Patrick Roy drops a grenade at the very end of a press briefing

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Jeff Drouin
July 4, 2022 (7:00 PM)

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It was finally today that Patrick Roy announced his decision as to whether or not he would return to the Quebec Remparts for the upcoming season.

His decision to return is perfectly logical with what we were hearing. (and with what the excellent Stéphane Turcot, from TVA, was hearing) He will indeed be back as GM, but also as head coach of the Quebec Remparts.

As reported by the excellent journalist Mikaël Lalancette, from Le Soleil, Patrick Roy took many by surprise at the end of the press conference with a powerful statement. (and Remparts president Jacques Tanguay added another layer)

At the very end of the press briefing, Patrick Roy drops a grenade, saying that officiating in the #QMJHL doesn't make sense. "We need a change. Maybe we need a new voice," he said, referring to director of officiating Richard Trottier.

He was speaking as an executive who was genuinely concerned about the poor quality of officiating, in the QMJHL, in general. Roy and Tanguay even suggested solutions to fix the problem in the long run. (like better formations)

Previously on HabsFanatics

Darren Dreger has good news for CH fans about a possible upcoming trade for Jeff Petry

The verdict is in on Patrick Roy's future

Alex Ovechkin speaks out on the case of goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov and the reactions are numerous

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