Thomas Chabot checks head of fellow Ottawa Senators prospect Gabriel Gagne in QMJHL semifinals

Hockey players will tell you there are no friends on the ice.

Such was the case on Friday night in Game 1 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semi-final between Saint John and Shawinigan.

Ottawa Senators draft pick, and Sea Dogs’ defenceman, Thomas Chabot was tossed with 6:04 remaining in the first period for a check to the head of fellow Sens’ prospect Gabriel Gagne.

Gagne was receiving a pass from a teammate and cutting through the middle of the ice when Chabot stepped into him.

Chabot received a major penalty for checking to the head, and a game misconduct for the hit. Adding to their problems, the Sea Dogs didn’t have a man in the box serving Chabot’s penalty, but were fortunate for a quick whistle soon after the penalty expired.

The 19-year-old, who was selected in the first round of the 2015 NHL draft (18th overall), was named the Canadian Hockey League’s player of the week on Tuesday after registering 10 assists in four games against Cape Breton last week.

Gagne, the Sens’ second-round selection (36th overall) at last June’s draft, has six goals and six assists through the first 11 games of the playoffs. The 19-year-old forward was shaken up on the hit, but remained in the game.