Selected in the fourth round by the Canadians in the 2021 draft, Quebec defender William Trudeau has done what is necessary to stand out in recent days during the Montreal organization’s rookie camp.
TVA Sports hockey reporter Renaud Lavoie was, like many, quite impressed by the progress of the 19-year-old guard, member of the Charlottetown Islanders in the QMJHL.
He took the opportunity to reveal a little story about Trudeau on Monday to “JiC”, to explain why he appeared so prepared for this camp.
It’s that things weren’t going very well for the young defender at the start of the last season, in the QMJHL, Renaud first reported. It was replaced when a member of the CH organization, in this case Francis Bouillon, looked into his case.
According to our colleague, Bouillon explained to Trudeau that he had “all the tools in the world” to raise his level of play, in particular with the presence of personalities like Martin Lapointe or Rob Ramage within the Habs to help him on his way. .
Then, Trudeau “spent his summer in Brossard, in the Bell complex, he was there every day with the people in charge of player development, explained Renaud. The skills, he worked on it, it gives what it gives today.
“At the end of the week, he’s a guy who opened his eyes,” he summed up about Trudeau, who left “a business card” to the organization that may allow him to participate. at the real training camp in the next few days.
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