The QMJHL announced the nominees for its annual Golden Puck Awards today, to be held this upcoming April 4th at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in Montreal.
| Michel-Brière Trophy (League MVP) Yanni Gourde – Victoriaville Tigres Mikhail Grigorenko – Québec Remparts Zach O’Brien – Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
Émile « Butch » Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenseman) Nathan Beaulieu – Saint John Sea Dogs Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc – Rimouski Océanic Xavier Ouellet – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
| RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year) François Brassard – Quebec Remparts Anthony Duclair – Quebec Remparts Zachary Fucale – Halifax Mooseheads Mikhail Grigorenko – Quebec Remparts Nathan MacKinnon – Halifax Mooseheads Brandon Whitney – Victoriaville Tigres |
Marcel-Robert Trophy (TELUS Scholastic Player of the Year) Jonathan Brunelle – Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Patrick Delisle-Houde – Moncton Wildcats Jean-Philippe Mathieu – Rimouski Océanic Michaël Bournival – Shawinigan Cataractes Yanni Gourde – Victoriaville Tigres |
| Frank-J.-Selke Trophy (Sportsman of the Year) Ben Duffy – PEI Rocket Zach O’Brien – Acadie-Bathurst Titan Sébastien Trudeau – Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
Michael-Bossy Trophy (Top Professional Prospect) Martin Frk – Halifax Mooseheads Mikhail Grigorenko – Quebec Remparts Brandon Whitney – Victoriaville Tigres |
| Ron-Lapointe Trophy (Coach of the Year) Gérard Gallant – Saint John Sea Dogs Jean-François Houle – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Patrick Roy – Quebec Remparts |
Maurice-Filion Trophy (General Manager of the Year) Joël Bouchard – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Martin Mondou – Shawinigan Cataractes Patrick Roy – Quebec Remparts |
| Paul-Dumont Trophy (Personality of the Year) Mikhail Grigorenko – Quebec Remparts Jonathan Huberdeau – Saint John Sea Dogs Nathan MacKinnon – Halifax Mooseheads |
Michel-Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year* Anthony Duclair – Quebec Remparts Mikhail Grigorenko – Quebec Remparts Nathan MacKinnon – Halifax Mooseheads |
| Raymond-Lagacé Trophy (Defensive rookie of the year)* François Brassard – Quebec Remparts Zachary Fucale – Halifax Mooseheads Brandon Whitney – Victoriaville Tigres |
Guy-Carbonneau Trophy (Best defensive forward)* Maximilien LeSieur – Shawinigan Cataractes Stephen MacAuley – Saint John Sea Dogs Frédérick Roy – Quebec Remparts |
| Kevin-Lowe Trophy (Best defensive defenseman)* Pierre Durepos – Saint John Sea Dogs Morgan Ellis – Shawinigan Cataractes Martin Lefebvre – Quebec Remparts |
* these four awards will be handed out in pre-game ceremonies set to take place throughout the beginning of the first round of this year’s playoffs.
Meanwhile, the eight playoff series featuring seeds 1 through 16 are set to take place starting this upcoming Thursday evening, with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada hosting the Gatineau Olympiques and the Quebec Remparts hosting the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Habs’ prospect Olivier Archambault, both series debuting at 7:00 p.m. EST. The series opposing the Shawinigan Cataractes and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, where Morgan Ellis and Michaël Bournival can be seen, gets underway Friday at 7:30 p.m. EST. Nathan Beaulieu and the Saint John Sea Dogs take on Cape Breton half an hour earlier, at 7:00 p.m. EST.