Our 20’s – Newfoundland Regiment
Throughout the summer, we’ll be looking back at the QMJHL careers of our 20-year-old players, who will be moving on to new opportunities next season. Today, we feature the graduating players of the Newfoundland Regiment.
Justin Larose
Larose chose to delay his arrival at the University of Michigan by one year in order to play his 20-year-old season in Newfoundland, and he has no reason to regret that decision. The winger set a career high with 88 points (32 goals, 56 assists), finishing fourth in QMJHL scoring. His 40 power-play points and 292 shots on goal both ranked second in the league. Larose helped the Regiment finish third in the Eastern Conference and reach the second round of the playoffs in the franchise’s inaugural season. It was a fitting conclusion to his junior career, as he appeared in 321 QMJHL games, tied for 52nd-most in league history. A second-round pick of the Tigres in 2021, Larose spent three and a half seasons in Victoriaville before being traded to Drummondville midway through the 2024-25 campaign. During his time with the Tigres, he scored a career-best 38 goals in 2023-24, when the club advanced to the league semifinals. Next stop for No. 9 is the University of Michigan.
Émile Perron
Reaching the 300-game milestone in the QMJHL is no small feat, and Perron accomplished it in 2025-26, finishing his junior career with 88 points in 313 games. The 6-foot, 175-pound defenceman broke into the league at just 16 years old after being selected eighth overall by the Cape Breton Eagles in the 2021 QMJHL Draft out of the Gatineau Intrépide U18 AAA program. After one season in Cape Breton, Perron moved to Bathurst, where he spent the next three seasons, posting a career-high 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 2023-24. He then moved to Newfoundland, where he recorded 23 points (5 goals, 18 assists) during his 20-year-old season. His deepest playoff run came in 2026, when the Regiment reached the second round before being eliminated by the Armada. The Gatineau native will continue both his studies and hockey career close to home with the University of Ottawa in 2026-27.
Blake Pilgrim-Edwards
Pilgrim-Edwards was selected by the Cape Breton Eagles in the 12th round of the 2021 QMJHL Draft but never suited up for the club, as he was acquired by the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the summer of 2022 after spending a second season with Subaru Steele U18 AAA. “BPE” developed steadily in Bathurst, posting seasons of 14, 20, and 31 points, before matching that career high with another 31-point campaign in 2025-26 following the franchise’s move to Newfoundland. The 5-foot-11, 169-pound energy forward from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia, wrapped up his junior career with 98 points in 228 games. He will continue his career at Maryville University beginning in 2026-27.
