It is a tired cliché to call a player a “bulldog,” but in the case of Alex Belzile, I will make an exception because he absolutely fits that description. He’s wasn’t the biggest player on the ice, but Belzile made sure opposing teams fought for every inch of ice while he was out there. By the end of the year, he was rightfully the Laval Rocket’s MVP for the season, and for the 27-year-old minor-leaguer, it was a career season.
Belzile played 74 games for the Rocket, finishing with 19 goals and 35 assists; solid numbers for a player I had originally thought would be a depth contributor this season.