Thomas Boisvert, a product of Séminaire Saint-Joseph, in Trois-Rivières, sits in first place after spending last season with Mount St. Charles Academy, in Rhode Island.

Julien Bergeron of the Châteauguay Grenadiers in the Québec U18 AAA Hockey League (LHM18AAAQ) follows in second place, ahead of Zaac Charbonneau, Boisvert’s teammate at Mount St. Charles.

Two other players from the LHM18AAAQ complete the Top 5: Pierre-Alexandre Lemieux of the Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix, and Vincent Boutet of the Séminaire Saint-François Blizzard. Boutet is the highest-ranked defenceman (5th overall).

Among goaltenders, Zachary Lainesse, who recently won both the Québec and Canadian championships with the Lévis Chevaliers, is the top-ranked goaltender at 17th overall.

 

Furthermore, if we look at the top 36—which could potentially cover the first two rounds—24 play in the Québec U18 AAA Hockey League while six were born in the Atlantic provinces.

 

Among the latter, Lawrence Williams, a defenceman playing for Pictou, is the highest-ranked at 9th overall.

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The CSR also evaluated several American players, and six of them received an “A” rating as potential first- or second-round picks: Logan Cotter, Robert Dekleine, Samuel Lee, John Queally, CJ Sawyer, and Blake Wilichoski. All are forwards except for Cotter, a blueliner.

 

• Final Rankings of Top Prospects – United States
  (by rating, then alphabetical order)