BOUCHERVILLE, Tuesday January 3rd, 2017 – Mikhail Denisov, Vitalii Abramov and Matthew Highmore were named today, the three stars of the month of December.The first star of the month is awarded to Shawinigan Cataractes’ goaltender Mikhail Denisov . In 9 decisions this month (6-2-0-1), he posted a goals-against average of 1.66 and a 0.931 save percentage. He showed consistency throughout December, with five performances of a single allotted goal. He is now on a six game winning streak, including two from this sequence against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. His best performance came on December 10th in Rouyn-Noranda with a 32 saves performance in a 5-1 victory. At the end of December, the 18 year-old was amongst the top 3 goaltenders for most victories with 17 (second place), best goals-against average (2.39, second place) and save percentage (.909, third place). In addition, he helped his team reach first overall in the standings, tied with 50 points, with the Saint John Sea Dogs.The second star of the month was handed to Gatineau Olympiques’ forward Vitalii Abramov . The Chelyabinsk, Russia native, was phenomenal. In 10 games, he scored nine goals and amassed 14 assists for 23 points, an average of 2.3 points per game. In addition to amassing 44 shots on goal, he maintained a +3 rating. He completed the month brilliantly with a five-point performance against the Quebec Remparts on December 31st, extending his point streak to nine games. In total, he had six games of at least two points, including a personal best six-point performance on December 12th, in an 8-1 win over the Remparts. With 53 points, the 18-year-old Russian forward is among the League leaders in the scoring race, only four points behind Maxime Fortier.Saint John Sea Dogs’ forward Matthew Highmore is the third star of the month of December. With eight multi-point games this month, the center amassed 21 points in 10 games. He scored nine goals including one game-winner, and finished with a +9 rating. He also maintained a 55% efficiency in the face-off circle. Against Victoriaville, on December 8th, he recorded his 200th lifetime point in the QMJHL with a three-point performance. In addition, the Halifax native recorded his second four-point performance of the season against the Charlottetown Islanders on December 17th. At the end of 2016, he ranked second in the QMJHL with 55 points just behind leader Maxime Fortier (Halifax Mooseheads) who has 57 points.