Truro, N.S. (June 12, 2023) – The Edmundston Blizzard have made forward Alex Thibault and goaltender Olivier St-Onge, both from Edmundston, their territorial picks in the 2023 Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) Territorial Draft selections.
Six teams made the maximum of two selections this year. Five teams made one selection and will receive a compensation pick following the third round of the Entry Draft. The Amherst Ramblers, who did not make a territorial selection, will receive compensation picks following rounds two and three of the Entry Draft.
The 2023 MHL Entry Draft will take place Thursday, June 15th beginning at 7 p.m. with live coverage of the first two rounds in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland on Eastlink Community TV, channels 10 and 610. The broadcast will also be available on Eastlink’s YouTube channel. Full draft results will be available at themhl.ca and on social media.
The territorial draft selections are as follows:
Amherst
None
Campbellton
Samuel Quimper – Goalie – Saint-Quentin, NB – Champions Hockey Prep – 2007 – 5’10 ‘’ – 170 lbs
Logan Mallaley – Forward – Dalhousie, NB – Moose du Nord U18 – 2006 – 5’11’’ – 144 lbs
Edmundston
Alex Thibault – Forward – Edmundston, NB – Fredericton Caps U18 – 2007 – 6’0’’ – 168 lbs
Olivier St-Onge – Goalie – Edmundston, NB – Champions Hockey Prep – 2007 – 6’1’’ – 157 lbs
Fredericton
Zachary Rushton – Forward – Fredericton, NB – Fredericton Caps U18 – 2007 – 6’3’’ – 194 lbs
Grand Falls
Zacharie Michaud – Forward – Grand Falls, NB – Champions Hockey Prep – 2007 – 5’11’’ – 155 lbs
Miramichi
Charlie Morrison – Defense – Miramichi, NB – Champions Hockey Prep – 2007 – 6’1’’ – 170 lbs
Pictou County
Kingsley Austin – Defense – Westville, NS – Pictou Week U18 – 2007 – 5’6’’ 135 lbs
Summerside
Eddy Doyle – Defense – Tignish, PEI – Kensington Wild U18 – 2007 – 5’11’’ 148 lbs
Jordan Shaw – Forward – O’Leary, PEI – Kensington Wild U18 – 2007 – 5’11’’ 165 lbs
Truro
Logan Quinn – Defense – Truro, NS – Pictou Weeks U18 – 2007 – 6’0’ 159 lbs
Wyatt Countway – Defense – Brookfield, NS – Pictou Weeks U18 – 2007 – 6’2’’ – 161 lbs
Valley
Landon Ryan – Defense – Wolfville, NS – Valley Wildcats U18 – 2007 – 6’1’’ – 148 lbs
Aiden Bent – Forward – Berwick, NS – Valley Wildcats U18 – 2006 – 5’11’’ – 153 lbs
West Kent
Olivier O’Brien – Defense – Bouctouche, NB – Moncton Flyers U18 – 5’7’’ – 152 lbs
Olivier Leblanc – Forward – Saint-Antoine, NB – Moncton Thunderbirds U16 – 2007 – 5’8’’ – 147 lbs
Yarmouth
Dawson O’Connell – Defense – West Pubnico, NS – South Shore Mustangs U18 – 2007 – 5’6’’ – 152 lbs
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Contact person for media :
James Faulkner
Director of Communications
Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL)
jfaulkner@themhl.ca