Charles Simard-Hudon (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 122nd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft . Hudon has also previously played for the Colorado Avalanche .
22-3242: The RDS Cup is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) to the overall Rookie of the Year . The Cup was known as the Molson Cup from 1991 to 1994, and the New Face Cup from 1994 to 1996, but is now sponsored by the French-language sports network Réseau des sports (RDS). Winners [ edit ] Season Player Team Molson Cup 1991–92 Alexandre Daigle Victoriaville Tigres 1992–93 Ian Laperrière Drummondville Voltigeurs Martin Lapointe Laval Titan 1993–94 Christian Matte Granby Bisons New Face Cup 1994–95 Steve Brûlé Saint-Jean Lynx 1995–96 not awarded RDS Cup 1996–97 Vincent Lecavalier Rimouski Océanic 1997–98 Mike Ribeiro Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 1998–99 Ladislav Nagy Halifax Mooseheads 1999–2000 Chris Montgomery Montreal Rocket 2000–01 Pierre-Marc Bouchard Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2001–02 Benoît Mondou Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2002–03 Petr Vrána Halifax Mooseheads 2003–04 Sidney Crosby Rimouski Océanic 2004–05 Derick Brassard Drummondville Voltigeurs 2005–06 Ondřej Pavelec Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2006–07 Jakub Voráček Halifax Mooseheads 2007–08 Olivier Roy Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2008–09 Dmitry Kulikov Drummondville Voltigeurs 2009–10 Petr Straka Rimouski Océanic 2010–11 Charles Hudon Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2011–12 Mikhail Grigorenko Quebec Remparts 2012–13 Valentin Zykov Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2013–14 Nikolaj Ehlers Halifax Mooseheads 2014–15 Dmytro Timashov Quebec Remparts 2015–16 Vitalii Abramov Gatineau Olympiques 2016–17 Nico Hischier Halifax Mooseheads 2017–18 Alexis Lafrenière Rimouski Océanic 2018–19 Jordan Spence Moncton Wildcats 2019–20 Zachary Bolduc Rimouski Océanic 2020–21 Tristan Luneau Gatineau Olympiques 2021–22 Jakub Brabenec Charlottetown Islanders 2022–23 Maxim Massé Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2023–24 Émile Guité Chicoutimi Saguenéens References [ edit ] ^ http://theqmjhl.ca/uploads/assets/QMJHL_FR_SITE/saison_2012-2013/GUIDE_LHJMQ_2012113_Trophees_Dumont_RDS_Lagace_Bergeron_196970_201112.pdf ^ "QMJHL Weekly: April 7th, 2013 | INSIDE HOCKEY" . Archived from
44-608: A 3–2 defeat to the Detroit Red Wings on December 10, 2015. He posted another assist in his second game before he was returned to the IceCaps on December 18, 2015. During the 2017–18 season , Hudon recorded his first two career NHL goals in an 8–3 win over the Ottawa Senators on October 30. In his first season of regular NHL action, he ultimately generated 23 primary points (10 goals and 13 primary assists) on
66-644: A new logo. The change recognized the league's expansion into the Maritime provinces , whose teams had been a part of the QMJHL for almost 30 years. This is a list of Canadian Hockey League career and single season records accomplished by QMJHL players. Current teams are shown in blue. Gold stars denote Gilles-Courteau Trophy (League championship) winners. This is a complete list of team histories since 1969. 1991–1994; 2008–2011 The Memorial Cup has been captured fifteen times by ten different QMJHL teams since
88-574: A qualifying contract offer, priming him for restricted free agency. On July 19, 2019, Hudon signed a one-year, $ 900,000 contract extension with the Canadiens. He was waived by the Canadiens before the start of the season, but cleared and was reassigned to the Laval Rocket . After scoring nine goals to start the season with the Rocket, Hudon was recalled by the Canadiens on 16 November 2019. He
110-608: A team that struggled for offensive consistency. On 6 October 2018, Hudon scored his first goal of the 2018-19 season in a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins . Hudon snapped a nine game goal drought on 10 November 2018, scoring the first goal in a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights . He ultimately disappointed in his second full season with the Canadiens, registering only five points (three goals and two assists) in 32 games. Hudon rejected
132-544: Is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Officially the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League until 2023, the league includes teams in Quebec and the Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island . The Gilles-Courteau Trophy is the championship trophy of the league. The QMJHL champion then goes on to compete in
154-742: The Atlantic Canada region along with a surge in players coming out of the New England area: the QMJHL has territorial rights to draft and recruit players from New England as part of an agreement where players from the United States can be drafted by the CHL league that is in a similar geographic area. In December 2023, the QMJHL changed its name to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League and released
176-766: The Granby Prédateurs , the Hull Olympiques , Halifax Mooseheads , Rouyn-Noranda Huskies , Rimouski Océanic , and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan each winning once, the Quebec Remparts winning three times(once in their first edition 1969–1985, and twice in their second edition 1997–present) and the Cornwall Royals winning three times. Starting in 1994, the QMJHL began to expand further east, outside of Quebec. The "Q" filled
198-773: The Memorial Cup against the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) champions, and the CHL host team. The QMJHL had traditionally adopted a rapid and offensive style of hockey. Former QMJHL players hold many of the Canadian Hockey League's career and single season offensive records . Hockey Hall of Fame alumni of the QMJHL include Mario Lemieux , Guy Lafleur , Ray Bourque , Pat LaFontaine , Mike Bossy , Denis Savard , Michel Goulet , Luc Robitaille , and goaltenders Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur . The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
220-662: The Canadiens after 7 seasons under contract with the organization, Hudon was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 28, 2021. Following the Lightning's training camp, Hudon was assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch for the duration of the 2021–22 season. He matched his career best mark of 57 points, collecting 30 goals and 27 assists through 66 games. Leaving
