Notebook: Draft Day Is Nearing

The 2014 QMJHL Entry Draft is just days away.

The Sea Dogs hold the first overall pick for Saturday’s Entry Draft. Although they are rumoured to be favouring Luke Green, general manager Darrell Young would not tell the Chronicle Herald who he plans on taking.

“All I can say right now is we have three guys we’re focused on but we like one of them better than the other two,” Young said.

The draft takes place at 11am on Saturday in Sherbrooke.

THE PICKS

The Sea Dogs are expected to finalize some reported trades on Friday so where they pick at the draft could change. Here is where they are currently selecting:

First round, first overall
Second round, 22^nd overall
Fourth round, 59^th overall
Fourth round, 67^th overall
Seventh round, 113^th overall
Eighth round, 131^st overall
Ninth round, 149^th overall
11^th round, 185^th overall
12^th round, 203^rd overall
13^th overall, 221^st overall
14^th overall, 239^th overall

The full list can be found on the QMJHL website.

GREEN VIDEO

Been meaning to post this for a long time so here it is: Luke Green ISO video from the Gatorade Excellence Challenge via ISS scout Anthony Stella.

Here are Stella’s draft rankings. He has Pascal Laberge ranked first overall.

TV

MAtv will once again have live coverage of the draft. Their programming will be streamed here beginning at 10am on Saturday.

DEFIBRILLATOR

Last week, the CBC released more information on the death of Titan prospect Jordan Boyd. Yesterday, Sea Dogs athletic therapist JP Laciak discussed some of the protocols the team has in place if a player collapses. You can check that out here.

IMPORT DRAFT

The 2014 CHL Import Draft will take place on Wednesday, July 2nd. #CHLImportDraft. #qmjhl #lhjmq #chl
— Jeremy Fraser (@FraserTQN) May 23, 2014

Mark your calendars for that thrilling event.

COMBINE

The NHL Draft Combine is underway in Toronto. Sea Dogs defenseman Olivier LeBlanc is taking part.

Off to Toronto #combine
— Olivier LeBlanc (@3LeBlanc) May 26, 2014