Steinman Goaltender of Year & Friday News

The QMJHL held their annual Golden Pucks awards gala on Thursday afternoon at a hotel in Quebec City. A couple of players who have ties to the Mooseheads were amongst the nominees. 

Photo - QMJHL website

Goaltender Jacob Steinman, who started the season with the Moncton Wildcats before being traded to Halifax at Christmas, won the Patrick Roy Trophy as Goaltender of the Year. He had a 29-16-4-1 record during the season in 52 games played, finishing second in the QMJHL in GAA (2.41) and save percentage (0.923). Steinman will continue his hockey career with Bowling Green State University in the NCAA. 

Meanwhile, past player Mathieu Cataford was the winner of the Marcel Robert Trophy as Student Athlete of the Year. According to the release; Cataford maintained an average of more than 95% while currently studying Business Administration at Saint Mary's University with a 4.0 GPA while suiting up for the Rimouski Oceanic in 2024-26. 

Other news that has come out this week:

• According to Mikael Lalancette the 2026 QMJHL draft will be held in Halifax

  Ce n’est pas encore officiel, mais tout indique que le repêchage de l’an prochain #LHJMQ aura lieu à Halifax.
  
  Il est encore tôt, mais l’un des beaux espoirs de la cuvée 2026 est Zaac Charbonneau, le neveu de Daniel Brière.

  — Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) June 5, 2025

    
• Two former Herd players are on the move in Europe; D'Artagnan Joly will be playing in the DEL2 with ESV Kaufbeuren next season while Zach Fucale signed a 2 year contract with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL 
• Champions are colliding as the Hockey East Tournament winning Maine Black Bears of the NCAA have received a commitment from Herd alumni Mathis Rousseau, who won the Gilles Courteau trophy in March with the Moncton Wildcats 
• Logan Crosby, who played for the Mooseheads from 2021-2024, will finish his junior career with the Pictou County Crushers during the 2025-26 season   

Photo - Crushers Twitter

• Moose alum Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers find themselves down 1-0 in a Stanley Cup finals rematch against the Edmonton Oilers. Game 2 is tonight in Edmonton

Herd Word

ALL-STAR TEAMS

Photo - QMJHL website

Despite having a not so good season, a couple of Halifax Mooseheads players were honoured for their efforts during the regular season. Goaltender Jacob Steinman, probably mostly because of his stats while he was with the Moncton Wildcats before being traded to Halifax at Christmas time, was named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team earlier this month. In 52 games played in 2024-25, Steinman had a 29-16-4-1 record, a 2.44 goals against average with a 0.923 save percentage and 3 shutouts. At the same time, defenceman Carlos Handel was one of six players to be on the All-Rookie Team after picking up 3 goals and 26 points in 52 games, all with the Mooseheads. 

Congrats to both guys being given the recognition!

MOOSE TRACKS
I haven't shared all the Moose Tracks videos but thought I would post this one as it seems like it will be the last one for the season. For episode 7, we get behind the scenes looks at play by play announcer Garreth MacDonald and go into the dressing room. 

PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Our Mooseheads announced their pre-season schedule a couple of weeks ago and the team will play four exhibition matches, all against provincial rivals Cape Breton. I noticed the schedule being up a couple days before the team made it official, but it looked odd so wasn't sure it was the full schedule. Nice to see the team will be sharing the love around Nova Scotia this year. This is the least amount of games I have seen Halifax play. 

August 19  at Cape Breton     7:00 p.m.  Centre 200
August 20  vs Cape Breton     7:00 p.m.  St. Margaret's Centre
August 23  vs Cape Breton     4:00 p.m.  Rath Eastlink Community Centre
September 6  at Cape Breton     4:00 p.m.  Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre

GOLDEN PUCK AWARDS
The QMJHL announced the nominees for the first seven Golden Puck Awards a few weeks ago and former Herd Markus Vidicek was among the three names vying for the Guy Carbonneau Trophy as top defensive forward. Unfortunately, the next day the winner was announced as Matyas Melovsky of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. 

On May 21, the league released the names for the final eight awards. First, net-minder Jacob Steinman has been nominated for the Patrick Roy Trophy as goaltender of the year. The 20-year-old had a 0.917 save percentage in 22 games with Halifax according to the article. Mooseheads alumni Mathieu Cataford is one of the final three players who will look to win the Marcel Robert Trophy which is given to the student athlete of the year. The winners will be announced on June 5. 

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
It was a mixed bag of results for former Halifax Mooseheads players at the World Championships. After Winnipeg was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, forward Nikolaj Ehlers joined host Denmark, making it six alumni participating in the tournament. The 29-year-old Ehlers helped his country to a 4th place finish, their best ever result, by scoring 3 goals in 4 games. They would battle against Nathan MacKinnon, MacKenzie Weegar and Canada in the quarter-finals, winning 2-1. MacKinnon recorded 13 points in 8 games but couldn't help the Canadians finish higher than 5th place. Filip Zadina and Czechia lost 5-2 to Sweden in the quarters. Nico Hischier was once again named captain of Switzerland but unfortunately got injured just a week into the competition, ending his tournament. Timo Meier finished 17th in scoring with 3 goals and 10 points as the Swiss lost a very tight final game, 1-0 in overtime to the United States.

