The announcement of the start of the season on 1is October was music to the ears of QMJHL players who were eagerly waiting to be fixed.
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“Camp starts in two weeks and I don’t think I was so excited for a camp,” said Val-d’Or Foreurs forward Jakob Pelletier, on the phone.
“This is very good news and it puts us in a good state of mind. We were in nothing and no one knew what was going to happen. If we started in December, it would have been almost a year without playing a real game. It would have been tough on morale. “
At the dawn of a fourth year in the Remparts uniform, Pierrick Dubé was in heaven.
“It’s a real relief. I have spoken to all the guys on the team quite a bit and they are all very happy, commented the one who is currently in quarantine at his home after visiting his mother in France in the last few weeks. We couldn’t wait to have a comeback date. “
No difference
If Pelletier and Dubé have experienced the atmosphere of large crowds, the first in Moncton and the second in Quebec City, the two believe that the absence of spectators will have no impact on the quality of the show on Quebec rinks.
“I’m not expecting much,” said Pelletier, a Calgary Flames prospect, honestly. We’re just happy to start playing again. Supporters or not, we have a job to do. “
“It will be a very different aspect and we will have to adjust,” Dubé admitted. As a hockey player, we adjust to a lot of things, but fans or not, as long as we play hockey, we will be happy. “
New start for Pelletier
Traded to the Foreurs in the last draft after three seasons with the Wildcats, the most recent of which as captain, Pelletier is impatient to discover his new environment in Abitibi.
The star skater will however have to put a cross on a passage in his former city and in his hometown of Quebec due to the modified calendar format.
The first-round pick in 2019 is expected to appear somewhere in November at the Flames camp as the NHL wants to kick off its 2020-2021 season in early December.
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