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47-650: As a youth, Lazaro played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Braves minor ice hockey team. He played his final year of junior hockey Waltham High School in Waltham, Massachusetts . He then joined the University of New Hampshire 's Wildcats program for the 1986–87 season. He played three seasons with the Wildcats as a defenseman , however, his small stature and his best skill, his speed,

94-568: A 5–2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens . He played in 49 games with the Bruins, scoring five goals and 13 assists for 18 points. The Bruins made the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs and Lazaro made his playoff debut in the first game of the first round series against the Hartford Whalers on April 3, scoring a goal on Peter Sidorkiewicz in the 5–2 loss. He added another goal in the series, which

141-589: A Red Wings player. He was helped off the ice by officials. After a loss against the Islanders on November 4, Lazaro was one of four Bruins players assigned to the AHL. He was recalled on December 26 along with forward Wes Walz . In a game against the Montreal Canadiens on January 23, 1992, he suffered a twisted knee attempting to hit Denis Savard that kept him out of the lineup. He missed fourteen games before returning to

188-494: A female all-star team from Québec was admitted to the AA division. The all-girls team was coached by Canadian Olympic hockey players Caroline Ouellette , Marie-Philip Poulin and Kim St-Pierre . Girls teams had played in exhibition games prior to 2016, but were not a part of the tournament itself. Registrations requests for the tournament by 2016 had grown to 300 teams, an increase of 20% from 2015. The greater amount of team come from

235-655: Is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City . The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival , and give an opportunity for international competition to players less than 12 years old. The tournament raises funds for the local Patro Roc-Amadour foundation, and is operated mostly by volunteers, with a few staff. The event takes place each year in February at Videotron Centre , and previously spent 56 seasons at Quebec Coliseum . As of 2018,

282-571: The 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs , but Lazaro was in and out of the lineup. He played nine of the Bruins' playoff games, registering just one assist in the second round series against Montreal on Jim Wiemer 's game-winning goal in game 3. In the 1992 off season, the NHL expanded by two teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning . Lazaro was among the players left unprotected by Boston. He

329-717: The 1994–95 season, playing in the Austrian Hockey League with EC Graz , appearing in 32 games, scoring 28 goals and 57 points. He then joined the Ratingen Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for two seasons before returning to North America for the 1997–98 season. He joined the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL , a joint affiliate of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens. He appeared in 70 games for

376-496: The 2001–02 season. Lazaro was named to the United States national team for the 1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships . He was added to Team USA for the 1994 Winter Olympics . He rejoined Team USA for the 1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships . Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament ( French : Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec )

423-671: The Citadelle of Quebec , and the Winter Carnival, and to participate in other winter sports. Players have the chance to meet youth from other parts of the world, and exchange and collect lapel pins . The tournament committee maintains a list on its web site of former participants who have subsequently played in the National Hockey League or the World Hockey Association , and as of 2018 it includes 1,246 people. From

470-581: The Tampa Bay Lightning , under Head Coach Barry Melrose . Though Melrose was fired only 16 games into his tenure with the Lightning, Walz was retained as a member of the coaching staff under new Head Coach Rick Tocchet . During his tenure in Tampa Bay, Tocchet asked Walz to personally tutor former number one draft pick Steven Stamkos . In an interview, Stamkos told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune , "It

517-713: The 1993 off-season, Lazaro was given a termination contract by the Senators. Having played on a termination contract in the previous season, Lazaro was effectively an unrestricted free agent. After spending most of the 1993–94 season with the United States national team , he signed an AHL contract with the Boston Bruins affiliate, the Providence Bruins on March 7, 1994. He played in 16 games with Providence, scoring three goals and seven points. Lazaro went overseas to Europe for

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564-650: The 2017 list of the 100 Greatest NHL Players , twenty of those have played in the tournament. 100 Greatest NHL Players – who played in the tournament Wes Walz Wes Walz (born May 15, 1970) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre and coach. He was captain of the Minnesota Wild . He also played for the Boston Bruins , Philadelphia Flyers , Calgary Flames , and Detroit Red Wings . Walz had 260 points (109 goals, 151 assists) and 343 penalty minutes, and earned 40 career multi-point games. Walz

