Guy Rouleau (April 16, 1965 – December 7, 2008) was a

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player.

Early life

Rouleau was born in Beloeil, Quebec. He won the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player in the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...

for his play with the

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during the 1985–86 QMJHL season.

Career

Rouleau was not drafted in the

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and never played in the

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. He played three seasons in the American league with the

Sherbrooke Canadiens The Sherbrooke Canadiens were a professional ice hockey team in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. They played their home games at the Palais des Sports. They were a member of the American Hockey League from 1984 to 1990, and were a farm team of the M ...

(1986–88) and the Springfield Falcons (1989–90). He also played for various minor league teams until 1998. Rouleau also played for the

Montreal Roadrunners The Montreal Roadrunners played from 1994 to 1997 in the Roller Hockey International. Their home games were at the Montreal Forum (1994–1996) and the Molson Centre (1996–1997). They were finalists for the Murphy Cup in 1995. Former Montreal ...

(1994–97) and

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(only two games) in the now defunct

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league

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. At the

1986 Memorial Cup The 1986 Memorial Cup occurred May 10–17 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. It was the 68th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Hosting rights w ...

, Rouleau tied

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's record for points in a Memorial Cup with 16.

Personal life

Rouleau died from complications related to a brain tumor on December 7, 2008.

Career statistics

References

External links

* * 1965 births 2008 deaths Amstel Tijgers players Canadian ice hockey centres Erie Panthers players HC Fiemme Cavalese players Hull Olympiques players Ice hockey people from Quebec Longueuil Chevaliers players Montreal Roadrunners players Ottawa Loggers players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Reno Rage players Springfield Indians players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the Netherlands Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1960s-stub