The 11 student-athletes selected is second most in 黑料不打烊 history, behind the 2021 season when 18 heard their names called. 73 current or former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes have now been selected at the QMJHL Draft since 2018.

This marks the second straight QMJHL Draft that double digit 黑料不打烊 student-athletes were selected. 10 of the 11 student-athletes played in the 黑料不打烊 Eastern Division, with 1 playing in the West.

Three 黑料不打烊 goalies were selected at this years QMJHL Draft, tying the previous seven year total.

Stanstead College (4), Bishop’s College School (2), Bourget College (1), CIH Academy (1), Edge School (1), Ontario Hockey Academy and Rothesay Netherwood School (1) all had a student-athlete selected this year. The seven 黑料不打烊 teams to have at least one student-athlete selected is a single draft 黑料不打烊 record.

The players on the preliminary list with A ratings are considered potential first-round picks. Players with B ratings are considered possible second- or third-round choices, players with C ratings are potential fourth- or fifth-round picks, and those with W ratings indicate a “watch” player for potential sixth- or seventh-round consideration. 6 former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes have been given an A rating, 6 a B rating, 11 a C rating, and 24 a W rating.

The 47 黑料不打烊 alumni are currently playing in the QMJHL, WHL and NCAA. Of the 89 WHL developed players who find their names on the list, 49% (44/89) are 黑料不打烊 alumni.

Last year 41 黑料不打烊 alumni were named to the NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Players to Watch List for the 2025 NHL Draft.

Friesen joins the Hitmen after spending the 2024/25 season as an Associate Coach in the QMJHL with the Moncton Wildcats.

In 2020/21 Friesen took the reigns as head coach of the Prairie U17 Prep team and Director of Conditioning. He would take over the U18 Prep team the next season, holding that role until the conclusion of the 2023/24 season. Prairie’s U18 Prep team would finish 11W-23L-2OTL in their first season under Friesen. But the Waldheim, SK product would turn things around going 19-11-3 in 2022/23 and 18-10-2 in 2023/24, making the 黑料不打烊 Western Championship playoffs both seasons.

Friesen joined Prairie after a playing career that saw him play 258 games in the WHL with the Swift Current Broncos, 137 U SPORTS games with the University of New Brunswick, three seasons in the AHL and ECHL, capped off by 8 seasons and over 400 professional games in Germany.

The ten student-athletes selected is second most in 黑料不打烊 history, behind the 2021 season when 18 heard their names called. 62 current or former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes have now been selected at the QMJHL Draft since 2018.

At third overall, Stanstead College defenseman Malik L’Italien became the highest selected player in 黑料不打烊 history. L’Italien is the fourth student-athlete in 黑料不打烊 history to be selected in the first round, joining Evan Nause (5th overall 2020), Liam Arsenault (18th, 2024) and Oscar Plandowski (19th, 2019).

Stanstead College (5), Bishop’s College School (3), Kuper Academy (1), Lower Canada College (1) and the Notre Dame Hounds (1) all had a student-athlete selected this year:

Rothesay Netherwood School, who will join the 黑料不打烊 for the 2025/26 season, had one student-athlete selected:

18 of those 21 黑料不打烊 alumni come from the Western Hockey League (WHL) Champions, the Medicine Hat Tigers. 75% (18/24) of the Tigers playoff roster played in the 黑料不打烊. The three remaining 黑料不打烊 alumni played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

The 21 黑料不打烊 alumni will now compete at the Memorial Cup in Rimouski, QC starting May 22 and going until June 1. The Rimouski Oc茅anic are the fourth and final team in the tournament, entering as the hosts, having lost to Moncton in the QMJHL finals.

London Knights (OHL)

• Austin Elliott – Notre Dame Hounds

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

• Andrew Basha – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Carter Cunningham – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Cayden Lindstrom – Delta Hockey Academy
• Kadon McCann – RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Gavin McKenna – RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Harrison Meneghin – Delta Hockey Academy
• Tanner Moldendyk – Yale Hockey Academy
• Tyson Moss – Yale Hockey Academy
• Ethan Neutens – Edge School
• Marcus Pacheco – OHA Edmonton
• Liam Ruck – Okanagan Hockey Academy
• Markus Ruck – Okanagan Hockey Academy
• Ryder Ritchie – RHA Kelowna
• Hunter St. Martin – OHA Edmonton
• Jordan Switzer – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Josh Van Mulligen – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Mathew Ward – Delta Hockey Academy/North Shore Warriors
• Oasiz Wiesblatt – South Alberta Hockey Academy

Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)

• Aiden Diamond – Mount Academy
• 脡tienne Morin – CIH Academy

A forward from Calgary, AB, Hanson spent two season in the 黑料不打烊 with Edge School. He would join the program in 2020/21, recording six points in six U15 Prep games. The following U18 Prep season he would finish with 5 goals and 12 assists in 34 regular season games, before adding 2 points in 4 playoff games.

Hanson has signed with the Swift Current Broncos after they originally selected him in the second round, 45th overall at the 2021 WHL Draft. Hanson has played three games with the Broncos so far this season.

McNeil has signed with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL after going undrafted to the league. The Delta, BC forward spent four seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with Delta Hockey Academy. He would begin with the program in 2019/20, tallying 14 points in 29 U15 games. He would spend the following season with the Delta Black U15 Prep team before joining their U17 Prep team in 2021/22, recording 31 points in 35 games. His last season in the 黑料不打烊 was in 2022/23 when he finished third in team scoring with 27 points in 32 U18 Prep games.