611-522: The 2021 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America . The Virtual Museum of Canada credits the tournament volunteers in cooperation with event staff as being a significant contributor to its worldwide reputation. The web site Canoe.com quotes event organizer Patrick Dom as stating that "the soul of this tournament is the volunteers, the sponsors and the crowd". Proceeds from

658-623: The AHL and was named MVP of the 1996 AHL All-Star Game. Walz scored his first NHL goal on February 20, 1990, in Boston's 5-3 win at Calgary. He scored a career-high 38 points in 53 games for the Calgary Flames in 1993–94 , but in 1996, he left North America to play in Switzerland's National League A (NLA). After four seasons in Switzerland, Walz returned to the NHL, signing a contract with expansion franchise Minnesota Wild . During training camp for

705-691: The American Cup in 1980, and then the Quebec Cup in 1981, which were later combined into the International Cup. The tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1984, for which a plaque was unveiled in the Quebec Coliseum. That year, Manon Rhéaume became the first female goaltender to play for a boys' team in the tournament. Special considerations were made to allow her to play, which included updating tournament rules. The rule for age requirements

752-652: The Brass, scoring 37 goals and 101 points. He appeared in the 1998 ECHL All-Star Game representing the US/World All-Stars. Lazaro was named to the 1997–98 ECHL All-Star Team at season's end. He also briefly played for the joint Canadiens/Oilers AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs , playing in two games, scoring two goals. The Brass made the 1998 ECHL playoffs and Lazaro appeared in four games, registering four assists. On September 3, 1998, Lazaro signed an AHL contract with

799-408: The Bruins won in six games. In the final game, he suffered a hyperextended left knee that took him out of the game for ten minutes. In the next round versus the Montreal Canadiens, Lazaro scored his only goal of the series in game six on Patrick Roy , taking the lead in the game. Ultimately, the Bruins lost the game in overtime, 3–2, but won the series in seven games. The penalty kill, of which Lazaro

846-638: The Detroit Red Wings affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings . He played in 16 games with Adirondack to start the 1998–99 season, scoring two goals and ten points. His time with Adirondack came to an end after he was caught speeding and drunk driving by police and was assigned to New Orleans. He finished the season in New Orleans playing in 52 games, scoring 26 goals and 70 points. He spent the next three seasons with New Orleans, ending his career after

893-475: The Province of Quebec, and due to the number of requests to play, approximately 20% of applications were declined. Also in 2016, teams from Russia were banned from the event due to "players and coaches being disruptive and disrespectful towards tournament volunteers" according to event staff. Russian teams were also omitted from the 2007 event for similar reasons. On August 31, 2020, event organizers announced that

940-498: The Wild, Wild Head Coach Jacques Lemaire dubbed Walz his designated checker, placing him on the checking line. This was a turning point in Walz's career, as he became not only a full-time NHL player with Minnesota, but also one of the league's best defensive forwards. In his first season back, Walz played all 82 regular season games, scoring 18 goals, 7 of which were shorthanded. When the Wild made

987-638: The additions, thought neither of them could play on an NHL roster at that time. Lazaro made his Senators debut on November 13 in a 1–0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the following game on November 15, he scored his first goal with the Senators on Dominic Roussel in a 7–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers . In a 3–2 win over the San Jose Sharks on January 10, 1993, Lazaro struck the end boards, his right leg crumpled, and required help to get off

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1034-476: The event as a boy. By the 35th anniversary in 1994, the tournament had grown to 115 teams from 12 countries, and attracted close to 200,000 spectators. In 1999, a new attendance record was set with 211,178 people spectators during the event. The tournament dates were changed in 2001 to no longer coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, with the aim to increase attendance. The 50th anniversary in 2009

1081-608: The event due to its charitable nature, and it being the first time minor ice hockey was played in such a large arena. The event drew 12,500 spectators in its first seven days, and Bolduc negotiated to move the final game to Quebec Coliseum which drew 7,235 fans. The first grand champion of the tournament in 1960, was the Scarborough Lions team. From 1960 onward, every tournament was hosted at Quebec Coliseum. The tournament structure from 1960 to 1972 included four divisions (AA, A, B and C), and one overall grand champion. In 1962,

1128-613: The event has showcased the talent of over 1,200 future professionals in the National Hockey League or the World Hockey Association . Gérard Bolduc was inspired to begin a youth ice hockey tournament after travelling with teams to tournaments in Goderich, Ontario and Duluth, Minnesota , and then founded the Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament in 1960 along with Paul Dumont , Jacques Boissinot, Pat Timmons, and Edmond de la Bruere. Bolduc served as

