The Sea Dogs had just a 9.5% chance of winning this year's lottery, which were higher odds than they had going into last year's event that saw them move up to No. 1. It wasn't meant to be this year though, as the Sea Dogs only moved up a single spot into the No. 3 position.
The Gatineau Olympiques, who had the best odds to win the first, second and third overall picks, won the the top two selections. Saint John moved up to third, Gatineau dropped to fourth and the Quebec Remparts closed out the top five.
The Olympiques have, remarkably, never before picked first overall in their long and decorated history.#QDraft | Following the draft lottery, here is the order of the five teams that will be selecting first next month!— QMJHL (@QMJHL) May 6, 2020
1. @LesOlympiques (via Halifax)
2. @LesOlympiques (via Acadie-Bathurst)
3. @SJSeaDogs (via Baie-Comeau)
4. @LesOlympiques
5. @quebec_remparts
The QMJHL Entry Draft is scheduled for June 5-6 and will take place online. Only the first round will take place on June 5.
The Sea Dogs' lottery pick was acquired from the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the Alex D'Orio trade. Saint John also owns the No. 15 overall pick via the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
QMJHL Draft order for the 1st round could look like something like this at this point if you include the compensation picks for Nause and Richard. pic.twitter.com/pqgxF4PhDD— Jérôme Bérubé (@Jerome_Berube) May 6, 2020
If the Sea Dogs use the No. 3 pick, it will be the ninth time in team history that the club picked in the top-three. The only other time the team picked third overall was in 2013, taking forward Nathan Noel.
Defenseman Tristan Luneau of the Trois-Rivières Estacades is expected to be the first overall pick in this year's Entry Draft. Luneau is, however, already committed to the University of Wisconsin.
Here's a look at five of this year's top prospects.
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