Talbot named CHL Player of the Week

Maxime Talbot of the Hull Olympiques is the Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending March 2, 2003. Each week during the 2002-03 regular season a CHL Player of the Week will be selected based on the players of the week from the three member leagues.

Talbot, who was chosen as the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Offensive Player of the Week, recorded 15 points on nine goals and six assists and he had a plus-minus rating of plus 12 in three games last week. The native of Lemoyne, Quebec set a team record for the most goals in a game when he scored five times in the Olympiques 13-1 win over the Sherbrooke Castors on February 28. Talbot, who was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft, also recorded two assists in the win over Sherbrooke. On February 26 Talbot scored once and added four assists in Hull's 5-3 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and on March 2 against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies he recorded four points on three goals and one assist. In 62 games this season Talbot has 90 points on 39 goals and 51 assists.

The QMJHL Defensive Player of the Week was goaltender Maxime Daigneault of the Val-d'Or Foreurs. In three games last week Daigneault backstopped the Foreurs to three wins as he posted one shutout, a 1.00 goals against average and a .946 save percentage.

Peter Hamerlik of the Kingston Frontenacs was selected as the Ontario Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending March 2. In three games last week Hamerlik recorded three wins, a 1.33 goals against average and a .960 save percentage.

The Western Hockey League's Player of the Week is Chad Klassen of the Spokane Chiefs. In three games last week Klassen recorded nine points on two goals and seven assists.

CHL Players of the Week

Week - Number Player Team

One - October 2 Jonathan Ferland Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL

Two - October 9 Chad Larose Plymouth Whalers, OHL

Three - October 16 Jordan McLaughlin Vancouver Giants, WHL

Four - October 23 Jesse Lane Hull Olympiques, QMJHL

Five - October 30 Matt Foy Ottawa 67's, OHL

Six - November 6 James Wisniewski Plymouth Whalers, OHL

Seven - November 13 Corey Locke Ottawa 67's, OHL

Eight - November 20 Corey Locke Ottawa 67's, OHL

Nine - November 27 Cam Ward Red Deer Rebels, WHL

Ten - December 4 Brett Jaeger Saskatoon Blades, WHL

Eleven - December 11 David Currie Peterborough Petes, OHL

Twelve - December 18 Pierre-Luc Sleigher Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL

Thirteen - January 8 Corey Crawford Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL

Fourteen - January 15 Kelly Guard Kelowna Rockets, WHL

Fifteen - January 22 Ryan Krymusa Spokane Chiefs, WHL

Sixteen - January 29 Jamie Johnson Oshawa Generals, OHL

Seventeen - February 5 Jeremy Jackson Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL

Eighteen - February 11 Corey Crawford Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL

Nineteen - February 16 Brook Laich Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL

Twenty - February 24 Eric Staal Peterborough Petes, OHL

Twenty-One - March 5 Maxime Talbot Hull Olympiques, QMJHL