1175-461: The event, in an effort to offset the high cost of travel. Participation in the tournament for some teams includes extensive fundraising due to the costs associated with participation. The tournament also provides an opportunity to be immersed in French Canadian culture, and the culture of Quebec the duration of the tournament. The players are given tourist opportunities to see Old Quebec ,

1222-518: The first period and then put one past goaltender Glenn Healy in the third period in a 4–3 loss to the New York Islanders . On November 2, in a game against the Detroit Red Wings where an altercation with Detroit defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov at the end of the game quickly amplified into a brawl that left him at the bottom of a pile and nearly unconscious, claiming he had been choked by

1269-562: The ice. He returned from the injury on February 13 in a match against the Montreal Canadiens having missed 14 games and was then assigned to New Haven on February 18. He was recalled one more time by Ottawa on March 7, and played his final game in the NHL against the Chicago Blackhawks that night, replacing Doug Smail . He was returned to New Haven on March 9. He appeared in 26 games with Ottawa, scoring six goals and ten points and 27 games with New Haven, scoring 12 goals and 25 points. In

1316-614: The lineup on March 5 in a game against the Vancouver Canucks . He aggravated his knee injury after getting tangled up with Pat LaFontaine in a game against the Buffalo Sabres on March 11. He returned to the lineup on April 13 replacing Dave Poulin in the lineup in a 6–3 victory over the Hartford Whalers. He finished the regular season having played in 27 games with the Bruins, scoring three goals and nine points. In 21 games with Maine, he scored eight goals and 12 points. The Bruins made

1363-579: The organization. Later, it was revealed Lawton made the change without consulting Tocchet. Since 2023, Walz has worked as a sports analyst on Fox Sports North for the Minnesota Wild. He and his wife Kerry-Anne have five children: Kelvin, Jaedyn, Brehna, Cheyne, and Wrexyn. Walz volunteered as Head Coach with the Raptors of East Ridge High School in Woodbury, Minnesota. There he coached his son, Kelvin, on

1410-562: The original president of the tournament, and remained in that role until 1974. The tournament became part of the annual Quebec Winter Carnival festivities in February. The first tournament had 28 teams participate who were mostly local entries, but also included teams from Boston , Scarborough , and Newfoundland . The first game was played February 20, 1960, at Quebec Arena in Parc Victoria . Media in Quebec City were quick to cover

1457-479: The playoffs in 2003, Walz played a major role in helping the team get to the Western Conference Finals, scoring 7 goals and 6 assists in 18 games. On December 1, 2007, the Wild held a press conference during which Walz announced his retirement. Walz retired as the franchise's leader in all-time games played at that time. In June 2008, Walz signed a three-year contract to become an assistant coach with

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1504-411: The tournament as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity". For many, it is their first opportunity to play in an arena with crowds of 10,000 fans or more. For European players, it is sometimes their first trip to North America . The tournament has been colloquially referred to as the "Pee-Wee World Championships". Tournament organizers seek a host family for visiting athletes to live with during

1551-506: The tournament grew to 54 teams, including entries from Ontario , Alberta , and the United States . Guy Lafleur played in three consecutive tournaments from 1962 to 1964, scoring a combined total of 64 goals. The addition of the Quebec Beavers team to the tournament grew the attendance, as they became a crowd favourite composed of local boys, with Martin Madden as the coach. In 1965,

1598-430: The tournament have benefitted the community organization of Patro Roc-Amadour since 1960. In the first 50 years of the tournament, over $ 2,133,000 was donated to the foundation. Patro Roc-Amadour also houses the tournament's museum, including event pictures and its trophies. The economic contribution of the tournament to the community was estimated at $ 14 million in 2008, and $ 17 million by 2016. Players have described

1645-660: The tournament inaugurated the Gérard Bolduc trophy, which was awarded to the winners of the AA division until 2001. In December 1967, the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA) threatened not to sanction to 1968 event, due to the tournament organizers wanting to follow the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association age limits which were under 12 years of age as of May 31, 1967, whereas the QAHA wanted

