MONTREAL --
Guillaume Gauthier of Ste. Marthe sur le Lac, Que., and
Olivia Atkinson of Oakville, Ont., are the McGill University athletes of the week, sponsored by Ye Olde Orchard Pub, for the period ending Dec. 3, 2017.
Gauthier, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound left-winger with the hockey Redmen, scored points on four of McGill's 10 goals in two victories last week as division-leading McGill improved their record to 15-3-0. The 21-year-old Arts sophomore tallied twice, including the game-winner in a 6-3 victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs last Friday. The next day, he collected a pair of assists in 4-3 decision over the Nipissing Lakers. Gauthier currently has seven goals and 11 points in 14 games with McGill. A product of the QMJHL, where he played for five teams in five seasons, Gauthier skated for Rimouski, Drummondville, Cape Breton, the Quebec Remparts and Sherbrooke Phoenix before joining the Redmen in 2016.
Atkinson, a 5-foot-8 forward with the hockey Martlets, scored both of McGill's goals in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Carabins last Saturday. The 20-year old economics junior gave the Martlets a 2-0 lead, only to see the Carabins score twice in the third period and once in overtime. Atkinson currently leads the RSEQ scoring race with 11 points, including five goals, in nine games. A product of Abbey Park high school in Oakville, she enrolled at McGill in 2015.
