A Rookie of the Year award or ROY is given by a number of sports leagues to the top-performing athlete in his or her first season within the league. Athletes competing for the first time in any given league are also known as " rookies ".
7-5098: The Raymond Lagacé Trophy is awarded annually to the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League . Prior to 1980, there was only one Rookie of the Year trophy, the Michel Bergeron Trophy , which was awarded to the Overall Rookie of the Year. Winners [ edit ] Season Player Team 1980–81 Billy Campbell Montreal Juniors 1981–82 Michel Petit Sherbrooke Castors 1982–83 Bobby Dollas Laval Voisins 1983–84 James Gasseau Drummondville Voltigeurs 1984–85 Robert Desjardins Shawinigan Cataractes 1985–86 Stéphane Guérard Shawinigan Cataractes 1986–87 Jimmy Waite Chicoutimi Saguenéens 1987–88 Stéphane Beauregard Saint-Jean Castors 1988–89 Karl Dykhuis Hull Olympiques 1989–90 François Groleau Shawinigan Cataractes 1990–91 Phillippe Boucher Granby Bisons 1991–92 Philippe DeRouville Verdun Collège Français 1992–93 Stephane Routhier Drummondville Voltigeurs 1993–94 Jimmy Drolet Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 1994–95 Martin Biron Beauport Harfangs 1995–96 Mathieu Garon Victoriaville Tigres 1996–97 Christian Bronsard Hull Olympiques 1997–98 Alexei Tezikov Moncton Wildcats 1998–99 Aleksei Volkov Halifax Mooseheads 1999–2000 Kirill Safronov Quebec Remparts 2000–01 Tomas Malec Rimouski Océanic 2001–02 Jeff Deslauriers Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2002–03 Mario Scalzo Victoriaville Tigres 2003–04 Julien Ellis Shawinigan Cataractes 2004–05 Maxime Joyal Quebec Remparts 2005–06 Ondrej Pavelec Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2006–07 T. J. Brennan St. John's Fog Devils 2007–08 Olivier Roy Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2008–09 Dmitry Kulikov Drummondville Voltigeurs 2009–10 Robin Gusse Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2010–11 Domenic Graham Drummondville Voltigeurs 2011–12 Zachary Fucale Halifax Mooseheads 2012–13 Philippe Desrosiers Rimouski Océanic 2013–14 Jérémy Roy Sherbrooke Phoenix 2014–15 Sam Girard Shawinigan Cataractes 2015–16 Mathieu Bellemare Gatineau Olympiques 2016–17 Jared McIsaac Halifax Mooseheads 2017–18 Colten Ellis Rimouski Océanic 2018–19 Jordan Spence Moncton Wildcats 2019–20 Samuel Hlavaj Sherbrooke Phoenix 2020–21 Tristan Luneau Gatineau Olympiques 2021–22 David Spacek Sherbrooke Phoenix 2022–23 Marcus Kearsey Charlottetown Islanders 2023–24 Xavier Villeneuve Blainville-Boisbriand Armada External links [ edit ] QMJHL official site List of trophy winners. 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
14-537: A single point awarded for an overtime loss in the 1984–85 QMJHL season . Sixteen teams played seventy-two games each in the schedule. Brad Richards of the Rimouski Océanic is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Richards helped Rimouski finish first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy , and their first President's Cup , defeating
21-813: The Montreal Rocket an expansion franchise, returning a team to the most populous city in Quebec . The QMJHL splits into four divisions, retaining the names Lebel and Dilio for its conferences. The Lebel conference is split into the West and Central divisions, and the Dilio Conference is split into the East and Maritime divisions. The overtime loss statistic is adopted by the Canadian Hockey League . The QMJHL had previously experiment with
28-1021: 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=Raymond_Lagacé_Trophy&oldid=1247980286 " Categories : Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League trophies and awards 1981 establishments in Quebec Awards established in 1981 Rookie of
35-608: The Year (award) The honor is awarded annually to the top rookie performers in: Some rookie of the year awards exist outside North America, one example being the Elitserien Rookie of the Year in Swedish ice hockey. The North American sports development system delays athletes' entry into the top level of professional sports until the best of them are ready to make a major impact in their first season. The typical development path varies by sport: However, in other parts of
42-599: The early 20s, are more common elsewhere, e.g. soccer's FIFPro World Young Player of the Year . However golf's PGA European Tour has the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, and Grand Prix motorcycle racing also awards the top rookie of each class. 1999%E2%80%932000 QMJHL season The 1999–2000 QMJHL season was the 31st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The league grants
49-428: The world, it is usual for clubs to train their own players and introduce them into the first team gradually. Occasionally, young players who show extraordinary talent are introduced to the first team during their teens, with notable examples being Wayne Rooney in association football and Ricky Rubio in basketball. To reflect this difference Young player of the year awards with an upper age limit usually somewhere in
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