A good shortcut to take can always be found on Hockey Forums where you can get the names of the most discussed prospects.
Hockey Forums 2022 QMJHL DraftThere are often a few parents / scouts hyping their own - but it still provides a list of names to work with - and then you start doing your own work.
After awhile - you can kind of filter out those who deserve to be there - and those who don't. There are also a few who are looking to go the NCAA route - so you need to do your homework.
There is no paywall or no reason not to use these lists as they are there for the reader.
The most recent in-depth list shows:
1. Gabriel D’Aigle—G—St Hy 6’02/190 12 04 2.28 .927
2. William Shields—F—Bishop U15 5’08/140 69 58 46 104
3. Sacha Boisvert—F—Mount St Charles 15U 6’01/161 36 41 29 70
4. Tyler Wood—F—Selects 15U 6’01/170 44 30 40 70
5. Justin Poirier—F—Chat 5’07/174 32 30 14 44
6. Julien Lanthier—D—Vikings 6’00/150 33 06 21 27
7. Coen Miller—F—Cole Harbor 5’10/147 34 25 24 49
8. Liam Furey—G—Halifax 6’03/160 13 03 2.42 .911
9. Xavier Veilleux—D—SSF 5’11/174 33 03 24 27
10. Ian Ramsay—D—Cole Harbor 6’03/200 34 12 18 30
11. Reece Peitzsche—F—Cole Harbor 5’11/175 31 13 29 42
12. Adam Fortier-Gendron—D—Phenix 5’10/187 31 04 14 18
13. Owen Phillips—D—Pittsburgh U15 5’10/160 38 05 24 29
14. Eliot L’Italien—F—SSF 6’01/185 33 14 12 26
15. Spencer Gill—D—Moncton 5’11/155 24 05 16 21
16. Maxim Masse—F—ND 5’11/161 33 20 11 31
17. Felix Lacerte—F—Trois Riv 5’09/140 31 16 17 33
18. Raoul Boilard—F—Magog 6’01/140 32 14 19 33
19. Quinn Kennedy—F—Halifax 5’10/160 33 21 20 41
20. Marcus Kearsey—D—Rothesday 5’09/150 26 04 13 17
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21. Thomas Desruisseaux—F—Levis 6’00/148 25 12 11 23
22. Jeremie Richard—D—Moncton 6’00/175 23 04 13 17
23. Lincoln Waugh—D—Charlottetown 5’11/165 19 06 09 15
24. Tomas Lavoie—D—Phenix 6’02/183 30 05 11 16
25. William Dumais—F—Trois Riv 5’11/157 30 08 16 24
26. Callum Aucoin—F—Halifax 5’11/151 34 11 27 38
27. Justin Carbonneau—F—Levis 5’11/158 34 04 22 26
28. Marek Beaudoin—F—St Hy 5’11/185 32 10 11 21
29. Alexis Michaud—F—SSF 5’11/161 33 12 16 28
30. Alexandre Lallier—F—Vikings 5’09/142 27 15 18 33
31. Mathieu Taillefer—D—St Hyac 6’00/151 28 01 06 07
32. Alix Dorocher—F—Magog 5’07/135 31 14 18 32
33. Connor Arseneault—F—Saint John 6’02/196 26 12 10 22
34. Emile Beaunoyer—G—ND 5’09/160 11 04 2.98 .903
35. Vincent Murray—D—Gatineau 6’01/161 09 01 02 03
36. Luka Cloutier—G—Magog 5’09/125 12 04 2.20 .901
37. Jeremy Leroux—F—Stanstead 5’09/165 19 11 12 23
38. Guillaume Fillion—D—Magog 6’00/190 29 02 13 15
39. Alexis Bernier—D—St Hayac 6’00/154 32 02 09 11
40. Jack McMinn—D—Halifax 5’08/155 33 06 18 24