The first QMJHL Draft since the CHL ruling is finished. It certainly wasn't short on New Englanders.
In total, a whopping 37 locals were picked in the 12-round draft. Rivers forward Carter Meyer (Winchester, Mass.) was the first local off the board, as the Québec Remparts selected him 17th at the end of the first round.
On Day 2, it took just three picks into Round 2 for the second New Englander to go. The Halifax Mooseheads picked Brunswick defenseman Cam Minella (Darien, Conn.) with the 21st pick. Minella was a lock to go high, as he shined with Brunswick and Mid Fairfield this past winter, and was an invite to the U.S. National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp.
Following Minella was BK Selects 16U center Nolan Duskocy (Ellington, Conn.), who is committed to UMass. Duskocy was picked in the second round (31st overall) by the Charlottetown Islanders. He was the first local '08 picked.
To no one's surprise, the first local '07 picked was Everett Baldwin (Rumford, R.I.). The St. George's defenseman and 2025 NHL Draft prospect went 38th to the Saint John Sea Dogs. With the next pick, Charlottetown selected '08 Belmont Hill defenseman Brady Sloper (North Andover, Mass.).
A notable pick for New England prep hockey fans was Grayden Robertson-Palmer going in the sixth round (97th overall) to the Moncton Wildcats. While he's not a New Englander, he's been a standout for Phillips Andover for the last three seasons.
As a reminder, the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League has the regional rights to Quebec, Atlantic Canada and New England.
Let's dive into the full group of players picked.
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New Englanders chosen in QMJHL Draft
- Carter Meyer, F, Rivers — Québec (1st round, 17th overall)
- Cam Minella, D, Brunswick — Halifax (2nd round, 21st overall)
- Nolan Duskocy, F, BK Selects — Charlottetown (2nd round, 31st overall)
- Everett Baldwin, D, St. George's — Saint John (2nd round, 38th overall)
- Brady Sloper, D, Belmont Hill — Charlottetown (2nd round, 39th overall)
- Paulo Gualberto Jr., F, Mount St. Charles — Halifax (3rd round, 48th overall)
- Kurt Beck, D, Arlington High — Sherbrooke (3rd round, 56th overall)
- Kaiden Donia, D, Groton — Sherbrooke (4th round, 57th overall)
- Declan Wotton, F, Seacoast Performance Academy — Baie-Comeau (4th round, 68th overall)
- Sam Pandolfo, F, Rivers — Québec (4th round, 72nd overall)
- Joe Covelluzzi, F, Cushing — Newfoundland (5th round, 76th overall)
- Noah Survilas, F, Dexter Southfield — Moncton (5th round, 90th overall)
- Easton Anello, D, Williston Northampton — Cape Breton (5th round, 92nd overall)
- Justin Lee, G, Nobles — Chicoutimi (6th round, 93rd overall)
- Finn Sears, F, Rivers — Saint John (6th round, 94th overall)
- Brody Berard, D, Mount St. Charles — Halifax (6th round, 95th overall)
- Kamden Jackson, G, Seacoast Performance Academy — Shawinigan (6th round, 106th overall)
- Cooper Campbell, D, Lovell Academy — Drummondville (6th round, 108th overall)
- Oskar Drabczynski, D, Avon Old Farms — Saint John (7th round, 112th overall)
- Jacoby Palmer, D, Long Island Gulls — Newfoundland (7th round, 118th overall)
- Mason St. Louis, F, Brunswick — Sherbrooke (7th round, 122nd overall)
- Owen Kailher, F, Mount St. Charles — Rimouski (7th round, 127th overall)
- Stephen Pinette, F, Hillside — Baie-Comeau (8th round, 140th overall)
- Isaac Davis, F, Northstar Christian Academy — Moncton (8th round, 146th overall)
- Jake Boguniecki, D, Mid Fairfield — Gatineau (9th round, 150th overall)
- Colin Yandle, D, Catholic Memorial — Moncton (9th round, 164th overall)
- David Bosco, F, Belmont Hill — Gatineau (10th round, 168th overall)
- Caiden Pellegrino, F, St. Mark's — Cape Breton (10th round, 174th overall)
- Owen McHale, F, Dexter Southfield — Chicoutimi (10th round, 178th overall)
- Niko Tournas, F, Danbury — Moncton (10th round, 182nd overall)
- Alex Strug, F, Mid Fairfield — Val-d'Or (11th round, 188th overall)
- Ty Hymovitz, F, Thayer — Newfoundland (11th round, 190th overall)
- Owen Burke, F, Westminster — Cape Breton (11th round, 192nd overall)
- Cam Holyoke, D, Chicago Mission — Moncton (11th round, 200th overall)
- Cameron Kovary, F, Little Caesars — Gatineau (12th round, 204th overall)
- Kris Soja, D, Nobles — Cape Breton (12th round, 209th overall)
- Gavin Callahan, D, Mount St. Charles — Drummondville (12th round, 216th overall)
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