Close to 80 QMJHL Alumni Begin 2023-2024 Regular Season in the NHL
Published on October 13, 2023 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Montreal, QC - The National Hockey League (NHL) unveiled its 32 franchise rosters for the 2023-2024 regular season on Tuesday, and they include many players who have suited up in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the past.
Among the squads are 79 players who passed through the QMJHL ranks before making the jump to the NHL. These alumni are currently on their respective teams' active or injured rosters.
Leading the way are five NHL franchises that will be relying on five QMJHL alumni this season: the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights.
On the flip side, the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs have no Q alumni on their rosters.
Here is the complete list of QMJHL alumni currently in the NHL:
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Anaheim Ducks (2)
Benoit-Olivier Groulx (Halifax), Tristan Luneau (Gatineau)
Arizona Coyotes (3)
Michael Carcone (Drummondville), Liam O'Brien (Rouyn-Noranda), Jakub Voracek (Halifax)*
Boston Bruins (3)
Charlie Coyle (Saint John), Jakub Lauko (Rouyn-Noranda), Brad Marchand (Moncton)
Buffalo Sabres (0)
None.
Calgary Flames (4)
A.J. Greer (Rouyn-Noranda), Jonathan Huberdeau (Saint John), Jakob Pelletier (Moncton)*, MacKenzie Weegar (Halifax)
Carolina Hurricanes (1)
Vasily Ponomarev (Shawinigan)*
Chicago Blackhawks (2)
Philipp Kurashev (Québec)*, Samuel Savoie (Gatineau)*
Colorado Avalanche (4)
Alex Beaucage (Rouyn-Noranda)*, Jonathan Drouin (Halifax), Samuel Girard (Shawinigan), Nathan MacKinnon (Halifax)
Columbus Blue Jackets (2)
Jordan Dumais (Halifax)*, Mathieu Olivier (Shawinigan)*
Dallas Stars (0)
None.
Detroit Red Wings (3)
David Perron (Lewiston), Daniel Sprong (Charlottetown), Joseph Veleno (Saint John)
Edmonton Oilers (0)
None.
Florida Panthers (1)
Dmitry Kulikov (Drummondville)
Los Angeles Kings (2)
Phillip Danault (Victoriaville), Pierre-Luc Dubois (Cape Breton)
Minnesota Wild (2)
Marc-Andre Fleury (Cape Breton), Frederick Gaudreau (Shawinigan)
Montreal Canadiens (5)
Jake Allen (Montreal), Justin Barron (Halifax), Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (Rouyn-Noranda), Samuel Montembeault (Blainville-Boisbriand), David Savard (Moncton)
Nashville Predators (3)
Alexandre Carrier (Gatineau), Jeremy Lauzon (Rouyn-Noranda), Yakov Trenin (Gatineau)
New Jersey Devils (4)
Nico Hischier (Halifax), Timo Meier (Halifax), Dawson Mercer (Drummondville), Ondrej Palat (Drummondville)
New York Islanders (5)
Samuel Bolduc (Blainville-Boisbriand), Noah Dobson (Acadie-Bathurst), Julien Gauthier (Val-d'Or), Ross Johnston (Moncton), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Gatineau)
New York Rangers (1)
Alexis Lafrenière (Rimouski)
Ottawa Senators (5)
Drake Batherson (Cape Breton), Thomas Chabot (Saint John), Claude Giroux (Gatineau), Mathieu Joseph (Saint John), Zack MacEwen (Moncton)
Philadelphia Flyers (2)
Sean Couturier (Drummondville), Nicolas Deslauriers (Rouyn-Noranda)
Pittsburgh Penguins (5)
Raivis Ansons (Baie-Comeau)*, Sidney Crosby (Rimouski), Ryan Graves (Charlottetown), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (Charlottetown), Kristopher Letang (Val-d'Or)
San Jose Sharks (4)
Anthony Duclair (Québec), Mike Hoffman (Drummondville), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (Québec), Filip Zadina (Halifax)
Seattle Kraken (1)
Yanni Gourde (Victoriaville)
St. Louis Blues (3)
Nikita Alexandrov (Charlottetown), Samuel Blais (Victoriaville), Marco Scandella (Val-d'Or)
Tampa Bay Lightning (2)
Alex Barré-Boulet (Drummondville), Nikita Kucherov (Rouyn-Noranda)
Toronto Maple Leafs (0)
None.
Vancouver Canucks (3)
Anthony Beauvillier (Shawinigan), Guillaume Brisebois (Acadie-Bathurst), Conor Garland (Moncton)
Vegas Golden Knights (5)
Ivan Barbashev (Moncton), William Carrier (Cape Breton), Jonathan Marchessault (Québec), Daniil Miromanov (Acadie-Bathurst)*, Nicolas Roy (Chicoutimi)
Washington Capitals (1)
Anthony Mantha (Val-d'Or)
Winnipeg Jets (1)
Nikolaj Ehlers (Halifax)
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(QMJHL team for which the player played the most games)
*injured or on non-active roster
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