Tracking the Prospects and Looking Ahead
2026-01-30
The Halifax Mooseheads made 26 picks in the QMJHL Entry Draft over the past two seasons. Eight of those players are on the current roster. Here is a look at the 2025-26 statistics for each of those prospects.
2025 Mooseheads Draft Picks
| Rd | Pick | Name | Pos | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS |
| 1 | 3 | Malik L’Italien | D | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 43 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | 21 | Cam Minella | D | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 48 | Junior Gualberto | F | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 77 | Jayden Napon | F | Laval-Montreal Royal | QM18AAA | 30 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 6 | 95 | Brody Berard | D | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 113 | Nathan Ruel | F | College Notre-Dame | QM18AAA | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 131 | Ylan Verpaelst | F | Magog Cantonniers | QM18AAA | 34 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 143 | Nicolas Blanchette | D | Seminaire St-Francois | QM18AAA | 30 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 10 | 167 | Sam Ryan | F | Steele Subaru | NSU18MHL | 32 | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| 11 | 185 | Duncan Anderson | D | Valley Wildcats | MHL | 34 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 12 | 203 | Jack Bell | G | Cape Breton West | NSU18MHL | 16 | 4.21 | .884 | 6-9 |
2024 Mooseheads Draft Picks
| Rd | Pick | Name | Pos | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS |
| 1 | 11 | Danny Walters | F | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 42 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | 34 | Caylen Blake | F | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 37 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 48 | Amelio Santini | F | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 42 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 71 | Logan Trewin | D | Halifax Macs | NSU18MHL | 24 | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 5 | 89 | Mickael Fournier | D | Saint-Jerome Panthers | QJHL | 39 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 6 | 107 | Gavin Sudds | D | Halifax Macs | NSU18MHL | 26 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 7 | 125 | Nick Cirka | G | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 19 | 3.77 | .873 | 8-10 |
| 8 | 143 | Noah Olmedo-Matte | F | Terrebonne Cobras | QJHL | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 150 | Nico Ciardiello | F | Northern CT | 18U AAA | 31 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 9 | 161 | Thomas Cote | F | Jonguiere Elites | QM18AAA | 33 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| 10 | 179 | Elie Champagne | F | Beauce-Appalaches | QJHL | 36 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 197 | Cole Bent | D | Yarmouth Mariners | MHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 215 | Cole MacLeod | F | Yarmouth Mariners | MHL | 39 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 13 | 233 | Thomas Laplante | G | Ecole Lucille-Teasdale | RSEQ M18 | 10 | 3.91 | – | 1-10 |
| 14 | 251 | Will Bent | F | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 37 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
The Halifax Mooseheads are set to host the QMJHL Entry Draft for the first time, June 5-6 at Scotiabank Centre. In addition to their own 1st Round pick, the Mooseheads also own the 1st Round Pick of the Rimouski Oceanic. Halifax owns four selections in the 2nd Round, including their own plus picks from Rimouski, Blainville-Boisbriand and Moncton.
2026 QMJHL Draft Mooseheads Picks
| ROUND | TEAM |
| 1 | Rimouski |
| 1 | Halifax |
| 2 | Rimouski |
| 2 | Halifax |
| 2 | Blainville-Boisbriand |
| 2 | Moncton |
| 4 | Halifax |
| 4 | Moncton |
| 6 | Halifax |
| 8 | Halifax |
| 9 | Halifax |
| 10 | Halifax |
| 11 | Halifax |
| 12 | Halifax |
The Mooseheads are without their 3rd, 5th and 7th Round picks due to previous trades. Halifax traded 2026 Rd 3 to Shawinigan for Goalie Owen Bresson. Halifax traded 2026 Rd 5 to Rouyn-Noranda for Forward Samuel Rousseau. Halifax traded 2026 Rd 7 to Cape Breton for Defenceman Lincoln Waugh.
