The Golden Puck Awards: and the finalists are...
Published on March 20, 2012 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
BOUCHERVILLE, Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League unveiled today the list of finalists for the 2011-12 Golden Puck Awards. The various trophies will be awarded at the annual event which will be held at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in Montreal on April 4th.
Here are this year's nominees:
Michel-Brière Trophy - Most Valuable Player Yanni Gourde - Victoriaville TigresMikhail Grigorenko - Québec RempartsZach O'Brien - Acadie-Bathurst Titan
RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year François Brassard - Quebec Remparts
Anthony Duclair - Quebec Remparts
Zachary Fucale - Halifax Mooseheads
Mikhail Grigorenko - Quebec Remparts
Nathan MacKinnon - Halifax Mooseheads
Brandon Whitney - Victoriaville Tigres
�mile =AB Butch - Bouchard Trophy - Best Defenseman Nathan Beaulieu - Saint John Sea Dogs
Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc - Rimouski Océanic
Xavier Ouellet - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Frank-J.-Selke Trophy - Sportsman of the Year
Ben Duffy - PEI Rocket
Zach O'Brien - Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Sébastien Trudeau - Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Michael-Bossy Trophy - Top Professional Prospect Martin Frk - Halifax Mooseheads
Mikhail Grigorenko - Quebec Remparts
Brandon Whitney - Victoriaville Tigres
Marcel-Robert Trophy - TELUS Scholastic Player of the Year Jonathan Brunelle - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Patrick Delisle-Houde - Moncton Wildcats
Jean-Philippe Mathieu - Rimouski Océanic
Michaël Bournival - Shawinigan Cataractes
Yanni Gourde - Victoriaville Tigres
Ron-Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year Gérard Gallant - Saint John Sea Dogs
Jean-François Houle - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Patrick Roy - Quebec Remparts
Maurice-Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year Joël Bouchard - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Martin Mondou - Shawinigan Cataractes
Patrick Roy - Quebec Remparts
Paul-Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year Mikhail Grigorenko - Quebec Remparts
Jonathan Huberdeau - Saint John Sea Dogs
Nathan MacKinnon - Halifax Mooseheads
Please note that the following trophies will be awarded at special pre-game ceremonies held on Thursday, March 22nd and Friday, March 23rd: Michel-Bergeron (Offensive Rookie of the Year), Raymond-Lagacé (Defensive Rookie of the Year), Guy-Carbonneau (Best Defensive Forward), Kevin-Lowe (Best Defensive Defenseman), Robert-Lebel (Best goals-against-average - Team), Jean-Rougeau (Regular Season Champions) and Luc-Robitaille (Best Offensive Team). Here are the nominees:
Michel-Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year
Anthony Duclair - Quebec Remparts
Mikhail Grigorenko - Quebec Remparts
Nathan MacKinnon - Halifax Mooseheads
Raymond-Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year
François Brassard - Quebec Remparts
Zachary Fucale - Halifax Mooseheads
Brandon Whitney - Victoriaville Tigres
Guy-Carbonneau Trophy - Best defensive forward
Maximilien LeSieur - Shawinigan Cataractes
Stephen MacAuley - Saint John Sea Dogs
Frédérick Roy - Quebec Remparts
Kevin-Lowe Trophy - Best defensive defenseman
Pierre Durepos - Saint John Sea Dogs
Morgan Ellis - Shawinigan Cataractes
Martin Lefebvre - Quebec Remparts
The John-Horman (Administrator of the Year), Jean-Sawyer (Marketing Director of the Year) and Denis-Arsenault (Academic Consultant of the Year) trophies will be awarded at the Annual Entry Draft. The finalists will be revealed at a later date. Another press release will be issued to announce the finalists for the Humanitarian Award.
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from March 20, 2012
- Darcy Ashley suspended for 4 games - QMJHL
- Tigres' Yanni Gourde Named CHL Player of the Week - QMJHL
- The Golden Puck Awards: and the finalists are... - QMJHL
- Francois Beaudry Joins Olympiques - Gatineau Olympiques
- Screaming Eagles Hand Out Awards - Cape Breton Eagles
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