QMJHL Draft Lottery to air on RDS on April 21

The lottery to determine the selection order for the upcoming QMJHL Draft presented by Fenplast will take place on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. ET on RDS, as part of the 5 à 7 show.

The Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Rimouski Océanic, Gatineau Olympiques, Victoriaville Tigres and Saint John Sea Dogs finished the 2025-2026 season in positions 18 through 14.

However, the Drakkar, Océanic and Olympiques traded their first-round picks in recent months to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, Halifax Mooseheads and Shawinigan Cataractes, respectively.

Here are the odds for each team in the lottery:

• 18th position: Rouyn-Noranda (from Baie-Comeau) – 9 balls – 42.9%
• 17th position: Halifax (from Rimouski) – 6 balls – 28.6%
• 16th position: Shawinigan (from Gatineau) – 3 balls – 14.3%
• 15th position: Victoriaville – 2 balls – 9.5%
• 14th position: Saint John – 1 ball – 4.8%

Here are the most recent first overall picks of the five teams in the lottery:

• Rouyn-Noranda: Patrick Poulin, 1989 (Saint-Hyacinthe Laser)
• Halifax: Benoit-Olivier Groulx, 2016
• Shawinigan: Dino Troïni, 1976 (Shawinigan Dynamos)
• Victoriaville: Cosmo DuPaul, 1992
• Saint John: Alexis Joseph, 2025

QMJHL Deputy Commissioner Martin Lavallée will oversee the lottery, which will be conducted under the supervision of the Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton firm.