2023-24 OFFSEASON OUTLOOK - GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES
Jun 29, 2023 7:06:55 GMT -4
Post by JPA on Jun 29, 2023 7:06:55 GMT -4
GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES Benoit Desrosiers TEAM OUTLOOK: Head Coach: Benoit Desrosiers; GM: Serge Beausoleil Imports: D Jan Golicic; C Sander Wold The Olympiques (49-12-4-2) went "all in" last year and fell in the semi-finals to the even- tual Memorial Cup winning Quebec Remparts in 4 games. Now, the rebuild begins. Most of the discussion on the message forums has them finishing in the bottom third of the league this season. With most of their 2003 players moving on to play pro hockey, the few returning become pieces to trade in order to rebuild. There aren't a lot of moving pieces in June and July, but there should be in August and again in January. Update: Benoit Desrosiers was hired as head coach on July 3rd. Update: Former NHL'er and long time Truro Bearcats coach, Shawn Evans, was officially added as an assistant coach on July 31st. Zacharie Beausoleil was also named an assist- ant. |
GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
GOALTENDERS | YOB | SIZE | GP | W-L | SO | GAA | Sv% |
2005 | 6'0"-160 lbs. | 16 | 11-4 | 1 | 2.63 | .917 | |
2006 | 6'1"-175 lbs. | - | - | - | 1,64 | .902 | |
2007 | 6'3"-170 lbs. | 19 | 7-7 | 0 | 3.23 | .842 | |
2003 | 6'2"-176 lbs. | 26 | 16-9 | 0 | 3.35 | .873 | |
Kian Hodgins, Adirondack Thunder EHLP | 2006 | 6'4"-201 lbs. | 24 | 16-3 | 0 | 3.15 | .909 |
Kaiden Kirkwood, Gatineau Olympiques | 2004 | 6'1"-164 lbs. | 11 | 6-3 | 0 | 2.98 | .892 |
2005 | 6'0"-170 lbs. | 23 | 9-12 | 2 | 3.08 | .908 | |
Zach Pelletier, Saint-Eustache Vikings U18 | 2006 | 6'3"-170 lbs. | 20 | 16-4 | 5 | 1.88 | .927 |
2005 | 6'2"-185 lbs. | 12 | 4-2 | 1 | 3.29 | .887 | |
DEFENCEMEN | YOB | SIZE | GP | G | A | PTS. | PIM |
2005 | 6'5"-202 lbs. | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
L Justin Blais, Coll. Notre-Dame | 2007 | 5'11"-165 lbs. | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
2007 | 5'11"-163 lbs. | 42 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
2005 | 6'0"-159 lbs. | 40 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
L Matthew Eric, Lac St-Louis U18 | 2005 | 5'11"-174 lbs. | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 44 |
2007 | 5'11"-152 lbs. | 29 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |
L Jan Golicic, Austria / Slovenia U18 | 2006 | 6'6"-190 lbs. | 30 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 18 |
R Rayen Hache, Coll. Charles-Lemoyne U18 | 2006 | 5'10"-174 lbs. | 42 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 36 |
2005 | 6'4"-209 lbs. | 41 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 72 | |
2004 | 6'0"-172 lbs. | 34 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | |
2007 | 5'6"-145 lbs. | 42 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | |
2006 | 5'10"-174 lbs. | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
2004 | 6'0"-188 lbs. | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
R Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques | 2004 | 6'2"-191 lbs. | 65 | 20 | 63 | 83 | 31 |
L Cory MacGillivray, Rimouski Oceanic | 2005 | 5'11"-163 lbs. | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
L Vincent Maisonneuve, Gatineau Olympiques | 2003 | 6'2"-179 lbs. | 68 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 42 |
2006 | 5'9"-170 lbs. | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 37 | |
2007 | 6'1"-174 lbs. | 46 | 3 | 22 | 25 | - | |
2006 | 5'10"-150 lbs. | 42 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | |
R Jacob Renaud-Viau, Outaouais QCHL | 2003 | 6'1"-178 lbs. | 34 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 28 |
LEFT WING | |||||||
2007 | 5'11"-179 lbs. | 42 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
2005 | 6'2"-187 lbs. | 35 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 102 | |
L Justin Dumais, Lac St-Louis Lions U18 | 2006 | 5'9"-146 lbs. | 41 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 16 |
2007 | 5'8"-165 lbs. | 42 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | |
L Billy Kollias, Lac St-Louis Lions U18 | 2005 | 5'11"-165 lbs. | 42 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 34 |
L William Labranche, Saint-Francois U18 | 2006 | 5'11"-154 lbs. | 42 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 22 |
2006 | 5'9"-174 lbs. | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 25 | |
L Nathan Levesque, Valleyfield Braves QJHL | 2004 | 5'10"-161 lbs. | 33 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 22 |
2003 | 6'4"-244 lbs. | 52 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 53 | |
2005 | 6'0"-183 lbs. | 44 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 32 | |
2005 | 5'10"-161 lbs. | 40 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 22 | |
2005 | 6'5"-234 lbs. | 51 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 26 | |
2006 | 6'0"-181 lbs. | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48 | |
L Samuel Savoie, Gatineau Olympiques | 2004 | 5'10"-196 lbs. | 60 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 90 |
2004 | 6'2"-194 lbs. | 55 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 26 | |
L Francis Woods, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2005 | 6'3"-225 lbs. | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
