Prospect Info: William Trudeau, LHD, Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) - 4th round 113th pick overall

[Vachon23]

this guy could be a bit of a dark horse. Without knowledge but going on gut feeling, he probably has more potential than Kostenko.

One thing I need to say, it's that his progression is really interesting !

 

[WeThreeKings]

this guy could be a bit of a dark horse. Without knowledge but going on gut feeling, he probably has more potential than Kostenko.

Little bit backwards.

Trudeau has the higher floor while Kostenko has the most potential/higher ceiling

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Little bit backwards.

Trudeau has the higher floor while Kostenko has the most potential/higher ceiling

I mucked that up but by potential, I actually meant potential to make it. Not upside.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Trudeau in the line-up for Charlottetown for their preseason game at 6PM ET.

 

[bopeep]

Some line-ups:

- Kidney is 2C for AB Titans
- Simoneau is 1C & Trudeau is 2LD for Charlottetown
- Harrs is 1LD & Struble is 2LD for NE
- Biondi is 3RW for Minnesota-Duluth
- Sobolev is 1RD for Windsor
- Tuch is 3LW for BU

*Pitlick not in the line-up for Minnesota.

Trudeau is sneaky good.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Trudeau is sneaky good.

I liked him a lot at the rookie camp. I honestly didn't expect him to be one of the first to be sent back to Junior. He would have gone there regardless. But he and Roy impressed me. But Roy went to the main camp and Trudeau didn't.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Trudeau named as part of CHL Team of the week.

 

[Andy Lehoux]

 

[Vachon23]

Trudeau is eligable for the Rocket next year, curious to see what they gonna do with him next year

 

[WeThreeKings]

Trudeau is eligable for the Rocket next year, curious to see what they gonna do with him next year

Probably back in the Q. I don't think he gets a contract, maybe an AHL/ECHL offer.

 

[Vachon23]

Probably back in the Q. I don't think he gets a contract, maybe an AHL/ECHL offer.

Agree, we have many young Dmen in the system next year and an other year in the Q would't be a bad thing for him.

 

[montreal]

Trudeau is eligable for the Rocket next year, curious to see what they gonna do with him next year

He's got only 161 games in the Q under his belt, would think he's back in the Q for sure unless they think he would be better off at 3R and went with an AHL contract.

 

[Vachon23]

He's got only 161 games in the Q under his belt, would think he's back in the Q for sure unless they think he would be better off at 3R and went with an AHL contract.

He's really well coach in the Q, so yes the best option is probably to let him play there.

 

[Wats]

Look at Durzi, defensemen stay extra year all the time and end up quality prospects.

 

[HuGort]

Will we sign Trudeau? He looked good in rookie camp. But had meh season

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Will we sign Trudeau? He looked good in rookie camp. But had meh season

They have till june 2023 to give him his ELC, I don't expect they're in any rush . They'll see what he does next season , he'll definitely have to develop another step to his game.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

QMJHL prospects this year:

- Joshua Roy with 119 pts (51G, 68A) in 66 GP.
- Riley Kidney with 100 pts (30G, 70A) in 66 GP.
- Xavier Simoneau with 86 pts (24G, 62A) in 48 GP.
- William Trudeau with 44 pts (8G, 36A) in 68 GP.

Roy wins the scoring title.
Kidney is 7th in scoring.
And despite playing 20 less games, Simoneau finished 12th in scoring. Had he been healthy, he's also have a 100+ point season.

Nobody talks about Trudeau much, but I'm hoping he becomes a Hab

 

[Adam Michaels]

Nobody talks about Trudeau much, but I'm hoping he becomes a Hab

I liked him at the rookie camp. I felt like he would make smart plays, crisp passes, and was rarely if ever caught.

I'm a fan. It will be interesting what they'll do with him considering all the other young D making their pro debuts this year and next year.

He will need to be signed by June 2023.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Nobody talks about Trudeau much, but I'm hoping he becomes a Hab

I don't think he gets a contract, tbh. Best case for him will be securing an AHL/ECHL deal.

 

[Nick Slafkofield]

I don't think he gets a contract, tbh. Best case for him will be securing an AHL/ECHL deal.

Just because of our depth to be honest, couple years ago he probably would've been signed

 

[WeThreeKings]

Just because of our depth to be honest, couple years ago he probably would've been signed

I have nothing against the pick or the player just when you compare him to what's coming in or already here on defense. there's not enough chairs.

 

[Rockomax]

Has Trudeau progressed at all this season? I have never seen him play, but looking at his stats, they seem pretty much identical to last season's points/gp, PIM/gp and +/-/gp.

 

[Andy Lehoux]

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Nobody talks about Trudeau much, but I'm hoping he becomes a Hab

All it takes is one call from Justin "get me son in the NHL... or off with your heads"

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Solid player it seems, but lost in the suffle of number of prospects. It's not a big loss because he likely has marginal NHL potential, but it would be nice to have him play in the ECHL in Trois-Riviere and eventually Laval in the AHL. He may be able to get a better contract with an NHL team out there though.