Picard-Hooper named De Facto Quebec university athlete of the week
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MONTREAL -- Forward Alexandre Picard-Hooper of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ men's hockey team is the De Facto Quebec university male athlete of the week for the period ending Oct. 17, 2010.
He is the third ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ student his fall to be named conference athlete of the week. Previous recipients include cross-country runner Sarah McCuaig (Sept. 20) and soccer star Alexandra Morin-Boucher (Sept. 13).
Picard-Hooper, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound centre from Boucherville, Que., scored four points, including a pair of goals, as the Redmen defeated UQTR 6-2 in Trois-Rivieres last Thursday. The 23-year-old finance junior assisted on the game's first goal to give ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ a 1-0 lead midway through the opening period, then scored early in third to put the Redmen ahead 2-1.
After the Patriotes tied the game at 2-2, Picard-Hooper assisted on what proved to be the winning goal, then scored his second marker to put the game out of reach at 5-2 with five minutes remaining. A graduate of College de Chicoutimi, he joined the Redmen in 2008 after playing for St. John in the QMJHL.
The female honoree this week was Concordia rugby player Jackie Tittley, who led Concordia to a 30-20 victory over ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.
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SOURCEÌý:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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