After packing his bags numerous times during his career, Jonathan Marchessault is now well established with the Vegas Golden Knights and the Quebecer is very grateful to the organization for its trust.
Never drafted, Marchessault had worn the colors of three American League teams, as well as those of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers, when the Nevada team selected him for the draft. expansion in 2017.
At that time, the athlete from Cap-Rouge had only scored 38 goals and totaled 70 career points. On Saturday he certainly made his former clubs regret throwing in the towel in his case as he scored his 100th – and 101st – goal in the Nevada team uniform in a 7-4 victory. against the Canucks in Vancouver.
“Obviously, I’m quite proud of it,” Marchessault began by saying at a press conference after this duel. I’m very proud to play for the Golden Knights and to be here from day one. I work hard every night, I try to help my teammates win. ”
“The Golden Knights are the pride of my career. I always want to be there and win with this team. This is my main goal and I will continue to push towards it. ”
Praise
Marchessault is currently the Knights’ leading scorer and leading scorer. But his contribution does not stop there. Also evolving with the roster since day one, defenseman Brayden McNabb is well placed to know he is an important cog in the squad in so many ways.
“It is unique. Everyone loves it in the bedroom, argued the back, according to comments reported by the daily “Las Vegas Sun”. He brings that energy that is hard to find. It’s great to see him rewarded so far. ”
Present behind the Knights bench since the 2019-2020 season, head coach Peter DeBoer has been a privileged spectator for several Marchessault goals. He was also before when he piloted the San Jose Sharks, a team against which the Quebecer is proving very productive.
“Out of those 100 goals, I stood behind the Vegas bench and saw quite a few,” he said. And I feel like I saw the rest of San Jose when I was there. He’s been the man of great occasions since day one here. ”