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27-06-2025
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SBS News in Filipino, Friday 27 June 2025
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Ottawa Citizen
03-06-2025
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- Ottawa Citizen
Around the Q: Teams shift focus to 2025-26 season
It was less than 12 hours after the London Knights hoisted the 2025 Memorial Cup Sunday evening that the transactions for 2025-26 got underway in the QMJHL. Article content That's when the QMJHL champion Moncton Wildcats announced that Rian Chudzinski, a member of the USA Hockey's National Program, was joining the team and has committed to Boston University following his junior career. Article content Article content Article content And with the league's draft slated for Friday and Saturday in Quebec City, the quick transition to next year continued in full swing on Tuesday, as teams finalized trades from the past season and to complement earlier moves to bolster their lineups for the upcoming season. Article content Article content The past couple of QMJHL drafts have thrust the Wildcats into the spotlight, first with the Caleb Desnoyers pick as No. 1 overall in 2023 and then last June when they hosted the draft at the Avenir Centre. Article content This year, the Saint John Sea Dogs will stand front and centre as for the seventh time in their history, they will select first overall when the session opens Friday evening in Quebec. Saint John finished 17th overall last season and won the draft lottery for the right to pick first on Friday. Article content The Sea Dogs enjoyed a strong draft in 2024 in Moncton, when they landed forwards William Yared fifth overall and Dylan Rozzi at No. 8. They also secured the rights to defenceman Cameron Chartrand at No. 19, and he inked with the team late in the regular season. Further, they added former first rounder forward Zachary Morin and he inked with the squad early in the year. Morin, Rozzi and Yared all finished in the top eight of rookie scorers this past season. Article content Article content The No. 1 ranked player this year is Alexis Joseph, who turns 16 on June 16. Article content He is a six-foot-four centre whose talent has shone throughout his career, including key evaluation periods and tournaments. That includes last season, when he registered 56 points in 42 games with the Quebec Under 18 AAA College Esther Blondin Phoenix. Article content Saint John also holds the No. 10 and 18 picks in what promises to be a significant building block for the organization, which is looking to move forward after three tough campaigns after winning the Memorial Cup in 2022.
