During the game presented this Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m., the Océanic de Rimouski will honor a person who has contributed to making the team shine in an entire region during his professional career.
With nearly 50 years of experience in the journalistic world, this man has also made his mark in the sports world of the region, acting as president of the Senior AA Hockey League of Bas-St-Laurent/Gaspésie, but also as Commissioner of the Puribec Senior Baseball League.
Media career
In the field of communications, he worked as a journalist for the television station CFER, in addition to the newspaper L’Avantage. Then, he was in charge of the chronicles for the radio stations CIEL-FM (Rivière-Du-Loup), as well as CFYX-FM (Rimouski).
It is with pride that L’Océanic will name its press gallery in honor of Mr. Réal-Jean Couture. This Wednesday, the brand new Réal-Jean Couture press gallery will be inaugurated before the game, in the presence of his beloved, Sylvie Brisson, and his son, David Couture.
“He wanted the best for the team of an entire region”
“He’s a guy who loved theOcéanic. At the same time, he was very critical of himself and he wanted the best for the team in an entire region. He was very professional, very prepared in his method, passionate, but also very upright and respectful. I am very saddened by his departure, ”said head coach and general manager Serge Beausoleil in a Radio-Canada article published in May 2020.
“The organization has long wanted to pay tribute to Réal-Jean in its own way. By naming the press gallery in his name, we are not only highlighting his contribution during all these years to the team of an entire region, but we are also making immortal a man for whom passion came before work”, mentions the president. from L’Océanic de Rimouski, Éric Boucher.
