QMJHL Prospects Game: Announcement of the 40 players selected

The QMJHL announced on Thursday the names of the 40 players who will participate in the first-ever QMJHL Prospects Game on October 21, presented by BFL Canada, at the Palais Léopold-Drolet in Sherbrooke.

Click here to discover the 40 players of the QMJHL Prospects Game

The prospects were chosen by a special committee formed by the QMJHL Commissioner’s Office and the National Hockey League Central Scouting, since the 40 players selected are obviously eligible for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

Note that Lars Steiner, of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, will not be able to participate in the event due to injury.

The rosters of the two teams, which will be called Team Lafleur and Team Crosby, will be announced in the coming days.

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The 40 players (alphabetical order):

 

Forwards (24)

Louis-François Bélanger, Newfoundland Regiment

Center, shoots left, 5’8” and 172 lbs

Born on November 14, 2007 (17 years old)

Matane, Quebec

2^nd round pick, 21^st overall, of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in 2023 (Collège Notre-Dame U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 52 games, 15 goals, 17 assists, 32 points, -1 (Titan)

 

William Bent, Halifax Mooseheads

Right wing, shoots right, 6’1” and 204 lbs

Born on March 12, 2008 (17 years old)

Dover, MA, United States

14^th round pick, 251^st overall, of the Mooseheads in 2024 (Mount St. Charles U15 AAA)

2024-2025: 28 games, 5 goals, 3 assists, 8 points, -2 (Mooseheads) and 23-16-20-36 (Mount St. Charles U16 AAA)

 

Rian Chudzinki, Moncton Wildcats

Right wing, shoots right, 6’0” and 191 lbs

Born on December 30, 2007 (17 years old)

Needham, MA, United States

Invited by the Wildcats in 2025

2024-2025: 28 games, 27 goals, 25 assists, 52 points (Dexter Southfield, USHS-Prep) and 2-0-1-1, +1 (U.S. National Team U18, NTDP)

 

Simon-Xavier Cyr, Gatineau Olympiques

Center, shoots left, 6’1” and 195 lbs

Born on March 11, 2008 (17 years old)

Sherbrooke, Quebec

1^st round pick, 14^th overall, of the Olympiques in 2024 (Magog U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 43 games, 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points, -9 (Olympiques)

 

Maddox Dagenais, Quebec Remparts

Center, shoots left, 6’4” and 196 lbs

Born on March 27, 2008 (17 years old)

Montreal, Quebec

1^st round pick, 1^st overall, of the Remparts in 2024 (Quinte, OMHA U16)

2024-2025: 43 games, 12 goals, 14 assists, 26 points, -22 (Remparts)

 

Maxim Dubé, Gatineau Olympiques

Center, shoots left, 5’10” and 168 lbs

Born on May 26, 2008 (17 years old)

Gatineau, Quebec

1^st round pick, 12^th overall, of the Olympiques in 2024 (Long Island Gulls U15 AAA)

2024-2025: 56 games, 5 goals, 10 assists, 15 points, -5 (Olympiques)

 

Florent Houle, Sherbrooke Phoenix

Right wing, shoots right, 5’11” and 191 lbs

Born on August 4, 2007 (18 years old)

Maria, Quebec

7^th round pick, 114^th overall, of the Phoenix in 2024 (Séminaire St-François U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 61 games, 11 goals, 23 assists, 34 points, +9 (Phoenix)

 

Ryan Howard, Quebec Remparts

Left wing, shoots left, 6’1” and 199 lbs

Born on January 13, 2008 (17 years old)

Pointe-Claire, Quebec

2^nd round pick, 22^nd overall, of the Remparts in 2024 (Lac St-Louis U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 62 games, 3 goals, 8 assists, 11 points, -22 (Remparts)

 

Korney Korneyev, Victoriaville Tigres

Right wing, shoots left, 6’1” and 178 lbs

Born on October 16, 2007 (18 years old)

Almaty, Kazakhstan

28^th overall pick by the Saguenéens in the 2024 CHL Import Draft (Omsk, Russia U17)

2024-2025: 64 games, 8 goals, 13 assists, 21 points, -2 (Saguenéens)

 

