2023-24 OFFSEASON OUTLOOK - VAL D'OR FOREURS
Jul 2, 2023 7:58:50 GMT -4
Post by JPA on Jul 2, 2023 7:58:50 GMT -4
VAL D'OR FOREURS Maxime Desruisseaux TEAM OUTLOOK: Head Coach/GM: Maxime Desruisseaux Imports: D Tomas Cibulka; C Samuel Fiala The Val d'Or Foreurs (24-40-2-2) finished last in their conference last season and second worst in the league. After finishing second overall during the 2020-21 season trailing only Charlottetown, this season appears to be year three of their rebuild. The Foreurs are expected to finish in the upper one third of the league this season in the prediction threads, and that would seem about right to an outsider looking in. |
VAL D'OR FOREURS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
GOALTENDERS | YOB | SIZE | GP | W-L | SO | GAA | Sv% |
Emile Beaunoyer, Coll. Notre-Dame Albatros U18 | 2006 | 5'10"-166 lbs. | 30 | 16-14 | 2 | 3.03 | .904 |
William Blackburn, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2003 | 5'11"-176 lbs. | 30 | 10-14 | 0 | 3.79 | .899 |
2006 | 5'11"-161 lbs. | 19 | 15-1 | 0 | 2.31 | .921 | |
2007 | 5'11"-172 lbs. | 21 | 11-4 | 0 | 2.00 | - | |
2005 | 6'4"-172 lbs. | 18 | 7-10 | 2 | 3.40 | .890 | |
2007 | 5'10"-194 lbs. | 16 | 13-1 | 0 | 1.31 | - | |
Mathis Lussier, Granby Inouk QJHL | 2004 | 6'2"-183 lbs. | 22 | 13-8 | 0 | 3.08 | .906 |
2006 | 6'3"-191 lbs. | 13 | 1-9 | 0 | 4.79 | .876 | |
2004 | 5'11"-152 lbs. | 8 | 8-0 | 3 | 1.00 | .960 | |
DEFENCEMEN | YOB | SIZE | GP | G | A | PTS. | PIM |
2005 | 5'10"-175 lbs. | 33 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 54 | |
2007 | 6'0"-190 lbs. | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |
L Nathan Bolduc, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2004 | 5'9"-171 lbs. | 68 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
2007 | 5'10"-179 lbs. | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 40 | |
L Tomas Cibulka, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2004 | 6'0"-172 lbs. | 68 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 20 |
R Evan Depatie, Magog Cantonniers U18 | 2006 | 5'8"-172 lbs. | 37 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 54 |
L Emile Desjardins, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2004 | 5'11"-165 lbs. | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
L Nathan Drapeau, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2004 | 5'11"-185 lbs. | 68 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 58 |
2007 | 6'3"-205 lbs. | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | |
R Antoine Lagace, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2005 | 5'11"-165 lbs. | 63 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 49 |
2005 | 5'11"-172 lbs. | 42 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 70 | |
2004 | 6'3"-216 lbs. | 41 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 92 | |
2006 | 6'1"-187 lbs. | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
2003 | 6'3"-179 lbs. | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
L Charles-Antoine Pilote, Gatineau Olympiques | 2003 | 6'3"-190 lbs. | 64 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
2007 | 6'1"-161 lbs. | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | |
2006 | 5'9"-154 lbs. | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
2007 | 6'1"-183 lbs. | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
2007 | 6'0"-172 lbs. | 30 | 0 | 18 | 18 | - | |
2005 | 5'8"-138 lbs. | 42 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 20 | |
2006 | 6'2"-203 lbs. | 38 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
2006 | 5'7"-156 lbs. | 39 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | |
LEFT WING | |||||||
L Nathan Baril, Baie-Comeau / Val d'Or Foreurs | 2005 | 5'8"-166 lbs. | 61 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 18 |
2004 | 5'10"-171 lbs. | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | |
2007 | 5'11"-154 lbs. | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | |
2004 | 5'8"-174 lbs. | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 47 | |
2006 | 5'11"-154 lbs. | 38 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 62 | |
L Alix Durocher, Magog Cantonniers U8 | 2006 | 5'8"-151 lbs. | 40 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 42 |
2007 | 6'4"-178 lbs. | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | |
2005 | 5'10"-172 lbs. | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
2006 | 5'9"-154 lbs. | 76 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 38 | |
CENTER | |||||||
L Matthew Bolduc, Valleyfield Braves QJHL | 2005 | 5'11"-170 lbs. | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
L Nathan Brisson, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2006 | 5'10"-159 lbs. | 65 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 |
L David Doucet, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2003 | 5'11"-194 lbs. | 42 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 24 |
R Samuel Fiala, Czechia U20 | 2005 | 6'1"-170 lbs. | 52 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 30 |
