The Shawinigan Cataractes, a team from a town in the north-east of Québec's capital city Montréal, confirm on their Twitter account that the 17-year-old will definitely suit up in the QMJHL in the upcoming season. Nussbaumer will be the first player in the Cataractes' history to wear number 65. He is set to join his new team on August 13.
Nussbaumer is not the first Swiss youngster who has decided to try his luck in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) next season. Only days ago, the confirmation arrived that HCD's Nando Eggenberger will join the OHL's Oshawa Generals. Also EV Zug's Dean Schwenninger will move to the WHL and suit up for the Portland Winterhawks next season and HCFG's David Aebischer will be part of the QMJHL's Gatineau Olympiques.
C’est maintenant officiel, l’attaquant suisse 🇨🇭 Valentin Nussbaumer @ValNuss_21 a complété les documents qui officialise sa venue dans la #LHJMQ / il devrait arriver à Shawinigan le 13 août et sera le premier joueur de l’histoire de l’équipe à porter le numéro 65 pic.twitter.com/MbcFOfSQiO
— Cataractes de Shawinigan (@Cataractes_Shaw) July 23, 2018
CHL (Canadian Hockey League) is the parent organisation that represents the three Canadian-based major junior leagues WHL (Western Hockey League), OHL (Ontarian Hockey League) and QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League).Last Update: 23 July 2018, 06:39 PM | tme