Oleg Kulebyakin, Halifax Mooseheads

Left wing, shoots left, 5’10” and 178 lbs

Born on January 11, 2008 (17 years old)

St. Petersburg, Russia

9^th overall pick by the Mooseheads in the 2025 CHL Import Draft (Carolina Jr Hurricanes U16 AAA)

2024-2025: 33 games, 33 goals, 39 assists, 72 points (Carolina Jr Hurricanes U16 AAA) and 6-0-0-0, 0 (Lincoln, USHL)

 

Nathan Lecompte, Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Center, shoots right, 5’10” and 165 lbs

Born on January 19, 2007 (18 years old)

Châteauguay, Quebec

1^st round pick, 4^th overall, of the Saguenéens in 2023 (Châteauguay U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 56 games, 14 goals, 35 assists, 49 points, +9 (Saguenéens)

 

Liam Lefebvre, Rimouski Océanic

Center, shoots right, 6’3” and 203 lbs

Born on May 15, 2007 (18 years old)

Montreal, Quebec

Invited by the Océanic in 2024

2024-2025: 25 games, 21 goals, 36 assists, 57 points (Trinity-Pawling, USHS-Prep)

 

Romain L’Italien, Cape Breton Eagles

Center, shoots right, 6’1” and 196 lbs

Born on April 7, 2008 (17 years old)

Amqui, Quebec

1^st round pick, 4^th overall, of the Eagles in 2024 (Séminaire St-François U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 54 games, 11 goals, 10 assists, 21 points, -20 (Eagles)

 

Zachary Morin, Saint John Sea Dogs

Left wing, shoots left, 6’1” and 185 lbs

Born on January 25, 2007 (18 years old)

Lachenaie, Quebec

1^st round pick, 19^th overall, of the Armada in 2023 (Little Caesars U15 AAA)

8^th round pick, 131^st overall, of the Sea Dogs in 2024 (Youngstown, USHL)

2024-2025: 56 games, 16 goals, 20 assists, 36 points, -15 (Sea Dogs) and 4-0-1-1, -1 (Youngstown, USHL)

 

Olivers Murnieks, Saint John Sea Dogs

Center, shoots left, 6’0” and 200 lbs

Born on July 31, 2008 (17 years old)

Riga, Latvia

6^th overall pick by the Sea Dogs in the 2025 CHL Import Draft (Sioux City, USHL)

2024-2025: 52 games, 15 goals, 20 assists, 35 points, +2 (Sioux City, USHL)

 

Nikita Ovcharov, Quebec Remparts

Left wing, shoots right, 6’1” and 196 lbs

Born on February 17, 2008 (17 years old)

Lipetsk, Russia

15^th overall pick by the Remparts in the 2025 CHL Import Draft (Krasnaya Armiya Moscow, MHL)

2024-2025: 25 games, 5 goals, 5 assists, 10 points, +4 (Moscow, MHL), 15-8-7-15 (CSKA Moscow U17) and 6-3-2-5 (CSKA Moscow U18)

 

Émile Ricard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Center, shoots left, 5’11” and 180 lbs

Born on November 18, 2007 (17 years old)

Drummondville, Quebec

1^st round pick, 12^th overall, of the Cape Breton Eagles in 2023 (Magog U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 64 games, 14 goals, 11 assists, 25 points, -18 (Eagles/Saguenéens)

 

Thomas Rousseau, Sherbrooke Phoenix

Right wing, shoots right, 5’10” and 174 lbs

Born on February 12, 2008 (17 years old)

Saint-Eustache, Quebec

1^st round pick, 13^th overall, of the Phoenix in 2024 (Saint-Eustache M18 AAA)

2024-2025: 58 games, 17 goals, 23 assists, 40 points, +1 (Phoenix)

 

Dylan Rozzi, Saint John Sea Dogs

Left wing, shoots left, 6’0” and 179 lbs

Born on March 8, 2008 (17 years old)

Montreal, Quebec

1^st round pick, 8^th overall, of the Sea Dogs in 2024 (Lac St-Louis U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 62 games, 14 goals, 20 assists, 34 points, -33 (Sea Dogs)

 

Egor Shilov, Victoriaville Tigres

Center, shoots left, 6’0” and 177 lbs

Born on April 30, 2008 (17 years old)

