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Post by countryboy on Jun 25, 2021 23:02:21 GMT -4
The first round of the 2021 QMJHL draft is in the books. Of course, Charlottetown did not have a first round selection so they were quiet on Friday night.
Our first scheduled pick of Saturday is in the 2nd round at pick #32. Then we have the following:
3rd round, #57
4th round, #63
5th round #93
6th round, #99
8th round, #147
9th round, #165
10th round, #172
10th round #183
11th round, #201
12th round, #219
13th round #237
14th round, #255
No doubt, there will be some focus on drafting assets with the early picks that might be valuable pieces to trade to acquire veteran players. In addition, I'll be curious to see if Jim can do some dealing to move down in the attempt to pick up some extra 2022 and/or 2023 selections.
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Post by countryboy on Jun 26, 2021 9:14:39 GMT -4
At #32, Matis Ouellet, winger from Amos MAAA.
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Post by islander19 on Jun 26, 2021 9:20:13 GMT -4
Ranked #11 in the final CSR ranking…we’ve seen how far the rankings have been off so far, but the kid must have talent to be rated that high.
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Post by countryboy on Jun 26, 2021 15:13:17 GMT -4
Picks are all in. Here are our 2021 selections:
32. Mathis Ouellet - Amos U17
57. Anton Topilnyckyj - Fredericton U17
63. Brett Arsenault - Charlottetown U17
93. Nathan Mossey - Mount Academy prep
99. Jack Flanagan - Mount Academy prep
147. Mitchell Wagner - Dartmouth U17
165. Kevin Walker - Cape Breton West U17
172. Jano Zambakdjian - Laval U17
183. Sam Bowness - Kensington U17
201. Dustan Riff - Brockville U17
219. Denver Damphousse - Lac St-Louis U17
237. Noah Woodard - Massey-Vanier prep
255. Nicholas Hui - Notre Dame prep
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2021 16:04:13 GMT -4
Picks are all in. Here are our 2021 selections: 32. Mathis Ouellet - Amos U17 57. Anton Topilnyckyj - Fredericton U17 63. Brett Arsenault - Charlottetown U17 93. Nathan Mossey - Mount Academy prep 99. Jack Flanagan - Mount Academy prep 147. Mitchell Wagner - Dartmouth U17 165. Kevin Walker - Cape Breton West U17 172. Jano Zambakdjian - Laval U17 183. Sam Bowness - Kensington U17 201. Dustan Riff - Brockville U17 219. Denver Damphousse - Lac St-Louis U17 237. Noah Woodard - Massey-Vanier prep 255. Nicholas Hui - Notre Dame prep Without that big 1st round name - it's always going to look like an underwhelming list. I forgot who said it - but they said that "most players have major junior skills in some facets of the game - but it's getting them up to a competitive level in other areas." They seem to have several like that - but I guess that's why they call it upside. Watching the interview with Jim Hulton - he was much different than I expected. He's immediately likeable - confident - well-spoken and very good with the media. The mannerisms and the way he carries himself are very similar to Gerard Gallant from twenty years ago. Somebody's going to snap him up and groom him for an NHL job before too long. Is it a done deal that Darryl Boyce and Mike Kelly will be joining Gallant with the Rangers? |
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Post by bois on Jun 26, 2021 17:08:50 GMT -4
Picks are all in. Here are our 2021 selections: 32. Mathis Ouellet - Amos U17 57. Anton Topilnyckyj - Fredericton U17 63. Brett Arsenault - Charlottetown U17 93. Nathan Mossey - Mount Academy prep 99. Jack Flanagan - Mount Academy prep 147. Mitchell Wagner - Dartmouth U17 165. Kevin Walker - Cape Breton West U17 172. Jano Zambakdjian - Laval U17 183. Sam Bowness - Kensington U17 201. Dustan Riff - Brockville U17 219. Denver Damphousse - Lac St-Louis U17 237. Noah Woodard - Massey-Vanier prep 255. Nicholas Hui - Notre Dame prep we didn't make a single trade? |
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Post by Score on Jun 26, 2021 18:35:08 GMT -4
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Post by countryboy on Jun 27, 2021 7:42:17 GMT -4
And to follow the entry draft, we made two selections in the American draft:
Ethan Gardula, 16 y/o fw
Shawn Leary, 16 y /o d
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Jun 27, 2021 9:42:59 GMT -4
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Post by islander19 on Jun 27, 2021 10:23:57 GMT -4
In the video the Isles posted, Trevor Birt says Mossey and Damphousse are both going to play in the states next year to develop, but the doors are still wide open to play junior at some point. |
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Post by countryboy on Jun 28, 2021 0:03:39 GMT -4
What do we have in our new prospects? Obviously, this is an extraordinarily tough year to get a read on players, since there was so little hockey played this past season.