Congratulations to Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Switzerland on becoming silver medalists on May 25. 

Other things..

• Mooseheads alumni Maxime Fortier has signed on with SaiPa of Liiga for the 2025-26 season 
• The 2025 Memorial Cup is over for the two Q teams after the Rimouski Oceanic went 0-3 in the preliminary round while the Moncton Wildcats were defeated by London in the semi-finals 
• Beginning next year, the CHL along with its membership leagues, announced that Under Armour will be the exclusive jersey, footwear and apparel partner while Bauer will serve as the official equipment supplier 
• Another university commitment was made last week with assistant captain Braeden MacPhee joining the recruitment class for the UNB Reds 
• From Scott Wheeler; d-man Carlos Handel has been invited to this year's NHL draft combine which begins on Monday

Herd Word

Since I haven't posted all summer, below you will find some news that you may have missed if you are not on social media. 

Photo - TSN

CATAFORD MVP, ALL-STAR TEAMS
A couple Halifax Mooseheads players were announced as finalists for QMJHL awards back in May to celebrate the 2023-24 season. Mathieu Rousseau had a chance to win the Patrick Roy Trophy as the league's top goaltender, however it was given to William Rousseau of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Meanwhile, Mathieu Cataford was nominated for two awards; the Marcel Robert Trophy (best scholastic player) and the Michel Briere Trophy. The 19-year-old won the latter, being named the QMJHL's regular season Most Valuable Player. He 'had an outstanding season with career highs in goals (40), assists (50) and points (90) to lead the team in scoring while finishing third in the QMJHL scoring race.'

After the individual awards were handed out, the league announced the all-star teams for the 2023-24 season which included forward Mathieu Cataford on the first team while the second team included goaltender Mathis Rousseau and forward Markus Vidicek. Congrats to these three guys on being recognized for their efforts.

Photo - Herd website

NEW HOCKEY STAFF
There were a number of staffing changes once again for our Halifax Mooseheads during the off-season. The first move was head coach Jim Midgley being released of his duties after Halifax bowed out of the 2024 playoffs with a first-round exit. GM Cam Russell made the announcement on April 16, saying the team also dismissed assistant coach Liam Heelis. 

A little less than two months later, Andrew Lord was hired as the 14th head coach in team history while Brad MacKenzie was promoted to associate coach. According to the press release, 'Lord is the reigning ECHL Coach of the Year after leading the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to a 44-23-4-1 record and the team's first South Division Championship in more than a decade.'

"We are thrilled to have Andrew join our staff and excited to watch him take the reigns of our young, revamped roster," said Russell. 

Two additions to the hockey staff were announced in late July as Morgan MacDonald was named the full-time Video & Player Development Coach while Charles Grant is the new Goaltending Coach. The positions were made available after Joey Perricone and Jon Sim departed. 

Welcome to the team to the new staff members. 

HISCHIER WINS SILVER
Former Halifax Mooseheads forward Nico Hischier has a silver medal after Switzerland lost to Czechia in the 2024 IIHL World Championship game back in late May. The Swiss finished second in Group A with a 5-1-0-1 (w-otw-otl-l) record during the preliminary round to advance to the quarter-finals. They defeated Germany and Canada (in a shootout) to make it to the gold medal match. Hischier had 6 goals and 5 assists in 10 games played during the tournament and finished 7th in scoring. 

Alum Cam Critchlow also participated in the tournament for Team Great Britain, who unfortunately finished 15th overall.  

QMJHL ENTRY DRAFT
Our Halifax Mooseheads added 15 prospects to their roster and made a couple of trades during the 2024 QMJHL Draft weekend that was held June 7-8 in Moncton, NB. 

Before the draft began, Halifax moved forwards Markus Vidicek and Dylan MacKinnon along with two third rounders to the Moncton Wildcats in two separate trades for Shawn Carrier and three 2026 draft picks. The Mooseheads received a first round draft pick in 2024 plus 4 other picks in exchange for Mathieu Cataford from the Rimouski Oceanic. 

Photo - Herd website

With the first rounder, the Moose drafted Halifax native Daniel Walters 11th overall. Walters played the 2023-24 season with the Halifax McDonalds where he scored 27 points (9G & 18A) in 27 games. 

