Patrick Couture
Encyclopedia
Patrick Couture is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
goaltender
.
Prior to turning professional, Couture played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
. Couture set the QMJHL's record, and still holds the Quebec Remparts
' team record, for posting a goals against average (GAA) of just 1.85 during the 1997–98 QMJHL season
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
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Prior to turning professional, Couture played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
. Couture set the QMJHL's record, and still holds the Quebec Remparts
Québec Remparts
There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...
' team record, for posting a goals against average (GAA) of just 1.85 during the 1997–98 QMJHL season
1997–98 QMJHL season
The 1997–98 QMJHL season was the 29th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Quebec Remparts name is revived after twelve years when the Beauport Harfangs change identities...
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Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... Second All-Star Team |
2002–03 |