RIMUSCHI | It's still early in the Oceanic's season, but 19-year-old striker Lou Levesque believes he can play more attackingly as he currently plays in one of Joel Perreault's first two trios.
Before the team embarked on a three-game trip in as many days to Maritims, Levesque hoped to take advantage of his return to Halifax, a ground he knows well after playing a season and a half with the Mooseheads, to score his first goal of the season, which he did.
Coming into Friday's game in Moncton, No. 67 had a record of one goal and two assists in seven games, which is somewhat disappointing for a guy who has scored big goals on the fourth line in the past playoffs.
Use your speed more
“I need to continue to work hard and pay attention to the little details. I want to focus on the parts of my game where I can get an edge. I need to use my speed even more. I think I'm a little behind the game.” breaks since the beginning of the season,” he said after training on Tuesday.
On Thursday in Halifax he was part of the Océanic's top trio along with Emile Duquet and Mathis Dube. “The guys have energy, they want to prove that just because we were at the Memorial Cup last year doesn't mean we're going to immediately be the bottom team. We've got guys like me, Belzil. [Tomas]Duque and Patterson [Luke] who played roles in the third and fourth lines and are now in the top six. We want to prove that we can play against the other six best players in the league.”
A place for sea wolves
After Halifax and Moncton on Thursday and Friday, Océanic will finish its run this Saturday against the Sea Dogs in Saint John. “They are a very young team with a lot of talent, including Alexis Joseph, the first pick in the last draft. They have other great youngsters like Dylan Rozzi and William Yared, who are in their second year at 17, not forgetting Olivier Groux, who they named as captain at 18. This is a team that is scoring a lot of goals early in the season. We will have to take everyone very seriously. our rivals, including “Si”. Dogs,” commented head coach Joël Perrault.
The coach intends to use a system of alternating his goalkeepers William Laselle and Mathis Langevin until further notice. Lasell takes over on Thursday and is due to return this Saturday after leaving his seat at Langevin on Friday.
