WEEKEND TRADE WRAP-UP

Two days into the annual Quebec Major Junior Hockey League trading period and there has been a flurry of movement by several teams. The most noticeable is the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, who held a fire sale over the weekend.

The biggest deal on Saturday saw the Drakkar trade captain Gabriel Bourque to the Moncton Wildcats in exchange for Raphael Bussieres and a first round draft pick in the 2010 QMJHL entry draft. The deal had been rumored for some time now but the timing came as a bit of a surprise with Bourque currently with Team Canada at the World Juniors. Most clubs do not trade world junior participating players until the tournament is over.

Baie-Comeau traded another star in Guillaume Goulet to the Victoriaville Tigres in exchange for 16-year-old Maxim Lamarche and a second rounder in 2010. Finally, the Drakkar dealt Ryan Labrie to Shawinigan for Kevin Fiset.

The Val-d’Or Foreurs were also busy on Saturday. First, they traded Christian Morin to Saint John for Benjamin Lecomte (see below for more information on the transaction). They also traded a 2010 eighth round draft pick (originally Bathurst's)to the Remaprts for Julien Corriveau.

The Halifax Mooseheads traded the rights of Alex McDonald to the Wildcats in exchange for a 2010 twelfth round draft choice.

The PEI Rocket traded disgruntled forward Brandon Street to Victoriaville in an expected move. The Tigres gave Bradley MacDonald to the Rocket in exchange.

Marc-Andre Carre and Michal Hlinka were sent to Lewiston by the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. The Maineiacs sent Julien Houle and Alexis Piette to the Sags in return.

The trade deadline is January 7, 2010 at 1:00 pm AST.