2024 QMJHL Draft: CSR unveils final rankings
The QMJHL Scouting Central (CSR) unveiled today its final prospect rankings for the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft presented by Fenplast, held next June 7-8 in Moncton.
Quebecer Maddox Dagenais, son of former QMJHL and NHL player Pierre Dagenais, tops the list of prospects. A towering 6’3″, 180 lb. left-handed forward, he picked up 42 goals and 39 assists in 35 games this season with the Quinte Red Devils in Ontario’s U16 AAA ranks.
Tynan Lawrence, also a left-handed forward, is ranked second after having amassed 22 goals and 27 assists in 50 games with Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U AAA team.
Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte comes in third as the top-ranked defenseman according to the CSR. A 6′, 165 lb. right-hander, he collected 31 points in 35 games with the Trois-Rivières Estacades in the Ligue M18 AAA du Québec.
Jayden Plouffe, a left-handed forward with the Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix (LHM18AAAQ), and Cameron Chartrand, a right-handed defenseman with the Bishop Kearney Selects (15U AAA), round out the Top 5 on the list.
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The QMJHL Draft Lottery revealed the Top 5 selections of the upcoming draft: the Cape Breton Eagles have the first pick, followed by the Val-d’Or Foreurs (2nd and 3rd), the Québec Remparts (4th) and the Saint John Sea Dogs (5th).