RIMOUSKI-Remparts Head Coach Patrick Roy is the 6th QMJHL head coach to score 500 pointse Career victory in a 5-2 win for the Diables Rouges over the Océanic this Friday night in Rimouski.
“I am a very happy person. I’ve had the chance to manage some very good teams, including this year’s. I have also been supported over the years by very good assistants, not to mention Jacques Tanguay, who allows me to work in what excites me, hockey, “commented the pilot of the Remparts.
The 500th win prompted Patrick Roy to delve into his memories.
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Remparts head coach Patrick Roy and his assistant Simon Gagné.
“What is certain is that the team that won the Memorial Cup with the Radulovs (Alex), Melançon (Mathieu), Desjardins (Cédrick), Sersen (Thomas) occupies a special place. The same applies to our current issue,” added the honoree.
Congratulations from Serge Beausoleil
Océanic head coach Serge Beausoleil congratulated his counterpart.
“He is a big enthusiast who is always well prepared. I congratulate him on his 500th win, but I don’t understand why he doesn’t belong to the pros with his roadmap.
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2nd goal scorer for the Océanic, Luka Verreault, is watched by Remparts defender Samuel Lachance.
The Oceanic opened the gate
The Remparts dominated the first half but it was the Océanic who scored the first goal after Julien Béland slipped the puck between goaltender Quentin Miller’s pads after a great foray into the opponent’s zone after a second attempt by Julien Béland to reverse his 20th goal of the season to be scored by defender Mathis Gauthier.
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Alexander Gaudio goes on the power play with a push towards Remparts goalkeeper Quentin Miller.
The Remparts’ reply came less than a minute later and twice instead of once. James Malatesta (28′) fired into an abandoned goal after Justin Robidas caught three Océanic players including goalkeeper Patrik Hamrla. A minute later, Pier-Olivier Roy spotted Théo Rochette alone in the enclave, who didn’t miss his chance.
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Patrick Roy chats with James Malatesta, who scored his team’s first goal.
The Remparts won second place
The Océanic equalized at the beginning of the second period by Luka Verreault (13th) on the power play with 2:2. The visitors responded with three unanswered goals.
Matanai’s Charle Truchon beat Patrik Hamrla with a low shot. Davis Cooper deflected a Rochette shot on the power play and Rochette made it 5-2 with a perfect shot from the short side.
In summary
The Océanic could count on the return of Spencer Gill to replace Cory MacGillivray. Jan Sprynar, Jacob Mathieu, Maël St-Denis and Mathys Laurent are all injured.
The Remparts have six injuries, including their best goalkeeper William Rousseau and two leading defenders in Evan Nause and Vsevolod Komarov.
The other cripples are Charles Savoie, Mikaël Huchette and Mathieu Wener.
The same two teams will meet again on Sunday, but this time at the Videotron Center in Quebec.