Tyler Peddle

September 2025 – Peddle will play his fifth and final season in the QMJHL during the 2025-26 season as a 20-year-old with the Charlottetown Islanders. Originally drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2023 in the seventh round (224th overall), Peddle was acquired on August 1, 2025, from the Saint John Sea Dogs. Known for his physical style of play, he brings size, skill, and leadership to the Islanders. Peddle will look to earn a look from another NHL franchise, choose the NCAA route or possibly play overseas once his CHL is over. Peddle is not a fantasy option in any league. Mark Henry

June 2025 – The Columbus Blue Jackets did not sign Peddle by June 1, 2025, therefore relinquishing his rights. Peddle is an unrestricted free agent. Mark Henry

June 2023 – With the last pick of the 2023 NHL draft, Peddle was selected 224 overall by the Blue Jackets. Pat Quinn

April 2023 – Tyler Peddle is a lethal goalscorer who just hasn’t had shooting luck since the first half of the 2021-22 season. A sniper seemingly incapable of scoring at a high rate in the QMJHL is often a red flag, but Peddle may be an exception. The jewel of his toolkit is his shot. He generates tremendous power and can shoot from a variety of positions with a versatile set of releases. In the offensive zone, he is in constant motion, varying his angles of attack and searching for soft ice with strong scanning habits. While he is a shoot-first player, Peddle is a very effective short-range passer. He may not be a playmaker, but he is more than capable of executing quick passes under heavy pressure to maintain possession and progress the run of play. His physical frame is a good one, and he does well to establish inside positioning in puck races and in and around the slot. Defensively, he applies his strong scanning habits to stay in a good position. Still, his defensive activity rate and his fluid integration into defensive structures both remain works in progress, though both have come quite a long way since his D-1 season. Skating remains a weakness for Peddle; he stays quite upright in his stride, which limits his explosiveness as well as his leverage in puck battles. Peddle has fringe second-line upside despite the lack of impressive production and is a big breakout candidate for next season. However, unlike past D+1 QMJHL breakout stars, Peddle possesses a range of refined habits that will ease the transition to professional hockey. Sebastian High