CHL to NCAA Recruiting Megathread

[cinnamoroll]

5/17 preview

Mon/Chi 7pm, game 6, Chi leads 3-2

Chicoutimi win ends the series and sends them to the Memorial Cup, Moncton win will send them back to New Brunswick for game 7 on tuesday.

 

[cinnamoroll]

Chicoutimi Saguenéens are the 2026 QMJHL Champions, winning game 6 5-1.

Tournament MVP went to Moncton F Gabe Smith (ELC signed) who leads the playoffs in goals (19) and points (33).

Maxim Massé (UMass) scored 51 goals this season but in the playoffs he ended up with way more assists at 18, which was good for 3rd in the playoffs behind Moncton's Bleyl (Michigan State) and Mutryn (BC).

NCAA commits on the team:

• F Émile Ricard, Omaha, 07
• F Maxim Massé, UMass, 06
• F Nathan Lecompte, Northeastern, 07
• F Mavrick Lachance, Merrimack, 06
• F Gryphon Watson-Bucci, Merrimack, 06
• F Liam Lefebvre, UVM, 07
• F Emmanuel Vermette, Sacred Heart, OA
• F Émile Guité, UNH, 07
• D Peteris Bulans, BGSU, OA
• D Jordan Tourigny, Northeastern, OA
• D Alex Huang, Harvard, 07

They will open up their Memorial Cup bid in Kelowna May 23rd against WHL Champions Everett Silvertips. I will begin preparing a preview for the whole tournament shortly. It begins on the 21st but the first game is on the 22nd, Kelowna vs Kitchener.

 

[cinnamoroll]

2026 draft eligible and projected first round pick D Carson Carels commits to NoDak, played for Prince George Cougars

 

[Felger]

Question for you cinnamon roll: You watched A LOT of QMJHL games. Is it my imagination or was Tournas really hot and cold this season? I never drank the Kool aid when it came to his phony baloney NAHL numbers. So I was thrilled when he got off to a good start in the Q. Just seemed like he kind of slowed a bit as the season went along. Same thing in the playoffs. Am I overthinking it?

 

[cinnamoroll]

Question for you cinnamon roll: You watched A LOT of QMJHL games. Is it my imagination or was Tournas really hot and cold this season? I never drank the Kool aid when it came to his phony baloney NAHL numbers. So I was thrilled when he got off to a good start in the Q. Just seemed like he kind of slowed a bit as the season went along. Same thing in the playoffs. Am I overthinking it?

he could be streaky but that’s normal for goal scorers at any level. he was always fairly dangerous. even thought he scored less in the playoffs, he was still producing plenty. for comparison, Maxim Massé (UMass) scored 51 goals in the regular season but he only had 6 goals in the playoffs like Tournas. Still contributed elsewhere, his game got more well-rounded as the season went along. a current UNH example from a similar path is Sam Oliver, who can be streaky as well. if you were to worry about something... his ability to handle physicality has been an ongoing concern. it's hard to get through that in junior though, college is where he'll be able to make more progress.

tl;dr: you are probably overthinking it. even in the NHL goal scorers can be streaky. im sure it won't stop you from worrying, which is how being a fan works

speaking of UNH...

08 F Ilya Kolmakov commits to UNH, played for Sherbrooke Phoenix. 2027 Draft eligible, 48 points in 62 games. he moved to North America in 2024-25, played for Detroit Little Caesers 16U AAA with a brief callup to Fargo. He was drafted by Sherbrooke in the CHL Import Draft and was 3rd in scoring for the Phoenix.

 

[Felger]

he could be streaky but that’s normal for goal scorers at any level. he was always fairly dangerous. even thought he scored less in the playoffs, he was still producing plenty. for comparison, Maxim Massé (UMass) scored 51 goals in the regular season but he only had 6 goals in the playoffs like Tournas. Still contributed elsewhere, his game got more well-rounded as the season went along. a current UNH example from a similar path is Sam Oliver, who can be streaky as well. if you were to worry about something... his ability to handle physicality has been an ongoing concern. it's hard to get through that in junior though, college is where he'll be able to make more progress.

tl;dr: you are probably overthinking it. even in the NHL goal scorers can be streaky. im sure it won't stop you from worrying, which is how being a fan works

speaking of UNH...

08 F Ilya Kolmakov commits to UNH, played for Sherbrooke Phoenix. 2027 Draft eligible, 48 points in 62 games. he moved to North America in 2024-25, played for Detroit Little Caesers 16U AAA with a brief callup to Fargo. He was drafted by Sherbrooke in the CHL Import Draft and was 3rd in scoring for the Phoenix.

Thanks for the input