Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Sea Dogs select 14 in 2022 QMJHL draft

The Memorial Cup champions used their first pick of the 2022 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft to select a Telus Cup champion.

With the 37th overall pick, the Saint John Sea Dogs selected Moncton Flyers defenseman Jeremie Richard.

The 6'00", 182 lbs d-man recorded five goals and 20 points in 28 regular season games with the Flyers this past season. He added another goal and three helpers in seven playoff games. Richard also had a goal and five assists in seven games at the Telus Cup, helping the Flyers become just the second Atlantic Canadian team to win the national championship.


Richard was ranked 32nd by HockeyProspect.com and 40th by QMJHL Central Scouting.

"Richard is also very effective in the offensive zone," writes HockeyProspect.com. "His main weapon is his heavy shot from the point. He can fire a quick, accurate snapshot from the top of the circles or a strong slapshot to create scoring chances. He moves well along the blue line and uses fake shots to open lanes for himself. He’s good at keeping the puck in the zone to maintain offensive pressure. He also has good vision and delivers smart passes to open teammates. He can be used on the power play or the penalty kill effectively. He looks to be a second pairing defenseman at the next level and could be used on the special teams."

The Sea Dogs will certainly need some new bodies on their backend for the upcoming season. With Vincent Sevigny aging out; Nathan Drapeau traded; and Yan Kuznetsov, Jeremie Poirier and William Villeneuve all likely turning pro, Saint John's top-six will look significantly differently (and will also be much younger).

Saint John drafted seven forwards, five defensemen and two goaltenders in this year's draft. They also picked up two forwards in the two-round American Draft.

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#
Player
P
H
W
Team (Prov)
337Jeremie RichardLD6'00"182Moncton (NB)
464Chad BellemareRW5'07"140Saint-Eustache (QC)
697Justin RobinsonG5'11"164Brantford (QC)
7110Reid CalderLW6'00"187Saint John (NB)
7124Jacob BeaulieuRW5'09"148C. Notre-Dame (QC)
9149Christophe BeaudoinRD6'01"172Gatineau (QC)
9160Benjamin BeaudryRW5'10"168Mille-Iles (QC)
10169Charles-Antoine GirardG6'00"147Mille-Iles (QC)
10176Anthony BiakabutukaLD6'02"180Charles-Lemoyne (QC)
11196Will FelicioLD5'10"160Mount St. Charles (MA)
12214JJ MonteiroC5'11"175Mount St. Charles (MA)
13232Marc-Antoine El HawatLW5'03"146Lac St-Louis (QC)
14235Reed PettipasD5'10"145Saint John (NB)
14250Campbell MacIntyreLW6'03"174Cape Breton (NS)

Round 4, 64th overall (Rimouski) - RW Chad Bellemare (Saint-Eustache Vikings)
A small forward who turns 16 on Wednesday, Bellemare put up good numbers in the Quebec under-18 ranks last season, recording 21 goals and 34 points in 40 games. Bellemare was ranked 60th by HockeyProspect.com and 47th by Central Scouting. Bellemare is considered to be one of the best skaters in this year's draft class. "He remains a smallish player with limited offensive upside, but he projects to be a very good role player that will be able to chip in offensively during the majority of his Q career, but should become a solid point producer in his later years," writes HockeyProspect.com. He's also considered a strong penalty killer.


Round 6, 97th overall (Moncton) - G Justin Robinson (Brantford 99ers)
A Quebec native, Robinson spent last season in Ontario, playing with the Brantford 99ers under-16 squad. According to Elite Prospects, the netminder posted a 1.42 goals against average with two shutouts in 12 regular season games. At the 2022 OHL Cup, Robinson had a 2-1 record to go along with a 1.31 GAA and .956 save percentage.

Round 7, 110th overall (Victoriaville) - LW Reid Calder (Saint John Vito's)
Calder had 11 goals and 21 points in 26 regular season games with the Vito's last season. He added three goals in seven playoff games. He was ranked 110th by HockeyProspect.com, so they nailed that projection. "Calder plays with an edge, likes to lay the body, finish his checks and use his size," writes HockeyProspect.com. "At already 6’00’’ and 187 pounds, he will keep growing and putting on muscle to become a physical force and will be a very tough player to play against."


Round 7, 124th overall - RW Jacob Beaulieu (College Notre Dame Albatros)
Ranked 80th by HockeyProspect.com, Beaulieu posted four goals, seven points and 54 penalty minutes in 34 games in the Quebec under-18 circuit last season. As his numbers show, Beaulieu is considered to be one of the better agitators/grinders in this draft class. "Beaulieu will end up being a role player in the QMJHL, but he will be an excellent role player, which is why we have him as high as we do for a role player," writes HockeyProspect.com. "There is a lot to like about his game and he will become a useful player for the team that drafts him."


