Sumpf earns 2025 Wildcats Gervais-Munger Award
As part of the 2025 Hooked on School Days, the QMJHL is proud to announce the 18 winners of this year’s Gervais-Munger Award.
The Gervais-Munger Award for academic perseverance is presented annually to a player from each of the QMJHL’s teams who has distinguished himself through his efforts and perseverance in school. The award includes a $500 scholarship from the QMJHL Foundation and a commemorative plaque.
Here are the 2025 winners:
| Team | Player |
| Acadie-Bathurst Titan | Émile Perron |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Shawn Pearson |
| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Eliot Litalien |
| Cape Breton Eagles | Jacob Newcombe |
| Charlottetown Islanders | Matthew Butler |
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Loïc Usereau |
| Drummondville Voltigeurs | Matteo Rotondi |
| Gatineau Olympiques | Jérémie Dumas-Larouche |
| Halifax Mooseheads | Brady Schultz |
| Moncton Wildcats | Julius Sumpf |
| Québec Remparts | Xavier Lebel |
| Rimouski Océanic | Anthony Paré |
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Thomas Verdon |
| Saint John Sea Dogs | Justin Robinson |
| Shawinigan Cataractes | Félix Plamondon |
| Sherbrooke Phoenix | Alexis Doucet |
| Val-d’Or Foreurs | Evan Dépatie |
| Victoriaville Tigres | Alexis Bourque |
The 2024-25 season marks the ninth year of the partnership between the QMJHL and the Hooked on School Days, an initiative of the Réseau québécois pour la réussite éducative, whose spokesperson is Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a former NFL football player who is now a doctor.
“Succeeding in sport and school at the same time is a challenge, but it’s also an incredible opportunity. Every effort you put into your academic career today will open doors for you in the future, both on and off the ice. Keep persevering, you’re building something great,” Dr. Duvernay-Tardif mentioned to QMJHL players.
Jacob Gaucher, the QMJHL Student-Athlete of the Year in 2020-21 (Marcel-Robert Trophy) and former member of the Val-d’Or Foreurs and Baie-Comeau Drakkar, now a Philadelphia Flyers prospect, was also keen on addressing the League’s student-athletes:
“Perseverance, whether at school or on the ice, is above all about accepting challenges and knowing how to bounce back after each ordeal, notes Gaucher. Combining hockey and studies demands discipline, organization and rigour. Every effort invested today is another step towards tomorrow’s success, both on the ice and in the classroom.”
The QMJHL would like to congratulate the 2025 winners for their perseverance in school… as well as on the ice!
