If he said he was disappointed Friday that the QMJHL did not take action against the head coach of the Shawinigan Cataractes, Daniel Renaud, Patrick Roy was still satisfied that there had been an investigation. .
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The Remparts pilot had filed a formal complaint with the league to investigate the behavior of Renaud, whom he accused of having asked his players to injure certain members of the “Red Devils” during the match between the two teams. , Wednesday.
A text message sent by a player from the Cataractes to one of his friends from the Remparts, of which our colleague Kevin Dubé obtained a copy, also seemed to confirm these intentions.
“The message got through”
Yesterday, the circuit confirmed by email that no sanction had been awarded to Renaud after the analysis of the director of player safety, Éric Chouinard.
“Somewhere, the league went ahead to see if there was cause for suspension, pointed out Patrick Roy. Today, the goal is to protect the players of the league, and not only those of the Remparts, from situations like this. The message got through. »
Renaud was on duty yesterday as his team faced the Voltigeurs in Drummondville.
In interview at news writerthe general manager of the Cataracts, Martin Mondou, affirmed that his organization had had “good discussions with the league”.
“We also shared with the league what Patrick said to Daniel during the game, commented Mondou. On our side, it is clear that we want to better control our emotions. There were unpunished gestures [dans le match de mercredi], I can understand some frustration, but we still have to better manage our reactions. »
The Coach’s Mission
Patrick Roy, he pointed out on Friday “that if the league has made its decision, in the end, Dan Renaud knows what he has done”.
“My goal is for the players in our league to be able to play safely,” he added. That they can be supervised on the ice and off the ice in order to have the best possible experience at the junior level, and not just with the Remparts. »
“It’s kind of the mission I gave myself. »