Just a few days after Drummondville's goaltender Riley Mercer signed with the AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild, the Montreal Canadiens' system have plucked a player of their own from the QMJHL.
Voltigeurs Overager Mercer Signs NHL Deal With Minnesota Wild
Drummondville Voltigeurs goaltender Riley Mercer has just wrapped up an impressive QMJHL career.
Forward Egor Goriunov has signed with the Laval Rocket of the AHL, starting in 2025/26.
Goriunov, 21, had 69 points (33+36) across 54 games between the Charlottetown Islanders and the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada as an overager this season.
Throughout his four year QMJHL career, the Russian winger tallied 182 points (97+85) across 247 games between the Armada, the Islanders and firstly the Victoriaville Tigres -- where he spent his first three seasons.
University Of Moncton Lands Commitments From Baie-Comeau's Boilard & Former Rimouski Defender
While many <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/ohl">OHL</a>, <a href="https://thn.com/whl">WHL</a> and QMJHL overagers have committed to <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/ncaa">NCAA</a> programs down south, the University of Moncton was able to snipe a commitment from one of Baie-Comeau's star players.
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