QMJHL names new top goaltender award after legendary netminder Patrick Roy

Roy performed within the QMJHL from 1982 to 1985 and spent greater than 12 seasons over two stints as head coach of the Remparts.

QUEBEC — The Quebec Main Junior Hockey League’s goaltender of the yr will likely be honoured with a trophy bearing the title of a legend between the pipes and behind the bench.

The league unveiled the Patrick-Roy Trophy on Sunday at a press convention at Videotron Centre, residence of the Memorial Cup champion Quebec Remparts.

The brand new award, named in honour of Hockey Corridor of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, will likely be given to the highest goaltender as judged by numerous components.

Eligible goaltenders will need to have participated in no less than 40 per cent of the minutes performed by his workforce and should be among the many leaders in goals-against-average, save proportion, shutouts, and successful proportion.

The Jacques-Plante Trophy, which is given yearly to the goaltender with the bottom goals-against-average through the common season, will nonetheless be awarded.

Roy performed within the QMJHL from 1982 to 1985 and spent greater than 12 seasons over two stints as head coach of the Remparts, main the workforce to Memorial Cup titles in 2006 and 2023.

He stepped down as Ramparts head coach and common supervisor in June.

The award was introduced earlier than the Remparts fell 5-3 to the Rimouski Oceanic.

Alexandre Blais led the best way for the Oceanic (2-0) with a objective and two assists, whereas Maxime Coursol, Spencer Gill and Mael St-Denis every added a objective and a helper.

Dominic Pilote netted the opposite objective for Rimouski, which additionally obtained 19 saves from Cedric Masse.

Vincent Murray, Mikael Huchette and Nathan Plamondon-Michaud scored for the Remparts (0-2-0). Louis-Antoine Denault made 27 saves.

CATARACTES 4 ARMADA 3

Boisbriand, Que. — Jeremy D’Astous had two targets and an help in main the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 4-3 win over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

D’Astous’s second objective within the center body put the Cataractes (2-0-0) up 4-1 earlier than the Armada (1-1-0) made a push to get again within the recreation.

FOREURS 4 HUSKIES 3 (SO)

Rouyn-Noranda, Que. — Samuel Fiala scored the shootout winner because the Val d’Or Foreurs (2-0-0) escaped with a 4-3 win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

Daniil Bourash scored the game-tying objective to ship it to time beyond regulation for the Huskies (0-0-1-1) 9:14 into the third interval after his aspect was down 3-1 late within the second.

VOLTIGEURS 5 SAGUENEENS 2

Drummondville, Que. — Maxime Lafond and Loic Goyette every had a objective and an help because the Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 5-2.

The Voltigeurs (2-0-0) scored three unanswered targets between late within the second interval and the third to drag forward and away from the Sageuneens (0-1-1).

TIGRES 7 OLYMPIQUES 2

Victoriaville, Que. — Justin Larose and Noah Larochelle every scored a pair of targets and the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Gatineau Olympiques 7-2.

Larose scored the sport’s first two targets because the Tigres (1-1-0) pounced on the Olympiques (0-1-1) early to carry a 4-0 benefit early within the second interval.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Sept. 24, 2023.