QMJHL Lottery on RDS on April 21
Published on April 7, 2026 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Boucherville, QC - The lottery to determine the selection order for the upcoming QMJHL Draft presented by Fenplast will take place on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. on RDS, as part of the show 5 à 7.
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Rimouski Océanic, Gatineau Olympiques, Victoriaville Tigres and Saint John Sea Dogs finished the 2025-2026 season in positions 18 through 14.
However, the Drakkar, Océanic and Olympiques traded their first-round picks in recent months to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, Halifax Mooseheads and Shawinigan Cataractes.
Here are the odds for each team in the lottery:
18th position: Rouyn-Noranda (from Baie-Comeau) - 9 balls - 42.9%
17th position: Halifax (from Rimouski) - 6 balls - 28.6%
16th position: Shawinigan (from Gatineau) - 3 balls - 14.3%
15th position: Victoriaville - 2 balls - 9.5%
14th position: Saint John - 1 ball - 4.8%
Here are the most recent first overall picks for the five teams in the lottery:
Rouyn-Noranda: Patrick Poulin, 1989 (Saint-Hyacinthe Laser)
Halifax: Benoit-Olivier Groulx, 2016
Shawinigan: Dino Troïni, 1976 (Shawinigan Dynamos)
Victoriaville: Cosmo DuPaul, 1992
Saint John: Alexis Joseph, 2025
QMJHL Deputy Commissioner Martin Lavallée will oversee the lottery, which will be conducted under the supervision of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.
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