Nearly 100 Alumni Kick off 2022-23 Season on NHL Rosters
October 14, 2022 – Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Montreal, QC – The National Hockey League (NHL) has unveiled the rosters of its 32 franchises for the start of the 2022-2023 regular season.
Among the starting lineups, there are 85 players who made their way through the QMJHL before making the jump to the NHL. These former QMJHLers are currently on the active roster of their respective teams, or on their injured reserve list.
The Boston Bruins have a total of seven players from the QMJHL in their lineup, the highest number of alumni on any NHL team. Just behind Boston are the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators, who each have six players that hail from the Q. On the flip side, the Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars count no QMJHL alumni on their opening day rosters.
Here is the complete list of QMJHL graduates currently in the NHL:
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Anaheim Ducks (4)
Nathan Beaulieu, Simon Benoit, Maxime Comtois, Dmitry Kulikov
Arizona Coyotes (1)
Liam O’Brien
Boston Bruins (7)
Patrice Bergeron, Charlie Coyle, A.J. Greer, David Krejci, Jakub Lauko, Brad Marchand, Jakub Zboril
Buffalo Sabres (0)
Aucun
Calgary Flames (3)
Jonathan Huberdeau, Nicolas Meloche, MacKenzie Weegar
Carolina Hurricanes (1)
Cavan Fitzgerald
Chicago Blackhawks (1)
Philipp Kurashev
Colorado Avalanche (3)
Samuel Girard, Nathan MacKinnon, Lukas Sedlak
Columbus Blue Jackets (2)
Mathieu Olivier, Jakub Voracek
Dallas Stars (0)
Aucun
Detroit Red Wings (4)
Adam Erne, David Perron, Joseph Veleno, Filip Zadina
Edmonton Oilers (1)
Raphaël Lavoie
Florida Panthers (1)
Anthony Duclair
Los Angeles Kings (1)
Philip Danault
Minnesota Wild (2)
Marc-André Fleury, Frédérick Gaudreau
Montreal Canadiens (6)
Jake Allen, Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin, Mike Hoffman, Samuel Montembeault, David Savard
Nashville Predators (3)
Alexandre Carrier, Jeremy Lauzon, Yakov Trenin
New Jersey Devils (5)
Jonathan Bernier, Ryan Graves, Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer, Ondrej Palat
New York Islanders (4)
Anthony Beauvillier, Noah Dobson, Ross Johnston, Jean-Gabriel Pageau
New York Rangers (3)
Samuel Blais, Jaroslav Halak, Alexis Lafrenière
Ottawa Senators (6)
Jonathan Aspirot, Drake Batherson, Derick Brassard, Thomas Chabot, Claude Giroux, Matheiu Joseph
Philadelphia Flyers (2)
Sean Couturier, Nicolas Deslauriers
Pittsburgh Penguins (3)
Sidney Crosby, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Kristopher Letang
San Jose Sharks (3)
Timo Meier, Evgeny Svechnikov, Marc-Édouard Vlasic
Seattle Kraken (2)
Yanni Gourde, Daniel Sprong
St.Louis Blues (3)
Ivan Barbashev, Colten Ellis, Marco Scandella
Tampa Bay Lightning (4)
Gabriel Fortier, Nikita Kucherov, Pierre-Cedric Labrie, Philippe Myers
Toronto Maple Leafs (2)
Mikhail Abramov, Nicolas Aubé-Kubel
Vancouver Canucks (1)
Conor Garland
Vegas Golden Knights (4)
William Carrier, Jonathan Marchessault, Daniil Miromanov, Nicolas Roy
Washington Capitals (1)
Anthony Mantha
Winnipeg Jets (2)
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Nikolaj Ehlers
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