BROSSARD – Jeremy Gregoire’s first year in the pros was an eye-opening experience.
Accustomed to putting up big numbers in his final two seasons with the QMJHL’s Baie-Comeau Drakkar before joining the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps last fall, Gregoire quickly realized that registering his name on the scoresheet with regularity at the next level wasn’t simply a given.
It was up to the 20-year-old centerman to figure things out on his own, and navigate the inevitable challenges that come with moving up the hockey ladder. That was easier said than done for a player who amassed 35 goals and 69 points in 2013-14, and another 20 goals and 41 points in 2014-15, while also helping to pace the Drakkar to a pair of President’s Cup appearances during his time in the Cote-Nord region.