Best Quebecer in the NHL: Jonathan Marchessault succeeds Patrice Bergeron

Every year, L’Antichambre counts down the best NHL players from Quebec. Other Quebecers in the league vote to form the final rankings.

You won’t be surprised to learn that Sean Couturier wasn’t crowned the grand winner of the ranking because he’s not from Quebec and because his performances aren’t… er…

John Tortorella tells me in my ear that I don’t have to explain myself.

Joking aside, we knew that a new winner would be crowned since Patrice Bergeron, who won five of the first eight editions (finishing once behind Kris Letang and twice behind Jonathan Huberdeau) and who was crowned in 2023, is now retired.

And, with all due respect to the guys in place, we realize that right now, in the NHL, there is no Patrice Bergeron.

Nonetheless, it’s interesting to note that of the 61 eligible players, it was Jonathan Marchessault who earned the honor. It was he who took the prize from his peers.

He won the vast majority of first-place votes to take the top step on a podium completed by Kristopher Letang and Marc-André Fleury.