https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lhjmq/un-appel-inespere-pour-miguel-tourigny-1.14293880

Fantasy Summary

Tourigny is a dynamic and electrifying defenseman who loves to carry the puck end-to-end and create off the rush. He’s a capable handler and passer, but it is his mobility and wrist shooting habits that shine brightest. He does, however, lack many projectable habits necessary for the professional game


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August 2022 – Tourigny, selected in the 7th round by the Canadiens in 2022, is an undersized goalscoring defenseman who was one of the best skaters in the QMHL last year while also being the best defenseman in the league in terms of carrying the puck in transition. He is extremely quick, shifty, and aggressive. He takes intelligent routes to gain offensive zone possession and has the hands to evade pressure with ease. He probably should have been drafted in both 2020 and 2021, so it is good that the Habs took a chance on him. He scored 31 goals and 80 points in 65 games this year and gets his goals by carrying the puck into the slot and shooting from high-danger areas, his shot itself isn’t anything special. His style will be difficult to translate to pro hockey because his skill level isn’t astronomical and because his style of being his team’s focal point in every offensive situation requires a ton of skill at the NHL level, but with this profile, the Habs took a big swing at a stage of the draft where only a handful of those swings were still available. Sebastian High

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 6.5
NHL Certainty 3.0
Country CAN
Position D
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth February 9, 2002
Height 5‘8”
Weight 172 lbs
Drafted 2022 Round 7; Overall: 216

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2011-2012 Montréal Ice StormBrick Invitational6 0 11 4|        
 2013-2014 Drummondville Jr. VoltigeursQC Int PW AA Elite2 0 11 0|        
 2014-2015 Drummondville Jr. VoltigeursQC Int PW4 2 13 6|        
 2015-2016 Bois-Francs Cascades M15 AAAQM15AA31 11 819 78|Qualification6 0 33 18 
  Bois-Francs Cascades M15 AAA EQM15AAA E6 0 11 0|Qualification4 0 22
 2016-2017 Bois-Francs Cascades M15 AAA EQM15AAA E28 7 916 52|Qualification4 0 11
  Marie-Rivier Canimex M17 AAAQM17AAA4 0 00 0|        
 2017-2018 Trois-Rivières EstacadesQM18AAA39 2 1921 28|Playoffs14 1 67 16 
  Team Québec White QGC-165 0 11 2|        
 2018-2019 Trois-Rivières EstacadesQM18AAA26 3 2831 59|        
  Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaQMJHL29 7 512 26|Playoffs5 0 33
 2019-2020 Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaQMJHL61 11 1930 56|        
 2020-2021 Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaQMJHL32 15 2136 33|Playoffs9 3 58 16 
 2021-2022 Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaQMJHL30 19 2140 53|        
  Acadie-Bathurst TitanQMJHL35 12 2840 43|Playoffs8 3 25 12 
 2022-2023 HK Dukla TrencinSlovakia39 5 1924 37|Playoffs5 1 12 16 
 2023-2024 Trois-Rivières LionsECHL61 9 2938 80|Playoffs6 0 33 12 
 2024-2025 Vlci ZilinaSlovakia24 5 1116 42|        

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