The Cape Breton Eagles added new players during the first round of the QMJHL Draft last night.
They had the first overall pick, and selected Quebec defender Tomas Lavoie.
The Eagles also took a Nova Scotian, forward Will Shields of Falmouth, and added Quebec forward Thomas Desruisseaux two picks later.
And with the first overall pick in the QMJHL draft, the Eagles choose Tomas Lavoie from Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix!
He stands 6'3, 190 pounds and last season notched 21 points in 36 games! pic.twitter.com/gEIlzwDx8n
— Cape Breton Eagles (@CBEHockey) July 4, 2022
The Halifax Mooseheads had the seventh pick, and they brought home local defenseman Owen Phillips from U.S. prep.
Two picks later, Rimouski took forward Quinn Kennedy, who played with the Halifax Macs last season.
The pick is in. Welcome to the Mooseheads Owen Phillips! #GoMooseGo #QDraft pic.twitter.com/n5plwnWFKU
— Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) July 4, 2022
L’Océanic repêche l’attaquant Quinn Kennedy des @HfxMacsU18. 🤩
En 33 rencontres cette saison, Quinn a récolté 21 buts et 20 passes pour un total de 41 points! 🙏
En séries : 10PJ 5B 4P 9PTS
Welcome Quinn!
🌊 #Nics pic.twitter.com/DI4DDJsv3r
— L'Océanic de Rimouski (@oceanicrimouski) July 5, 2022
The rest of the draft will be conducted today.
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