Full list of selections is below:
RD 1 #11 - C Daniel Walters - Halifax Macs U18
RD 2 #34 - LW Caylen Blake - Mount St. Charles Academy
RD 3 #48 - C Amelio Santini - Lac St. Louis Lions U18
RD 4 #71 - RD Logan Trewin - Halifax Macs U18
RD 5 #89 - LD Mickael Fournier - Quinte Red Devils U16AAA
RD 6 #107 - LD Gavin Sudds - Halifax Macs U18
RD 7 #125 - G Nicolas Gillham-Cirka - Taft School USHS
RD 8 #143 - RW Noah Olmedo-Matte - College Esther-Blondin
RD 9 #150 - C Nico Ciardiello - Mount St. Charles Academy
RD 9 #161 - LW Thomas Cote - Quebec Blizzard
RD 10 #179 - F Elie Champagne - South Kent School
RD 11 #197 - LD Cole Bent - Cole Harbour U18
RD 12 #215 - C Cole MacLeod - Cole Harbour U18
RD 13 #233 - G Thomas Laplante - Mille-Isles QM17AAA
RD 14 #251 - RW Will Bent - Mount St. Charles Academy 

CHL IMPORT DRAFT
The Canadian Hockey League Import Draft was held on July 3 and the Mooseheads used their first of two selections to pick defenceman Carlos Handel from Erlangen, Germany. According to the press release, Handel is 6-foot-1 and played both at the J18 and J20 levels this past season with the Malmo Redhawks program in Sweden. "We've been watching him for the last year-and-a-half. We saw him about 18 months ago in Germany and he just dazzled us as an underage player. He's a heck of a hockey player and he plays a complete game," said General Manager Cam Russell. 

Handel will join sophomore Jan Sprynar as the team's two import roster spots for the 2024-25 season. 

TEAM CANADA WINS HLINKA
The annual summer Hlinka Gretzky Cup saw Team Canada be on top of the podium once again. Forward Liam Kilfoil scored in the championship game to help the Canadians win Gold as they beat Czechia 2-1 in Edmonton, AB. Kilfoil added two assists during the tournament, playing five games. A total of 22 players with ties to the CHL won the ultimate trophy. 

Prospect Carlos Handel participated in the tournament as his German team finished 6th out of eight teams. 

Congrats to Liam and Team Canada on becoming champions. 

Photo - Hockey Canada website

OTHER THINGS

• Goaltender Alexis Gravel agreed to teams on an ECHL standard player contract with the Orlando Solar Bears
• Former Mooseheads head coach Jon Greenwood was announced the new bench boss for the Truro Bearcats junior A team and will be joined by alum Ryan Falkenham who played for Halifax from 2011 to 2015 
• The WHL will host the 2026 Memorial Cup and five teams have announced they intend to bid on hosting: Brandon, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Spokane and Kelowna   
• Current Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers helped Team Denmark book their ticket to the 2026 Olympics at the beginning of this month as the Danes won all three games in the final qualification tournament
• Jim Midgley wasn't out of a coaching job for long as PWHL Toronto announced he would be an assistant coach for the upcoming season 

Dumais, Biasca Win Golden Puck Awards

In the mix of the playoffs beginning, I never shared that there were some trophies handed out during the Mooseheads first post-season home game back in late March. Veteran Jordan Dumais received the Jean Beliveau Trophy for being the QMJHL's top scorer in the regular season. Our Halifax Mooseheads were also awarded the Luc Robitaille Trophy as the team with the best goals for average. Halifax led the entire Canadian Hockey League in goals scored with 335. 

A few Mooseheads were named as finalists for other awards last month but only two actually won. Captain Attilio Biasca won the Frank J Selke Memorial Trophy as the Most Sportsmanlike Player on April 20. Meanwhile, the Michel Briere Memorial Trophy was the last award to be given out and Halifax forward Jordan Dumais was named the league's MVP on Thursday. 

Other nominees for awards were Mathieu Cataford (top prospect & scholastic player of the year) and head coach Sylvain Favreau (coach of the year). 

The players on the all-star teams were also named over the last few weeks as well. Dumais' 140-point season led him to be given a first team crystal star by the Q while Alexandre Doucet and Josh Lawrence were named to the 2nd all-star team. 

Congratulations to all the players who won awards, especially our Herd guys. 

Photos - QMJHL website & Twitter

Golden Puck nominees announced

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced the nominees for their annual awards at the Golden Puck Awards. It looks like there isn't going to be an actual award night once again this year, the league will announce the winners over the next month. A few Halifax Mooseheads have been nominated for awards with Mathieu Cataford getting two nominations. I expect we'll see some Herd players on the all-star teams as well once they are announced. 

*via QMJHL.ca

Michel-Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year – April 13

• Félix Lacerte – Shawinigan
• Maxim Massé – Chicoutimi
• Thomas Verdon – Rouyn-Noranda

Raymond-Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year – April 14

• Gabriel D’Aigle – Victoriaville
• Marcus Kearsey – Charlottetown
• Jacob Steinman – Moncton

Frank-J.-Selke Memorial Trophy – Most Sportsmanlike (and Effective) Player – April 20

• Thomas Belgarde – Victoriaville
• Attilio Biasca – Halifax
• Justin Robidas – Quebec

 Guy-Carbonneau Trophy – Best defensive forward – April 21

• Zachary Dean – Gatineau
• Nathan Gaucher – Quebec
• Milo Roelens – Sherbrooke

 Michael-Bossy Trophy – Top Professional Prospect – April 24

• Mathieu Cataford – Halifax
• Ethan Gauthier – Sherbrooke
• Etienne Morin – Moncton

Kevin-Lowe Memorial Trophy – Best defensive defenseman – April 26

• Tyson Hinds – Sherbrooke
• Pier-Olivier Roy – Victoriaville
• Nicolas Savoie – Quebec

