In the system: Cape Breton Eagles final prospects update for 2022-23 season

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SYDNEY, N.S. — With the 2022-23 season now complete, several Cape Breton Eagles prospects have had strong campaigns in their respective under-18 major and junior leagues. 

Here’s a look at how each of the team’s prospects finished the season:

2022 DRAFT PICKS:

(Not in major junior)

•  Lincoln Waugh – Defenceman – Third-round pick, No. 48 overall – Current Team: Summerside Western Capitals (Maritime Junior Hockey League) – Games Played: 50 – Goals: 8 – Assists: 17 – Points: 25 – Penalty Minutes: 45
•  Étienne Desjardins – Defenceman – Third-round, No. 49 overall – Current Team: Saint-Eustache Vikings (Quebec Under-18 ‘AAA’ Hockey League) – Games Played: 41 – Goals: 5 – Assists: 13 – Points: 18 – Penalty Minutes: 14
•  Callum Aucoin – Forward – Fourth-round, No. 62 overall – Current Team: Halifax McDonalds (Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 35 – Goals: 16 – Assists: 31 – Points: 47 – Penalty Minutes: 40
•  Carson Griffin – Forward – Fifth-round, No. 73 overall – Current Team: Charlottetown Knights (New Brunswick/PEI Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 26 – Goals: 10 – Assists: 12 – Points: 22 – Penalty Minutes: 38
•  Conor Davis – Forward – Sixth-round, No. 91 – Current Team:  Lac St-Louis Lions (Quebec Under-18 ‘AAA’ Hockey League) – Games Played: 42 – Goals: 28 – Assists: 24 – Points: 52 – Penalty Minutes: 8
•  Alexandre Pelletier – Forward – Seventh-round, No. 109 – Current Team: Saint John Vitos (New Brunswick/PEI Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 33 – Goals: 5 – Assists: 7 – Points: 12 – Penalty Minutes: 8
•  Teddy MacAusland – Forward – Eighth-round pick, No. 127 – Current Team: Noble & Greenough School (United States High School Prep) – Games Played: 27 – Goals: 6 – Assists: 23 – Points: 29 – Penalty Minutes: NA
•  Luc-Antoine Labbé – Goaltender – Eighth-round pick, No. 142 – Current Team: Lévis Chevaliers (Quebec Under-18 ‘AAA’ Hockey League) – Record: 18-7-0-0 – Goals-Against Average: 2.59 – Save Percentage: .911
•  Elliott Groenewold – Defenceman – Ninth-round, No. 145 – Current Team: Bishop’s College School Varsity (High School) – Games Played: 52 – Goals: 12 – Assists: 19 – Points: 31 – Penalty Minutes: NA
•  Xavier Parent – Forward – 11th-round, No. 181 – Current Team: Gatineau L’Intrépide (Quebec Under-18 ‘AAA’ Hockey League) – Games Played: 42 – Goals: 3 – Assists: 5 – Points: 8 – Penalty Minutes: 48
•  Alexandre Carbonneau – Defenceman – 12th-round, No. 199 – Current Team: Collège Notre-Dame Albatros (Quebec Under-18 ‘AAA’ Hockey League – Games Played: 42 – Goals: 5 – Assists: 15 – Points: 20 – Penalty Minutes: 32
•  Jake Prince – Defenceman – 12th-round, No. 210 – Current Team: Cole Harbour Pro Hockey Life Wolfpack (Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 35 – Goals: 8 – Assists: 12 – Points: 20 – Penalty Minutes: 20
•  Dawson Grandy – Forward – 13th-round, No. 217 – Current Team:  Mount Academy Saint (Prep School U17) – Games Played: 15 – Goals – 4 – Assists: 8 – Points: 12 – Penalty Minutes: 8
•  Deke Davidson – Defenceman – First-round, No. 1 – American Draft – Current Team: Seacoast Performance Academy (Prep School U16) – Games Played: 66 – Goals: 19 – Assist: 34 – Points: 53
•  Andrew O’Sullivan – Defenceman – Second-round, No. 19 – American Draft – Current Team: Kimball Union Academy – Games Played: 33 – Goals: 4 – Assists: 21 – Points: 25 – Penalty Minutes: NA

Note: Louka Cloutier, a second-round pick, No. 34 overall, will be put back into the draft this week and the Eagles will receive compensation for him. 

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2023 QMJHL ENTRY DRAFT COVERAGE

•  The Cape Breton Eagles will add to their system this weekend when they attend the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft in Sherbrooke, Que. Follow Cape Breton Post sports reporter Jeremy Fraser on Twitter for coverage and insight all week at www.twitter.com/CBPost_Jeremy. 

