It's draft day

MONCTON – Today is the day.

Or should it be tonight is the night?

The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League is doing something a little different this year, hosting the first round of its annual Entry Draft on a Friday night rather than Saturday morning. The remaining rounds will still take place on Saturday.

This year's QMJHL Entry Draft will take place at Moncton's Avenir Centre. Friday night's action begins at 8 p.m. Atlantic while Saturday selections begin at 9:30 a.m. The draft can be seen on Eastlink (you can watch on YouTube below), TVA Sports and, by the looks of it, CHL TV.

It'll be an important weekend for the Saint John Sea Dogs' rebuild with the team scheduled to pick twice in the first round and again in the second and third rounds. Here's Saint John's current bank of 2024 picks:

Round 1, 5th overall (via GAT)
Round 1, 8th overall (via BLB)

Round 2, 26th overall (via SHA)

Round 3, 45th overall (via BAT)

Round 6, 93rd overall (via VDO)

Round 6, 95th overall

Round 7, 113th overall

Round 8, 131st overall

Round 11, 185th overall

Round 12, 203rd overall

Round 13, 221st overall

Round 14, 239th overall

The Sea Dogs haven't picked in the first round since 2021. They made three selections in the second round last year.

All picks will be posted on the QMJHL website.

The QMJHL's trade period will also be open over the next couple days. Trades can also be tracked on the QMJHL website.