QMJHL Draft Lottery set for Wednesday

The Saint John Sea Dogs will learn Wednesday night where their top pick will be in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft.

The league confirmed Tuesday that this year's draft lottery will take place Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The lottery will be broadcast in French on RDS, a broadcast that has typically been picked up by CHL TV.

After finishing with the second worst overall record in the regular season, the Sea Dogs will have the second best odds of winning this year's lottery. The Victoriaville Tigres have the best.

• 18th position: Victoriaville - 9 balls - 43% 
• 17th position: Saint John - 6 balls - 28% 
• 16th position: Halifax - 3 balls - 14% 
• 15th position: Newfoundland (from Gatineau) - 2 balls - 10% 
• 14th position: Québec - 1 ball - 5%

This pick is one of three the Sea Dogs are expected to have in this year's first round. The 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft will take place June 6-7 in Quebec City.

For years the 2025 draft has been dubbed the Alexis Joseph draft – but who will go first overall isn't as certain now. Many now consider James Scantlebury to be the best player available – but it's close, and a good problem to have for teams that will be making the first couple picks.

The QMJHL Draft Lottery has had some drama over the years. Last year, the Cape Breton Eagles won the lottery even though they had the third best odds of winning. That pick was ultimately traded to the Quebec Remparts who selected Maddox Dagenais.

This will be the 10th time the Sea Dogs have been entered into the lottery and the fourth time they'll participate in the five-team format, which began in 2017.

Saint John selected first overall in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015 and 2019.