Related Topics: Calgary Flames, Marie-Ève Pelletier, Brad Treliving, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Hugh S. Legaré, Moncton Wildcats, Cam Robinson, NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Quebec City, Alex DeBrincat
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving has often joked that it would be great if every hockey player was big, talented and could skate like the wind. That’s obviously a pipe dream, but it speaks to the dilemma faced when considering whether to draft Quebec scoring machine Jakob Pelletier – who boasts everything except size – in the first round.
A product of Quebec City, Pelletier is a left shot winger who turned 18 in March. He’s listed as 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds, so he’s teeny tiny by hockey standards. But in his second full season in the QMJHL with the Moncton Wildcats, Pelletier showed he can flat-out score at the major junior level.