By Peter Pupello, TampaBayLightning.com
Please excuse the United States’ neighbor to the north if the temperatures in Canada this time of year begin to feel a little bit warmer.
At least in and around the parts of Rouyn-Noranda, that is.
The city is home to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, whom since the arrival of Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Nikita Kucherov [5], have seemed to catch fire.
Since Kucherov joined the Huskies in a trade from the Quebec Remparts on November 21, the club has gone on to win seven of its previous nine games, including three straight.
Prior to the trade, Rouyn-Noranda had dropped five consecutive games, including two in a row by a score of 8-3. Kucherov, meanwhile, has elevated his game and has seemed to fit right in to his new surroundings as he emerges as a great talent at the Canadian junior level.
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