Welcome to May’s edition of Dobber’s QMJHL update! With the playoffs underway as of May 5th, I thought it would be a good idea to get a look at a few players who have the potential to lead their teams on a deep playoff run and have a chance to play in the first [...]
On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is first joined by history maker, Kenzie Lalonde! She became the first woman to do play-by-play in the QMJHL on television last week. She talked about her journey to this point, why representation matters, the QMJHL season, and the Women's World coming to Halifax among other things! After [...]
The QMJHL has done a great job in evolving its initial plan from the beginning of the season and is getting increasingly better at continuing the season in a safe manner that adheres to Public Health guidelines, while also ensuring staff and player safety is at the highest priority. The Protected Environment Plan [...]
The QMJHL has now returned to action after its mid-season pause and moved forward with its Protected Environment Plan. The Quebec-based teams resumed their season on January 22nd using their host city format highlighted in last month’s article. Heading into the Protected Environment Event the League announced that through their first wave of COVID-19 [...]
On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined by Dylan Galloway, Head Scout of Eastern Canada for FC Hockey. They talk about scouting and Dylan's journey to this point and then dive into the QMJHL returning to play in their protected environments as well as look at some of the more intriguing QMJHL prospects [...]
Oscar Plandowski (#7) plays defense for the Islanders. Photo courtesy of Charlottetown Islanders. (charlottetownislanders.com) On this edition of Game Tape, Tony sits down with Oscar Plandowski of the Charlottetown Islanders to talk about growing up with a father who scouts and a mother who is a skating coach, how developing during a [...]
Photo Courtesy of the New Jersey Devils Twitter Although it is a new year we are still faced with the same challenges due to the pandemic. Hopefully, these challenges begin to disappear soon with COVID-19 vaccinations becoming more readily available. Unfortunately, until this happens the QMJHL will still be faced with hurdles [...]
With the state of the pandemic worsening and the rules and regulations in different places across Canada ever-changing, the QMJHL season is becoming more and more difficult to play. There have been multiple instances only a few months into the season where the league has had to postpone games due to positive Covid-19 cases. "Every [...]
In this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined by DobberProspects QMJHL Scout Brayden Olaf as the co-host of the week! They start with Jokke Nevalainen joining the Caroline Hurricanes scouting staff, the reason he won't be on the DraftCast moving forward. They also cover the news and notes from around the prospect world. The [...]
After having last season come to an abrupt end due to the emergence of the pandemic the QMJHL season returned to action on October 2, 2020. That is not to say that there aren’t any risks moving forward with the 2020-2021 season or that there is a guarantee it will be completed but some [...]
