skated in their first NHL contests over the past seven days. The...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News on the 'Q' with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - The Halifax Mooseheads haven't lost in regulation since late November, in part thanks to some key acquisitions and outstanding goaltending from the latest QMJHL player of the week, Mathis Rousseau. - Hockey Canada has indicated they would accept proposals from Halifax and Moncton to host the world juniors in 2025. Is this a sign of things to come for future host cities? How soon is "too soon" to host...

It's the first episode of The Hockey News on the 'Q' with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer for 2023! This week, the guys are joined by Scott Wheeler from the Athletic, who discusses the recently completed World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax and Moncton, some of the QMJHL players that stood out and Canada's gold medal winning performance at the tournament. Also, Will and Jamie chat about the recently completed trade period in the 'Q' as several teams gear up for the stretch drive and...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Jamie Tozer and Will MacLaren: - QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau is retiring after his 47-year association with the league. What will be his most lasting legacies, and when might there be a new commissioner named? - What are the major trades that have happened in the QMJHL up to this point? - Will and Jamie dive into the mailbag to discuss playoff seeding and whether there should be fewer division games and a more balanced...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - Four QMJHL players were named to Team Canada along with Stephane Julien heading over as an assistant coach. Were there any surprises? - Speaking of the world juniors, there's havoc going on in the resale market. Jamie gives the details on that. - Six QMJHL players were named to the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, with a chance for players to increase their draft stock. - The Vegas Golden Knights are the NHL team...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - The QMJHL announced its 2023 Hall of Fame class. Alain Vigneault, Stephane Richer and Dave Ezard will be inducted at the same time as the class of 2022 (Roberto Luongo, Stephane Robidas, Rick Vaive, Simon Gamache and Clem Jodion) in June 2023. Who else should we expect to see inducted in the coming years? - Nine QMJHL players were named to Team Canada's world juniors camp. Who's most likely to earn a spot? -...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and guest co-host Patrick McNeil, play-by-play commentator for the Cape Breton Eagles: - The Cape Breton Eagles are second-last in the QMJHL with an 8-12-2-1 record. They did somewhat better in the past 10 games with five wins, four regulation losses and a shootout loss, so what can the team take from this past stretch to move onward? - The Halifax Mooseheads are making a push to the top by acquiring Josh Lawrence from...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer covering everything QMJHL: - Thomas Beauregard joins the show to talk about his No. 28 being retired by the Acadie-Bathurst Titan last Saturday. He is the last player in the QMJHL to score 70 goals in a season, with 71 in 2006-07. - The Drummondville Voltigeurs fired coach Steve Hartley last Wednesday after the team's slow start. They are 14th out of 18 teams with a 10-11 record, including going...

On this week's episode with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - Victoriaville Tigres coach Carl Mallette joins the show to talk about his assistant coaching duties at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. - Goaltender Oliver Satny is the QMJHL player of the week after getting one shutout in three wins for the Cape Breton Eagles last week. - The 2023 NHL draft-eligible prospect of the week is defenseman Etienne Morin of the Moncton Wildcats. The 17-year-old averages more than a point per game. -...

In this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - The Edmonton Oilers don't have any prospects in the QMJHL or 'Q' alumni in the NHL, but they do have alumni developing in the AHL and might soon be knocking at the door to The Show. - Chris Culligan had his No. 7 retired by the Cape Breton Eagles while Chicoutimi retired Marc Denis' No. 33. Who could be next? - Mathieu Cataford is the NHL 2023 draft-eligible prospect of the week. The left winger has 21...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - Right winger Jordan Dumais of the QMJHL's Halifax Mooseheads joins the show to talk about getting drafted to the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets in 2022, how he's developed his game and noticed increased defending against him from the opposition, his goal to make the Canadian world juniors squad and more. - The Calgary Flames are profiled this week for their prospects from the QMJHL. Whether it's Cole Huckins...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'Q' Podcast with Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer: - Seven of eight teams in the QMJHL's Western Conference have a win percentage of at least .500. - Jordan Dumais of the Halifax Mooseheads is the player of the week and appears on the QMJHL's team of the week as well. - 2023 NHL draft prospect of the week: Defenseman Jordan Tourigny of the Shawinigan Cataractes - Team profile of the week: Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes have two prospects in the 'Q' and three...

Presenting The Hockey News On The Q Podcast with hosts Will MacLaren and Jamie Tozer. The podcast brings in-depth coverage of the QMJHL with updates from around the league, interviews with special guests within the Q and analysis of players to watch. On this week's inaugural episode: - Will and Jamie speak to Louis Robitaille, coach-GM of the Gatineau Olympiques, about the start of the season, the team's injury issues and the franchise's 50th anniversary. - Analysis of the QMJHL player of the...