Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Despres Nominated


Simon Despres succes will continue following the season, as he has been nominated for two awards. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced today that the "horse" is up for the Top Prospect award and best Defensive Defenseman award. Despres will be joined by Payton Liske in Montreal, who is up for the top scholastic player award. The entire list can be seen below:


Michel-Brière Trophy (Most Valuable Player)

Cédric Lalonde-McNicoll – Shawinigan Cataractes

Yannick Riendeau – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Nicola Riopel – Moncton Wildcats


RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year)

Ben Duffy – P.E.I. Rocket

Brandon Gormley – Moncton Wildcats

Simon Jodoin – Moncton Wildcats

Dmitri Kugryshev – Quebec Remparts

Dmitry Kulikov – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Sergey Ostapchuk – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies


Émile « Butch » Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenseman)

Marc-André Bourdon – Rimouski Océanic

Dmitry Kulikov – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Charles-Olivier Roussel – Shawinigan Cataractes


Frank-J.-Selke Trophy (Sportsman of the Year)

Paul Byron – Gatineau Olympiques

Cédric Lalonde-McNicoll – Shawinigan Cataractes

Félix Petit – Baie-Comeau Drakkar


Michael-Bossy Trophy (Top Professional Prospect)

Simon Després – Saint John Sea Dogs

Dmitry Kulikov – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Charles-Olivier Roussel – Shawinigan Cataractes


Marcel-Robert Trophy (TELUS Scholastic Player of the Year)

Guillaume Goulet - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Dominic Jalbert – Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Payton Liske – Saint John Sea Dogs

Dany Massé - Drummondville Voltigeurs

Pierre-Alexandre Vandall – Shawinigan Cataractes


Ron-Lapointe Trophy (Coach of the Year)

Guy Boucher – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Danny Flynn – Moncton Wildcats

Éric Veilleux – Shawinigan Cataractes


Paul-Dumont Trophy (Top Personnality)

Guy Boucher – Drummondville Voltigeurs

André Coulombe – Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Angelo Esposito – Montreal Juniors


Humanitarian of the Year

Chris Culligan – Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Matthew Pistilli – Shawinigan Cataractes

Kelsey Tessier – Quebec Remparts


Seven other awards, including the Jean-Rougeau, Luc-Robitaille and Robert-Lebel trophies, will be handed out during on-ice presentations at the start of the playoffs on Friday, March 20.


Michel-Bergeron Trophy (Offensive Rookie of the Year)

Ben Duffy – P.E.I. Rocket

Dmitri Kugryshev – Quebec Remparts

Sergey Ostapchuk – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Raymond-Lagacé Trophy (Deffensive Rookie of the Year)

Brandon Gormley – Moncton Wildcats

Simon Jodoin – Moncton Wildcats

Dmitry Kulikov – Drummondville Voltigeurs


Guy-Carbonneau Trophy (Best Defensive Forward)

Jean-Philip Chabot – Gatineau Olympiques

Marc-Olivier Vachon – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Marc-Olivier Vallerand – Quebec Remparts


Kevin-Lowe Trophy (Best Defensive Defenseman)

Simon Després – Saint John Sea Dogs

Maxime Ouimet – Rimouski Océanic

David Savard – Moncton Wildcats


Of note, the three following trophies will be awarded during the QMJHL Annual Session in June. The nominees will be announced at a later date.

Maurice-Fillion Trophy (General-manager of the Year)

John-Horman Trophy (Executive of the Year)

Jean-Sawyer Trophy (Marketing Director of the Year)


Source: QMJHL; photo QMJHL

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