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Syracuse Crunch forward, Barre-Bouley, named AHL rookie of the year

Alex Barre-Boulet
Alex Barre-Boulet

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Hockey League (AHL) announced that Syracuse Crunch forward Alex Barre-Boulet has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2018-19 season.

Coaches, players, and members of the media in each of the AHL’s 31 cities vote on the award.

Barre-Boulet scored the game-winning goal in his professional debut on Oct. 6 and went on to be the top-scoring rookie in the AHL during the regular season with 68 points in 74 games for the Crunch, also good for sixth in the league’s overall scoring race, according to a Crunch news release. He earned a share of the AHL’s Willie Marshall Award as the league co-leader with 34 goals, and also tied for first with 17 power-play goals and shared first among rookies with six game-winners.

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A 21-year-old native of Montmagny, Que., Barre-Boulet signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Mar. 1, 2018, following a junior career in which he was selected as the Canadian Hockey League’s Player of the Year and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s MVP in 2017-18.

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Photo credit: Syracuse Crunch website

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