Top Performers
Declan Chisholm – Peterborough Petes (OHL)
After averaging .28 points per game in his first two seasons with Peterborough, Chisholm is averaging .75 points per game this season with 12 points (2G, 10A) in 16 games. He’s tied for eighth in scoring among OHL defencemen and the team lead in scoring. He had four two-point games in October, including a three-game streak in three consecutive days from Oct. 11-13. He’s one goal shy of matching the career-high three goals he scored last season. A fifth round selection by the Jets in June, Chisholm has 32 shots already this season after having 46 shots all of last season.
Leon Gawanke – Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
Gawanke is tied for fourth among QMJHL defenceman after racking up 14 points (6G, 8A) through his first 17 games of the season. He had two four-game point streaks in October, including having a point in each of his last four games of the month. Overall, Gawanke had a point in 10 of his 13 games last month. The product of Germany is two goals away from matching the career-high eight goals he had as as rookie during the 2016-17 season. He’s nearly halfway to matching his career high of 32 points he had in each of his first two seasons with Cape Breton.
Austin Wong – Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
Wong lit up the AJHL in the first month of the season, tallying 20 points (10G, 10A) in 15 games. He ended October on a three-game scoring streak and has a point in seven of his last eight games. A seventh round pick of the Jets in June, Wong six multi-point games so far this season, including a four-point game (2G, 2A) on Oct. 20 in a 5-1 victory against Bonnyville. The Harvard University commit enters November tied for ninth in AJHL scoring.