Elias Schneider Named Vidéotron Player of the Week: Elias Schneider
Published on March 23, 2026 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
The final Videotron Player of the Week for the 2025-26 QMJHL campaign is Shawinigan Cataractes center Elias Schneider.
In two games, the 18-year-old from Rosenheim, Germany scored twice and added six assists as the Cataractes closed out the regular season going 2-0 on the week.
On Friday night in Victoriaville, Schneider chipped in with a pair of assists and registered a rating of +2 in the Cataractes' 7-2 triumph over the Tigres. It was the rookie's third multi-point game of the month.
Schneider would quickly tack on another impressive performance in the regular season final at home on Saturday afternoon. This time, he would post a career best six points on two goals and four assists. That included an assist on the eventual game winner and a +4 differential. All of this paved the way for a 9-2 Cataractes victory in the back end of their home-and-home series with Victoriaville.
Schneider finishes his first season in the 'Q' with 53 points (23-30) in 52 games, good for third on the Cataractes and tied for eighth among all rookies. Schneider represented Germany at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota.
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2025-26 Videotron Player of the Week:
Week 26 | Elias Schneider (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Week 25 | Gabe Smith (Moncton Wildcats)
Week 24 | Maxim Massé (Chicoutimi Saguenéens)
Week 23 | Thomas Desruisseaux (Chicoutimi Saguenéens)
Week 22 | Donald Hickey (Charlottetown Islanders)
Week 21 | Alex Huang (Chicoutimi Saguenéens)
Week 20 | Marek Danicek (Newfoundland Regiment)
Week 19 | Mathys Fernandez (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Week 18 | Nathan Lecompte (Chicoutimi Saguenéens)
Week 17 | Ivan Ryabkin (Charlottetown Islanders)
Week 16 | Maxime Coursol (Val-d'Or Foreurs)
Week 15 | Justin Larose (Newfoundland Regiment)
Week 14 | Tomas Lavoie (Cape Breton Eagles)
Week 13 | Gabriel Séguin (Gatineau Olympiques)
Week 12 | Caleb Desnoyers (Moncton Wildcats)
Week 11 | Romain Litalien (Cape Breton Eagles)
Week 10 | Gabe Smith (Moncton Wildcats)
Week 9 | Gabriel D'Aigle (Victoriaville Tigres)
Week 8 | Teddy Mutryn (Moncton Wildcats)
Week 7 | Justin Larose (Newfoundland Regiment)
Week 6 | Lucas Beckman (Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Week 5 | William Shields (Charlottetown Islanders)
Week 4 | Émile Beaunoyer (Val-d'Or Foreurs)
Week 3 | Marcus Kearsey (Charlottetown Islanders)
Week 2 | Thomas Verdon (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Week 1 | Matt Gosselin (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada)
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