The 2025 NHL Draft has wrapped with 19 selections out of the QMJHL, but that doesn't mean the end of the NHL dream of those who were passed over as NHL teams are sending out invites to players to help flesh out their development camp rosters.
Getting a nod to an NHL camp is massive for players who were passed over in the draft. There they get to work with NHL coaches that can evaluate where a player's game is at and what they need to do to get to the next level. Many development camp invites have gone on to get drafted in following years or for a fortunate few, sign an entry-level contract with an NHL club out of camp.
So far, several QMJHL players have received invites to NHL camps. Below is a non-exhaustive but updating list of players who have received invites to NHL team's rookie camps.
Zachary Morin with the Saint John Sea Dogs (Photo: Mike Hawkins)July 2nd
LW Liam Kilfoil (Halifax) - Detroit Red Wings
LW Nathan Leek (Charlottetown) - Los Angeles Kings
July 1st
C Nathan Brisson (Val-d'Or) - Calgary Flames
June 30th
LW Emmanuel Vermette (Chicoutimi) - Boston Bruins
LW Mavrick Lachance (Sherbrooke) - Boston Bruins
C Mael Lavigne (Rimouski) - Calgary Flames
G Mathis Langevin (Rimouski) - Colorado Avalanche
D Nate Tivey (Saint John) - Colorado Avalanche
LW Vincent Desjardins (Blainville-Boisbriand) - Colorado Avalanche
D Drew Allison (Baie-Comeau) - Colorado Avalanche
RW Lucas Romeo (Cape Breton) - Colorado Avalanche
D Matteo Mann (Saint John) - Dallas Stars
LW Florent Houle (Sherbrooke) - Detroit Red Wings
RW Vincent Collard (Moncton) - Detroit Red Wings
G Louis-Antoine Denault (Quebec) - Florida Panthers
D Jordan Tourigny (Shawinigan) - Minnesota Wild
C Kody Dupuis (Shawinigan) - New Jersey Devils
RW Alex Mercier (Moncton) - Ottawa Senators
D Alexandre Carbonneau (Blainville-Boisbriand) - Philadelphia Flyers
C Nathan Quinn (Quebec) - Philadelphia Flyers
G Linards Feldbergs (Sherbrooke) - Pittsburgh Penguins
G Jacob Steinman (Halifax) - St. Louis Blues
D Maddox Labre (Rouyn-Noranda) - Tampa Bay Lightning
D Owen Conrad (Charlottetown) - Toronto Maple Leafs
C Nathan Lecompte (Chicoutimi) - Utah Mammoth
LW Zachary Morin (Saint John) - Vancouver Canucks
RW Remi Gelinas (Rouyn-Noranda) - Vegas Golden Knighs
C Jacob Mathieu (Rimouski) - Vegas Golden Knighs
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