Sigh of relief in the LHJMQ: Justin Carbonneau made the decision to return with the Armada of Blainville-Boisbriand next season, rather than joining the Eagles of the college of Boston in the NCAA.
This is a new major for the Cecchini circuit in the circumstances. Losing Carbonneau, choice of first round of the Blues of St. Louis during the last NHL recovery, would have been a very harsh blow for the League, particularly in the current context.
But he really hesitated until the very end, finalizing his decision on Thursday evening. The prestigious Boston college program was in the very end. The burrows of the University of Boston had also tried to convince him at some point. With his family and his representatives of the Wasserman firm, Carbonneau evaluated the pros and cons of the two options, especially since the blues had assured their young hope to be comfortable with the two possibilities.
To win
In the end, Carbonneau made the decision to follow his heart and go to the end with his Armada teammates.
“I thought a lot to all of this in the last days and I realized that it would have been necessary to roll on me with a tractor so that I drop my boyfriends and all the armada staff. Winning a cup is what we have always wanted since I happened with Armada and that’s what I did in the last days. ”
And there is no doubt that the Boston college was a more than attractive option with, in addition to the financial compensation now permitted, the chance to evolve with the seventh choice in total of the last draft by Boston’s Bruins, James Hagens.
“I had great visits there and thank them. But after the draft [de la LNH]what came to get me is that I constantly received messages from my teammates who asked me if I came back. I realized that I was important for the guys in the room and that, if I want to win, I won’t do it alone and it is with these guys that I want to do it. ”
In the center of the plan
On the side of Armada, this is obviously a new major. The organization has clearly demonstrated its intentions to win everything next season, adding to the current nucleus impact players like Bill Zonnon, Spencer Gill and Maël Lavigne and by drafting the hope of the third round of the Montreal Canadiens, the goalkeeper Arseni Radkov, during the last European LCH auction.
“It’s huge,” said the director general of Armada, Olivier Picard. When I got into office, two years ago, we identified the nucleus around which we wanted to build and Justin was at the center of our plan. Obviously, the change in regulations in the NCAA has put some obstacles on our way, but we are really happy not to experience any repercussions. It is major for our organization since we have great ambitions and Justin will be an important piece. ”