Verreault-Paul and Bettez named ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ athletes of the week
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MONTREAL - Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteuiatsh, Que., and Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., are the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ athletes of the meet for the period ending Feb. 14, 2010.
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Verreault-Paul, a 5-foot-10, 178-pound ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ with the Redmen hockey team, tallied 10 points in the final three games of the regular season to capture the OUA scoring championship by one point. The 22-year-old management sophomore posted back-to-back four-point games to finish the season with a league-leading 25 goals and 54 points in 27 contests. After registering a goal and one assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to UQTR on Feb. 8, he scored once and added three helpers in a 4-3 overtime win at Concordia on Friday, then netted a hat-trick and added another assist in a 9-0 win over Ottawa, Saturday. Prior to joining the Redmen last fall, he played five seasons in the QMJHL with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, while attending College de Chicoutimi.
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Bettez, a 5-foot-4 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ with the hockey Martlets, scored five of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s seven goals in two weekend victories that allowed the Martlets to extend their record win streak to 78 consecutive games. The 22-year-old management junior registered a hat-trick in Saturday's 4-1 home-ice victory over Ottawa and added a pair, including the winning tally in Sunday's 3-0 conquest at Concordia The all-Canadian winger has a 20-7-27 record in only 16 games and ranks third in the nation in goals scored. Bettez, who was named CIS rookie of the year in 2007-08, previously played for Dawson College.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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