(Image: Riendeau, Riopel and Lalonde-McNicoll are the finalists for the Michel-Brière Trophy (MVP))

BOUCHERVILLE, Wednesday, March 18, 2009 – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League today released the list of nominees for the 2009 Golden Puck Awards. Every year, the QMJHL honours its most deserving athletes, teams and personalities at its annual awards Gala. It will be held on Wednesday, April 1st, at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in Montreal.

Here are the nominees for each honour:

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 - Stéphanie Hamel & Karl Jahnke

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