2023-10-09 04:00:00
The newspaper presents to you the top 20 Canadian prospects who do not yet have a locker in the team locker room. This is a list of achievements gleaned following several observations and discussions with recruiters. Among the 20 hopefuls, we note the presence of five players from Quebec.
20. Quentin Miller
PHOTO MARTIN ALARIE
› 4e tour (128e) in 2023
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› Quebec (LHJMQ)
› 14-4-0 | 2,11 | ,911
Miller is still very young, at 18 years old. He will act as number one goalie with the Quebec Remparts, a team rebuilding following winning the Memorial Cup.
19. Miguël Tourigny
› 7e tour (216e) in 2022
› Defender
› Trencin (Slovakia)
› 26 points (6 b, 20 p) in 44 matches
Tourigny chose to move to Slovakia last season. By his own admission, he emerged considerably from this experience by becoming a more complete defender.
18. Cedrick Guindon
› 4e tour (127e) in 2022
> Left winger
› Owen Sound (OHL)
› 69 points (22 g, 47 p) in 68 matches
Another small forward in the prospect bank. The Franco-Ontarian received an invitation to the Canadian team’s summer camp for the World Juniors.
17. Xavier Simoneau
Photo Martin Chevalier
› 6e tour (191e) in 2021
› Centre
› Laval (AHL)
› 38 points (6 g, 32 p) in 62 matches
Simoneau has an obvious quality, that of a worker. Despite his small size, he found ways to produce offensively last year in his first campaign with the Rocket.
16. Jared Davidson
› 5e tour (130e) in 2022
› Center / Winger
› Seattle (WHL)
› 82 points (38 b, 44 p) in 60 matches
A good scorer in the Western Junior League. Only drafted at 19, Davidson played as a 20-year-old last season in Seattle. He received kind words from Martin St-Louis and Alex Burrows during the first portion of camp
this season.
15. Riley Kidney
› 2e tour (63e) in 2021
› Centre
› Gatineau/Acadie-Bathurst (LHJMQ)
› 110 points (28 b, 82 p) in 60 matches
Offensively, Kidney was a master in the QMJHL with two seasons of 100 points or more. The Nova Scotian must, however, have other strings to his bow. He needs to learn to get his nose dirty.
14. Jayden Struble
› 2e tour (46e) in 2019
› Defender
› Northeastern (NCAA)
› 12 points (1 b, 11 p) in 31 matches
A complete athlete, a force of nature. Trevor Timmins described it this way. But also a fragile defender who spends too much time in the infirmary. After four years with the Huskies, Struble will play his first full season with the Rocket.
13. Bogdan Konyushkov
› 4th round (110e) in 2023
› Defender
› Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
› 25 points (2 g, 23 p) in 64 games
Martin Lapointe and Nick Bobrov listened to Igor Larionov’s recommendations by betting on this 20-year-old left-handed defenseman in the fourth round during the last draft. He is having a very good start to the season in the KHL, playing big minutes in addition to producing offensively.
12. Oliver Kapanen
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› 2e tour (64e) in 2021
› Centre
› KalPa (Finland)
› 27 points (12 g, 15 p) in 55 matches
Kapanen is still far from the spotlight in his native Finland. He wore the captain’s “C” with the Finnish team at the World Juniors and was one of the good junior-aged forwards in Liiga.
11. Filip Mesar
› 1is tour (26e) in 2022
› Right winger/center
› Kitchener (OHL)
Mesar slipped from the top 10 in this list. After a season in Kitchener, Ontario, the Slovakian aims to play with the Rocket this year. He will need to strengthen himself physically.
10. Jakub Dobes
› 5e tour (136e) in 2020
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› Ohio (NCAA)
› 21-16-3 | 2,31 | ,918
On paper, Dobes will share the work with Cayden Primeau in Laval. At 22, he will experience his first professional season. He is a great, athletic guard, but he will need mileage.
9. William Trudeau
Photo Martin Chevalier
› 4e tour (113e) in 2022
› Defender
› Laval (AHL)
› 27 points (7 b, 20 p) in 60 matches
To recycle the words of Jean-François Houle during the rookie tournament, Trudeau is the one who “ran the patent” on the blue line. He thwarted the organization’s plans last year by clinging to a spot with the Rocket. But he did more than hang on, he became one of the good defenders.
8. Adam Engström
› 3e tour (92e) in 2022
› Defender
› Rögle (Suede)
› 16 points (6 b, 10 p) in 43 matches
Engström is increasingly coming out of the shadows. The 19-year-old is part of the top four on the blue line in Rögle, an organization that shaped the game of Moritz Seider before his arrival in Detroit.
7. Emil Heineman
› 2e tour (43e) in 2020
> Left winger
› Laval (AHL)
› 9 points (7 b, 2 p) in 11 matches
Acquired as part of the trade with the Flames for Tyler Toffoli, Heineman had a great transition from Leksands to Laval last season. The Swede is a good skater and he has a powerful shot.
1. Lane Hutson
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› 2e tour (62e) in 2022
› Defender
› Boston University (NCAA)
› 48 points (15 g, 33 p) in 39 matches
A diamond in the rough. Yes, he is small. Yes, he’s not big. But he has undeniable talent. He had a phenomenal rookie season, breaking Brian Leetch’s record for points. A brand that has stood since 1987. Hutson will stay at school for at least another season. If he continues his progress and if he adapts well to the reality of professional hockey the day he makes the jump, the CH will have achieved a steal by claiming him at the end of the second round.
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