Here's a little more detail about our choices.
Forward Matis Ouellet was drafted #32 overall (2nd round) but was ranked at #11 on the CSR list. Ouellet is 5'10" and 165 lb and would have played last year in the Amos MAAA program. The previous year, 2018-19, he led his bantam AAA team in scoring and played 7 games (with 4 points) in the midget espoir league.
Defenceman Anton Topilnyckyj was drafted #57 overall (3rd round) but was ranked at #25 on the CSR list. Topilnyckyj is listed as 6'1" and 160 lb. Last year, Topilnyckyj played MAAA in Fredericton where he scored 1-2-3 in 12 games.
Forward Brett Arsenault was drated #63 overall (4th round) and was ranked in the 9+ round on the CSR list. Arsenault is listed at 5'11" and 145 lbs. Last year, Arsenault was limited to one game with the Charlottetown Knights MAAA (due to injury). The previous year, in bantam AAA, he scored 28-38-66 in 28 games and was 3rd in league scoring.
Defenceman Nathan Mossey was drafted #93 overall (5th round). He was ranked at #51 on the CSR list. Mossey is 5'11" and 150 lbs. Mossey played prep school hockey at The Mount Academy this past year. In the previous season, he was 15-35-50 in bantam AAA. As we have heard, Mosssey is heading to the US for the coming season to play at Mount St. Charles academy.
Goaltender Jack Flanagan was drafted #99 overall (6th round). Flanagan was ranked in the 6th-8th round on the CSR list. This past season, Flanagan also played at The Mount Academy. In the year previous he played bantam AAA with Kings County, where he had a 3.09 GAA and a .890 save percentage in 19 games, for a record of 9-6-1.
Forward Mitchell Wagner was drafted #147 overall (8th round). He was ranked in the 6th-8th round category by the CSR. Wagner is 6'2" and 174 lb. This season he played with Dartmouth MAAA where he was 7-9-16 in 29 games.
Forward Kevin Walker was drafted at #165 (9th round). He was ranked in the 9+ round category by the CSR. Walker is 5'11" and 167 lb. This season he played with Cape Breton West MAAA where he was 7-3-10 in 21 games.
Defenceman Jano Zambakdjian was drafted at #172 (10th round). He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Zambakdjian is 5'11" and 175 lb. This past year he was to play midget espoir with the Montreal-Laval club. The previous year in bantam AAA he scored 3-5-8 in 15 games.
Forward Sam Bowness was drafted at #183 overall (10th round). He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Bowness is 6'2" and 182 lb. This past season he played MAAA with Kensington where he scored 2-2-4 in 9 games.
Goaltender Dustin Riff was drafted at #201 overall (11th round). He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Riff is 5'10" and 181 lb. Riff was to play midget AAA with the Brockville program in Ontario. Prior to this, he played in the Lac St-Louis minor hockey program.
Forward Denver Damphousse as drafted at #219 overall (12th round). He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Damphousse is the son of former NHL star Vincent Damphousse and is 6'3" and 180 lb. Damphousse was to play last season with the Lac St-Louis Midget Espoir team. This coming season he will play prep school hockey at South West Kent prep.
Forward Noah Woodard was drafted at #237 overall (13th round). He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Woodard is 5'11" and 165 lb. This past season he was to play prep school hockey at Ecole Massey-Vanier.
Defenceman Nicholas Hui was drafted at #155 (14th round). He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Hui is 5'7" and 161 lb. Last season he played with the Notre Dame Hounds prep school program in Saskatchewan. At the U16 level he scored 1-3-4 in 6 games. At the U18 level he scored 1-2-3 in 4 games.
Our first American pick was forward Ethan Gardula. He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Gardula is 5'11" and 165 lb. He played at Cushing Academy this past season and scored 7-2-9 in 5 games. Gardula was a teammate of previously selected American player Billy Norcross.
Our second American pick was defenceman Shawn Leary. He was ranked in the 9+ category by the CSR. Leary is 6'0" and 180 lb. He played on the Neponset Valley MAAA team. where he scored 1-2-3 in 7 games.
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Post by countryboy on Jul 11, 2021 12:49:22 GMT -4
A few Islanders selections were chosen in the MHL draft yesterday.
Anton Topilnyckij was picked in the 6th round (#66) by Grand Falls.
Brett Arsenault was picked in the 5th round (#56) by Grand Falls.
Nathan Mossey was picked in the 8th round (#87) by Amherst.
Jack Flanagan was picked in the 8th round (#90) by Summerside.
Mitchell Wagner was picked in the 5th round (#60) by Yarmouth.
Kevin Walker was picked in the 2nd round (#22) by Truro.
Sam Bowness was picked in the 2nd round (#17) by Miramichi.
Also, Jacob Goobie was picked by Miramichi in the 7th round (#77).
Congrats to all!
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