2025 QMJHL Draft

[BearQC]

Just wanna tell y'all that scantlebury is 100% going ushl theres no way he comes back to play q

Yeah, its the track that kids pick nowadays. QMJHL needs a better education program.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

Yeah, its the track that kids pick nowadays. QMJHL needs a better education program.

Well please tell me how you get a better education in many of the small American cities in the USHL...

 

[scoutman1]

Yeah, its the track that kids pick nowadays. QMJHL needs a better education program.

??? if you play 3 years in the league you get your university paid for, teams have educators that travel with the teams....what else would you expect?

 

[cdhalley]

Source?

my brother played with james in the summer 2023 and his dad was saying that james wasnt coming back cause he wanted to go ncaa. Might have change now that chl players are gonna be eligible to play college hockey but I still doubt he comes back

 

[Big Daddie]

Well please tell me how you get a better education in many of the small American cities in the USHL...

Most people don't realize how piecemeal the high school education these kids actually get . In school for half days and on the road for days , just how does an average kid survive in this situation . Having worked in the education field , I saw how many really good kids struggled and had difficulties with their courses and they were in school every day all day !!! We are seeing many kids going to prep schools where education is paramount and they also play a very high level of hockey . Many get committed to D1 schools but are required to play Junior A before going to university . If you really think having a teacher travel with Major junior teams can make a difference , just think of the variety of courses players take . How could one human being really have any major influence on these students . When you understand that one in every 100 major junior players every makes it to the NHL , you will have a better understanding why so many kids decide to opt for the eduction path instead ,In reality , education is going to be how they earn a living . Not to mention that it has to be more difficult to start your education at 21 or 22 years of age . Eric Lindros , when asked what his biggest regret was , said that he wished he had gone to university instead of major junior . Many of his friends went that way and over four years, built such close friendships that lasted a lifetime . He felt that because of his talent . he still would have made it in pro hockey , With the upcoming change in NCAA rules , many more players will be opting for the D1 route and I guess you can't blame them !!!

 

[Big Daddie]

so far I see a top 20 like this...but i never got a great look at some of the french guys as much i would like:

1. Alexis Joseph—Phenix 18AAA 6’03/185 39 25 28 53
2. James Scantlebury—F—Bishop 14U 5’09/152 55 64 66 130
3. Thomas Charbonneau—D—Shattuck U14 6’01/161 26 07 12 19
4. Luca Desjardins—F—Seacoast 14U 5’11/168 67 51 99 150
5. Nolann Heroux—F—Seigneurs U15 5’08/141 26 34 36 70
6. Sam Berthiaume—G—Truro 6’03/165 04 02 1.94 .941
7. Louis-Etenne Halley—F—Seigneurs U15 0’00/000 26 37 31 68
8. Zack Arsenault—F—Quebec U15 5’11/166 29 43 28 71
9. Caleb Adams—D—Mount St Charl. 14U 6’00/185 52 03 17 20
10. Matys St-Gelais—F—Seacoast 14U 5’10/187 64 61 54 115
11. Maxwell Branton—F—Pittsburgh Elite 14U 5’11/157 60 45 63 108
12. Deryk Lemaire—F—Cascades U15 6’01/161 30 39 31 70
13. Phenwick MacLean—F—Bedford 0’00/000 13 17 12 29
14. Zakary Horvat-Edouard—F—National 5’06/146 29 33 50 83
15. Antoine Provencher—F—Dynamiques M17 0’00/000 10 03 05 08
16. Elliot Bibeau-Rivard—F—Noir M15 5’11/134 32 30 23 53
17. Justin Beaulieu—D—Quebec M15 5’09/134 30 06 18 24
18. Brock Lyons—F—KV Kings U15 0’00/000 30 43 31 74
19. Jayden Pominille—F—Pionniers U15 5’05/115 30 21 35 56
20. Jeremy Quevillon—D—Citadelles U15 5’11/150 26 07 23 30

Just happened to take a closer look at the above list and noticed that there were only two players listed as playing U18 AAA HOCKEY . How can you compare kids who play solely against 15 year olds to kids (15 ) who play against 17 and 18 year olds . There is NO comparison !!! How much harder is it to play against bigger , stronger and more experienced players ???? Amassing huge numbers in U14 or U15 is not quite the same as trying to score in a U18 league !!!

 

[kyle44]

Just happened to take a closer look at the above list and noticed that there were only two players listed as playing U18 AAA HOCKEY . How can you compare kids who play solely against 15 year olds to kids (15 ) who play against 17 and 18 year olds . There is NO comparison !!! How much harder is it to play against bigger , stronger and more experienced players ???? Amassing huge numbers in U14 or U15 is not quite the same as trying to score in a U18 league !!!

I'm not sure what you're getting at here. This information is from last year when the kids were all Bantam age, and they all played the equivalent of Bantam in their respective area except for Alexis Joseph, who was granted permission to play U18 as a 14-year old due to his ability and who is ranked number 1 on the list. It's not like most of these kids had a choice to play anything other than U15.