CENTER | |||||||
2007 | 6'1"-159 lbs. | 33 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 24 | |
L Charles Boutin, Cape Breton Eagles | 2003 | 5'10"-180 lbs. | 62 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 78 |
2004 | 5'11"-165 lbs. | 36 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 40 | |
2003 | 5'10"-182 lbs. | 62 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 43 | |
2004 | 5'8"-161 lbs. | 51 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 20 | |
2003 | 6'0"-192 lbs. | 50 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 53 | |
2007 | 6'1"-159 lbs. | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 | |
2007 | 5'11"-165 lbs. | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
2006 | 5'8"-160 lbs. | 42 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 38 | |
L Xavier Guillemette, Ottawa Jr. Senators Jr. A | 2005 | 5'11"-185 lbs. | 44 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
2003 | 6'0"-185 lbs. | 34 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 18 | |
L Jacob Kaine, Saint John Vitos U18 | 2005 | 5'10"-152 lbs. | 35 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 6 |
2003 | 6'0"-176 lbs. | 60 | 28 | 82 | 110 | 48 | |
2007 | 6'0"-165 lbs. | 17 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 49 | |
L Jayden Reyers, Toronto Patriots OJHL Junior A | 2004 | 6'3"-205 lbs. | 53 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 46 |
2006 | 6'0"-154 lbs. | 42 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
2005 | 6'0"-181 lbs. | 60 | 51 | 76 | 127 | 28 | |
2004 | 6'1"-185 lbs. | 37 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 56 | |
2007 | 5'7"-163 lbs. | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32 | |
L Sander Wold, Frolunda / Norway U20 | 2004 | 5'10"-170 lbs. | 53 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 30 |
RIGHT WING | |||||||
2005 | 5'9"-170 lbs. | 48 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 2 | |
2007 | 6'0"-176 lbs. | 33 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | |
2004 | 6'0"-205 lbs. | 16 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | |
2003 | 5'10"-180 lbs. | 63 | 55 | 26 | 81 | 44 | |
2006 | 5'10"-150 lbs. | 42 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 24 | |
2005 | 5'11"-168 lbs. | 41 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 30 | |
L Jeremie Minville, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 2004 | 5'11"-183 lbs. | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
2003 | 6'2"-201 lbs. | 34 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 29 | |
R Felix Ouellet, Trois-Rivieres Estacades U18 | 2006 | 5'10"-154 lbs. | 38 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 29 |
2005 | 6'0"-171 lbs. | 42 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 6 | |
2006 | 5'10"-161 lbs. | 65 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 46 | |
2003 | 6'2"-187 lbs. | 65 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 28 | |
2006 | 5'9"-154 lbs. | 64 | 26 | 43 | 69 | - | |
2005 | 5'7"-174 lbs. | 41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
2004 | 5'11"-170 lbs. | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | |
2006 | 5'10"-181 lbs. | 35 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | |
R Joey Vetrano, Gatineau Olympiques | 2004 | 5'10"-179 lbs. | 56 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
2005 | 6'4"-192 lbs. | 19 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 16 | |
GOALTENDERS
Kaiden Kirkwood
GOALTENDING: The Olympiques have two goalies returning in Emrick Despatie and Kaiden Kirkwood. Both played with the team in March, although Francesco Lapenna was the clear number 1. Notes: 2003 G Emerik Despatie could be in tough for one of the three overage spots. Update: Emerick is now showing on the Cowichan Valley Capitals roster of the BCHL for the coming season as of July 25th. 2006 G Zach Pelletier got into 1 game last season with the Olympiques (0-1; 5.00 GAA; .750 Save%). He put up outstanding numbers in U18 with Saint-Eustache and there could be a crowd in the crease in training camp. 2005 G Carter Richardson could be a dark horse. He played the season in the BCHL but only got into 12 games. While that might be par for a 17 year-old in the BCHL, all goalies want the net. Update: Richardson was not at training camp. |
DEFENCEMEN
Tristan Luneau
DEFENCE: The Olympiques have the makings of one of the top defence pairs in the league, and then it drops off significantly. I can only guess, but the Olympiques will likely look to move some veterans and restock the cupboards at some point. Notes: 2004 D Ryan Healey is already playing with NCAA Harvard University. 2004 D Samuel Lachance was not at training camp. 2005 D Cory MacGillivray was added in a trade from Rimouski on August 8. 2003 D Jacob Renaud-Viau got into 6 games with the Olympiques last season (6-1-1-2-0) including 3 games in March. The Olympiques selected big (6'6"-190 lbs.) 2006 D Jan Golicic with their 1st pick in the CHL Import draft. Golicic is offensively gifted (37 points in 18 Austria U18 league games). He then led all defencemen in playoff scoring (17 points in 9 playoff games along with a scrappy 35 PIM) |
FORWARDS
* These offseason looks at QMJHL teams will be updated as often as required leading up to training camps in August.
