HOCKEY. Saint-Odilon hockey player Jacob Mathieu, who played for QMJHL’s Rimouski Océanic last season, received an invitation to the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings rookie pitch.
The event will be held September 16-22 at the Center Ice Arena in Traverse, Michigan as part of a rookie tournament hosted by the Red Wings and will bring together potential customers from four other NHL teams, namely the Columbus Blue Jackets, St Louis Blues, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs.
In an interview with the newspaper, the 18-year-old forward said that his agent, Paul Corbeil, had given him the good news the day after the last NHL draft, which took place on July 7 and 8 in Montreal.
Ranked 204th best striker in North America and ignored by all Bettman Circuit teams after seven rounds of the draft, Mathieu pointed out that three teams wanted to invite him to their rookie fields.
“The Red Wings raised their hand first and I’m very happy. I will do whatever I can, during the summer, to be ready, “said the Saint-Odilon resident, who will travel to Michigan after the ocean camp, which begins in the third week of August.
Each information formation entered into this tournament will play three games and like all prospects that will participate, Jacob Mathieu intends to do everything possible to leave a good impression and try to earn an invitation to the main Wings camp which starts on September 23.
If he has not been claimed at the end of the repechage on 7 and 8 July, the young hockey player intends to present himself to next year, for which he will also be eligible. “One of my teammates who is a year older than me was enlisted in 5And around the Bruins, so I remain optimistic. I will spend the whole season in Rimouski and it will be positive, because this year we will have a good team. “
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