The NHL Central Scouting released earlier today it’s first rankings of the regular season, listing the top prospects to watch ahead of the 2027 NHL Entry Draft.
The list features a total of 53 QMJHL developed players that have garnered the attention of NHL scouting experts so far this year. From that total, four prospects have been labeled as potential first-round selections: Jamie Glance and Alexis Joseph of the Saint John Sea Dogs, Malik L’Italien of the Halifax Mooseheads and Carter Meyer of the Québec Remparts.
The players on the preliminary list with an A rating are considered as first-round candidates. Players with B ratings are considered as possible second- or third-round picks. Those with a C rating are potential fourth- or fifth-round selections, while players receiving a W grade are viewed as possible sixth- or seventh-round picks.
Four QMJHLers have received a B rating so far this season, while 11 have been graded with a C and 26 more find themselves in the W rating category. As for goaltenders, the Q has seven of its masked men listed, with Québec’s Patrick Déniger and Victoriaville’s Andrei Nikolaev leading the way with a B rating.
Goaltender William Lacelle, who suited up for both the Rimouski Océanic and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada before transferring to the University of Nebraska-Omaha this season, is also listed by the NHL and received a C rating.
With six of their players ranked by NHL Central Scouting, the Saint John Sea Dogs and Victoriaville Tigres are the QMJHL teams that have the most prospects listed. The Drummondville Voltigeurs, Rimouski Océanic and Sherbrooke Phoenix follow with five of their players mentioned.
Here are the QMJHL players on the initial list of the NHL CSS. Most of them will be in action this Wednesday in Gatineau, for the QMJHL Prospects Game presented by BFL Canada.
SKATERS
A – GLANCE, Jamie | Saint John | RW
A – JOSEPH, Alexis | Saint John | C
A – L’ITALIEN, Malik | Halifax | D
A – MEYER, Carter | Québec | C
B – MARES, Maximilian | Rimouski | C
B – SCANTLEBURY, James | Québec | C
B – SHTYRKHUNOV, Vladimir | Shawinigan | D
B – SINTSCHNIG, Paul | Halifax | LW
C – BEAULIEU, Justin | Rimouski | D
C – BECK, Kurt | Sherbrooke | D
C – BOGUNIECKI, Jake | Moncton | D
C – DUBÉ, William | Chicoutimi | D
C – GARIÉPY, Loïk | Victoriaville | LW
C – HALLEY, Louis-Étienne | Gatineau | RW
C – KOLMAKOV, Ilya | Sherbrooke | LW
C – KOVALCIK, Filip | Drummondville | D
C – MOHESKY, Andrew | Chicoutimi | LW
C – PAQUET, Cohen | Victoriaville | D
C – TURCOT, Jérémy | Rimouski | C
W – AIBATOV, Daniyar | Sherbrooke | D
W – ANDREEV, Fedor | Rouyn-Noranda | D
W – ARMIT, Liam | Baie-Comeau | RW
W – ARSENAULT, Zack | Rimouski | RW
W – BERGERON, Frédéric | Shawinigan | C
W – BLOCH, Nikita | Newfoundland | LW
W – CAMPBELL, Cooper | Drummondville | D
W – CANCIK, Matyas | Saint John | LW
W – CHARBONNEAU, Thomas | Saint John | D
W – CORSO, Benjamin | Shawinigan | D
W – GRUNDMANIS, Leonards Aleksandrs | Charlottetown | D
W – GUÉVIN, Alexis | Victoriaville | C
W – JACKSON, Camden | Blainville-Boisbriand | D
W – KUZMINYKH, Ilya | Sherbrooke | C
W – LANDRY, Clément | Gatineau | D
W – LEMAIRE, Deryk | Victoriaville | RW
W – MACLEAN, Phenwick | Newfoundland | LW
W – MATE, Artem | Charlottetown | D
W – MICHAUD, Bastien | Québec | D
W – MORIN, Derik | Drummondville | RW
W – MYLOSERDNYY, Michel | Gatineau | D
W – NOVOZHILOV, Petr | Shawinigan | D
W – OZOGANY, Oliver | Saint John | LW
W – PELLEGRINO, Caiden | Rimouski | C
W – PROVENCHER, Antoine | Charlottetown | C
W – VLASOV, Aleksei | Victoriaville | RW
GOALTENDERS
B – DÉNIGER, Patrick | Québec | G
B – NIKOLAEV, Andrei | Victoriaville | G
C – LARYS, Jan | Drummondville | G
C – WEINER, Jacoby | Moncton | G
W – COURCHESNE, Rafaël | Saint John | G
W – FORTIN, Mathys | Drummondville | G
W – STOCKSETH, Parker | Sherbrooke | G
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