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Nathan White
Telegraph-Journal

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Sea Dogs forward Alexandre Leduc will have to wait a little longer before getting surgery on his injured left knee.

Leduc, 19, was set to have his torn anterior cruciate ligament repaired Wednesday. But team doctor Neil Manson decided he needs another two weeks to allow his medial collateral ligament to heal before proceeding with the ACL surgery.

Leduc, who injured the knee jogging just before training camp, likely won't be able to test the knee on the ice until early January.

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TOP RANKINGS: Four Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams are in this week's Canadian Hockey League Top 10 rankings, and two of the top three are from the Atlantic Division.

The Moncton Wildcats slid down a spot to No. 3 after losing at home to the Sea Dogs 3-2 in overtime Sunday to fall to 7-0-1. The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, who are on a three-game winning streak and lead the division with a 9-1 record, improved to No. 2.

The Drummondville Voltigeurs (7-1-0-1) are No. 7, followed by the Quebec Remparts (7-1) at No. 8.

The Ontario League's Windsor Spitfires (6-1) grabbed the top spot. At No. 4, the Swift Current Broncos (6-1) are the top Western League team, followed by the Vancouver Giants of the WHL (6-0-0-1) at No. 5.

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TOP PLAYERS: Olivier Roy of the Screaming Eagles is the ADT CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Oct. 5.

The 17-year-old from Amqui, Que., backstopped the Screaming Eagles to two wins over the Lewiston Maineiacs, making 22 saves in a 5-0 shutout Friday and kicking aside 27 more in a 6-2 victory Saturday. International Scouting Services ranks Roy, last year's QMJHL rookie of the year, as the league's top prospect for the 2009 NHL entry draft.

Roy was also the QMJHL defensive player of the week. Angelo Esposito of the Montreal Junior was the offensive player of the week, thanks to a franchise-record six points in an 8-4 win over the Victoriaville Tigres Sunday. Esposito and the Junior visit the Sea Dogs Saturday, a 7 p.m. start at Harbour Station.

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SITTING OUT: Rimouski Oceanic forward Patrice Cormier of Cap-Pele has been suspended two games for throwing a punch in the first period of a game Sept. 27 against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.

Cormier received an automatic one-game suspension for being assessed an aggressor penalty, and an additional game upon review. The Oceanic was also fined $500.