Émile-Bouchard Trophy – Defenseman of the Year – April 27

• Frédéric Brunet – Victoriaville
• Tyson Hinds – Sherbrooke
• Tristan Luneau – Gatineau

 Marcel-Robert Trophy – Scholastic Player of the Year – May 1

• Julien Béland – Rimouski
• Mathieu Cataford – Halifax
• Maxime Pellerin – Victoriaville

 Ron-Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year – May 4

• Sylvain Favreau – Halifax
• Stéphane Julien – Sherbrooke
• Carl Mallette – Victoriaville

Maurice-Filion Memorial Trophy – General Manager of the Year – May 8

• Stéphane Julien – Sherbrooke
• Louis Robitaille – Gatineau
• Patrick Roy – Quebec

Paul-Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year – May 10

• Stéphane Julien – Sherbrooke
• Louis Robitaille – Gatineau
• Joshua Roy – Sherbrooke

 Michel-Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player – May 11

• Nathan Darveau – Victoriaville
• Jordan Dumais – Halifax
• Joshua Roy – Sherbrooke

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Of note, the finalists for the Rookie of the Year, the Humanitarian of the Year, the Jean-Sawyer Trophy, the John-Horman Trophy and the Denis-Arsenault Trophy will be unveiled at a later date.

Herd Word: MacKinnon Off to Cup Finals

STANLEY CUP FINALS
The NHL Stanley Cup final series will begin on Wednesday and it will include a former Halifax Mooseheads player. Nova Scotia native Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche will be looking for the franchise's third Stanley Cup after sweeping the Edmonton Oilers last week in the conference finals. This will be first trip to the Stanley Cup final for MacKinnon in his career. The Herd alum scored a pivotal goal and registered seven shots on goal in the series clinching game which ended with a 6-5 score in overtime. Nathan has contributed 11 goals and 7 assists for 18 points in Colorado's 14 postseason games that has seen the team post an incredible 12-2 record in series wins over Nashville, St. Louis and Edmonton. The Avalanche had to wait a few days to find out who their opponent would be but now know and will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning for the trophy. Tampa is looking for their third straight championship. 

TICKETS

Our Halifax Mooseheads announced the prices and benefits for the 2022-23 season tickets the other day. One of the biggest benefits is the first right to not keep their seat for the 2023 World Juniors as long as you get your packages before July 15. Full season ticket packages begin at $225 for a youth ticket. Also available is the normal 15-game pack plus a family flex 20 package. 

Prices for a season membership are below:
                Red     Green

Adult       $615     $575
Senior     $515     $475
Student   $385     $445
Youth      $265     $225

Fans can get on the waiting list by going to the tickets page here or call 492-3470 as full packages don't go on sale until June 22. 

Q AWARDS
Mooseheads forward Jordan Dumais was named the QMJHL's most sportsmanlike player of 2022 a couple weeks ago. To be considered for the Frank J. Selke trophy, a player must prove his efficiency on the ice, demonstrate the utmost respect for opponents and officials as well as avoid the penalty box. One of the top used forwards on the Mooseheads, the Ile-Bizard, QC native spent no more than six minutes in the penalty box all season. Check out Dumais being presented the award here. Awesome job Jordan!

The league has been handing out the Golden Puck awards and recently announced the all-star rookie team for the 2021-22 season with Herd forward Mathieu Cataford cracking the list. Cataford led all 16-year-olds players in points with 46 after Halifax selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 Q entry draft. Congrats to Mathieu on being given the honour. 

PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

Our Halifax Mooseheads released their pre-season schedule for the upcoming season. The Herd will play a total of six games starting on August 23 with a trip to Sydney against the Cape Breton Eagles. Halifax's three home pre-season matches will be played at the RBC Centre in Dartmouth. Tickets will go on sale later in the summer. 

Full schedule below
August 23   Halifax at Cape Breton   7pm    Glace Bay Miners Forum
August 24   Cape Breton at Halifax   7pm    RBC Centre
August 26   Saint John at Halifax   7pm    RBC Centre
September 9   Halifax at Saint John   7pm    Centre Aitken 
September 11   Halifax at Cape Breton   3pm    Centre 200
September 16   Cape Breton at Halifax   7pm    RBC Centre

The regular season schedule was also announced on Tuesday but I will do a separate post for that. 

MEMORIAL CUP
Three of the four teams that will participate in the Memorial Cup are known now after the Edmonton Oil Kings won the WHL championship last night over the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Oil Kings won their series 4-2 after a 2-0 Game 6 victory in Alberta. Edmonton will join the Shawinigan Cataractes and the Saint John Sea Dogs in Saint John for the 2022 tournament. Shawinigan won the QMJHL title on June 11 with a 4-3 overtime win in Game 5. The OHL trophy will be handed out tomorrow evening as Game 7 is set to go in Hamilton between the hometown Bulldogs and the Windsor Spitfires. 

Congrats to Shawinigan and Edmonton on winning their respective leagues and to whoever wins the OHL. 