1692-452: The tournament to follow its age limits of under 12 years of age as of December 31, 1967. For the tournament's 10th anniversary in 1969, Jacques Revelin authored the book The story of a fantastic tournament: which each year makes the Quebec Coliseum vibrate during the Winter Carnival . A team from Princeville, Quebec , won the grand championship in 1969, the first such winner from the host province. The 1970s began with 102 teams playing at

1739-522: The tournament, including new entries from France and West Germany , and Bolduc announced that he was negotiating to get a team from the Soviet Union at the tournament by 1971. The 1971 event also had 102 teams, including six Canadian provinces, the Northwest Territories , the United States and Europe. In the 1974 tournament, a young Wayne Gretzky scored 26 goals playing for Brantford. After

1786-443: The year, Bolduc stepped down as the tournament president, having served in that role since 1960. In 1975, Alex Légaré took over as president of the tournament, and served in the role until the conclusion of the 1999 event. In 1976, the tournament began an International Cup division. In 1977, Légaré sought more autonomy for the tournament, and moved away from a direct partnership with the Quebec Winter Carnival. Légaré inaugurated

1833-524: Was a lead part, was lauded in The Boston Globe as a key to their victory. In the third round, Boston faced the Pittsburgh Penguins , to whom they lost in six games. In 19 playoff games, he scored three goals and five points. He began the 1991–92 season with the Bruins and registered a goal and assist in the opening game on October 5. He assisted on Stephen Leach 's opening goal of the game in

1880-459: Was celebrated with a legends game, that featured former participants who had retired from professional hockey. In 2011, the tournament welcomed Australia, its first team from Oceania and its fifth continent to be represented. The 57th annual tournament in 2016 moved into its new home at Videotron Centre , after playing each previous year at the Quebec Coliseum. The 2016 tournament saw the first team composed entirely of girls to participate, when

1927-491: Was changed in 1986 to allow 13-year-olds, but it was soon reverted due to the greater size differences in the players. In 1989, teams from both the Soviet Union and Japan participated in the tournament. The final game in 1990 drew nearly 8,000 spectators. The 1990s saw stronger European teams from the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia , which revived the tournament according to Quebec historian Yvon Huard, who had played in

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1974-541: Was drafted 57th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1989 NHL entry draft . At the time, he was playing for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL), a team for which he played two seasons, playing 119 games and scoring 83 goals and 161 assists for 244 points. For the next seven seasons, Walz played in the secondary American Hockey League (AHL). He averaged over one point per game in

2021-541: Was invited to the Boston Bruins training camp in September 1990. After impressing the Bruins during training camp, Lazaro was signed as a free agent. On September 25, Lazaro was assigned Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Maine Mariners . In 26 games with Maine, he scored eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points . He was recalled on December 10 after the severity of forward Bob Carpenter 's knee injury

2068-419: Was not showcased often when defending. While attending a private hockey camp, he was convinced to change his position to winger in order to take advantage of his abilities and his tenacity chasing the puck. He played his final season with the Wildcats as a left winger and earned the teams' unsung hero award after scoring a career-high 16 goals . Lazaro went undrafted by National Hockey League (NHL) teams. He

2115-577: Was pretty special that he took the time to work with me and make me a better player, and I'm thankful for it." In February 2010, Lightning general manager Brian Lawton informed Walz he was being replaced by Jim Johnson, then Head Coach of the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals . In turn, Lawton offered Walz the opportunity to take Johnson's place as Head Coach of the Admirals. When Walz declined due to family reasons, Lawton dismissed him from

2162-722: Was revealed to require surgery. He made his NHL debut for the Bruins on December 12 against the Hartford Whalers in a 5–1 victory, playing on a line with Dave Poulin and Dave Christian . He scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Daryl Reaugh in the third period of the following game on December 13, an 8–2 victory over the Whalers. By January 1991, he was featuring on the top penalty kill unit alongside Bob Sweeney . He registered his first multi-point game on January 31 when he registered two assists, assisting on Ken Hodge Jr. 's opening goal and later Cam Neely 's third period goal in

2209-556: Was selected by Ottawa in the 1992 NHL expansion draft with their tenth forward selection. He had off-season shoulder surgery and began the 1992–93 season with Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the New Haven Senators , to recover. On November 12, Lazaro and defenseman Dominic Lavoie were called up to join Ottawa. However, Lazaro was still recovering and did not have full range of motion in his shoulder. Coach Rick Bowness , caught off guard with

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