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Maveric Lamoureux of the Tucson Roadrunners is quickly being recalled from the NHL

Maveric Lamoureux of the Tucson Roadrunners is quickly being recalled from the NHL

Rookie defenseman Maveric Lamoureux has performed so well for the Tucson Roadrunners so far that the Utah Hockey Club called him up to the NHL just a few days after starting his professional career.

After playing his first four professional games for Tucson, Utah recalled Lamoureux on Wednesday.






Rookie defenseman Maveric Lamoureux has been so solid on the blueline in his first four professional games with the Tucson Roadrunners that he has already earned his first NHL call-up. Lamoureax joined the Utah Hockey Club roster this week.


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“Mav is playing a strong game. He obviously has some qualities offensively; his shot is next level; “The game is starting to slow down for him,” Roadrunners head coach Steve Potvin said Sunday. “You can see that he can take the next step and is getting closer and closer to the best version.

“We still have a ways to go, but it’s good to see him continue to improve.”

Lamoureux scored his first professional goal near the blue line on Saturday. The AHL introduced the goal on its social media.

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“It felt good,” Lamoureux said. “Yeah, especially, having such a good bomb definitely feels good, especially after I shot my first one.”

Then the Laval, Quebec, Canada native scored his second goal on Sunday after picking up an assist on Saturday.

The then-Arizona Coyotes selected Lamoureux in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

“He's a young kid and I think he's progressing every game and every practice,” Tucson captain Austin Poganski said Sunday. “You can definitely see it in his play this weekend, with a few goals, a few big shots for us, but no, he’s good.”

“Like I said, he’s young,” he added. “He’s going to progress all year long and I think he’s already taking a big step.”

The Roadrunners (1-3) return to action on Friday and Saturday when they host the Bakersfield Condors (2-0-1-1).

Lamoureux played for the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four seasons before joining the Roadrunners.

He said the training camps in Utah prepared him well for the jump to the pros.

“The level of it is very different than the Q,” Lamoureux said. “Guys are a lot bigger, a lot faster, they just do all the details well. So it's definitely a big step

“I feel like I’m used to it now, so I’m definitely happy to have a month of camps.”

Lamoureux is tied with the Roadrunners for fourth place so far.

“I think it’s different for everyone. I think he's on the right track and there's been some players that, you know, take three, four, five years and there's some players that just understand that it's a little quicker and the talent and the Having resources to sustain it “The next step is a little quicker,” Potvin said Sunday of Lamoureux’s accelerated adjustment. “He’s just one of those guys that gets this opportunity and he’s making the most of it and you can see he’s got NHL quality.”

On Wednesday, Utah sent defenseman Patrik Koch back to Tucson.

How long Lamoureux stays in the NHL remains to be seen.

On Wednesday, UHC announced that defenseman Sean Durzi will be out 4-6 months and defenseman John Marino will be out 3-4 months, but Utah players have said over the years that they would like to have a future in the AHL.

Lamoureux said it was “definitely great” to play for an organization that likes to promote players and play against younger players.

“Guys like Josh Doan, (Dylan) Guenther, Logan Cooley (are) up there now. A lot of young people are doing really well,” Lamoureux said Sunday. “Now it’s my turn to build myself up and one day get my chance at the big club.”

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