Photos - NHL and Mooseheads website, Sea Dogs Twitter

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

Mooseheads on Golden Puck Awards Nominees

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced the nominees for their annual awards at the Golden Puck Gala. There are two Halifax Mooseheads among the players nominated. Otto Somppi and Filip Zadina will represent the Mooseheads at the awards.

Here are the nominees for the awards that will be passed out on April 4th.
*via QMJHL

Jacques-Plante Trophy — Best goals-against average

• Samuel Harvey — Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Rookie of the Year

• Colten Ellis – Rimouski Océanic
• Alexis Lafrenière – Rimouski Océanic

Ron-Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year

• Serge Beausoleil – Rimouski Océanic
• Joël Bouchard – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
• Dominique Ducharme – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Marcel-Robert Trophy – Scholastic Player of the Year

• Alexandre Alain – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
• Matthew Welsh – Charlottetown Islanders
• Antoine Samuel – Quebec Remparts

Émile «Butch» Bouchard Trophy – Best Defenseman

• Charle-Édouard D’Astous – Rimouski Océanic
• Noah Dobson – Acadie-Bathurst Titan
• Olivier Galipeau – Acadie-Bathurst Titan

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

• Jakob Pelletier – Moncton Wildcats
• Otto Somppi – Halifax Mooseheads
• Joël Teasdale – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

 Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy

• Thomas Grégoire – Sherbrooke Phoenix
• Charle-Édouard D’Astous – Rimouski Océanic
• Vincent Tremblay-Lapalme – Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Maurice-Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year

• Serge Beausoleil – Rimouski Océanic
• Joël Bouchard – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
• Dominique Ducharme – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Jean-Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer

• Alex Barré-Boulet – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Michael-Bossy Trophy – Top Professional Prospect

• Noah Dobson – Acadie-Bathurst Titan
• Joe Veleno – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Filip Zadina – Halifax Mooseheads

Paul-Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year

• Drake Batherson – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
• Dominique Ducharme – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Alexis Lafrenière – Rimouski Océanic

Michel-Brière Trophy – Most Valuable Player

• Vitalii Abramov – Victoriaville Tigres
• Alex Barré-Boulet – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
• Samuel Harvey – 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:
Guy-Carbonneau – Best Defensive Forward

• Samuel Dove-McFalls – Rimouski Océanic
• Maxime Comtois – Victoriaville Tigres
• Otto Sompi – Saint John Sea Dogs

Kevin Lowe – Best Defensive Defenseman

• Noah Dobson – Titan d’Acadie-Bathurst
• Tobbie Paquette-Bisson – Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand
• Charle-Édouard D’Astous – Océanic de Rimouski

Michel-Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year

• Alexis Lafrenière – Rimouski Océanic
• Jakob Pelletier – Moncton Wildcats
• Filip Zadina – Halifax Mooseheads

Raymond-Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year

• Justin Barron – Mooseheads d’Halifax
• Colten Ellis – Océanic de Rimouski
• Radim Salda – Sea Dogs de Saint John


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

• Rimouski Océanic

Jean-Rougeau – Regular Season Champions

• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Luc Robitaille – Best Offensive Team

• Drummondville Voltigeurs

Hischier Awarded for Strong Rookie Campaign

Photo - John Moore

It was a big night for Swiss native Nico Hischier on Wednesday at the league awards ceremony. Last night, the QMJHL held their annual Golden Pucks awards gala in Quebec City. Three Mooseheads were up for awards yesterday but Hischier was the lone Herd to win.

Nico won the Michael Bossy Trophy as the top professional prospect in the Q. The 18 year old is ranked #2 in all NHL draft rankings behind Nolan Patrick of the Brandon Wheat Kings. Hischier also was named the QMJHL Rookie of the Year over fellow teammate Jared McIsaac. He led all rookies in scoring with 86 points, 23 more than the next player; Ivan Kosorenkov. Nico was also up for the Paul Dumont Trophy and the Q Social award but he lost both of them to Thomas Chabot (Saint John Sea Dogs) and Cameron Askew (Shawinigan Cataractes) respectively.

Maxime Fortier was nominated for Sportsman of the Year but the Frank J Selke  Trophy was awarded to Hugo Roy of the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Wednesday evening. Roy only had two minor penalties in 68 games played during the regular season.

Jared McIsaac, Nico Hischier and Alexis Gravel were also all named to the QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team.

Photo - Mooseheads twitter

At the first home game of the Mooseheads playoffs, two awards were handed out. McIsaac was handed the Raymond Legace Trophy as the defensive rookie of the year. He beat out teammate Alexis Gravel and Xavier Bouchard of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar for the award. Hischier was given the Michael Bergeron Trophy as the offensive rookie of the year. The other nominees were Ivan Kosorenkov of the Victoriaville Tigres and Sherbrooke Phoenix's Anderson MacDonald.

For a full list of winners, click here.

Congratulations to all winners especially Nico and Jared.

Mooseheads on Golden Puck Awards Nominees

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced the nominees for their annual awards at the Golden Puck Gala. There are four Halifax Mooseheads among the players nominated with star forward Nico Hischier leading the way with 4 nominations. A Herd rookie will win the RDS Cup as rookie of the year as the only two nominees being Halifax players.

