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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Nov 15, 2018 9:04:40 GMT -4
Mark Hiller - 4th round, 64th overall - He was at training camp but didn't dress for any exhibition games to protect his NCAA eligibility - 2nd year with St Andrews College in Ontario - Committed to Merrimack College in September so it will be interesting to see if he is at training camp next August
Jeremy Berube - 4th round, 71st overall - 2nd year with L'Albatros du College Notre Dame (Quebec Midget AAA) - 1 goal, 6 assists in 20 games - Consistently the best player on his team every game - Expect him to contend for a spot on next year's team as the 6th or 7th defenseman
Gavin Watt - 7th round, 113th overall - 2nd year with the Cole Harbour Wolfpack of the Nova Scotia Midget AAA Hockey League - 9 goals, 5 assists in 15 games - Small but gritty forward ; likes to go to the dirty areas - Could earn a spot on the 4th line next season but I see him needing a year of Junior A before making the jump to the Q
Sam Dow - 8th round, 132 overall - Very impressive in training camp - Last cut on defense - Suiting up for the Campbellton Tigers of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League - 4 assists in 16 games - Good sized offensiveman defenseman that likes to play physical - Easily see him as the 5th defenseman on next year's team
Owen Stammer - 8th round, 137th overall - Didn't see much of him in training camp - Left within 48 hours to protect his NCAA eligibility - 2nd year with Les Riverains du College Charles Lemoyne - Reminds me a lot of Conor Garland - Small diminutative forward, quick hands, quick feet, great hockey sense - Attended a Boston University showcase in August where he scored a beauty of a goal that he lifted into the top corner will little space, all from a bad angle - Will be interesting to see which route he takes
Joe Chambers - 8th round, 143rd overall - The goalie many people have forgotten about - 2nd year with the Cole Harbour Wolfpack - 8 games played ; 2.10 GAA and a 910 save percentage - Tough to project his future in the Wildcats organization with the emergence of Charles Antoine Lavallee but depth in nets is never a bad thing
Francis Langlois - 9th round, 149th overall - 5 goals, 8 assists in 19 games - 2nd season with Les Riverains du College Charles Lemoyne - Fast, great stickhandler, hard worker and relentless forecker - Best player on his team on most nights - Another candidate for a spot on the 4th line of next year's team - I see him as a STEAL
Alexandre Parent - 9th round, 158th round - Another player I see as a STEAL - 11 goals, 8 assists in 21 games - 2nd
year with Les Estacades de Trois Rivieres - Smart player with a very good shot - Another candidate for 4th line in 2019/2020
Brandon Walker - 10th round, 167th overall - Spoke about him on one of my first episodes as a potential steal - 7 assists in 21 games - 2nd year with the Lac St Louis Lions - Team is underachieving which is causing their players to do the same - Another player with NCAA aspirations so it's to be determined if he signs with Moncton or goes on to play college hockey
Zach Alchorn - 10th round, 172nd overall - Saw him make his Wildcats debut last weekend against Bathurst and Chicoutimi - Picked up an assist for his 1st point in the Q - Suiting up for the St Stephen Aces of the Maritime Hockey League - 5 goals, 6 assists in 18 games - Expect to see him called up a few more times before the end of this season
Josh Crooks - 14th round, 239th overall - A great story - 1st player drafted into the Q from the Nova Scotia Midget Minor Hockey League - Suiting up for the Halifax Macs this season - 5 goals, 6 assists in 13 games
Jaden Mason - 2017 draft pick - 8th round, 144th overall - Another one who we saw make his Q debut against Bathurst and Chicoutimi - 2nd season with Pictou of the Maritime Hockey League - 5 goals, 5 assists in 16 games
Mark Rumsey - 2017 draft pick - 5th round, 86th overall - One of the last cuts on forward from this year's training camp - Yet to play this season due to injury - Will suit for the Amherst Ramblers of the Maritime Hockey League
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Post by SteveUL on Nov 15, 2018 9:18:29 GMT -4
I was impressed with both Mason and Alchorn this past weekend. They both seemed to have some good skill. Alchorn got more icetime and found himself on line 2 and looked pretty good there as he adjusted to the speed. Mason didn't get nearly as much icetime but you could see that he had some skills.
Thanks for the update.
