Draft Order QMJHL: 2026 QMJHL Draft Results: Round 1: 1. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (from Baie-Comeau Drakkar): Thomas Boisvert, C, (2028), 2. Victoriaville Tigres: Vincent Boutet, D, (2028), 3. Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (fom Rimouski Oceanic): Jacob McKinnon, LW, (2029), 4. Shawinigan Cataractes (from Gatineau Olympiques): Pierre-Alexandre Lemieux, C, (2029), 5. Victoriaville Tigres (from Saint John Sea Dogs): Jakob Royer, C, (2028), 6. Shawinigan Cataractes (from Val-d'Or Foreurs): Julien Bergeron, LW, (2028), 7. Halifax Mooseheads: Emrik Menard, C, (2028), 8. Rimouski Oceanic (from Cape Breton Eagles): Justin Gagnon, RW, (2028), 9. Sherbrooke Phoenix: Damien Leduc, LW, (2028), 10. Rimouski Oceanic (from Quebec Remparts): Max Brien, C, (2028), 11. Charlottetown Islanders: Asian Tremblay, C, (2028), 15. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (from Shawinigan Cataractes): Tommy Leroux, C, (2028), 13. Newfoundland Regiment: Damian Norris, C, (2028), 14. Saint John Sea Dogs (from Drummondville Voltigeurs): Lawrence Williams, D, (2028), 15. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (from Blainville-Boisbriand Armada): Zachary Lainesse, G, (2029), 16. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies: Malik Tremblay, RW, (2028), 17. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (from Chicoutimi Sagueneens): Enzo Roy, D, (2028), 18. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (from Moncton Wildcats): Nathan Boulanger, G, (2028)


2026 QMJHL Draft Results



Round 1



The 2026 QMJHL Draft has future NHL talent on display. Thomas Boisvert headlines this draft.



Chris Ransom follow @DraftUtopia Last Updated: July 24, 2026.


  1. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies: Thomas Boisvert, C, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 5-9 149 lb Thomas Boisvert had 54 goals, 79 assists, and 134 points in 62 games with the Mount St. Charles Under 15 AAA Team in 2025-2026. Thomas Boisvert is the cousin of Sascha Boisvert. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies traded Bill Zonnon to get this pick in the 2026 QMJHL Draft.


    Despite being only 16, Thomas Boisvert has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. He's going to quarterback the power play while also playing a penalty killer role. He can play a 200 foot game as well and is just a very complete player despite his size. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies now have two centers with a 200 foot game in Thomas Boisvert and Jayden Pominville the son of former NHL player Jason Pominville.


  2. Victoriaville Tigres: Vincent Boutet, D, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 6-1 190 lb Vincent Boutet was the top defenseman in the 2026 QMJHL Draft. He led his team to Q Cup in Bantam against kds in Quebec only lost two games all year despite only having 2 goals, 7 assists, and 9 points in 42 games with the Seminaire St-Francois Blizzard in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. He could be as tall at 6-7 if he hits his growth spurt in 2028.


    Despite being only 16, Vincent Boutet has the playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the QMJHL. He's going to quarterback the power play while also playing a penalty killer role. He can play a 200 foot game as well and is just a very complete player. He's a guy that will need to do more offensively in the QMJHL , but the traits are there for him to be great.



  3. Blainville-Boisbriand Armada: Jacob McKinnon, LW, (2029) A+ Grade

    The 5-9 157 Jacob McKinnon is a great hockey player. Jacob McKinnon had 25 goals, 26 assists, and 51 points with the Seminaire St-Francois Blizzard in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. He was ranked first overall among prospects in the 2026 QMJHL Draft.


    Despite being only 16, Jacob McKinnon has the playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the QMJHL. He's going to quarterback the power play while also playing a penalty killer role. He can play a 200 foot game as well and is just a very complete player. He's a guy that who was teammates with Vincent Boutet in Bantam and his ceiling might be higher too.


  4. Shawinigan Cataractes: Pierre-Alexandre Lemieut, C, (2029) A+ Grade

    The 6-3 180 lb Pierre-Alexandre Lemieux had 19 goals, 19 assists, and 38 points in 42 games with the College Esther-Blondin Phenix in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. He was teammates with Alexis Joseph on he Lanaudrier Pionniers M15 AAA Midget team back in 2022-2023 when he first started playing midget hockey against kids in Canada. Pierre-Alexandre Lemieux is also the nephew of the late Claude Lemieux as Pierre-Alexandre Lemieux's uncle was Claude Lemieux. He's going to be the face of the Shawinigan Cataractes for the next two to three seasons.


    Pierre-Alexandre Lemeiux has speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. He's going to quarterback the power play while also playing a penalty killer role. He can play a 200 foot game as well and is just a very complete player. He's a player who should make an immediate impact.