Here are the nominees for the awards that will be passed out on April 5th.

*via QMJHL

Michel-Brière Trophy – Most Valuable PlayerVitalii Abramov – Gatineau Olympiques
Samuel Girard – Shawinigan Cataractes
Nicolas Roy – Chicoutimi Saguenéens

RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year)Nico Hischier – Halifax Mooseheads
Jared McIsaac – Halifax Mooseheads

Michael-Bossy Trophy (Top Professional Prospect)Maxime Comtois – Victoriaville Tigres
Nico Hischier – Halifax Mooseheads
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Charlottetown Islanders

Frank J. Selke Trophy (Sportsman of the Year)Tyler Boland – Rimouski Oceanic
Maxime Fortier – Halifax Mooseheads
Hugo Roy – Sherbrooke Phoenix

Émile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenseman)Guillaume Brisebois – Charlottetown Islanders
Thomas Chabot – Saint John Sea Dogs
Samuel Girard – Shawinigan Cataractes

Ron Lapointe Trophy (Coach of the Year)Gilles Bouchard – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Joël Bouchard – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Danny Flynn – Saint John Sea Dogs

Maurice Filion Trophy (General Manager of the Year)Gilles Bouchard – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Joël Bouchard – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Marc-André Dumont – Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Paul-Dumont Trophy – Personality of the YearThomas Chabot – Saint John Sea Dogs
Dominique Ducharme – Drummondville Voltigeurs
Nico Hischier – Halifax Mooseheads

Jacques-Plante Trophy (Best goals-against average)Mikhail Denisov — Shawinigan Cataractes
Francis Leclerc — Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Samuel Montembeault — Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Marcel-Robert Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)Alexandre Alain – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Nicolas Roy – Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Antoine Samuel – Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Humanitarian and Community Involvement TrophyGuillaume Beaudoin – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Samuel Laberge – Rimouski Oceanic
Jesse Sutton – Quebec Remparts

Please note that the following trophies have been awarded in special pre-game ceremonies held last Thursday and Friday night : 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). Only the Michel-Bergeron (Offensive Rookie of the Year) and Raymond-Lagacé (Defensive Rookie of the year) trophies have yet to been given.

Here are the nominees:

Guy-Carbonneau – Best Defensive ForwardNicolas Roy – Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Kevin Lowe – Best Defensive DefensemanZachary Lauzon – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Michel-Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the YearNico Hischier – Halifax Mooseheads
Ivan Kosorenkov – Victoriaville Tigres
Anderson MacDonald – Sherbrooke Phoenix

Raymond-Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the YearXavier Bouchard – Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Alexis Gravel – Halifax Mooseheads
Jared McIsaac – Halifax Mooseheads


Robert-Lebel – Best goals-against-average – TeamBlainville-Boisbriand Armada

Jean-Rougeau – Regular season championsSaint John Sea Dogs

Luc Robitaille – Best offensive teamCharlottetown Islanders

Three In A Row at Awards

Timo Meier
Photo - QMJHL twitter

For three straight seasons, a Halifax Mooseheads player has been awarded the Paul Dumont Trophy or the Mike Bossy Trophy. Second year forwards Nikolaj Ehlers and Timo Meier were the only current Herd players to be nominated for awards. The two teammates were both nominated for the Paul Dumont Trophy which is Personality of the Year. They were joined by former teammate Zach Fucale as nominees. 19 year old Ehlers ended up winning the award. Nik was also nominated for the Michel Briere Trophy as Most Valuable Player but lost to Conor Garland of the Moncton Wildcats. Garland was also awarded the Jean Beliveau Trophy as the league's top scorer with 129 points.

Timo Meier won the Mike Bossy trophy for Top Professional Prospect. Meier was ranked #10 in the final Central Scouting Services draft rankings. The 18 year old is the highest ranked Quebec league prospect for this year's NHL draft. He is the third Moosehead to win the award, following Jonathan Drouin in 2012-13 and Nikolaj Ehlers in 2013-14. Fucale was the reigning Paul Dumont Trophy winner while Jonathan Drouin won the award in 2012-13.

Former Herd player Luca Ciampini was nominated for the humanitarian and community involvement award but lost to Danick Martel of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

Congrats to Nik and Timo and the other winners. You can find the full list of winners here.

It's Awards Night

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will announce it's annual award winners tonight in Montreal at their Golden Puck Awards gala. Two current Mooseheads are nominated for awards this season after a rebuilding year. Nikolaj Ehlers is up for Most Valuable Player while Timo Meier is looking to win the Michael Bossy Trophy for Top Professional Prospect. The two players are also nominated for Personality of the Year award. This is the third straight year a Herd player has been nominated for MVP with Jonathan Drouin on the list last season and the year before, winning in 2013. There's also a chance we could have 3 straight winners for top prospect and personality of the year should our boys win.

Two former players, Luca Ciampini and Zach Fucale are also nominated. Fucale joins his former teammates as a nominee for personality of the year. Ciampini has done a lot in his new community and is nominated for Humanitarian of the Year.

