Quebec police probe fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards with peewee tournament logo
Team white left winger Alexis Lafreniere (11) controls the puck during the Kubota OHL/NHL Top Prospects team white on-ice skills testing in Hamilton, Ont. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power December 10, 2020 - 2:50 PM
QUEBEC - The organizers of Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament are warning against fake Alexis Lafreniere cards from the tournament circulating on websites.
Quebec City police say they are investigating the counterfeit cards, which are going for $100 on eBay and could be on other sales platforms.
The New York Rangers selected Lafreniere with the No. 1 pick this year in the NHL draft.
“He is a two-way player who is really solid. And he has lots of energy and good spark.”
Newhook was on the second line of Team Red with Dylan Holloway and Jakob Pelletier. Tourigny labelled it the best line on the night for Team Red, in a 6-4 loss to Team White.
“[The line] was reliable and solid,” said Tourigny.
“It’s a really good line and a good option for us.”
The pairing of Newhook and Holloway was interesting because they are the only two skaters in camp from the NCAA, along with goaltender Devon Levi from Northeastern University. Both Newhook, from Boston College, and Holloway from the University of Wisconsin Badgers, are first-round NHL draft picks. Newhook was selected 16th overall out of Victoria by the Colorado Avalanche in 2019 and Holloway 14th overall this year by the Edmonton Oilers. Both are centres but Newhook got the middle Wednesday flanked by Holloway and 2019 Calgary Flames first-round draft pick Pelletier from the Val d’Or Foreurs of the Queb