L Alex Gaudio, Rimouski Oceanic | 2003 | 6'5"-222 lbs. | 68 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 49 |
2007 | 6'1"-205 lbs. | 31 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 60 | |
2007 | 6'1"-170 lbs. | 35 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 18 | |
2006 | 5'9"-150 lbs. | 35 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 12 | |
R Connor Macey, Magog Cantonniers U18 | 2005 | 5'11"-196 lbs. | 41 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 68 |
2007 | 6'0"-196 lbs. | 56 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 36 | |
2006 | 6'2"-172 lbs. | 41 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 20 | |
R Frederic Potvin, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2004 | 6'3"-183 lbs. | 55 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 59 |
2006 | 5'10"-141 lbs. | 24 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | |
2005 | 5'11"-168 lbs. | 32 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 36 | |
L Zachael Turgeon, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2003 | 6'0"-172 lbs. | 68 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 23 |
L Philippe Veilleux, Coll. Charles-Lemoyne U18 | 2007 | 5'9"-159 lbs. | 42 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 8 |
2005 | 5'9"-157 lbs. | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2005 | 5'8"-174 lbs. | 34 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 38 | |
RIGHT WING | |||||||
2005 | 6'0"-185 lbs. | 43 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 74 | |
R Alexandre Guy, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2005 | 6'2"-201 lbs. | 66 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 24 |
L Thomas Larouche, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2004 | 5'10"-159 lbs. | 67 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 38 |
2006 | 5'11"-165 lbs. | 36 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 48 | |
2006 | 5'10"-170 lbs. | 40 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42 | |
2003 | 6'1"-176 lbs. | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
R Mathis Ouellet, Val d'Or Foreurs | 2005 | 5'10"-185 lbs. | 50 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 |
2003 | 5'9"-157 lbs. | 44 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 6 | |
L Alexis Tanguay, Levis Chevaliers U18 | 2005 | 5'9"-177 lbs. | 26 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 18 |
GOALTENDERS
William Blackburn
GOALTENDING: Goaltending appears to be set with 2003 William Blackburn returning as the number 1. Mathis Lussier and Emile Beaunoyer should vie for the backup role. Notes: 2004 G Mathis Lussier got into 4 games with the Foreurs last season (1-2; 2.59 GAA; .937 Save%). 2004 G Adam Rouleau got into 7 games with the Foreurs last season (3-3; 4.00 GAA; .885 Save%). He finished the season with Florida of the USPHL putting up an 8-0 record with 3 shutouts and a sparkling 1.00 GAA and .960 Save%. |
DEFENCEMEN
Tomas Cibulka
DEFENCE: The Foreurs added 2003 D Charles-Antoine Pilote from Gatineau and it looks like he will anchor their defence. With at least three 19 year-olds expected to return, they should be in pretty good shape on the back end. Notes: 2006 D Evan Depatie got into 4 games with the Foreurs last season (4-0-0-0-0). 2003 D Felix Paquet played his last game with the Foreurs in October and doesn't show any stats for the rest of the season on Elite Prospects. I'm guessing he is no longer in the plans. 2006 D Louis-David Veilleux got into 2 games with the Foreurs last season (2-0-0-0-0). |
FORWARDS
* These offseason looks at QMJHL teams will be updated as often as required leading up to training camps in August.
Nathan Baril
FORWARDS: The Foreurs will need to decide on their 20 year-olds, but they have a good returning group to work with and some promising kids like Phillipe Veilleux. Notes: 2004 LW Jason Desruisseaux (22-0-3-3-8) spent the first half of the season with the Foreurs before joining Princeville for the second half. 2005 LW Mathys Lapointe got into 5 games with Victoriaville two seasons ago (5-0-0-0-0). The Foreurs picked 2005 C Samuel Fiala with the 5th pick overall in the CHL Import draft. He looks to be a bit of a goal scorer. 2003 C Alex Gaudio was acquired in a trade from Rimouski on August 23rd. 2005 C Connor Macey was officially acquired from Shawinigan on August 26th after being on loan during training camp. 2006 RW Felix Lunam got into 2 games with the Foreurs last season (2-0-0-0-2). 2003 RW Zackary Michaud is still showing on the training camp roster but doesn't look to be in the Foureurs' plans. 2006 LW Teddy Stiga is NCAA commited to Boston College for the 2024-25 season. 2003 RW Louis Robin is shown to be playing this season with Zug of the Swiss league on Elite Prospects. 2005 RW Alexis Tanguay (22-1-2-3-0) began last season with the Foreurs before returning to U18 with Levis for the rest of the season. |
* These offseason looks at QMJHL teams will be updated as often as required leading up to training camps in August.