Good luck to all players especially our boys and check back here tomorrow for a recap of the victors.

Click here for nominees.

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.

Nik and Zach win awards.

It was a big night for two of the biggest parts of the Halifax Mooseheads team this season at the QMJHL Golden Puck awards that were last night. Rookie sensation Nikolaj Ehlers, who recorded the second highest team rookie points, was named rookie of the year and top professional prospect in the Q at the ceremony. Ehlers wasn't the only Moosehead to win two trophies yesterday. Goaltender Zach Fucale was named personality of the year, an award that Jonathan Drouin won last season. Zach also had the best goals against average for a goalie this season.

Speaking of Drouin, after winning all three awards he was nominated for last season, Jonathan was not given the trophy for MVP again this year. Anthony Mantha of the Val-d'Or Foreurs was named the most valuable player this season. Brent Andrews, Brendan Duke and Mackenzie Weegar did not win the awards they were nominated for.

Ehlers played good enough this season to be named to two all-star teams. He was named to the second and rookie all star teams this season. He is joined by Fucale and Weegar on the second all star team. Drouin was named to the first all star team along with former Moosehead Randy Gazzola who currently plays for the Fourers.

For a full list of winners please direct your attention to the "Awards" tab above.

It's awards night.

Players and personnel of the 18 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have invaded Montreal tonight for the annual QMJHL Golden Puck Awards gala. Five Halifax Mooseheads were nominated once again this season while two were nominated for awards that are awarded at the beginning of the playoffs. Rookie Nikolaj Ehlers leads the herd of Moose players with nominations in Rookie of the Year and Top Professional Prospect while Zach Fucale, Brendan Duke and MacKenzie Weegar were nominated for other player awards. Jonathan Drouin is looking to match history as he is looking to be the first player since Sidney Crosby to be named Most Valuable Player two seasons in a row.

Look back later tonight after the ceremony for a full list of winners hopefully our boys will pull it out. These awards are for the whole league, each team has their own awards ceremony for team awards after their season is done. For the Mooseheads, a date has not been determined as our season isn't done but hopefully it will be in late May.

For a full list of nominees click here.

Golden Puck Awards Nominees Announced.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced today the nominees for the Golden Puck awards. Nikolaj Ehlers led your Mooseheads with three nominations while MacKenzie Weegar and Zach Fucale were nominated this year. I fully agree with the Halifax players nominated.

Here are the nominees for the awards that will be passed out on April 2nd:

*via the QMJHL
Michael Briere Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
Jonathan Drouin - Halifax Mooseheads
Anthony Duclair - Quebec Remparts
Anthony Mantha - Val-d'Or Foreurs

RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year)
Callum Booth - Quebec Remparts
Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax Mooseheads
Nicolas Meloche - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Julien Pelletier - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Jeremy Roy - Sherbrooke Phoenix
Daniel Sprong - Charlottetown Islanders

Emile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenseman)
Randy Gazzola - Val-d'Or Foreurs
Guillaume Gelinas - Val-d'Or Foreurs
Mackenzie Weegar - Halifax Mooseheads

Frank J. Selke Trophy (Sportsman of the Year)
Frederick Gaudreau - Drummondville Voltigeurs
Daniel Sprong - Charlottetown Islanders
Adam Stevens - Gatineau Olympiques

Michael Bossy Trophy (Top Professional Prospect)
Ivan Barbashev - Moncton Wildcats
Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax Mooseheads
Alexis Vanier - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Marcel Robert Trophy (TELUS Scholastic Player of the Year)
Dominic Talbot-Tassi - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Jeremy Gregoire - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Louis-Philip Guindon - Drummondville Voltigeurs

Ron Lapointe Trophy (Coach of the Year)
Serge Beausoleil - Rimouski Oceanic
Jean-Francois Houle - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Eric Veilleux - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Maurice Filion Trophy (General Manager of the Year)
Steve Ahern - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Marc-Andre Dumont - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Dominic Ricard - Drummondville Voltiguers

Paul Dumont Trophy (Personality of the Year)
Zach Fucale - Halifax Mooseheads
Benoit Groulx - Gatineau Olympiques
Anthony Mantha - Val-d'Or Foreurs

Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy
Charles-David Beaudoin - Drummondville Voltigeurs
Brendan Duke - Halifax Mooseheads
Samuel Henley - Val-d'Or Foreurs

Raymond Lagace Trophy (Defensive Rookie of the Year)
Callum Booth - Quebec Remparts
Nicolas Meloche - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Jeremy Roy - Sherbrooke Phoenix

Please note that the following trophies will be awarded at special pre-game ceremonies held at the beginning of the playoffs: 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)

Michel Bergeron Trophy
Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax Mooseheads
Julien Pelletier - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Daniel Sprong - Charlottetown Islanders

Guy Carbonneau Trophy
Brent Andrews - Halfiax Mooseheads
Taylor Burke - Gatineau Olympiques
Felix Girard - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Kevin Lowe Trophy
Justin Hache - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Jimmy Oligny - Rimouski Oceanic
Gabriel Verpaelst - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

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.

