Simon Gamache (born January 3, 1981) is a
Canadian former professional
ice hockey player who played in the
National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
As a youth, Gamache played in the 1995
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a
minor ice hockey team from
Beauce, Quebec.
Gamache played his junior career with the
Val-d'Or Foreurs of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in which he won multiple awards including the
Ed Chynoweth Trophy,
Jean Béliveau Trophy,
CHL Player of the Year,
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. It is named for former QMJHL and NHL player Michel Brière, who was killed in a car crash.
There is another trophy with t ...
,
CHL Top Scorer Award,
CHL Humanitarian of the Year
The CHL Humanitarian of the Year Award is given out annually to the Canadian Hockey League player judged to have made the most notable contribution to his community in a humanitarian sense. It is chosen from the winners of the QMJHL Humanitarian ...
, and
Guy Lafleur Trophy.
Gamache was drafted 290th overall, following his second season in the QMJHL, by the
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 seaso ...
of the
National Hockey League (NHL). Following his third season of junior, he moved up to professional hockey with Atlanta's
American Hockey League (AHL) team, the