  5. Victoriaville Tigres: Jakob Royer, C, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 5-11 170 lb Jakob Royer had 12 goals, 20 assists, and 32 points in 41 games with Trois-Rivieres Estacades in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. Jakob Royer is the son of former Chicago Blackhawks center and Victoriaville Tigres center Remi Royer. Jakob Royer has the versatility to play left winger, center, and right winger.


    Despite being only 16, Jakob Royer has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, versatility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. He's going to quarterback the power play while also playing a penalty killer role. He can play a 200 foot game as well and is just a very complete player.


  6. Shawinigan Cataractes: Julien Bergeron, LW, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 6-0 181 lb Julien Bergeron had 25 goals, 30 assists, and 55 points with the Chateaguay Grenadiers in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. Julien Begeron is the cousin of Kayden Robitaille whose the son of Louis Robitaille with Louis Robitaille being Julien Bergeron's uncle.


    Despite being only 15, Julien Bergeron has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. He's going to quarterback the power play while also playing a penalty killer role. He plays a 200 foot game. He does have all five s categories in terms of traits including speed, size, skill, shot, and scoring.



  7. Halifax Mooseheads: Emrick Menard, C, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 5-11 170 lb Emrick Menard had 27 goals goals, 43 assists, and 70 points in 30 games with Bois-Francs Cascades M15 AAA Team in the QM15AAA league in 2024-2025. Emrick Menard had 8 goals, 8 assists and 16 points in 6 games with the Connecticut Jr. Rangers Under 15 AAA Team in 2025-2026 before a season ending injury.


    Emrick Menard's dad was a former hockey player. His mom was the team manager on the Bois-Francs Cascades when he put together 70 points. Cam Russell is one of the best GMs in the QMJHL he clearly saw something incredible with Emrick Menard here to take the hometown kid seventh overall. Emrick Menard has the versatility to play all three forward roles at left winger, center, and right winger.


    Despite being only 16, Emrick Menard has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, versatility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. He can play a 200 foot game. Emrick Menard could be a first round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft if develops in the QMJHL over the next two seasons.


  8. Rimouski Oceanic: Justin Gagnon, RW, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 6-3 165 lb Justin Gagnon had 12 goals, 14 assists, and 26 points in 42 games with the College Notre-Dame Albatros in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. Justin Gagnon is the top right winger in the 2026 QMJHL Draft and has the versatility to play left winger as well as right winger. Right winger is his primary position left winger is his secondary position on the ice.


    Justin Gagnon has the versatility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, and slap shot accuracy. He's got the offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ and vision to succeed in the QMJHL. He can play the power play or be used as a penalty killer. He's the eighth player in this draft that can play a 200 foot game. He could be a first round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.



  9. Quebec Remparts: Damien Leduc, C, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 6-1 170 lb Damien Leduc had 13 goals, 17 assists, and 30 points in 42 games with the Chateauguay Grenadiers QM18AAA Team in 2025-2026. Damien Leduc has the versatility to play left winger, center, and right winger.


    Damien Leduc has the versatility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, and slap shot accuracy. He's got the offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ and vision to succeed in the QMJHL. He can play on the power play or the penalty kill. He has a 200 foot game. He has a very deep gas tank incredible stamina. Ranked the eighth best player in the 2026 QMJHL Draft and picked ninth overall which again is incredible value.


  10. Rimouski Oceanic: Max Brien, C, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 6-2 187 lb Max Brien had 18 goals, 25 assists, and 43 points in 33 games with the Steele Subaru Under 18 AAA team in 2025-2026. Max Brien is a two-sport athlete that plays both hockey and track. He was the rookie of the year in Nova Scotia with a scout saying he has the best size and skill of any player in Nova Scotia since Nate MacKinnon. He's got that dog in him. He wants to bring a Memorial Cup to Rimouski which is something that even Sidney Crosby could not pull off.


    Despite being only 16, Max Brien has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. He's going to quarterback the power play while also playing a penalty killer role. He does a lot well, but only the first nine picks in the 2026 QMJHL Draft had a 200 foot game. Can that be developed in time? Absolutely, that doesn't change the fact that the drop off in guys that could be future superstars in the QMJHL and potentially stars in the NHL begins to occur at this pick. Still, I love Max Brien's traits enough to give Rimouski an A+ grade at 10.



  11. Charlottetown Islanders: Aslan Tremblay, LW, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 6-1 192 lb Aslan Tremblay had 20 goals, 14 assists, and 34 points in 38 games with the Amos Forestiers in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. Aslan Tremblay has the versatility to play all three positions at left winger, center, and right winger with left winger being the most effective position Aslan Tremblay can play.