Jo's big night

Team leading scorer Jonathan Drouin was the big winner last night at the annual Golden Puck Awards ceremony in Montreal. The Halifax Mooseheads great season keeps on getting better as Drouin, Konrad Abeltshauser and Dominique Ducharme all won awards during the special evening. After finishing the season with the best record in franchise history and tying a league best 58 wins, the Mooseheads were awarded the Jean Rougeau, Luc Robitaille and Robert Lebel trophies at the beginning of the playoffs.

Jonathan won the Michel Briere Memorial, the Mike Bossy and the Paul Dumont trophies as league MVP, top prospect and personality of the year. He beat teammate Nathan MacKinnon for top prospect and personality of the year. Big Jo was also named to the 1st All-Star team along with Herd goalie Zach Fucale. Konrad was awarded the QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year trophy. He was nominated for best defenceman but lost to Kevin Gagne of the Rimouski Oceanic. Coach Dom meanwhile won the Ron Lapointe trophy as Coach of the Year.

Along with Drouin and Fucale, Abeltshauser, MacKinnon and MacKenzie Weegar were named to the All-Star teams. Konrad was named as a defenceman and Nathan was named the centre for the second team. Weegar was named as one of 2 defenceman for the Rookie team.

For a full list look at the 2012-13 Awards tab.

QMJHL awards night

The Golden Puck Awards night is tonight in Montreal. There are 5 Halifax Mooseheads nominated for awards; Cam Russell is nominated for GM of the year, Dominique Ducharme for coach of the year, Konrad Abeltshauser, Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon are nominated for player awards.

Look back later tonight after the ceremony for a full list of winners hopefully our boys will pull it out. These awards are for the whole league, each team has their own awards ceremony for team awards after their season is done. For the Mooseheads, a date has not been determined as our season isn't done but hopefully it will be in late May.

For a full list of nominees click here.

Five Mooseheads nominated for Golden Puck Awards

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced today the nominees for the Golden Puck awards. Jonathan Drouin was nominated for three awards, while Nathan MacKinnon and Konrad Abeltshauser were both nominated for two awards. Coach Dominique Ducharme also was nominated and so was GM Cam Russell.

Note that Mac Weegar and Zachary Fucale were not nominated which I do not understand. Mackenzie should have at least been nominated for rookie of the year or best defenceman of the year.

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

*via the QMJHL
Michael Briere Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
Josh Currie - PEI Rocket
Jonathan Drouin - Halifax Mooseheads
Dimitrij Jaskin - Moncton Wildcats

RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year)
Ivan Barbashev - Moncton Wildcats
Marvin Cupper - Shawinigan Cataractes
Philippe Desrosiers - Rimouski Oceanic
Frederik Gauthier - Rimouski Oceanic
Jan Kostalek - Rimouski Oceanic
Valentin Zykov - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Emile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenseman)
Konrad Abeltshauser - Halifax Mooseheads
Mathieu Brisebois - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Kevin Gagne - Rimouski Oceanic

Frank J. Selke Trophy (Sportsman of the Year)
Ben Duffy - PEI Rocket
Michael McNamee - Sherbrooke Phoenix
Zach O'Brien - Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Michael Bossy Trophy (Top Professional Prospect)
Jonathan Drouin - Halifax Mooseheads
Nathan MacKinnon - Halifax Mooseheads
Anthony Mantha - Val-d'Or Foreurs

Marcel Robert Trophy (TELUS Scholastic Player of the Year)
Marc-Antoine Carrier - Quebec Remparts
Charles-David Beaudoin - Drummondville Voltigeurs
Allain Saunier - Moncton Wildcats

Ron Lapointe Trophy (Coach of the Year)
Serge Beausoleil - Rimouski Oceanic
Dominique Ducharme - Halifax Mooseheads
Eric Veileux - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Maurice Filion Trophy (General Manager of the Year)
Steve Ahern - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Philippe Boucher - Rimouski Oceanic
Cam Russell - Halifax Mooseheads

Paul Dumont Trophy (Personality of the Year)
Jonathan Drouin - Halifax Mooseheads
Nathan MacKinnon - Halifax Mooseheads
Jerome Mesonero - Victoriaville Tigres

Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy
Konrad Abeltshauser - Halifax Mooseheads
Liam O'Brien - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Xavier Ouellet - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

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

Michel Bergeron Trophy
Ivan Barbashev - Moncton Wildcats
Frederik Gauthier - Rimouski Oceanic
Valentin Zykov - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Raymond Lagace Trophy
Marvin Cupper - Shawinigan Cataractes
Philippe Desrosiers - Rimouski Oceanic
Jan Kostalek - Rimouski Oceanic

Guy Carbonneau Trophy
Phillip Danault - Moncton Wildcats
Frederik Gauthier - Rimouski Oceanic
Felix Girard - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Kevin Lowe Trophy
Etienne Boutet - Gatineau Olympiques
Alexandre Chenevert - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Jonathan Narbonne - Moncton Wildcats

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 Chicoutimi.