2022 QMJHL Draft
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Anyone have any info on Anthony Biakabutuka ? ( brother of Rimouski D Jeremie ) Is he a legit QMJHL prospect with upside?
I would say that yes he is a legit QMJHL prospect, but I would not say wih his brother's upside. More of a round 4 to 8 guy.
That's very unlikely he plays at 16. He is currently playing a depth role on his Midget AAA team. Jeremie was the #1 defenseman on the team at that age and had more offense to show. With that said, you never know how these kids can develop.
I didn’t get to the monctonian but I heard that Peitzche and Miller from the Cole harbour wolf pack in the nsu18 league lit up the prospects game with a combined 5 points , and they are both semi injured with Miller having a bad foot and peitzche having a inner ear balance issue any thoughts on these 2 players who are scoring at a great pace in their league . Also heard Kennedy looked good while being injured himself .
These players all looked great in the prospect game. The size and speed of the kids in the prospect game was overall impressive and Miller stood out skill wise I though the most. Lacking size will hold him back a bit but he's a kid with skill.
Yes I agree with both of your assessments , Miller is more of a scorer and has good vision , and Peitzche is more of a 200 ft power forward with great vision , size and speed . Peitzche makes the players he plays with better for 2 years he played with Kennedy with the gulls and they were lights out together and now he and Miller play together in cole harbour and the it’s the same result. Millers size will hold him back a bit in the draft but his skill is good enough to get him into a good spot , and I believe Peitzche and Kennedy will go in the first round or very early 2nd round .
Prospects game in Moncton had some puzzling selections. As it does every year. Heavy Saint John, Moncton, Halifax area. I assume some central scouting home areas. Some really talented high up side 06 players left out for 05s with little success and little upside was a head scratcher. A lot of good deserving selections as well.
Nova Scotia And NFLD leagues seem watered down and weaker than the New Brunswick League. Evident with 2 Nb making it to the final. Might be enhancing some point productions.
I would disagree with that. The NBPEI league isn't strong. There's two good teams in it, that's all. The rest of the league is so much weaker than them that they actually can pad their stats against them.
Actually the NB/PEI league has 3 really strong teams, 2 solid teams that are no slouch and 1 weak team. The NS team has 4 or 5 teams that would be considered strong and could win any night and 3 or 4 teams you pad ur stats against. NFLD has the weakest overall pool and watered down league.
I generally agree with most of your posts/thoughts but have a different perspective here. Charlottetown, Saint John and Moncton are arguably 3 of the top 6 teams in Atlantic Canada based on what I saw at the Ice Jam and their depth. The other 3 (Fredericton, Kennsington and the Northern Moose team) would be middle/upper half teams in NS or NFLD. Having to play against those top teams 6-7 times a year makes them look weaker then they really are. Even these teams had competitive results at the Monctonian. Kennsington got into their usual penalty trouble against Dartmouth late in a close game for a playoff spot, Caps made the playoffs and Northern has some close one goal losses.
The way I see it, Saint John and Moncton would be great teams in Nova Scotia and destroy Newfoundland. Charlottetown would be a good but nothing special team in Nova Scotia and destroy NewFoundland. The other 3 teams in NBPEI would be weak teams in Nova Scotia just like they are in their current league, but would probably still destroy Newfoundland.
Interesting result tonight I read in the Twitter world … RNS beats Moncton Flyers 4-3 . I think they also beat the Halifax Macs at the Monctonian, that goes against traditional thought that prep schools are below major midget ? Macs and Flyers are likely top five teams in Maritimes correct?
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Curious what “high end” prospects were left out of prospects game? Other than Kennedy due to injury.
RNS is playing a game against the Vitos on Saturday as well. Up to this point the Vitos have declined to play RNS for years. Should be a good game hope to get out to it.Wwas planning on going last nght but my son was on the ice himself so couldn't make it.
I have been saying this for almost a year. Prep schools always were thought to be lower then major midget but in this day and age they may even have a larger step then people think on the Major teams, look at RNS and the Mount for example :
RNS is a very strong team and so are all 3 Mount teams.
The mount teams ( all 3 ) are beating almost every team they play. That’s huge to be able to have 3 winning teams at the Major Midget level. I would love to see them get a chance to Go against some of the highest ranked Major teams in the new year.
Look for a good number of mount players to go in this years draft as well as RNS players. It’s been great hockey to watch up to this point and it’s only the Middle of December
RNS is a very strong team and so are all 3 Mount teams.
The mount teams ( all 3 ) are beating almost every team they play. That’s huge to be able to have 3 winning teams at the Major Midget level. I would love to see them get a chance to Go against some of the highest ranked Major teams in the new year.
Look for a good number of mount players to go in this years draft as well as RNS players. It’s been great hockey to watch up to this point and it’s only the Middle of December
No problem… guys like Sharkey, Dickson, Gallant Kensington, Griffin Charlottetown, Burtt-Munn, Flynn Fredericton, Pittman South Shore, Clarke Sydney…. Just head scratcher when 5’5” guys on strong teams with 5 pts are selected but like I said happens every year.
I heard Moncton had a few affiliates for their game. RNS has some good prospects though.
RNS is very motivated against the U18 teams. RNS definitely has some good prospects for sure. I think overall although they won the games, longer term they would be middle of the pack. Mount would be a bit under them and then KES would be in the bottom 2 or 3 in the league. All comparable hockey. There are a few kids on the prep school teams that would not make the U18 teams as probably the difference as I see it right now. The Prep school teams I think are in better shape as they are regimented more so. This makes the world of difference for some kids who are not as motivated on the physical side. I suspect the vitos will win - lets see - please report back!
Ice Jam is around the corner. I think Northern and the U16 Selects team are the teams that I would not have seen and that were not at the Monctonian. Northern is a bottom half team and I expect them to go winless but who is Veilleux and why am I only seeing him now? The U16 team will be hard up just being so young and being put together in a short time against teams that have established systems and familiarity. I don't think they have selected the team yet. but anyone selected here will be pretty darn good. Given their age whether 2006 or late 2005, they will all be worth a look and some will make it to the CSR list and the MHL lists even though I'd expect them to go winless.
Another interesting result RNS 4 Vito’s 3…… I’m sure there were affiliates playing for the Vito’s must have been a watered down squad.
Kearsey looking like a real high-end prospect right now. Potentially first round.
