41 QMJHL Players Attend NHL Development Camps
Published on July 2, 2026 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Boucherville, QC - Following the NHL Draft in Buffalo this past weekend, where 20 QMJHL players were selected- the league's highest total since 2021- an additional 21 skaters have earned invitations to NHL development camps, which are currently taking place across the league.
The Cape Breton Eagles and Gatineau Olympiques lead the way with three invitees each.
For the Eagles, Alonso Gosselin was invited by the Philadelphia Flyers, Noah Jettelson by the Colorado Avalanche, and Elias Schneider by the Los Angeles Kings. Gosselin spent the 2025-26 season with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, while Schneider played for the Shawinigan Cataractes.
For the Olympiques, Maxim Dubé is attending the New York Rangers' camp, Michel Myloserdnyy is with the Nashville Predators, and Dylan Allie is participating in the Vegas Golden Knights' camp.
Five teams saw two of their players receive invitations: the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (Vincent Desjardins and Torkel Jennersjö), Drummondville Voltigeurs (Jesse Allecia and Owen Keefe), Halifax Mooseheads (Liam Kilfoil and Daniel Walters), Quebec Remparts (Mathias Loiselle and Nikita Ovcharov), and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (Samuel Beauchemin and Benjamin Brunelle).
The five other QMJHL players invited to NHL development camps are Marcus Kearsey of the Charlottetown Islanders (Columbus), Cameron Chartrand of the Saint John Sea Dogs (Columbus), Kody Dupuis of the Shawinigan Cataractes (Calgary), Thomas Rousseau of the Sherbrooke Phoenix (Montréal), and Justin Larose of the Newfoundland Regiment (Dallas).
Just as they did at the NHL Draft this past weekend with three selections, the Colorado Avalanche proved to be the most generous NHL club in terms of development camp invitations, extending three invites- to Jennersjö, Jettelson, and Loiselle. Quebec-based scout Jérôme Mésonéro undoubtedly played a significant role in those decisions.
The Philadelphia Flyers (Gosselin and Beauchemin), Los Angeles Kings (Schneider and Walters), Columbus Blue Jackets (Kearsey and Chartrand), Nashville Predators (Keefe and Myloserdnyy), and Montréal Canadiens (Ovcharov and Rousseau) each invited two QMJHL players to their development camps.
The 21 players invited to NHL development camps
Blainville-Boisbriand Vincent Desjardins - Ottawa
Torkel Jennersjö - Colorado
Cape Breton Alonso Gosselin - Philadelphia
Noah Jettelson - Colorado
Elias Schneider - Los Angeles
Charlottetown Marcus Kearsey - Columbus
Drummondville Jesse Allecia - NY Rangers
Owen Keefe - Nashville
Gatineau Maxim Dubé - Ottawa
Michel Myloserdnyy - Nashville
Dylan Allie - Vegas
Halifax Quinn Kennedy - Utah
Daniel Walters - Los Angeles
Newfoundland Justin Larose - Dallas
Québec Mathias Loiselle - Colorado
Nikita Ovcharov - Montréal
Rouyn-Noranda Samuel Beauchemin - Philadelphia
Benjamin Brunelle - NY Islanders
Saint John Cameron Chartrand - Columbus
Shawinigan Kody Dupuis - Calgary
Sherbrooke Thomas Rousseau - Montréal
The 20 QMJHL players selected in the 2026 NHL Draft and attending development camps
1. Maddox Dagenais, F, Québec Remparts - 16th overall, St. Louis Blues
2. Tommy Bleyl, D, Moncton Wildcats - 31st overall, Nashville Predators - 3. Xavier Villeneuve, D, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - 34th overall, Chicago Blackhawks
4. Egor Shilov, F, Victoriaville Tigres - 43rd overall, Colorado Avalanche
5. Liam Lefebvre, F, Chicoutimi Saguenéens - 46th overall, Los Angeles Kings
6. Oleg Kulebyakin, F, Halifax Mooseheads - 52nd overall, Tampa Bay Lightning - 7. Danai Shaiikov, G, Gatineau Olympiques - 67th overall, New York Rangers
8. Charlie Morrison, D, Québec Remparts - 77th overall, New York Rangers
9. Rian Chudzinski, F, Moncton Wildcats - 82nd overall, Anaheim Ducks
10. Louis-Félix Bourque, F, Drummondville Voltigeurs - 91st overall, Ottawa Senators - 11. Olivers Murnieks, F, Saint John Sea Dogs - 124th overall, Buffalo Sabres - 12. Alexandre Taillefer, D, Québec Remparts - 135th overall, Winnipeg Jets
13. Florent Houle, F, Sherbrooke Phoenix - 147th overall, Utah Mammoth - 14. Lars Steiner, F, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - 171st overall, St. Louis Blues
15. Benjamin Cossette Ayotte, D, Val-d'Or Foreurs - 179th overall, Nashville Predators
16. Dylan Dumont, F, Drummondville Voltigeurs - 188th overall, Buffalo Sabres - 17. Shawn Carrier, F, Halifax Mooseheads - 195th overall, Colorado Avalanche
18. Alexandre Raymond, G, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - 215th overall, Colorado Avalanche
19. Louis-Antoine Denault, G, Newfoundland Regiment - 217th overall, Florida Panthers
20. Max Vilen, D, Moncton Wildcats - 218th overall, Tampa Bay Lightning
*the total of 41 EXCLUDES the players drafted in the precedent years
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