Two weeks ago, we noted that the Rangers had signed Jonathan Audy-Marchessault. Today, it’s official, as the organization was waiting to see how he played at prospect camp. Here is the press release:
WHALE SIGN FORWARD JONATHAN AUDY-MARCHESSAULT
Led Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in Playoff Scoring
HARTFORD, July 7, 2011: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has signed forward Jonathan Audy-Marchessault to an American Hockey League contract for the 2011-12 season.
Audy-Marchessault, a 5-9, 175-pound 20-year-old who hails from Pont-Rouge, Quebec, has spent the entirety of a four-year Quebec Major Junior Hockey League career with the Quebec Remparts. Audy-Marchessault led all QMJHL players in postseason points and assists this spring, totaling 22 assists and 33 points, to go along with 11 goals, in 18 games. That was after a regular season in which he led the league in game-winning goals with 11, while finishing fifth among QMJHL skaters in goals and tying for sixth in points, with 40-55-95 in 68 games. Audy-Marchessault paced the Eastern Division-champion Remparts club in points and goals.
In 254 career games in a Quebec uniform, Audy-Marchessault accumulated totals of 98 goals, 141 assists, 239 points and 180 penalty minutes. He averaged better than a point-per-game in playoff competition, with 17 goals and 37 assists for 54 points in 52 career postseason games.
JONATHAN AUDY-MARCHESSAULT’S AMATEUR RECORD
Regular Season
Year Team Lge. GP G A Pts. PIM GP G A Pts. PIM
2007-08 Quebec QMJHL 56 10 10 20 18 11 1 0 1 6
2008-09 Quebec QMJHL 62 18 35 53 75 14 2 4 6 10
2009-10 Quebec QMJHL 68 30 41 71 54 9 3 11 14 14
2010-11 Quebec QMJHL 68 40 55 95 33 18 11 22 33 12
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