242-657: The MMJHL. The eight teams from the QJHL were the Drummondville Rangers , Quebec Remparts , Saint-Jérôme Alouettes , Shawinigan Bruins , Sherbrooke Castors , Sorel Éperviers , Trois-Rivières Ducs and the Verdun Maple Leafs . Most of the teams were within a few hours' drive of Montreal . From the first season in 1969–70, only Shawinigan remains in the same city with an uninterrupted history, although
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#1732801489024264-619: The QMJHL he was selected in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. On May 5, 2013, Hudon was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens. During his last junior season in 2013–14 , continuing as the Saguenéens captain, Hudon lead the offense with 41 points in 33 games before he was traded to Baie-Comeau Drakkar . He helped Drakkar to the President Cup Finals, co-leading
286-1350: The Year Marcel Robert Trophy Paul Dumont Trophy Ron Lapointe Trophy Maurice Filion Trophy John Horman Trophy Jean Sawyer Trophy AutoPro Plaque Philips Plaque CHL Memorial Cup Seasons Quebec Junior Hockey League Awards OHL WHL Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RDS_Cup&oldid=1247681818 " Categories : Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League trophies and awards Rookie player awards 1992 establishments in Quebec Awards established in 1992 Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from April 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ; French : Ligue de hockey junior Maritimes Québec , LHJMQ )
308-600: The league's founding in 1969: This is a list of QMJHL trophies. The trophy's first season being awarded is shown in brackets. Charles Hudon Hudon played his amateur midget hockey within his native Quebec with the Saint-Eustache Vikings of the QMAAA. He was drafted to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , 6th overall by the Chicoutimi Saguenéens . Following two prolific seasons in
330-1516: The original on 2013-09-21 . Retrieved 2014-05-06 . External links [ edit ] List of trophy winners (QMJHL official website) v t e Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Maritimes Division Acadie–Bathurst Titan Cape Breton Eagles Charlottetown Islanders Halifax Mooseheads Moncton Wildcats Saint John Sea Dogs East Division Baie-Comeau Drakkar Chicoutimi Saguenéens Quebec Remparts Rimouski Océanic Shawinigan Cataractes Victoriaville Tigres West Division Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Drummondville Voltigeurs Gatineau Olympiques Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Sherbrooke Phoenix Val-d'Or Foreurs Trophies Gilles-Courteau Trophy Jean Rougeau Trophy Luc Robitaille Trophy Robert Lebel Trophy Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Jean Béliveau Trophy Guy Lafleur Trophy Telus Cup – Offensive Telus Cup – Defensive Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy Guy Carbonneau Trophy Emile Bouchard Trophy Kevin Lowe Trophy Michael Bossy Trophy RDS Cup Michel Bergeron Trophy Raymond Lagacé Trophy David Desharnais Trophy Humanitarian of
352-742: The team and players into the QMJHL, renaming themselves the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge in the process. The OHA then reactivated the suspended franchise for the 1973–74 season in Kingston, Ontario , under new ownership and with new players, calling the team the Kingston Canadians . QMJHL teams have won the Memorial Cup twelve times since 1969, with the Shawinigan Cataractes , Saint John Sea Dogs ,
374-596: The team in goals with 10 and finishing third amongst points with 21. In his first full professional season in 2014–15 , Hudon was assigned to the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs . Hudon quickly assumed a top-line scoring role and recorded a spectacular rookie season with 57 points in 75 games. Finishing second amongst the Bulldogs in scoring and second amongst rookie's league-wide, Hudon
396-802: The team's name has changed to the Cataractes . In 1972 the QMJHL had been in operation for three years, and wanted a team in the province's largest city. It threatened a lawsuit to force the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the Ontario Hockey Association into the Quebec-based league. Over the summer of 1972, the OHA granted the Junior Habs a "one-year suspension" of operations, while team ownership transferred
418-494: The void in Atlantic Canada after the exodus of American Hockey League franchises, when the AHL had a strong presence in the 1980s and 1990s; all of the Maritime Division cities save for Bathurst, New Brunswick are former homes of AHL franchises. To date, Fredericton, New Brunswick is the lone former AHL market that has not established a QMJHL franchise. In recent seasons, the QMJHL has been scouting players from
440-701: Was founded in 1969 , through the merger of the best teams from the existing Quebec Junior Hockey League and the Metropolitan Montreal Junior Hockey League , declaring themselves a "major junior" league. Of the original eleven QMJHL teams, eight came from the QJHL, two from the MMJHL, and the Cornwall Royals , from Cornwall, Ontario , near the Quebec border, who transferred from the Central Junior A Hockey League . The Rosemont National and Laval Saints transferred from
462-601: Was selected to the AHL All-Rookie Team. Hudon was also selected to the AHL All-Star Game , posting 3 goals and an assist to earn co-MVP honors. In the following 2015–16 season, Hudon was initially reassigned to new AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. On December 8, 2015, he received his first NHL recall by the Montreal Canadiens. He made his NHL debut and recorded his first NHL point with an assist in
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#1732801489024484-508: Was sent back to Laval on 7 December 2019 and earned a spot at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic . On October 12, 2020, despite his restricted free agent status with the Canadiens after he was tendered a qualifying offer it was reported that Hudon would play in Switzerland during 2020–21. On October 16, 2020, Hudon agreed to a one-year contract with Lausanne HC of the NL. As a free agent from
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