Guy Lafleur Award of Excellence
The Guy Lafleur Award of Excellence presented annually to hockey players at the amateur level who "best combined hockey performances with academic excellence". First presented in 1985, the award is intended to encourage sports and academic excellence for amateur hockey players who compete for a Quecbec team of the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS), or in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). An additional "Merit" award is presented annually to a Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League player.
Winners are selected by a jury made of the hockey and education communities, and representatives from the sports media. Recipients of the Guy Lafleur Award of Excellence earns a $6,000 scholarship (over a three-year period), while the winner of the Guy Lafleur Award of Merit is given a $1,000 scholarship.[1]
The award is named in honour of Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur.