Grenier makes QMJHL debut with 'Cats

WOLFVILLE, NS - Natan Grenier made his Quebec Major Junior Hockey League debut on Friday night.

Grenier, a first-round pick of the Saint John Sea Dogs in last year's QMJHL Entry Draft, was a -2 and recorded one shot in the Moncton Wildcats' 5-1 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

Grenier was traded to the Wildcats in the Philippe Daoust deal made at the deadline.

The 16-year-old defenseman skated in 37 games with the Quebec under-18 league's Séminaire St-François Blizzard this season, recording seven goals and 28 assists.

The Wildcats sit seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 23-24-5-1 record for 52 points.

Some other things...

• Today at the University Cup, the 1 p.m. semifinal will feature the StFX X-Men (Bailey Webster, Will Thompson and Blade Mann-Dixon) taking on the No. 1 seed Alberta Golden Bears. The 7 p.m. semifinal features the Ryerson Rams (Kevin Gursoy) facing the UQTR Patriotes (Julien Tessier).
• Eve Gascon recorded her first QMJHL win on Friday night, making 23 saves in the Gatineau Olympiques' 7-3 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs. It's unclear how long Gascon will remain with the Olympiques. The team visits Saint John on Wednesday.
• Mathieu Joseph recorded his first career NHL hat trick in the Ottawa Senators' 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Friday night.
• The MHL playoffs are underway: Summerside leads Edmundston 3-1; Fredericton leads Campbellton 3-2; Valley is up 3-1 on Yarmouth; and Truro is ahead of Amherst 3-1. All series are best-of-seven.