More news and notes from the '22 draft

After making first-round picks in each of the past four Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Drafts, the Saint John Sea Dogs had to have a lot more patience this year.

The Sea Dogs didn't make their first pick until the third-round, selecting defenseman Jeremie Richard from the Telus Cup champion Moncton Flyers. Saint John made just two picks in the first five rounds.

It's the first time since 2017 that the Sea Dogs didn't make a first-round selection. That was the same year the Sea Dogs were coming off a President Cup championship and a trip to the Memorial Cup. This is the price you pay for going all-in - and the Sea Dogs are likely okay with that given the banners that are/will be hanging inside TD Station.

Along with the Sea Dogs, the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Sherbrooke Phoenix had to wait until the third-round to make their first selections. The Quebec Remparts didn't pick until the fourth-round.

Saint John's 2017 draft class proved to be on the underwhelming end. The team will certainly be hoping for better luck with this year's class - and given some of the scouting reports from HockeyProspect.com, there are a few guys who may end up being steals.

In no particular order, here are a few other news and notes from the draft...

• The draft has come to a close and Peter Reynolds remains a Saint John Sea Dog. There were multiple reports of the forward being traded to the Sherbrooke Phoenix, but that didn't happen. Jerome Gaudreau of La Tribune reported Tuesday that the return for Reynolds would be a 19-year-old and a young forward.
• The Sea Dogs made just one minor trade on Tuesday, swapping some picks with the Cape Breton Eagles.
• The Moncton Wildcats selected St. Andrews native Gabe Smith in the second-round, 25th overall. The forward spent last season at Rothesay Netherwood.
• Like the Sea Dogs, the Charlottetown Islanders are deconstructing their roster. The Isles traded veterans Oscar Plandowski to the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Zachary Roy to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.
• The Sagueneens also acquired 20-year-old goaltender Chad Arsenault from the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, who has played roughly 2,000 games against Saint John over the past couple years. In 2020-21, Arsenault went 6-2 against Saint John with a 3.07 GAA and .910 SV%.
• A few other notable trades made Tuesday: the Eagles acquired Justin Bergeron from the Gatineau Olympiques and the Wildcats traded Charles-Antoine Pilote to the Olympiques.
• Thomas Desruisseaux, selected 13th overall by the Eagles on Monday, confirmed to Jeremy Fraser of the Cape Breton Post that he will report to the club.
• The Sagueneens made six picks in the first two rounds while the Eagles made six in the first three.
• Six players from the Saint John Vito's were taken in this year's draft. Five members of the Moncton Flyers were taken and three from Rothesay Netherwood were selected.
• 24 New Brunswickers were drafted.
• Only one player from Maine was picked in the American draft: Ronnie Hill of Saco went in the second-round to the Charlottetown Islanders.
• Martin St. Louis' son, Lucas, was selected by the Victoriaville Tigres with the second overall pick in the American draft. The 17-year-old is committed to Harvard University for the 2023-24 season. Martin St. Louis played college hockey at Vermont.
• Saint John's Marc-Antoine El Hawat, picked in the 13th-round, was the shortest player selected at 5'03" while on the other end, Rimouski's Elie Warren was the tallest at 6'06". Warren was also the heaviest (242 lbs) while Shawinigan's Dohlain Mongrain was the lightest (115 lbs).
• Let's not do this on a Monday/Tuesday again.