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PLAYERS ACQUIRED VIA TRADE IN 2022-23

(Not in major junior)

•  Carter Ansems – Defenceman – Fifth-round, No. 77 by Acadie-Bathurst 2020 – Current Team: Truro Bearcats (Maritime Junior Hockey League) – Games Played: 30 – Goals: 2 – Assists: 4 – Points: 6 – Penalty Minutes: 18
•  Nolan Fowler – Forward – 11th-round pick, No. 193 by Drummondville in 2021 – Current Team: Valley Wildcats (Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 25 – Goals: 7 – Assists: 10 – Points: 17 – Penalty Minutes: 26
•  Ryan Hayes – Defenceman – Eighth-round pick, No. 146 by Acadie-Bathurst in 2021 – Current Team: Cape Breton West Islanders (Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 34 – Goals: 4 – Assists: 18 – Points: 22 – Penalty Minutes: 76
•  Jonah MacDonald – Forward – Fourth-round pick, No. 65 overall by Quebec in 2021 – Current Team: Charlottetown Knights (New Brunswick/PEI Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 34 – Goals: 18 – Assists: 27 – Points: 45 – Penalty Minutes: 36

2021 DRAFT PICKS

(Not in major junior)

•  Maxence Albert – Forward – Fifth-round, No. 77 – Current Team:  Amos Comètes (Under-18 ‘AA’) – Games Played: 20 – Goals: 18 – Assists: 15 – Points: 33 – Penalty Minutes: 41
•  Brady Wambolt – Defenceman – Fifth-round, No. 83 – Current Team: Steele Subaru Majors (Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 28 – Goals: 6 – Assists: 12 – Points: 18 – Penalty Minutes: 18
•  Colby Morin – Forward – Sixth-round, No. 95 – Current Team: Edmundston Blizzard (Maritime Junior Hockey League) – Games Played: 28 – Goals: 2 – Assists: 5 – Points: 7 – Penalty Minutes: 79
•  Xavier Farrah – Goaltender – Sixth-round, No. 96 – Current Team: Campbellton Tigers (Maritime Junior Hockey League) – Record: 18-8-4-0 – Goals-Against Average: 4.23 – Save Percentage: .881
•  Lane Lochead – Forward – Sixth-round, No. 97 – Current Team: Weeks Majors (Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 34 – Goals: 19 – Assists: 36 – Points: 55 – Penalty Minutes: 6
•  Jérôme Gilbert – Forward – Seventh-round, No. 113 – Current Team: Yarmouth Mariners (Maritime Junior Hockey League) – Games Played: 52 – Goals: 18 – Assists: 35 – Points: 53 – Penalty Minutes: 30
•  Wynston Iserhoff – Forward – Eighth-round pick, No. 131 – Current Team: CIHA Voyageurs (Prep School U18) – Games Played: 10 – Goals: 12 – Assists: 6 – Points: 18 – Penalty Minutes: 16
•  Noah Blanchard – Goaltender – Ninth-round pick, No. 159 – Charles P. Allen Cheetahs (Metro High School Hockey League) – Games Played: 4 – Record: 4-0-0-0 – Goals-Against Average: 1.25 – Save Percentage: .958
•  Thomas Pigeon – Goaltender – 11th-round, No. 185 – Current Team: Utah Outliers (United States Premier Hockey League) – Games Played: 3 – Record: 2-0-1-0 – Goals-Against Average: 2.65 – Save Percentage: .895
•  Liam Travis – Forward – 12th-round, No. 205 – Current Team:  Miramichi Timberwolves (Maritime Junior Hockey League) – Games Played: 45 – Goals: 13 – Assists: 11 – Points: 24 – Penalty Minutes: 143
•  Tyson LeFrense – Defenceman – 13th-round, No. 221 – Current Team: Sydney Rush (Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League) – Games Played: 24 – Goals: 5 – Assists: 8 – Points: 13 – Penalty Minutes: 22
•  Isaac Tremblay – Forward – 14th-round, No. 239 – Current Team: Vernon Vipers (British Columbia Hockey League) – Games Played: 53 – Goals: 9 – Assists: 15 – Points: 24 – Penalty Minutes: 18
•  Kurt Gurkan – Forward – First-round, No. 2 – American Draft – Current Team: Blackfalds Bulldogs (Alberta Junior Hockey League) – Game Played: 32 – Goals: 9 – Assists: 8 – Points: 17 – Penalty Minutes: 21
•  Sam Scopa – Goaltender – Second-round, No. 20 – American Draft – Current Team: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (United States Hockey League) – Games Played: 23 – Record: 7-10-1 – Goals-Against Average: 3.29 – Save Percentage: .873

The Eagles will add to their system this weekend when they participate in the QMJHL Entry Draft in Sherbrooke, Que.