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Post by jimmy on Nov 15, 2018 10:36:45 GMT -4
I was impressed with both Mason and Alchorn this past weekend. They both seemed to have some good skill. Alchorn got more icetime and found himself on line 2 and looked pretty good there as he adjusted to the speed. Mason didn't get nearly as much icetime but you could see that he had some skills. Thanks for the update. I think Alchorn likely has more of a Q future than Mason due to size and being a year younger ... Mason is already 18 ... so tough to break in next year as a 19 year old rookie ... while Alchorn could well earn a bottom six or press box role next year. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Nov 17, 2018 10:19:53 GMT -4
Hodge has the Cats top 10 prospects:
1-Hillier(16)
2-Dow(16)
3-Alchorn(17)
4-Parent(16)
5-Berube(16)
6-Paradis(17)
7-MacDonald(18)
8-Langlois(16)
9-Mason(18)
10-Bergbauer(17)
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Post by catzfans on Nov 17, 2018 15:06:56 GMT -4
Hodge has the Cats top 10 prospects: 1-Hillier(16) 2-Dow(16) 3-Alchorn(17) 4-Parent(16) 5-Berube(16) 6-Paradis(17) 7-MacDonald(18) 8-Langlois(16) 9-Mason(18) 10-Bergbauer(17) Interesting that they have Hillier on it when he’s committed to NCAA. Also, no mentioning Rumsey? He was close to making he team, has he had a bad year? And we spent a 4th rounder on Vanier, have we all but given up on him? |
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Post by scotiahockey on Nov 17, 2018 15:34:11 GMT -4
Hodge has the Cats top 10 prospects: 1-Hillier(16) 2-Dow(16) 3-Alchorn(17) 4-Parent(16) 5-Berube(16) 6-Paradis(17) 7-MacDonald(18) 8-Langlois(16) 9-Mason(18) 10-Bergbauer(17) Interesting that they have Hillier on it when he’s committed to NCAA. Also, no mentioning Rumsey? He was close to making he team, has he had a bad year? And we spent a 4th rounder on Vanier, have we all but given up on him? I mean Hillier probably still is the #1 prospect, regardless of whether he’s NCAA committed or not. Rumsey is back playing his final year midget in Newfoundland... probably doubtful that he will be a player for them. Vanier is probably done, don’t see a Q future for him. I also have a tough time considering MacDonald or Mason as “prospects” at 18 years old. |
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Post by catzfans on Nov 17, 2018 16:14:44 GMT -4
Interesting that they have Hillier on it when he’s committed to NCAA. Also, no mentioning Rumsey? He was close to making he team, has he had a bad year? And we spent a 4th rounder on Vanier, have we all but given up on him? I mean Hillier probably still is the #1 prospect, regardless of whether he’s NCAA committed or not. Rumsey is back playing his final year midget in Newfoundland... probably doubtful that he will be a player for them. Vanier is probably done, don’t see a Q future for him. I also have a tough time considering MacDonald or Mason as “prospects” at 18 years old. I don’t understand how Alec MacDonald would be a better prospect than Brandon Walker or Owen Stammer. If we are including Hillier in this list shouldn’t they be there too? |
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Post by WildcatMapleLeafs on Nov 17, 2018 16:16:01 GMT -4
I'm hoping they can convince Stammer to report.
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Post by jimmy on Nov 17, 2018 18:02:25 GMT -4
Interesting that they have Hillier on it when he’s committed to NCAA. Also, no mentioning Rumsey? He was close to making he team, has he had a bad year? And we spent a 4th rounder on Vanier, have we all but given up on him? I mean Hillier probably still is the #1 prospect, regardless of whether he’s NCAA committed or not. Rumsey is back playing his final year midget in Newfoundland... probably doubtful that he will be a player for them. Vanier is probably done, don’t see a Q future for him. I also have a tough time considering MacDonald or Mason as “prospects” at 18 years old. I thought I read Rumsey was hurt and was supposed to be playing for Amherst once healthy? But overall, agree that he, along with MacDonald and Mason, are likely no longer strong prospects ... my experience has been that once a player has been to two camps and not made the team, it is not very often that they end up breaking through on a third attempt. Perhaps now that 15 year olds can be drafted in all rounds (when did that start? Thinking it has been three or four years now?) we may see it a bit more often than before ... |
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Post by jimmy on Nov 17, 2018 18:09:22 GMT -4
These prospect lists tend to be a bit meaningless anyway ... junior teams are not like NHL teams in that regard ... most have a relatively small number of “prospects” not on their roster ... guys who are relatively good break into the league the year they are drafted for the most part. Not many teams would have a waiting list of high end talent not in the league. The odd late bloomer, and some guys who project as future fringe players ... for the most part, 2019 draft picks will jump ahead of these “prospects” next summer in the organizational pecking order.
A more interesting list and comparison, if one had the time, would be to copy what TSN did this week in the NHL and do a core 4 ranking for each team looking at their best 17 and under talent ... including guys already in the league.
