Pekarcik's rights in the QMJHL have been traded from Acadie-Bathurst to Moncton. Moncton are contenders this season and they just signed Swedish defenseman Loke Johansson.
2024-08-01 Acadie-Bathurst Juraj Pekarcik
(2005-09-12)Moncton RD_3,2026 Bat
This is not going to be your proudest takeBad move for his development. Going to a worse league seems like a back step. Qmjhl is closer to Slovak U20 league than it is to USHL
Yeah it’s obviously not a comparison but it is very true that the QMJHL is a step back from the USHL. Why not just stay in the USHL than, a better league? Last good euro who spent their DY+2 in the QMJHL ???This is not going to be your proudest take![]()
Yeah it’s obviously not a comparison but it is very true that the QMJHL is a step back from the USHL. Why not just stay in the USHL than, a better league? Last good euro who spent their DY+2 in the QMJHL ???
Yeah it’s obviously not a comparison but it is very true that the QMJHL is a step back from the USHL. Why not just stay in the USHL than, a better league? Last good euro who spent their DY+2 in the QMJHL ???
Apparently the trade was agreed to at the draft. I wonder if they wanted to get Pekarcik’s commitment before going through with it.
I think Moncton likely has the best forward group in the Q with the Pekarcik addition. It will be interesting to see how the lines work out.
It will be a fun year in Moncton.
So 1 example in the last 11 years. I raise you Maxim Cajkovic.That scrub named Nikita Kucherov played his DY+2 season in the Q.
Long overdue for their fans after missing out on 2020 due to COVID.
Name 1 Slovak player who benefited from playing in the QMJHL, not named Ladislav NagyThe Q is absolutely not a step back from the USHL and I very much doubt you even watch it![]()
Name 1 Slovak player who benefited from playing in the QMJHL, not named Ladislav Nagy
That scrub named Nikita Kucherov played his DY+2 season in the Q.
Sure it does, it is a massive deal. Historical examples are very important. Ushl has produced Martin Pospisil into an NHLer just recently. We shall see how pekarcik’s development turns out. St Louis for some recent is insistent on leaving their players in junior for as long as possible. Shame Pekarcik didn’t get the Sykora route.What does where the player is from have any relevance
But if you insist (and I'm just going with the same organization), marek hrivik got drafted and has had a nice career in Europe and he was pretty well unknown before he came over.
Palat too tho he was technically undrafted I guess.
What does where the player is from have any relevance
But if you insist (and I'm just going with the same organization), marek hrivik got drafted and has had a nice career in Europe and he was pretty well unknown before he came over.
Palat too tho he was technically undrafted I guess.
Tomas JurcoSo 1 example in the last 11 years. I raise you Maxim Cajkovic.
Name 1 Slovak player who benefited from playing in the QMJHL, not named Ladislav Nagy
There were like 11 players from Slovakia that played in the NHL last year. 7 played more than 10 games. There seems to be a bigger issues than them not developing in the Q
To this day he's still an 18 y.o. hockey player and playing for the best team in QMJHL shouldn't be a big mistake. This could be a good development year ahead of him - 1st line minutes in the league, possible long run in the playoffs, Memorial Cup(?), WJC-20...He was one of the youngest players in his draft year so maybe another year in a junior league is not a bad decision.
I don't know how big of a difference is between ushl and qmjhl.
Its definitely miles ahead of slovak U20lets be honest.
Moncton. Pekarcik has already done well in junior in the USHL, he should do well in the Q as well.Getting traded from Acadie Bathurst to Muncton might be the best case scenario for Pekarcik’s development. No offense to titan fans, but Muncton seems like a much better environment for development this coming season.
The idea that Pekarcik should have stayed playing pro in Slovakia or Czechia until he was ready for the AHL/NHL and playing juniors in North America is a mistake or step back is odd IMO. I’m not an expert, but it seems like those leagues are not good developmental leagues and are very hard on younger players. Just look at how it went for A. Jiricek…cheap shotted and concussed as a 17 year old by some 30 year old in the Czech pro league just last season.
Plus I believe it’s been reported that Pekarcik himself wanted to make the move to NA early to acclimate to the culture/language. And personally, I think his game is better suited to the smaller ice and it would be better for him to develop on NA sized rinks.
Thanks, should’ve double checked spelling.Moncton. Pekarcik has already done well in junior in the USHL, he should do well in the Q as well.