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Bourgault becomes the third small-ish sniper chosen at #22 by the Oilers in recent years, following Jordan Eberle in 2008 and Kailer Yamamoto in 2017. Both successfully made the jump to the NHL in relatively short order.
Anything but a reach pick, Bourgault was ranked within a few spots of the slot he was chosen almost across the board.
A range of observations and opinions follows from various amateur scouts:
In ranking Bourgault #21 (exactly where he was taken given Arizona’s forfeited pick at #11),
The Athletic gave his customary thorough review:
Due to his October 2002 birthday, Bourgault has the rare advantage of having just completed his third QMJHL season. In the last two of those seasons, he’s had an impressive run, with a combined 53 goals and 115 points in 97 regular-season and playoff games. He was Shawinigan’s second-most productive player in both of those seasons behind Stars first-round pick Mavrik Bourque. Bourgault’s game doesn’t leap o
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The Canadiens selected the 6-foot-3, 212-pound London Knights defenceman with their first-round pick (31st overall) at the NHL Draft Friday night.
The 18-year-old from Belle River, Ont., had renounced himself from the draft this week after paying a fine for an offence of a sexual nature in Sweden last year, which had several NHL teams vowing not to select him this weekend.
Bergevin picked him anyways.
“Being drafted into the NHL is an honour and a privilege that no one takes lightly,” Mailloux said in a statement released on social media before the draft. “The NHL draft should be one of the most exciting landmark moments in a player’s career, and given the circumstances, I don’t feel I have demonstrated strong enough maturity or character to earn that privilege in the 2021 draft. I know
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So, general manager Ken Holland, short on picks heading into this season’s NHL draft, turned one pick into two Friday, trading the 20th-overall selection to Minnesota for the 22nd- and 90th-overall picks.
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With the 22nd pick, the Oilers selected Xavier Bourgault, a six-foot, 172-pound centre from Shawinigan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Bourgault finished seven in the QMJHL league in goals with 20 in 29 games. He also added 20 assists and is described as an elusive player with a quick release. He had 33 goals and 38 assists in 63 games last year.
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