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Post by scotiahockey on Nov 17, 2018 19:27:20 GMT -4
I mean Hillier probably still is the #1 prospect, regardless of whether he’s NCAA committed or not. Rumsey is back playing his final year midget in Newfoundland... probably doubtful that he will be a player for them. Vanier is probably done, don’t see a Q future for him. I also have a tough time considering MacDonald or Mason as “prospects” at 18 years old. I thought I read Rumsey was hurt and was supposed to be playing for Amherst once healthy? But overall, agree that he, along with MacDonald and Mason, are likely no longer strong prospects ... my experience has been that once a player has been to two camps and not made the team, it is not very often that they end up breaking through on a third attempt. Perhaps now that 15 year olds can be drafted in all rounds (when did that start? Thinking it has been three or four years now?) we may see it a bit more often than before ... I’m not entirely sure about Rumsey but I saw that he was playing in the Monctonian for a Newfoundland Midget team... so I don’t think he’s going to Amherst at all this season but I could be wrong. |
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Post by scotiahockey on Nov 17, 2018 19:41:58 GMT -4
These prospect lists tend to be a bit meaningless anyway ... junior teams are not like NHL teams in that regard ... most have a relatively small number of “prospects” not on their roster ... guys who are relatively good break into the league the year they are drafted for the most part. Not many teams would have a waiting list of high end talent not in the league. The odd late bloomer, and some guys who project as future fringe players ... for the most part, 2019 draft picks will jump ahead of these “prospects” next summer in the organizational pecking order. A more interesting list and comparison, if one had the time, would be to copy what TSN did this week in the NHL and do a core 4 ranking for each team looking at their best 17 and under talent ... including guys already in the league. I’m going to take the time to do this actually now that you’ve suggested it... obviously it’s all subjective to opinion but I’ll do my best. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Nov 18, 2018 11:47:51 GMT -4
I mean Hillier probably still is the #1 prospect, regardless of whether he’s NCAA committed or not. Rumsey is back playing his final year midget in Newfoundland... probably doubtful that he will be a player for them. Vanier is probably done, don’t see a Q future for him. I also have a tough time considering MacDonald or Mason as “prospects” at 18 years old. I don’t understand how Alec MacDonald would be a better prospect than Brandon Walker or Owen Stammer. If we are including Hillier in this list shouldn’t they be there too? Walker is not having a big year. Plus he wanted a guaranteed spot if he was to report. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Nov 18, 2018 11:51:28 GMT -4
These prospect lists tend to be a bit meaningless anyway ... junior teams are not like NHL teams in that regard ... most have a relatively small number of “prospects” not on their roster ... guys who are relatively good break into the league the year they are drafted for the most part. Not many teams would have a waiting list of high end talent not in the league. The odd late bloomer, and some guys who project as future fringe players ... for the most part, 2019 draft picks will jump ahead of these “prospects” next summer in the organizational pecking order. A more interesting list and comparison, if one had the time, would be to copy what TSN did this week in the NHL and do a core 4 ranking for each team looking at their best 17 and under talent ... including guys already in the league. I agree, with a few exceptions on really deep teams, most kids that are legit #1 goalie/top 3 D/top 2 line forward prospects are already in the Q. For the Cats, had they not kept Fournier and/or Lavallee then those may be blue chip prospects, but right now they have none unless a guy like Walsh was to report. Most of what they have are at best, 3rd liners unless they have a monster year this season...which most of them don't seem to be. |
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Feb 7, 2019 6:15:44 GMT -4
I figured it was time to update the Prospects Update. I'll start with those selected in the 2018 QMJHL Draft followed by the 2017 Draft then players acquired via trade.
2018 QMJHL Draft
Mark Hillier - St. Andrews College - 6 goals, 11 assists in 10 games
Jeremy Berube - College Notre Dame - 2 goals, 10 assists in 34 games
Gavin Watt - Cole Harbour Wolfpack - 17 goals, 20 assists in 33 games
Sam Dow - Campbellton Tigers - 0 goals, 9 assists in 33 games
Owen Stammer - College Charles Lemoyne / Longueuil College Francais - 1 goal, 12 assists in 13 games (Midget AAA) & 1 goal, 2 assists in 12 games (Junior A)
Joe Chambers - Cole Harbour Wolfpack - 2.08 GAA, .908 save percentage in 16 games
Francis Langlois - College Charles Lemoyne - 10 goals, 18 assists in 39 games
Alexandre Parent - Estacades de Trois Rivieres - 19 goals, 14 assists in 39 games
Brandon Walker - Lac St. Louis - 6 goals, 18 assists in 40 games
Zach Alchorn - St. Stephen Aces - 11 goals, 12 assists in 36 games
Josh Crooks - Halifax Macs - 8 goals, 12 goals in 33 games
2017 QMJHL Draft
Jaden Mason - Pictou Country Crushers - 12 goals, 9 assists in 34 games
Mark Rumsey - Tri Pen Osprey - 15 goals, 15 assists in 18 games
Acquired Via Trade
Jeremie Hebert - Miramichi Timberwolves - 4 goals, 9 assists in 36 games
Sam Dow and Jeremie Hebert have been called up with the 3 game suspensions to Anttalainen and Aspirot.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jeremy Berube is called up for a couple games. His team completes their regular season this weekend and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Mark Hillier is committed to Merrimack College.
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