73 players from the QMJHL among 2019-2020 NHL rosters
Boucherville, QC – The National Hockey League (NHL) revealed the rosters of its 31 franchises prior to tonight’s opening games. Among them, you can find 73 players who made their way through the QMJHL before playing in the world’s greatest hockey league.
Only the Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers and Washington Capitals have no QMJHL alumni among their starting lineups heading into the 2019-2020 season.
On the flip side, the Tampa Bay Lightning has an impressive total of six former QMJHL players within its core, the highest total of alumni for a single NHL squad. Closely following Tampa Bay are the Boston Bruins, the Florida Panthers, the Ottawa Senators and the Winnipeg Jets, who each have five players that once suited up in the Q.
At age 19, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defenceman Noah Dobson is the youngest QMJHL player currently playing in the NHL. While we definitely wish him a prolific career at the professional level, it is still a possibility that the Summerside, PEI native rejoins his Rouyn-Noranda teammates at some point this season since he’s still too young to suit up in the American Hockey League.
Here is the list of QMJHL alumni currently in the NHL:
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ANAHEIM
Maxime Comtois (Drummondville, Victoriaville)
Nicolas Deslauriers (Rouyn-Noranda, Gatineau)
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ARIZONA
Jason Demers (Moncton, Victoriaville)
Conor Garland (Moncton)
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BOSTON
Patrice Bergeron (Acadie-Bathurst)
Charlie Coyle (Saint John)
Jaroslav Halak (Lewiston)
David Krejci (Gatineau)
Brad Marchand (Moncton, Val-d’Or, Halifax)
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BUFFALO
Jean-Sébastien Dea (Rouyn-Noranda)
Marco Scandella (Val-d’Or)
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CALGARY
Michael Frolik (Rimouski)
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CAROLINA
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CHICAGO
Corey Crawford (Moncton)
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COLORADO
Mark Barberio (Cape Breton, Moncton)
Samuel Girard (Shawinigan)
Ryan Graves (Charlottetown, Val-d’Or, Québec)
Nathan MacKinnon (Halifax)
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COLUMBUS
Pierre-Luc Dubois (Cape Breton, Blainville-Boisbriand)
David Savard (Baie-Comeau, Moncton)
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DALLAS
Alexander Radulov (Québec)
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DETROIT
Jonathan Bernier (Lewiston)
Adam Erne (Québec)
Anthony Mantha (Val-d’Or)
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EDMONTON
Tomas Jurco (Saint John)
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FLORIDA
Mike Hoffman (Gatineau, Drummondville, Saint John)
Jonathan Huberdeau (Saint John)
Samuel Montembeault (Blainville-Boisbriand)
MacKenzie Weegar (Halifax)
Keith Yandle (Moncton)
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LOS ANGELES
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MINNESOTA
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MONTREAL
Paul Byron (Gatineau)
Phillip Danault (Victoriaville, Moncton)
Jonathan Drouin (Halifax)
Joel Teasdale* (Blainville-Boisbriand, Rouyn-Noranda)
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NASHVILLE
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NEW JERSEY
Nico Hischier (Halifax)
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NEW YORK (ISLANDERS)
Anthony Beauvillier (Shawinigan)
Derick Brassard (Drummondville)
Noah Dobson (Acadie-Bathurst, Rouyn-Noranda)
Ross Johnston (Moncton, Victoriaville, Charlottetown)
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NEW YORK (RANGERS)
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OTTAWA
Drake Batherson (Cape Breton, Blainville-Boisbriand)
Thomas Chabot (Saint John)
Filip Chlapik (Charlottetown)
Anthony Duclair (Québec)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Gatineau, Chicoutimi)
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PHILADELPHIA
Sean Couturier (Drummondville)
Claude Giroux (Gatineau)
Samuel Morin (Rimouski)
Jakub Voracek (Halifax)
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PITTSBURGH
Sidney Crosby (Rimouski)
Kristopher Letang (Val-d’Or)
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SAN JOSE
Timo Meier (Halifax, Rouyn-Noranda)
Marc-Édouard Vlasic (Québec)
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ST-LOUIS
Jake Allen (St. John’s, Montréal, Drummondville)
Ivan Barbashev (Moncton)
Samuel Blais (Victoriaville, Charlottetown)
David Perron (Lewiston)
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TAMPA BAY
Yanni Gourde (Victoriaville)
Mathieu Joseph (Saint John)
Nikita Kucherov (Québec, Rouyn-Noranda)
Ondrej Palat (Drummondville)
Cédric Paquette* (Montréal, Blainville-Boisbriand)
Daniel Walcott* (Blainville-Boisbriand)
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TORONTO
Frédérick Gauthier (Rimouski)
Dmytro Timashov (Québec)
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VANCOUVER
Antoine Roussel* (Chicoutimi)
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VEGAS
William Carrier (Cape Breton, Drummondville)
Marc-André Fleury (Cape Breton)
Jonathan Marchessault (Québec)
Valentin Zykov (Baie-Comeau, Gatineau)
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WASHINGTON
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WINNIPEG
Gabriel Bourque (Baie-Comeau, Moncton)
Nikolaj Ehlers (Halifax)
Dmitry Kulikov (Drummondville)
Mathieu Perreault (Acadie-Bathurst)
Nathan Beaulieu* (Saint John)
*Indicates a player currently on the injured reserve list.
