Hello, what is the rate of first round 1st QMHL draft to become NHL players? If you take Joshua Roy, does he has real chance to make it to NHL one day?
Does first rounders in QMJHL become average junior players or does in recent history we have seen 1 overall pick become top draft pick in NHL?
Thanks
go to eliteprospects and look at the past drafts, and soft pts by NHL and you can have a look.
In the past 10 years we have MacKinnon, Lafreniere, Luke Green, BO Groulx, Veleno, Danielle Audette, Nic Roy, etc. MacK is in the NHL, Veleno is a 1st round pick, Laf looks to be heading to the NHL, and the rest are all signed to NHL contracts. Roy has a few games in and Audette and Green are in the AHL.
Realistically 50/50 or better to get at least a game in the NHL. If we go back further we have Gormley, Yann Sauve, Alex Grant, and Simon Despres who went 1st in the 00s and all ended up playing at least 1 NHL game.
2001 Bernier - NHL Yes
02 - Bourret No
03 - Crosby - Yes
04 - Sheppard - Yes
05 - Grant - Yes
06 - Sauve - Yes
07 - Despres - Yes
08 - Gormley - Yes
09 - Archambault - NO
10 - Fournier - No
11- MacKinnon - Yes
12- Audette - No
13 - Roy - Yes
14 - Green - No but Signed
15 - Veleno - No but 1st rounder
16 - Groulx - 2nd rounder
17 - Lafreniere - projected no 1 pick
18 - Lapierre - QMJHL offensive rookie of year
So 9/18 since 2001 have played 1 NHL game. I would be confident Veleno, Lafreniere, and Groulx will get at least 1 game. Green and Lapierre could, so we could see as many a 14/18 in that span play at least 1 NHL game.