Tyumen, Russia

3^rd overall pick by the Tigres in the 2025 CHL Import Draft (Green Bay, USHL)

2024-2025: 39 games, 11 goals, 17 assists, 28 points, -30 (Green Bay, USHL) and 31-33-15-48 (Long Island Gulls U16 AAA)

 

Andreas Straka, Quebec Remparts

Left wing, shoots left, 6’1” and 191 lbs

Born on July 4, 2007 (18 years old)

Spisska Nova Nes, Slovakia

4^th overall pick of the Remparts in the 2024 CHL Import Draft (Team Slovakia U18)

2024-2025: 53 games, 9 goals, 25 assists, 34 points, -13 (Remparts)

 

Alexey Vlasov, Victoriaville Tigres

Left wing, shoots right, 5’9” and 176 lbs

Born on February 2, 2008 (17 years old)

Chelyabinsk, Russia

12^th overall pick by the Tigers in the 2025 CHL Import Draft (Sioux Falls, USHL)

2024-2025: 51 games, 11 goals, 12 assists, 23 points, 0 (Sioux Falls, USHL) and 26-28-32-60 (Rockets New Jersey U16 AAA)

 

Daniel Walters, Halifax Mooseheads

Center, shoots left, 6’0” and 193 lbs

Born on March 28, 2008 (17 years old)

Halifax, Nova Scotia

1^st round pick, 11^th overall, of the Mooseheads in 2024 (Halifax McDonald’s U18)

2024-2025: 63 games, 3 goals, 8 assists, 11 points, -23 (Mooseheads)

 

William Yared, Saint John Sea Dogs

Center, shoots right, 6’1” and 197 lbs

Born on January 22, 2008 (17 years old)

Montreal, Quebec

1^st round pick, 5^th overall, of the Sea Dogs in 2024 (Lac St-Louis U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 58 games, 14 goals, 16 assists, 30 points, -21 (Sea Dogs)

 

Injured and out: Lars Steiner, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

 

Defencemen (12)

Justin Blais, Gatineau Olympiques

Shoots left, 5’11” and 190 lbs

Born on September 27, 2007 (18 years old)

Port-Daniel, Quebec

2^nd round pick, 27^th overall, of the Olympiques in 2023 (Collège Notre-Dame U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 43 games, 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points, -4 (Olympiques)

 

Tommy Bleyl, Moncton Wildcats

Shoots right, 5’11” and 165 lbs

Born on December 1, 2007 (17 years old)

Glenville, NY, United States

Invited by the Wildcats in 2024

2024-2025: 30 games, 6 goals, 21 assists, 27 points (Cushing Academy, USHS-Prep), 25-5-18-23 (Central Mass U18 AAA) and 3-0-0-0 (Dubuque, USHL)

 

Cameron Chartrand, Saint John Sea Dogs

Shoots right, 6’0” and 204 lbs

Born on March 3, 2008 (17 years old)

Saint-Lazare, Quebec

1st round pick, 19th overall, of the Sea Dogs in 2024 (Bishop Kearney U15 AAA)

2024-2025: 54 games, 6 goals, 46 assists, 52 points (Bishop Kearney U16 AAA) and 2-0-0-0, +1 (Cedar Rapids, USHL)

 

Benjamin Cossette Ayotte, Val-d’Or Foreurs

Shoots right, 6’0” and 185 lbs

Born on March 1, 2008 (17 years old)

Trois-Rivières, Quebec

1^st round pick, 2^nd overall, of the Foreurs in 2024 (Trois-Rivières U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 56 games, 4 goals, 20 assists, 24 points, +24 (Foreurs)

 

Biagio Jr. Daniele, Newfoundland Regiment

Shoots left, 6’0” and 181 lbs

Born on June 30, 2008 (17 years old)

Montreal, Quebec

1^st round pick, 9^th overall, of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in 2024 (Laval-Montreal U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 47 games, 0 goals, 9 assists, 9 points, 0 (Titan)

 

Alexis Fortin, Val-d’Or Foreurs

Shoots left, 6’3” and 222 lbs

Born on October 4, 2007 (18 years old)

St-Charles-Borromée, Quebec

2^nd round pick, 23^rd overall, of the Foreurs in 2023 (Lanaudière U17 AAA)