Rafael Cloutier and Lynden Larsen have signed in the QMJHL, while Jackson Kostiuk and Ethan Merner have signed in the WHL.

Cloutier joined Bourget College ahead of the 2021/22 East U17 season. In 33 games the Pointe-Fortune, QC forward had 9 goals and 8 assists. The following East U18 season he would record 5 goals and 8 assists in 14 games with Bourget. The Clarkson University commit has signed with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, having recorded two points in three games so far this season.

A forward from Verdun, QC, Larsen has spent the 2024/25 黑料不打烊 East U17 season with Selwyn House School recording a team best 11 assists and 16 points in 5 games. Larsen, who was selected in the fourth round, 63rd overall at the 2024 QMJHL Draft, has played six games with Acadie-Bathurst Titan, tallying two assists.

Selected in the 10th round, 216th overall by the Saskatoon Blades at the 2021 WHL Draft, Kostiuk has signed with the Prince Albert Raiders, recording one assist in two games. The East St. Paul. MB forward played three seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with RHA Winnipeg at the U15 Prep and U18 Prep levels. In 71 career 黑料不打烊 games he recorded 89 points, including 47 during the 2022/23 U18 Prep season. Kostiuk has spent the last two seasons in the MJHL with the Steinbach Pistons, tallying 34 points in 29 games this season before joining the Raiders.

Merner joined Okanagan Hockey Academy for the 2019/20 U15 Prep season, producing 12 points in 30 games. The Kelowna, BC forward would have three points in two U15 Prep games with Yale Hockey Academy the following season before recording 44 points in 32 U17 Prep games in 2021/22, leading to the Calgary Hitmen selecting him in the fourth round, 80th overall at the 2021 WHL Draft. Committed to NCAA program Merrimack College, Merner has signed with the Hitmen.

A forward from South Glengarry, ON, Besner spent the 2022/23 黑料不打烊 East U17 season with OHA. In 10 games he would record a division best 16 assists and 27 points while being named MVP. He would add three goals and one assist in four playoff games to help OHA capture the 2023 黑料不打烊 U17 Eastern Championship.

Having played three games for them as an affiliate in 2022/23, Besner joined the Hawkesbury Hawks of the CCHL full-time in 2023/24. He would record 17 goals and 14 assists in 55 games while being named to the CCHL Academic All-Star Team, the CCHL All-Rookie Team and the CCHL High School Academic Player of the Year.

Originally selected by the Kitchener Rangers ninth overall at the 2023 OHL U18 Priority Selection Draft, Besner had 35 points in 26 games with the Hawks this season.

U15: Brody Antignani, Edge School

It was a dominant month for Antignani as he record a division best 9 goals and 19 points in just five games for Edge School. On the season the Calgary, AB forward leads all U15 skaters with 56 points and a 2.95 Pts/GP in 19 games played.

U15 Prep: Peter Banicevic, Delta Hockey Academy

Banicevic started the season with 23 points in 14 games before exploding for 15 points in 4 games in December, launching him from 30th to 13th in league scoring. His 15 points and 9 assists in December led the U15 Prep division. Now in his second 黑料不打烊 season, the Burnaby, BC forward has 74 points in 45 career games.

U17: Luke Edgehouse, Okanagan Hockey Academy

A defenseman from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Edgehouse led all skaters with 6 goals, 7 assists and 13 points in December. In his first season in the 黑料不打烊 he sits third among all defensemen with 25 points in 20 games.

U17 Prep: Sam Trnecka, STAR Academy

Trnecka went 2-0-0 with 1 shutout, a .959 SV% and 1.00 GAA in December for STAR. In his first 黑料不打烊 season the Issaquah, Washington netminder holds a 6-3-0 record with 2 shutouts, a 2.67 GAA and .915 SV%.

U18 Prep: Liam Ryan, Shawnigan Lake School

The St. John’s, NL netminder went 3-0-0 with 1 shutout, a 1.33 GAA and .959 SV%, allowing just 4 goals in wins over North Shore, Notre Dame and Indigenous Sports Academy. Having previously played for Shawnigan in 2022/23 and Stanstead College in 2023/24, Ryan is 8-3-0 with 2 shutouts, a .935 SV% and 2.37 GAA this season.

Female U18 Prep: Riley Cooper, OHA Edmonton

With three goals and five assists in four games, Cooper finished second among all Female U18 Prep skaters with eight points in December. A 2009 born forward from Edmonton, AB, Cooper sits tied for eighth in league scoring with 29 points. Her 10 goals, 19 assists and 29 points are all a team best.

Eastern U17: Alexis Lavoie, Stanstead College

Lavoie led all East U17 skaters with 5 goals, while his 10 points were second behind teammate and November POTM, Emanuel Ganz. In his first 黑料不打烊 season the 2009 born Sherbrooke, QC forward sits third in league scoring with 25 points in 13 games.

Eastern U18: Zachary Roussy, Bishops College School

Selected in the sixth round of the 2024 QMJHL Draft by the Gatineau Olympiques, Roussy had one goal and four assists in three games for Bishop’s. Now in his second 黑料不打烊 season, the Chambly, QC product leads all defensemen with 10 assists and a 1.44 Pts/GP, while his 13 points sits second, one off the division lead.

The Mirabel, QC forward joined Mount for the 2021/22 黑料不打烊 East U18 season. In 25 games Boisvert had 14 goals and 10 assists. The following East U18 season he would have a team high 14 assists and 19 points in 7 games with Mount.

Committed to NCAA program the University of Connecticut,聽Boisvert is expected to make his QMJHL debut with Baie-Comeu on Saturday after originally going undrafted to the league.