2015 QMJHL Draft
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edguy
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Hockey Canada is now reconsidering Veleno's request based solely on if he is as good as the other 16 year olds in this years draft and ignoring the deadline date.
JeromeHP
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in the past 2-3 years MaTV had the broadcast rights of the draft (in french) and had a stream on their site
http://matv.ca/montreal
scotian1
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Not official but from the Saint John board: 1/3 Philippe Lecavalier met fin aux rumeurs, Hockey Canada ne reconsidère pas sa décision dans le dossier Joseph Veleno
Philippe Lecavalier ends the rumors, Hockey Canada does not reconsider its decision in the case Joseph Veleno
.Steve Turcotte is reporting on twitter that Veleno will not be granted exceptional status.
Philippe Lecavalier ends the rumors, Hockey Canada does not reconsider its decision in the case Joseph Veleno
.Steve Turcotte is reporting on twitter that Veleno will not be granted exceptional status.
JeromeHP
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Nevermind that, draft will be on TVA Sports this year. Not sure what that means in term of stream on their website.
Sounds like SJ leaning towards Bowers. From the herald today http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1290386-bowers-a-no.-1-candidate-in-qmjhl-draft
Darrell Young's view:
“One of his strengths is he plays the whole 200 feet of the rink,†said Saint John general manager Darrell Young, who is from Halifax. “You know what you’re going to get. He’s a warrior, he’s got skill, he’s got speed and I know him personally because I coached him in lacrosse. I also scouted him with the Nova Scotia prospects program so I know his character and it’s outstanding.
“With Comtois you’re going to get a big, high-scoring left-winger. He’s a goal scorer and he’s got a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. Morand is a highly skilled guy. In a lot of ways, he’s a (Jonathan) Drouin-type of player; not quite as dynamic but in that category where he’s a smaller guy who has very good vision, very good speed and he makes the guys around him better. So youâ€ve got three really good options.â€
Darrell Young's view:
“One of his strengths is he plays the whole 200 feet of the rink,†said Saint John general manager Darrell Young, who is from Halifax. “You know what you’re going to get. He’s a warrior, he’s got skill, he’s got speed and I know him personally because I coached him in lacrosse. I also scouted him with the Nova Scotia prospects program so I know his character and it’s outstanding.
“With Comtois you’re going to get a big, high-scoring left-winger. He’s a goal scorer and he’s got a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. Morand is a highly skilled guy. In a lot of ways, he’s a (Jonathan) Drouin-type of player; not quite as dynamic but in that category where he’s a smaller guy who has very good vision, very good speed and he makes the guys around him better. So youâ€ve got three really good options.â€
ACtually, based on those comments it sounds almost like a sure thing that Bowers goes 1st to SJ. Can't see them trading pick either.
PorkChopSandwiches
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Deal gets done with AB for pick 2 and they grab both Bowers and Comtois for a 1-2 punch.
Book it.
Would have to be a pretty heavy offer from SJ since AB in need of a good young scorer. Maybe both of their other firsts this year plus another player or pick.
I think SJ better suited to use their other two firsts on a goalie and then another skater. They have no 2nd rd pick so they'll need those firsts if they want a quality goalie of future.
JeromeHP
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We released our mock draft for the Q draft this morning http://t.co/H5ufi6JqPe
Pretty sure draft order will change often before the draft saturday with the trade period opening tomorrow.
Pretty sure draft order will change often before the draft saturday with the trade period opening tomorrow.
edguy
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Personally hope The Islanders would take Chainey over D'orio at #5.. if we do draft D'Orio he'll just be dealt at the deadline for imediate help I feel.
But all in all I like this mock. Pretty excited for Saturday!
WildcatMapleLeafs28
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And I'm willing to bet he doesn't go 1st overall. However it should put an interesting twist to the draft.
A few people in QC think Morand and Comtois are way better... And Bowers is supposed to be the best of them.
Veleno will not play in Bathrust book it.
Veleno will not play in Bathrust book it.
Anybody know if there will be a livestream for the draft? It's on TVA Sports last year and I'm not sure if there will be or not..
edguy
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Palov tweeted that the Dogs will take Veleno.. Interesting choice! Does that make Bowers #2 to Bathurst? Does Bowers report to Bathurst if taken?
Bathurst is apparently leaning toward Morand at #2 as he is supposedly going to report anywhere.
edguy
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If this is true I can't see bowers going to Victo which makes him #4 to CB.. which would scare me as an Islanders fan.. haha
I think he ends up #4 at CB also if SJ doesn't trade Victo for #3. They do have #9 and #10 overall to dangle.
edguy
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I agree the possibility is very real for SJ to move up.. But bowers to CB would make them easily best in the league
You do realize that most 16 year old players, drafted high or not, don't have a lot of success in their first years in the league and definitely aren't key pieces in contending years. Other than Dubois, I can't think of one name from last year's draft that legitimately stood out as helping their team win night in and night out
