2025 QMJHL Entry Draft: CSR Final Rankings
The QMJHL’s Central Scouting (CSR) today unveiled its final rankings of the prospects eligible for the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft, presented by Fenplast.
Alexis Joseph, a forward for the Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix, tops the list, ahead of defenseman Malik L’Italien of Stanstead College U18 and forward Antoine Provencher from the Collège-Charles Lemoyne Riverains.
The top-ranked goaltender is Mathys Fortin, of the Vikings de Saint-Eustache, who comes in at 29th.
Final top prospect rankings – Quebec and Atlantic Canada
Final top prospect rankings – United States (in alphabetical order
The 12-round draft will be held on June 6 and 7 at the Vidéotron Centre, in Quebec City. The Halifax Mooseheads hold the third overall pick. Halifax owns a total of 11 selections in the 12-round Entry Draft including two second round picks and two eighth round picks. The additional second round pick was originally property of Blainville-Boisbriand and was acquired from Moncton along with Jacob Steinman and two 2026 picks in exchange for Mathis Rousseau and Logan Crosby. The additional eighth round pick belonged to Shawinigan and was acquired in the December, 2022 trade that sent Stephane Huard Jr to the Cataractes.
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Top Prospect Rankings – Quebec and Atlantic Canada
The list contains 381 names, including the 88 players requested as additions by QMJHL teams.
By calibre:
117 from the Quebec U18 AAA League
73 from Atlantic U18 AAA leagues
108 from Quebec U17 AAA
83 from various leagues or school networks
By age:
332 players aged 15 (born in 2009)
48 players aged 16 (born in 2008)
1 player aged 17 (born in 2007)
By position:
212 forwards
113 defensemen
56 goaltenders
By origin:
279 from Quebec
40 from Nova Scotia
31 from New Brunswick
21 from Newfoundland and Labrador
10 from Prince Edward Island
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Top Prospect Rankings – United States
The list contains 197 names, including the 42 players requested by QMJHL teams.
By age:
100 players aged 15 (born in 2009)
70 players aged 16 (born in 2008)
12 players aged 17 (born in 2007)
15 players aged 18 (born in 2006)
By position:
118 forwards
59 defensemen
20 goaltenders
By origin:
114 from Massachusetts
47 from Connecticut
16 from Rhode Island
11 from New Hampshire
5 from Maine
4 from Vermont
