Cape Breton Eagles will draft first overall
Published on April 25, 2024 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Boucherville, QC - The lottery to determine the Top 5 for the upcoming QMJHL Draft presented by Fenplast took place this evening on RDS, during a special Hockey 360 broadcast.
The Cape Breton Eagles will have the chance to draft first overall on June 7 at the Avenir Centre in Moncton.
The Eagles will be speaking first for the second time in three years. In 2022, they chose defenseman Tomas Lavoie.
The Eagles benefited from the first-round pick acquired from the Saint John Sea Dogs, who finished the regular season 16th overall. With 3 of the 21 balls in the lottery, the Eagles had a 14% chance of picking first.
Last (18th) in the overall standings, the Val-d'Or Foreurs had nine balls. Adding the six balls of the pick acquired from the Québec Remparts, the Foreurs had a 71% chance of winning the first overall pick.
Instead, Val-d'Or will have to settle for second and third place, ahead of the Remparts (pick acquired from the Charlottotetown Islanders) and the Sea Dogs (pick acquired from the Gatineau Olympiques).
Top 5 of the 2024 QMJHL Draft presented by Fenplast:
1- Cape Breton Eagles (via Saint John)
2- Val-d'Or Foreurs
3- Val-d'Or Foreurs (via Québec)
4- Québec Remparts (via Charlottetown)
5- Saint John Sea Dogs (via Gatineau)
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The distribution of the balls in the lottery abacus was as follows (with the rank in the 2023-2024 QMJHL standings):
18e. Val-d'Or Foreurs, 9 balls, 43% chance
17e. Québec Remparts (pick traded to Foreurs), 6 balls, 28%
16e. Saint John Sea Dogs (pick traded to Eagles), 3 balls, 14%
15e. Charlottetown Islanders (pick traded to Remparts), 2 balls, 10%
14e. Gatineau Olympiques (pick traded to Sea Dogs), 1 ball, 5%
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