In his last game in the Quebec Remparts jersey before moving to the Rimouski Océanic, Quentin Miller had the final say in the shootout. The Red Devils won 4-3 against the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Thursday.
According to the goalkeeper, who just celebrated his 19th birthday, this victory was particularly emotional.
“It was a game that meant a lot to me. “The last one with the boys, the last one here… It's a lot of emotions,” he admitted a few minutes after closing the door on the three Phoenix shooters, all in front of 15,075 raucous spectators.
“It was a great end to the game! I think it’s a great scenario,” the Canadian hopeful also noted, before emotionally reflecting on his journey with the Old Capital organization.
Canadian junior Quentin Miller became emotional after his final game with Team Canada #Pinns. The processing takes place under#Oceanic in the next hours. “I'll have to get used to the blue colors,” he said at the very end of the press conference. #LHJMQ pic.twitter.com/ht2aQ5dlGb
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“I only have good things to say. There are many good people like Nicole [Bouchard]» he said with moist eyes as the team's assistant general manager stood next to him.
A major third
As in the last game between Mikaël Huchette and Vsevolod Kamarov, who were transferred to the Drummondville Voltigeurs in early December, the players gathered in the middle of the ice for a team photo after the victory.
In front of the media, the experienced Daniel Agostino, author of the winning goal in the penalty shootout, recalled that it is difficult to lose a teammate. “Knowing it was his last game, we played for him and won it in the end, especially thanks to a strong third period,” he emphasized.
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An important third point as the Red Devils scored two goals early in the period to take a 3-2 lead while trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes.
These first two periods of the game were more difficult in the eyes of coach Éric Veilleux. “It seemed like we were just playing to play. “We lost the ball in the neutral zone and were average when exiting the zone,” analyzed the ice hockey star and promised that duels would be on the agenda in Friday training.
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Vincent Légaré expelled
In the second third, the Phoenix lost the services of striker Vincent Légaré. The latter received a serious penalty and an extreme game misconduct penalty after hitting Nathan Plouffe from behind between the two teams' benches.
During the five-minute numerical advantage created by this penalty, the Remparts “didn’t do much,” Veilleux summarized.
Fast
– The transaction with Quentin Miller will be confirmed on Friday, pending the completion of administrative procedures.
— Tricia Deguire became the first woman to hold an assistant coaching position behind the Phoenix bench on Thursday night. In the third period, everything was highlighted on the giant screen at the Videotron Center.