Thursday, December 17, 2009

RDS mid-season rookie excellence awards

Press Release

BOUCHERVILLE, Thursday, December 17, 2009 - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League today announced the eighteen winners of the RDS mid-season rookie excellence awards. Each award-winner was selected by his team’s club.

RDS and the QMJHL are longstanding partners. The partnership’s goal is to recognize the talent and potential of young players from across major junior hockey.

"Through the RDS mid-season rookie excellence awards program, RDS wishes to underline the efforts made by these young men in order to meet today’s demanding challenges," said Michel Gagnon, the Vice-President of Marketing and Sales at RDS. "We’re extremely proud to play a part in their development and we salute their perseverance and talent."

The mid-season rookies become eligible to win the RDS Trophy as the QMJHL’s top rookie. The winner of this prestigious award will be announced at the Golden Puck Awards Gala on March 31st and will receive a bursary worth $1,000.

Here are the winners of the RDS mid-season rookie excellence awards:

Guillaume Nadeau – Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Alexandre Chênevert - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Brad Cuzner - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Robin Gusse - Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Ondrej Palat - Drummondville Voltigeurs
Adam Janosik - Gatineau Olympiques
Carl Gélinas - Halifax Mooseheads
Francis Beauvillier - Lewiston MAINEiacs
Marek Hrivik - Moncton Wildcats
Trevor Parkes – Montreal Juniors
Adam Polasek – P.E.I. Rocket
Ryan Bourque - Quebec Remparts
Petr Straka - Rimouski Océanic
Jérôme Raymond - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Stanislav Galiev - Saint John Sea Dogs
Nicolas Larocque-Marcoux - Shawinigan Cataractes
Olivier Archambault - Val-d’Or Foreurs
Phillip Danault – Victoriaville Tigres

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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