Marc Boudreau commits to Axemen
Former Mississauga Steelheads forward to join Acadia
The Acadia Axemen are proud to welcome forward Marc Boudreau to the hockey program. Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Boudreau was an assistant captain this past season with the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL.
We asked Marc about committing to Acadia for his next chapter on and off the ice, he said, “What made me want to pick Acadia is the unique experience it offers! There’s not many places in USports that offer what Acadia offers! The small town university setting, a well supported hockey program, and a great school. That’s why I picked Acadia.”
The 6’2″ winger broke into the OHL with the Soo Greyhounds back in 2019-20, playing in 59 games adding 12 points in his rookie campaign. With the 2020-21 season cancelled due to the pandemic, he returned to the Soo in 2021-22, scoring 10 points in 32 games before being moved to the Sudbury Wolves where he would add another 22 points in 39 games. In 2022-23, he put up 28 points in 67 games with the Wolves, before moving to Mississauga where he scored 23 points in 64 games this past season.
Acadia Axemen head coach Darren Burns likes the style of play Boudreau brings to the lineup, saying, “Marc is a very important piece for our program. We have graduated a couple of big bodies who were a strong physical presence for us. He is a very tough player who skates well and plays a very rugged style. He plays with an edge and plays with energy and a vibration to his game.
We really liked what he brought to a very young but successful Mississauga team this past season. We believe that he is a big skilled player who has the smarts and the attributes to play with offensive players.
He will go to the net to help create offence and is very dominant down below the circles in the offensive zone. We feel he has a huge upside to continue to progress at the AUS level.”
As for Boudreau, he says, “Fans can expect a big power forward who can provide offensively, play physical, and provide a 200 foot game.”
Boudreau, joins a recruiting class that includes goaltender Nicholas Sheehan and defencemen Conor Shortall and Keagan Slaney. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Story by Chris Richards