    Aslan Tremblay has speed, explosion, burst, agility, versatility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. Aslan Tremblay hits like a truck and if he builds more muscle he could hit like a monster truck down the road. He was considered the second best player in the 2026 QMJHL Draft, but he fell to 11 since nine other players drafted ahead of him had a 200 foot game and Tremblay doesn't quite have that yet.


  12. Baie-Comeau Drakkar: Tommy Leroux, C, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 5-11 187 lb Tommy Leroux had 14 goals, 22 assists, 36 points, and a +15 +/- ratio in 42 games with the College Charles-Lemoyne Riverains in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. Tommy Leroux also had 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points in 8 games during the 2026 QM18AAA Playoffs. Tommy Leroux is the son of Benoit Leroux. He's got two older brothers with Tommy Leroux being the youngest of Benoit Leroux's children.


    Tommy Leroux has speed, explosion, burst, agility, versatility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, and penalty killing to succeed in the QMJHL. The first word used to describe Tommy Leroux by teammates is leader and he did compete with his older brothers in hockey when he was younger to help him prepare to get to this point.



  13. Newfoundland Regiment: Damian Norris, C, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 5-10 161 lb Damian Norris had 20 goals, 47 assists, and 67 points in 56 games with the Upper Canada College Under 16 Team in 2025-2026. Damian Norris is the son of Warren Norris.


    Damian Norris has the skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ that you want in a QMJHL Prospect. In addition to being the son of Warren Norris, he is also the cousin of Josh Norris.


  14. Saint John Sea Dogs: Lawrence Williams, D, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 6-1 161 lb Lawrence Williams had 10 goals, 28 assists, and 38 points in 32 games with the Weeks Major Midgets Under 18 Team in the NSU18MHL League which is in Nova Scotia. Lawrence Williams had 1 goal, 6 assists, and 7 points in 14 games during the 2026 NSU18MHL Playoffs.


    Lawrence Williams has has the skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, and slap shot accuracy. He's got the offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ and vision to succeed in the QMJHL. This is a strong skater, aggressive defender, and a guy with excellent puck skills on offense as a two-way defender.



  15. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies: Zachary Lainesse, G, (2029) A+ Grade

    The 5-11 163 lb Zachary Lainesse had a 2.49 goals against average, .920 save percentage, and 2 shutouts, while posting a 16-5-0 record starting 21 of the 22 games he played in on the Levis Chevaliers in 2025-2026. Zachary Lainesse had a 2.98 goals against average, .903 save percentage, and a 13-4-0 record in 17 games during the 2026 QM18AAA Playoffs leading the Levis Chevaliers to a 2026 Telus Cup by making saves as well as leading his team to a championship.


  16. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies: Malik Tremblay, RW, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 5-9 150 lb Malik Tremblay had 17 goals, 20 assists, and 37 points in 42 games with the Magog Cantonniers in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. Malik Tremblay had 5 goals, 7 assists, 12 points, 2 penalty minutes, and a +2 +/- ratio in 16 games during the 2026 QM18AAA Playoffs.


    Malik Tremblay has the skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, and slap shot accuracy. He's got the offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ and vision to succeed in the QMJHL. Malik Tremblay was the fifteenth best player available in the 2026 QMJHL Draft.



  17. Baie-Comeau Drakkar: Enzo Roy, D, (2028) A+ Grade

    The 5-9 157 lb Enzo Roy had 8 goals, 11 assists, 19 points, 8 penalty minutes, and a +2 +/- ratio in 42 games with the Levis Chevaliers in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. Enzo Roy had 3 goals, 11 assists, 14 points, 0 penalty minutes, and a +8 +/- ratio in 18 games during the 2026 QM18AAA Playoffs helping goalie Zachary Lainesse win the 2026 Telus Cup.


    Enzo Roy has has the skating, foot speed, versatility, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, and slap shot accuracy. He's got the offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ and vision to succeed in the QMJHL. Enzo Roy is the son of Jonathan Roy and the brother of Anthony Roy.


  18. Baie-Comeau Drakkar: Nathan Boulanger, G, (2028) C Grade

    The 6-0 146 lb Nathan Boulanger had a 3.18 goals against average and .92 save percentage with College Esther-Blondin Phenix in the QM18AAA in 2025-2026. He's the consensus second best goalie, but the Baie-Comeau Drakkar traded away a 2027 first round pick, a 2027 ssecond round pick since Baie-Comeau Drakkar didn't have a 2026 second round pick, a the higher of their two 2026third round picks,a nd a 2026 fourth round pick. That seems like an overpay for a second round goalie with a GAA above 3.00 at the end of the first round. That's why this is the only C grade.










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