Patrick Roy Suspended Five Games; Organisations Fined

[Y Ddraig Goch]

BOUCHERVILLE, Tuesday, March 25, 2008 – The Commissioner of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Gilles Courteau, today announced the details surrounding the suspensions levied upon head coaches Richard Martel of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Patrick Roy of the Quebec Remparts, as well as the fines imposed to four organizations involved in different incidents which occurred last Saturday.

Richard Martel receives an automatic two-game suspension as stipulated in League rules after his player, Sébastien Rioux, left the bench to participate in the on-ice melee. Moreover, Patrick Roy is suspended for five games for his prejudicial conduct. Moreover, the Remparts organization is fined $4,000 as are the Saguenéens ($3,000 + $1,000 automatic for the player leaving the bench).

The Shawinigan Cataractes are fined $2,000 while the Gatineau Olympiques are fined $1,000 for the incidents which occurred during their second playoff game last Saturday.

"The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League finds the events which took place over the course of last week-end’s games deplorable and unacceptable," commented the Commissioner. "We are deeply troubled by the incidents. In closing, I’d like to warn organizations that these types of incidents will not be tolerated and that should any more occur, steep fines will be handed out."

The decision was rendered after reviewing the incidents and consulting all concerned parties.

In accordance with the QMJHL policy in the matter of disciplinary sanctions, the Commissioner will make no further comment on any of the fines or suspensions, but will be available to talk about the process.

[IhateLindros]

I heard Jonathan Roy got 7 games as well.

[smichaels10]

The Roy's are losers

[oilersfansylvan]

I bet Daddy bought son a beer and said wtg. If I was his Dad he wouldn't play again. Loosers and then some.

[Chiefs for Life]

Few things to think about, Before you go off an talk about how bad the things they did were, a few possitives, 1) the game tueday night was the most viewed hockey game on RDS this season.. 2) The new team in Verdun had a spike in season ticket sales since the incedent, don't forget that Verdun was the old home of the Dragons of the LNAH, so they like a little rough stuff in there hockey.....

I was on of the many that got hooked into watching the game on tuesday, hey I am a fight fan, as well as a fan of good old time hockey, all I can say was Saguenee looked scared evertime they touched the puck, an you know as well as I, if you are intimidated by the other team the game is over, Quebec won 6-1....

Before we judge people, we should look at the fact that there were much worse incedents of coaches sending players out there to settle scores, hell look at Bertuzzi, an that seems to be forgotten in alot of minds.....

[FrozenPuck]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, although I read it better put somewhere else:

"The turd doesn't fall far from the asshole"