2024-2025: 53 games, 3 goals, 4 assists, 7 points, -15 (Foreurs)

 

Maddox Labre, Victoriaville Tigres

Shoots left, 6’2” and 182 lbs

Born on June 15, 2007 (18 years old)

Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec

3^rd round pick, 58^th overall, of the Tigres in 2023 (École du Chêne Bleu, RSEQ U18 D1)

2024-2025: 61 games, 3 goals, 16 assists, 19 points, -43 (Tigres)

 

Charlie Morrison, Quebec Remparts

Shoots left, 6’3” and 198 lbs

Born on October 12, 2007 (18 years old)

Miramichi, New Brunswick

2^nd round pick, 28^th overall, of the Remparts in 2024 (Champions Hockey Academy, CAHS)

2024-2025: 63 games, 2 goals, 13 assists, 15 points, -25 (Remparts)

 

Michel Myloserdnyy, Gatineau Olympiques

Shoots left, 6’7” and 226 lbs

Born on February 15, 2008 (17 years old)

Boucherville, Quebec

2^nd round pick, 21^st overall, of the Olympiques in 2024 (Charles-Lemoyne U17 AAA)

2024-2025: 29 games, 0 goals, 3 assists, 3 points, -7 (Olympiques) and 27-2-11-13 (Stanstead College, CAHS)

 

Alexandre Taillefer, Quebec Remparts

Shoots left, 6’0” and 164 lbs

Born on January 1, 2008 (17 years old)

Richelieu, Quebec

7^th round pick, 115^th overall, of the Remparts in 2024 (Lac St-Louis U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 40 games, 3 goals, 4 assists, 7 points, -22 (Remparts) and 18-3-12-15, -4 (Lac St-Louis U18 AAA)

 

Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Shoots left, 5’11” and 162 lbs

Born on September 29, 2007 (18 years old)

Les Cèdres, Quebec

1^st round pick, 7^th overall, of the Armada in 2023 (Pittsburgh Penguins U15 AAA)

2024-2025: 61 games, 12 goals, 50 assists, 62 points, +24 (Armada)

 

Nikita Voyaga, Charlottetown Islanders

Shoots left, 6’3” and 209 lbs

Born on October 16, 2007 (18 years old)

Moscow, Russia

70^th overall pick by the Islanders in the 2024 CHL Import Draft (Spartak Moscow U17)

2024-2025: 46 games, 1 goal, 5 assists, 6 points, -3 (Islanders)

 

Goaltenders (4)

Rafaël Courchesne, Saint John Sea Dogs

Catches left, 6’2” and 190 lbs

Born on August 21, 2008 (17 years old)

Longueuil, Quebec

3^rd round pick, 45^th overall, of the Sea Dogs in 2024 (Saint-Hyacinthe M18 AAA)

2024-2025: 27 games, 15-11-0 record, 2 shutouts, 3.36 and .901 (Saint-Hyacinthe U18 AAA)

 

William Lacelle, Rimouski Océanic

Catches left, 6’0” and 176 lbs

Born on December 26, 2007 (17 years old)

Gatineau, Quebec

1^st round pick, 10^th overall, of the Océanic in 2023 (Lac St-Louis U18 AAA)

2024-2025: 36 games, 27-5-3 record, 3 shutouts, 2.38 and .909 (Océanic)

 

Jan Larys, Drummondville Voltigeurs

Catches left, 6’3” and 168 lbs

Born on February 14, 2008 (17 years old)

Vitkovice, Czechia

48^th overall pick by the Voltigeurs in the 2025 CHL Import Draft (HC Vitkovice U20, Czechia)

2024-2025: 15 games, 8-7-0 record, 2.64, .927 (HC Vitkovice U17) and 14 games, 6-8-0, 3.17, .917 (HC Vitkovice U20)

 

Jacoby Weiner, Moncton Wildcats

Catches left, 6’3” and 230 lbs

Born on June 19, 2008 (17 years old)

Riverside, Connecticut, United States

7^th round pick, 111^th overall, of the Wildcats in 2024 (Mid Fairfield U15 AAA)

2024-2025: 17 games, 3.23 GAA and .892 save percentage (Kent School, USHS-Prep)