Golden Puck Nominees Announced

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced the nominees for their annual awards at the Golden Puck Gala. The Halifax Mooseheads lone nominated player is Raphael Lavoie.

Here are the nominees for the awards that will be passed out on April 3rd.

*via QMJHL

Rookie of the Year

• Hendrix Lapierre – Chicoutimi Sagueneens
• Jordan Spence – Moncton Wildcats

Marcel-Robert Trophy – Scholastic Player of the Year

• Jérôme Gravel – Victoriaville Tigres
• Matthew Welsh – Charlottetown Islanders
• Rafaël Harvey-Pinard – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Émile «Butch» Bouchard Trophy – Best Defenseman

• Charle-Édouard D’Astous –Rimouski Océanic
• Nicolas Beaudin – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Noah Dobson – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Frank-J.-Selke Trophy – Sportsman of the Year

• Gabriel Fortier – Baie-Comeau Drakkar
• Mitchell Balmas – Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
• Peter Abbandonato – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

 Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy

• Alex-Olivier Voyer –Sherbrooke Phœnix
• Charle-Édouard D’Astous –Rimouski Océanic
• Matthew Welsh – Charlottetown Islanders

Maurice-Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year

• Mario Pouliot – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Serge Beausoleil – Rimouski Océanic
• Yanick Jean – Chicoutimi Sagueneens

Michael-Bossy Trophy – Top Professional Prospect

• Jakob Pelletier – Moncton Wildcats
• Raphaël Lavoie – Halifax Mooseheads
• Samuel Poulin – Sherbrooke Phœnix

Paul-Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year

• Alexis Lafrenière – Rimouski Océanic
• Maxime Comtois – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Noah Dobson – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Ron-Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year

• Jim Hulton - Charlottetown Islanders
• Mario Pouliot - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Martin Bernard - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Michel-Briere Trophy - Most Valuable Player

• Alexis Lafreniere - Rimouski Oceanic
• Joseph Veleno - Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Peter Abbandonato - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Please note that the following trophies have been awarded in special pre-game ceremonies held last week: Guy-Carbonneau (Best Defensive Forward), Kevin-Lowe (Best Defensive Defenseman), Robert-Lebel (Best goals-against-average – Team), Jean-Rougeau (Regular Season Champions), Luc-Robitaille (Best Offensive Team), Michel-Bergeron (Offensive Rookie of the Year) and Raymond-Lagacé (Defensive Rookie of the year).

Here are the nominees (and winners in bold):

Guy-Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward

• Félix Lauzon – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Rafaël Harvey-Pinard – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Samuel L’Italien – Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenseman

• Charle-Édouard D’Astous – Rimouski Oceanic
• Jacob Neveu – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Michal Ivan – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Michel-Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year

• Egor Serdyuk – Victoriaville Tigres
• Hendrix Lapierre – Chicoutimi Sagueneens
• Mikhail Abramov – Victoriaville Tigres

Raymond-Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year

• Artemi Kniazev – Chicoutimi Sagueneens
• Jordan Spence – Moncton Wildcats
• Lukas Cormier – Charlottetown Islanders

Robert-Lebel Trophy – Best goals-against-average – Team

• Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Jean-Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions

• Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Luc Robitaille Trophy – Best Offensive Team

• Drummondville Voltigeurs