Golden Puck Nominees Announced

The quebec major Junior hockey league announced the nominees for their annual awards at the Golden Puck Gala. Nikolaj Ehlers and Timo Meier are the only current Moose to be nominated while a couple of former members are nominated as well.

Here are the nominees for the awards that will be passed out on April 8th.

*via the QMJHL
Michel Briere Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax Mooseheads
Conor Garland - Moncton Wildcats
Danick Martel - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year)
Samuel Girard - Shawinigan Cataractes
Dmytro Timashov - Quebec Remparts

Emile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenseman)
Nikolas Brouillard - Quebec Remparts
Jan Kostalek - Rimouski Oceanic
Daniel Walcott - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Frank J. Selke Trophy (Sportsman of the Year)
Kyle Farrell - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Kay Schweri - Sherbrooke Phoenix
Dominic Talbot-Tassi - Moncton Wildcats

Michael Bossy Trophy (Top Professional Prospect)
Timo Meier - Halifax Mooseheads
Evgeny Svechnikov - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Jakub Zboril - Saint John Sea Dogs

Marcel Robert Trophy (TELUS Scholastic Player of a Year)
Redgie Bois - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Jeremy Gregoire - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Dominic Talbot-Tassi - Moncton Wildcats

Ron Lapointe Trophy (Coach of the Year)
Serge Beausoleil - Rimouski Oceanic
Joel Bouchard - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Darren Rumble - Moncton Wildcats

Maurice Filion Trophy (General Manager of the Year)
Serge Beausoleil - Rimouski Oceanic
Martin Mondou - Shawinigan Cataractes
Roger Shannon - Moncton Wildcats

Paul Dumont Trophy (Personality of the Year)
Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax Mooseheads
Zachary Fucale - Quebec Remparts
Timo Meier - Halifax Mooseheads

Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy
Luca Ciampini - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Danick Martel - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Tristan Pomerleau - Victoriaville Tigres

Please note that the following trophies will be awarded at special pre-game ceremonies held at the beginning of the playoffs: Raymond Lagace (Defensive Rookie of the Year), Michel Bergeron (Offensive 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)

Raymond Lagace Trophy 

Samuel Girard - Shawinigan Cataractes

Luke Green - Saint John Sea Dogs

Jakub Zboril - Saint John Sea Dogs

Michel Bergeron Trophy 

Filip Chlapik - Charlottetown Islanders

Evgeny Svechnikov - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Dmytro Timashov - Quebec Remparts

Guy Carbonneau Trophy 

Frederik Gauthier - Rimouski Oceanic

Nikita Jevpalovs - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Alexis Loiseau - Rimouski Oceanic

Kevin Lowe Trophy

Simon Bourque - Rimouski Oceanic

Jan Kostalek - Rimouski Oceanic

Daniel Walcott - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

The nominees for the Adminstrator of the Year, Marketing Director of the Year and Academic Consultant of the Year trophies will revealed at a later date as the actual awards will be presented at the Entry Draft in Sherbrooke.