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CHARLOTTETOWN - With Saturday's 8-1 win over the Shawinigan Cataractes, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are nearing some records held by the Saint John Sea Dogs.
The Huskies are having a scary good season, sitting first overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with a record of 51-7-0-1, good for 103 points. That's quite impressive - especially when the team still has nine games remaining.
The league record for wins in a season is 58, which is jointly held by the 2010-11 Sea Dogs, 2012-13 Halifax Mooseheads, 1978-79 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs and the 1973-74 Sorel Eperviers. With nine games remaining, the Huskies could win a maximum of 60 games.
While winning all nine of their remaining games seems like a tall task, the Huskies haven't lost at all lately. Saturday's victory was their 21st straight win, which is the fourth longest winning streak in league history. The Sea Dogs won 22 straight in 2009-10, which is the third longest in the league's history books. Sitting second is the 1995-96 Hull Olympiques with 24 and the sitting first is 1973-74 Eperviers with 25. Breaking the league record for consecutive wins is certainly within grasp.
Here's a look at Rouyn-Noranda's remaining schedule:
Feb. 27 at Val-d'Or
March 1 vs Drummondville
March 2 vs Halifax
March 6 at Shawinigan
March 8 at Drummondville
March 9 at Sherbrooke
March 13 vs Val-d'Or
March 15 vs Gatineau
March 16 vs Blainville-Boisbriand
That March 2 game against the Mooseheads would certainly be a must watch... if it was on television.
Also of note, if the Huskies win all five of their remaining home games, they'll tie the 2010-11 Sea Dogs for third most home wins in a single season with 32. The league record is 33.
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