Posts About "Quebec Remparts"
Quebec City Making Poor Case For NHL Return
May 29th, 2015 There is no way to sugarcoat this — Quebec City does not deserve an NHL team. Not after its lack of support for the ongoing Memorial Cup. A sparse, make that shameful crowd of 6,533 showed up to watch the host Quebec Remparts battle their arch-rival Rimouski Oceanic in a tiebreaker elimination game on Thursday. That should...
Dmytro Timashov – The Next Ones: NHL 2015 Draft Prospect Profile
March 14th, 2015 Dmytro Timashov THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 10/1/1996 Place of birth: Kirovograd, Ukraine Ht: 5'10" Wt: 187 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2015 Twitter: @DTimashov THW The Next Ones Rankings (February): Not ranked Other Rankings: THW War Room Rankings (January):...
NHL Expansion Roundtable: Quebec City
September 30th, 2014 Expansion was the talk of the summer when news broke that the NHL was planning to move into four cities. For every reason you can possibly think of, this gripped sports fans across North America. This tweet from Howard Bloom of the Sports Business News sent the Sports-verse aflame in late August: NHL expansion – four teams added by...
Why the Deification of Patrick Roy is Short-sighted
October 5th, 2013 So far, so good for the Colorado Avalanche. Two wins from two games is a welcome start to the season for a club who have sleepwalked through the last few years. Against Anaheim, the story wasn't the win of course - it was Roy's flip-out behind the bench, screaming at a calm Corey Perry to "shut the f*** up" and then...
Flames Prospect Ryan Culkin Eyes The AHL
September 14th, 2013 For many, one of the more intriguing stories over the past few years has been the gradual resurrection of the Calgary Flames prospect pool. Once thought to be rather barren during the tenure of former general manager Darryl Sutter, the Flames have revitalized their farm and development system, aided by some savvy drafting over the past...
Nick Sörensen – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile
May 21st, 2013 Last season, Nick Sörensen was on the wrong end of a devastating knee-on-knee collision courtesy of Baie-Comeau Drakkar's Jonathan Lessard (video here). Sörensen's promising start to his rookie season was ended, and the healing process began. Nick Sörensen THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 10/23/1994 Place of birth: Holbæk,...
Anthony Duclair – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile
May 8th, 2013 Watching your name drop in the rankings from month to month can never be easy. More so if your name was being mentioned as a possible 1st round draft pick. It's been an up and down season for Quebec's Anthony Duclair. From an ankle injury early in the season, to getting suspended a few games by GM Patrick Roy, to being selected to...
Adam Erne – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile
May 6th, 2013 Adam Erne - The Perfect Blend for a Power Forward Adam Erne had his dreams of playing for Jack Parker at Boston University. That was until the opportunity arose to play in Quebec for the Remparts under the leadership of Patrick Roy. He saw the talent that would be surrounding him and it was a pretty easy choice to forgo his college...
Kurt Etchegary - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
March 21st, 2013 Kurt Etchegary THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 11/12/1994 Place of birth: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Ht: 5'11" Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center Twitter Handle: @etchy19 NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Ranking (January 2013): 72 Other Rankings: CSS (N.A. Skaters):...
After the Winnipeg Jets, the Quebec Nordiques?
February 1st, 2013 20 years ago today, on February 1st, 1993, Gary Bettman was named the commissioner of the National Hockey League. However, after yesterday's announcement by Greg Jamison, a close friend of Gary, that he failed to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes by the January 31st deadline imposed by the City of Glendale, Gary is certainly not in the mood...
Kurt Etchegary Sets Sights On Return to Remparts
February 1st, 2013 Everything was going swimmingly for Kurt Etchegary of the Quebec Remparts. The team was coming off a solid season and he was slotted in the 2nd line in between two very high-skilled wingers, Adam Erne and Nick Sorensen. In his first 13 games he picked up 11 points. The 2013 draft eligible center seemed to riding high. Then a...
Anthony Duclair: In His Own Words
December 24th, 2012 Fans of the Quebec Remparts have much to be thankful for this holiday season. The team has been on a tear the past two seasons, and with hall-of-famer, Patrick Roy at the helm, the Remparts have revamped and continually push to claim the QMJHL title. Much of the success has been due to one key player in the lineup. Anthony...
QMJHL Round-up: 4 Teams Distancing Themselves From The Pack
November 23rd, 2012 With a little more than one-third through the 2012-13 season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), four teams are clearly distancing themselves from the pack. Without any surprise, the Halifax Mooseheads, led by top prospects Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, as well as the Quebec Remparts, loaded with talent up front...
