P.E.I. Rocket’s Josh Currie and Ben Duffy are among the finalists for Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s 2012-2013 Golden Puck Awards.
The league announced the award finalists Monday.
The awards will be presented in Montreal on Wednesday, April 3.
Currie is a finalist for the Michel Brière Trophy as the league’s most valuable player. The other nominees are Jonathan Drouin of the Halifax Mooseheads and Dmitrij Jaskin of the Moncton Wildcats.
Duffy, who has four minutes in penalties this season, is a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy for sportsman of the year. Michael McNamee of the Sherbrooke Phoenix and Zach O’Brien of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan are the other finalists.
Currie and Duffy were one-two in the league scoring race, each with 100 points, heading into Monday’s action.
Currie has 46 goals and 54 assists while Duffy has 34 goals and 66 assists.
Drouin was third with 39 goals and 59 assists for 98 points while Jaskin was three points back with 45 goals and 50 assists.
There are six finalists for the RDS Cup as rookie of the year. They are Ivan Barbashev of the Wildcats, Marvin Cupper of the Shawinigan Cataractes, Philippe Desrosiers, Frederick Gauthier and Jan Kostalek of the Rimouski Oceanic and Valetin Zykov of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
Serge Beausoleil of the Oceanic, Dominique Ducharme of the Mooseheads and Eric Veilleux of the Drakkar are the finalists for the Ron Lapointe Trophy as coach of the year.
A complete list of award finalists on page B4.
The Rocket (38-23-3-1) will host the Moncton Wildcats (40-21-2-1) tonight at 7 in a rescheduled game from Feb. 10.
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BOUCHERVILLE, QUE. — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has unveiled the list of finalists for the 2012-13 Golden Puck Awards. The various trophies will be awarded at the annual event which will be held in Montreal on April 3.
Here are this year's nominees:
Michel Brière Trophy - Most Valuable Player
Josh Currie – PEI Rocket
Jonathan Drouin – Halifax Mooseheads
Dmitrij Jaskin - Moncton Wildcats
RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year
Ivan Barbashev – Moncton Wildcats
Marvin Cüpper – Shawinigan Cataractes
Philippe Desrosiers – Rimouski Océanic
Frédérik Gauthier – Rimouski Océanic
Jan Kostalek – Rimouski Océanic
Valentin Zykov – Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Émile Butch Bouchard
Trophy - Best Defenceman
Konrad Abeltshauser – Halifax Mooseheads
Mathieu Brisebois - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Kevin Gagné – Rimouski Océanic
Frank J. Selke Trophy
- Sportsman of the Year
Ben Duffy – PEI Rocket
Michael McNamee – Sherbrooke Phoenix
Zach O'Brien – Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Michael Bossy Trophy
- Top Professional Prospect
Jonathan Drouin – Halifax Mooseheads
Nathan MacKinnon – Halifax Mooseheads
Anthony Mantha – Val-d’Or Foreurs
Marcel Robert Trophy
- Telus Scholastic Player of the Year
Marc-Antoine Carrier – Québec Remparts
Charles-David Beaudoin – Drummondville Voltigeurs
Allain Saunier – Moncton Wildcats
Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year
Serge Beausoleil – Rimouski Océanic
Dominique Ducharme – Halifax Mooseheads
Eric Veilleux - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Maurice Filion Trophy
- General Manager of the Year
Steve Ahern - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Philippe Boucher - Rimouski Océanic
Cam Russell - Halifax Mooseheads
Paul-Dumont Trophy
- Personality of the Year
Jonathan Drouin – Halifax Mooseheads
Nathan MacKinnon - Halifax Mooseheads
Jérôme Mésonéro - Victoriaville Tigres
Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy presented by NATIONAL
Konrad Abeltshauser – Mooseheads de Halifax
Liam O’Brien – Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda
Xavier Ouellet – Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand
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Please note that the following trophies will be awarded at special pre-game ceremonies held at the beginning of the playoffs: Michel Bergeron (Offensive Rookie of the Year), Raymond Lagacé (Defensive Rookie of the Year), Guy -Carbonneau (Best Defensive Forward), Kevin Lowe (Best Defensive Defenseman), Robert Lebel (Best goals-against-average - Team), Jean Rougeau (Regular Season Champions) and Luc Robitaille (Best Offensive Team).
Here are the nominees:
Michel Bergeron Trophy
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
Ivan Barbashev – Moncton Wildcats
Frédérik Gauthier - Rimouski Océanic
Valentin Zykov - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Raymond Lagacé Trophy
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
Marvin Cüpper - Shawinigan Cataractes
Philippe Desrosiers - Rimouski Océanic
Jan Kostalek - Rimouski Océanic
Guy Carbonneau Trophy
- Best defensive forward
Phillip Danault - Moncton Wildcats
Frédérik Gauthier - Rimouski Océanic
Félix Girard - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Kevin Lowe Trophy
- Best defensive defenceman
Etienne Boutet – Gatineau Olympiques
Alexandre Chênevert – Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Jonathan Narbonne - Moncton Wildcats
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The John-Horman (Administrator of the Year), Jean-Sawyer (Marketing Director of the Year) and Denis Arsenault (Academic Consultant of the Year) trophies will be awarded at the Annual Entry Draft in Chicoutimi. The finalists will be revealed at a later date.
Fans can follow all the action on April 3 on Twitter #goldenpuck and view highlights of the event afterwards on the QMJHL website http://qmjhl.tv.
