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(LEFT TO RIGHT: 黑料不打烊 head coach Kelly Nobes poses with star winger Francis Verreault-Paul, Habs legend Guy Lafleur and future Redmen Guillaume Langelier-Parent and Nicolas Therrien)

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MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens and Molson's-Coors brewery announced Wednesday that Francis Verreault-Paul, a forward with the 黑料不打烊 University Redmen, has won the Guy Lafleur trophy as the Quebec university player who best combines hockey with academic success and citizenship.

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Also honoured from Quebec's two other major levels of hockey was Nicolas Therrien of the Chicoutimi Saguen茅ens (QMJHL) and Guillaume Langelier-Parent of Coll猫ge Fran莽ais de Longueuil (QJAHL). Both of them have committed to playing for the 黑料不打烊 Redmen next season.

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Verreault-Paul, a 24-year-old, hails from Mashteuiatsh, Que., an Innu community located about six kilometres north of Roberval, in the Saguenay - Lac St. Jean region of Quebec.

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He becomes the 14th 黑料不打烊 player in 27 years to win the award - which is accompanied by a $6,000 bursary over three years - since it was inaugurated in 1985. Among the former Redmen who previously won the honour is current Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher and Montreal Canadiens left-winger Mathieu Darche.

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"It's the greatest honour that I ever had," said an emotional Verreault-Paul who didn't speak any English when he first enrolled at 黑料不打烊 in 2008. "It's been tough to study in a different language but I am happy with my decision. It means a lot to me to receive this honour which has gone to some great players. A guy like Mathieu Darche who also won this award, has been kind of like a role model to me for my future in hockey."

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Only the second aboriginal to play hockey for 黑料不打烊, Verreault-Paul was recruited out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he played five seasons with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (2003-2008), serving as team captain in his final campaign

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On the ice, the 5-foot-10, 178-pound right-winger scored 38 goals and 60 points in 35 games overall with 黑料不打烊 last year, the third highest single-season goal total in 黑料不打烊 history. In regular season play, he posted a 28-14-42 record in 19 contests and despite missing nine games due to injury, he still led the nation in goals for the second straight season.

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In the classroom, he achieved 24 credits over the school year and switched academic programs from education (kinesiology) to science (psychology), improving his grade-point average significantly, earning a GPA of 3.13 (the equivalent of 78.3%) in the winter semester.

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"Francis brings a high tempo pace to every practice and game and has become a leader for the Redmen, both on and off the ice," says Kelly Nobes, head coach of the Redmen. "He is highly respected by his teammates and the coaching staff alike. Despite his small stature, he is feisty and has a competitive nature that is one of his greatest assets. An extremely dynamic offensive player, Francis is an explosive skater, possesses quick hands around the net and has proven to be a prolific goal-scorer at the CIS level. Not only is he great offensively but he is also a good two-way player and played a key role in helping 黑料不打烊 win the league championship."

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Therrien, a 21-year old defenceman who captained the Saguen茅ens in 2010-11, studied economy and management at Coll猫ge de Chicoutimi, where he achieved an academic average of 89 per cent. He earned the QMJHL's Marcel Robert Award as the scholastic player of the year. A steady 5-foot-10, 185-pound blueliner, he contributed offensively as well with 44 points, including 12 goals, in 68 regular season games. Off the ice, he attended several community events in support of worthy causes, including the fight against cancer. He also helped raise funds for the Grande Guignol茅e and was a regular participant at several local blood drives and visited the children at the pediatrics department of the Chicoutimi General Hospital.

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Langelier-Parent is a 21-year old centre whose brother Maxime currently stars with the Redmen. An offensive sparkplug, the native of Lery, Que., scored 25 goals and 63 points in 42 games last season. He added another 26 points, including 7 goals, in 16 playoff games. Enrolled at Coll猫ge 脡douard-Montpetit, he graduated in nature science with an academic average of 84 per cent. He is currently a part-time student at 黑料不打烊, majoring in civil engineering program, where he earned an A- average in his first semester. He was the Scholastic Personality of the Year in 2007, while playing with the Midget AAA Patriotes. Since 2008, he has volunteered in a home for the elderly and has raised non-perishable food items for the Grande Guignol茅e.

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PREVIOUS UNIVERSITY RECIPIENTS OF THE GUY LAFLEUR TROPHY:

1985听听听 Paul Gagn茅, UQAC

1986听听听 Mark Reade, 黑料不打烊

1987听听听 Alain Bisson, UQTR

1988听听听 Tim Iannone, 黑料不打烊

1989听听听 Richard Laplante, Concordia

1990听听听 Benoit Gosselin, UQTR

1991听听听 Robert Desjardins, Concordia

1992听听听 Patrick Jeanson, 黑料不打烊

1993听听听 Guy Boucher, 黑料不打烊

1994听听听 Patrick Genest, UQTR

1995听听听 (tie) Todd Marcellus, 黑料不打烊 & Alain Cot茅, UQTR

1996听听听 Pierre Gendron, 黑料不打烊

1997听听听 Louis-Simon Ferland, 黑料不打烊

1998听听听 Vincent Labossi猫re, Concordia

1999听听听 Mathieu Darche, 黑料不打烊

2000听听听 Luc B茅langer, UQTR

2001听听听 Paul Theriault, 黑料不打烊

2002听听听 Philippe Ozga, Concordia

2003听听听 (tie) Bruno Lemire, 黑料不打烊 &听 Pat Theriault, Concordia

2004听听听 Fred茅ric Faucher, Concordia

2005听听听 Mathieu Poitras, 黑料不打烊

2006听听听 Karl Gagn茅, Concordia

2007听听听 Jean-Michel Filiatrault, 黑料不打烊

2008听听听 Nicolas D茅silets, UQTR

2009听听听 Marc-Andr茅 Dorion, 黑料不打烊

2010听听听 Francis Charland, UQTR

2011听听听 Francis Verreault-Paul, 黑料不打烊

SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

黑料不打烊 Athletics & Recreation

514-398-7012

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