Samuel Savoie
FORWARDS: The Olympiques might hold on to Samuel Savoie and D-man Tristan Luneau and try to get a bigger return at the January trade deadline. There are a lot of holes up front and there will need to be a lot of juggling to fit players in where they can. Even filling out a rough projected roster is a chore. Notes: 2006 LW Justin Dumais is on loan for training camp from the Moncton Wildcats. He is the younger brother of Jordan Dumais of the Mooseheads. Update: The trade for Dumais was completed on August 26th. 2006 LW William Labranche was acquired in a trade from Baie-Comeau on August 26th. 2004 LW Nathan Levesque got into 15 games with Rimouski last season (15-1-4-5-6) and added 3 points in 8 playoff games. He was added to the training camp roster in early July on loan. Update: The trade for Levesque was completed on August 26th. 2003 LW Marcel Marcel would double as a 20 year-old and an import, but given the lack of scoring on the projected roster, it's a tough call. The addition of Charles Boutin (see below) would make the choice a bit easier. Update: Marcel was signed to an AHL deal with the Rockford IceHogs on July 20. 2006 LW Xavier Parent was added in a trade from Cape Breton on August 1. 2005 LW Francis Woods played the first half of last season with Val d'Or before joining the Gatineau Flames of the QJHL (16-10-7-17-14) for the rest of the season. Update: A trade was completed with Val d'Or on August 27th for Wodds who had been on loan for training camp. The Olympiques will reportedly (Jeremy Fraser) be completing a trade for 2003 C Charles Boutin from Cape Breton in early August in return for draft picks. Update: The trade was completed on August 1. 2004 C Felix Caron is NCAA commited to RPI for this coming season. 2003 C Will Chisholm was not at training camp. 2003 C Zachary Dean is signed by St. Louis and will play in the AHL this season. 2007 C Ryan Dwyer is the son of Acadie-Bathurst Titan head coach Gordie Dwyer. 2003 C Hakon Hanelt is showing on Elite Prospects to be playing in Germany this season. 2003 C Riley Kidney is signed by Montreal and will play Pro this season. 2005 C William Smith is NCAA commited to Boston College for the coming season. 2004 C Trystan-Felix Tremblay got into 6 games with the Olympiques last season (6-0-0-0-0). The Olympiques used their 2nd CHL Import pick to select 2004 C Sander Wold of Norway. He was a big scorer in U16. 2004 RW Genaro Fronduto played 2 games with Charlottetown and 24 with Gatineau last season (26-2-3-5-11) before finishing the season in Terrebone. 2003 RW Alexis Gendron hasn't signed with the Philadelphia Flyers as of late June, so there could be a chance he will return, or bring in a good return. It isn't often you see a 55 goal scorer return for his 20 year-old season. Update: The Flyers signed Gendron to an entry level contract on July 25. 2003 RW Olivier Nadeau is signed by Buffalo and will play Pro this season. 2005 RW Isaiah Parent was acquired in a trade with Moncton on August 27th. 2004 RW Justin Sullivan got into 25 games with the Victoriaville Tigers last season (25-1-4-5-12). |
* These offseason looks at QMJHL teams will be updated as often as required leading up to training camps in August.