Round 9, 149th overall (Chicoutimi) - RD Christophe Beaudoin (Gatineau Intrepide)
Ranked 122nd by HockeyProspect.com and 89th by Central Scouting, Beaudoin had a goal and five assists in 35 games with Gatineau last season, a program the Sea Dogs have become quite familiar with in recent years. The defenseman seems like a bit of a wildcard at this point. "There is a lot of untapped potential with Beaudoin, with his mix of decent skating and size, however, the question is will he exploit that potential, as there are many question marks in his game such as the urgency, the hockey sense and the skill level (and how to use it)," writes HockeyProspect.com. "With those question marks being pretty big, Beaudoin still remains an interesting project that could become a good bottom pairing QMJHL defenceman, and with a good development curve, even more."



Round 9, 160th overall - RW Benjamin Beaudry (Mille-Iles Seigneurs)
Beaudry averaged a point-per-game last season in the under-17 Espoir circuit, recording 21 goals and 28 points in 28 games. He also appeared in four games with the Saint-Eustache Vikings. Beaudry was ranked 98th by HockeyProspect.com. "Beaudry is a dynamic attacker who has an excellent base position on the front skate," writes HockeyProspect.com. "It is flexed and it deploys a nice explosion. He is an attacker marked by the opposing defense since he can quickly outspeed defenders."
Round 10, 169th overall (Moncton) - G Charles-Antoine Girard (Mille-Iles Seigneurs)
Girard was Beaudry's teammate last season, posting a 10-1 record to go along with a 2.31 GAA in 13 games. He was ranked as a sixth-to-eighth-round pick by Central Scouting.

Round 10, 176th overall (Gatineau) - LD Anthony Biakabutuka (College Charles-Lemoyne Riverains)
The younger brother of Charlottetown Islanders defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka, the 16-year-old recorded a goal and five assists in 39 games at the under-18 level last season. He was ranked 66th by HockeyProspect.com and 36th by Central Scouting. "With his mobility, his physical strength and attributes, combined with his two-way game, we feel that Anthony has all the tools to eventually become a very useful top-four defenceman in the QMJHL who will be a big body, can play on the penalty kill and depending on development, could chip in offensively from time to time," writes HockeyProspect.com.  


Round 11, 196th overall - LD Will Felicio (Mount Saint Charles Academy)
A Holden, Mass. native, Felicio put up great numbers at the Rhode Island-based Mount Saint Charles Academy last season, posting 14 goals and 59 points in 54 games with the under-15 squad. Felicio has signed a tender with the USHL's Madison Capitols for next season. The Sea Dogs have had some luck in landing Mount Saint Charles Academy students, notably Cole Burbidge and Simon Hughes - but both of those players were Maritimers.


Round 12, 214th overall - C Joseph/JJ Monteiro (Mount Saint Charles Academy)
A teammate of Felicio last season, the Hudson, Mass. native had 36 goals and 76 points in 56 games with the under-15 team. Monteiro was a fifth-round pick of the Waterloo Black Hawks in the 2022 USHL Futures Draft.


Round 13, 232nd overall - LW Marc-Antoine El Hawat (Lac St-Louis Lions)
The forward had five goals and 16 points in 38 games with the Lac St-Louis Lions last season. El Hawat was ranked as a 13th-round or later pick by Central Scouting.

Round 14, 250th overall - D Reed Pettipas (Saint John Knights)
Pettipas, who won't turn 16 until September, had four goals and 20 assists in 25 games with the under-16 Saint John Knights last season. He also appeared in four regular season games and five playoff games with the Vito's, registering a goal. Pettipas was ranked as a 13th-round or later pick by Central Scouting.
Round 14, 250th overall - LW Campbell MacIntyre (Cape Breton West Islanders)
In 32 games with the Cape Breton West Islanders last season, the Mabou, NS native registered a goal and four assists in 32 games. He also appeared in 12 playoff games. Campbell was ranked as a ninth-to-12th-round pick by Central Scouting.


American Draft - Round 1, 16th overall - RW Patrick Murphy (Mount Saint Charles Academy)
The Sea Dogs selected a third player from Mount Saint Charles Academy with their first pick in the American draft. The 2005-born Murphy, who is from Rhode Island, recorded 27 goals and 50 points in 52 games with the under-16 team - the same team that Burbidge played for this past season. Murphy was a sixth-round pick of the Omaha Lancers in this year's USHL Futures Draft.

American Draft - Round 2, 34th overall - RW Jaden Duprey (Seacoast Performance Academy Spartans)
Also 2005-born, Duprey, from Vermont, had 30 goals and 54 points in 49 games with Seacoast Performance Academy last season.

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