Jeffrey Durocher will join the Concordia Stingers; Nicholas Deakin-Poot the Acadia Axemen; and Zachary Bouthillier - it was announced this past week - has committed to the UQTR Patriotes.
Bouthillier was a 2018 draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs but has not been signed by the club. While it's believed the June 1 signing deadline has been pushed forward with the hockey calendar in shambles, it seems unlikely that the Leafs will sign the 20-year-old.[✍🏻 RECRUTEMENT 🚨]— Patriotes UQTR (@PatriotesUQTR) May 27, 2020
🏒 Le gardien de but Zachary Bouthillier se joint aux Patriotes pour la saison prochaine 🔥
Tous les détails 👉 🎧 https://t.co/W6vNbKt30E@USPORTSca @OUAsport #puissancepats pic.twitter.com/gp9kFh5y00
Bouthillier spent a season-and-a-half with the Sea Dogs, giving a rebuilding team a chance to win each night. This past season he recorded a 19-25 record to go along with a 4.16 goals against average and a .897 save percentage. He was named the team's most valuable player.
Bouthillier faced the second most shots of any goaltender in the QMJHL in 2019-20.
Former Sea Dogs Sebastien Auger and Julien Tessier played at UQTR last season. Auger played his fifth and final season and will be replaced by Bouthillier - significant shoes to fill given Auger's ridiculous numbers during his U Sports career.
Mathieu Bellemare, a former Gatineau and Shawinigan netminder, was UQTR's other goaltender last season.
Like every other hockey league, it's unclear when the U Sports season will start.
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