Nicolas Roy is slowly changing scouts’ opinions.

Currently in the middle of a 16-point streak, Roy is off to the best start of his three-year QMJHL career with a young Chicoutimi Saguenéens team. He currently ranks second on his team in points, 27pts in 19 games. He is top-5 in the league for face-offs. He and his line mates Jonathan Bouncier and Gabryel Paquin-Boudreaux may be single-handedly responsible for turning around their team’s season after an 0-9 start. They have gone 10-6 since.

The former First Overall selection in the QMJHL draft will play in his second game of the CHL’s Super Series tonight. He was named his team’s player of the game, from a group of some of the best QMJHL players, from his first game in the series on Tuesday.

Originally ranked as a late second round, early third round prospect (between 47-67 overall by various scouting services) for the 2015, he slipped to Carolina in the fourth round. One of the knocks on Roy was his offensive inconsistency. So far this year, he seems to taken a step in the right direction.

Projected as a third-line, two-way center — not unlike from Cane Brandon Sutter — Roy will need to be able play against more physical players before he’s ready to turn pro. His offensive projects for the rest of the season may elevate him to a potential second-line center. Since the organization has little depth at center outside of the Canes current roster, Roy’s next 1.5 season in the QMJHL will be very important to Carolina moving forward. Having a true top-9, right-handed center will be vary valuable, given how few there are in the league.

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Prospect reports for Nov. 10 – Nov. 18, 2015

2015 Draft Picks:

Sebastian Aho, 2nd Round (#35 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP – 0G-1A-1PT 0 PIM (Liiga), 1GP – 1G-1A-2PTS 0 PIM (CHL)
• Karat Oulu went 2-0 in Liiga play, won the second leg of their round of 16 matchup in CHL to advance. Aho was named Man of the Match in the CHL game. Originally, Aho was to miss this game as he traveled with host country Finland’s U20 team as it prepares for the World Junior Hockey Championships.
• This Season: 19GP – 7G-9A-16PTS, 0 PIM, 51 shots, 13.7% shooting (Liiga)
  6GP – 3G-3A-6PTS, 2 PIM, 11 shots, 27.2% shooting (CHL)
• Next Game: Thursday, November 19 vs. Lukko Rauma (Liiga); Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Espoo Blues (CHL)

Callum Booth, 4th Round (#93 overall)

• Booth remains out indefinately as he recovers from an appendectomy.
• This Season: 14GP – 8W-5L-1OTL, .900%, 3.27 GAA

Nicolas Roy, 4th Round (#96 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP – 2G-1A-3PTS, 0 PIM, 8 shots, 25.0% shooting, 68.2% Faceoffs
• Chicoutimi Seguenees went 2-0, Roy recorded at least a point in both games.
• This Season: 19GP – 14G-13A-27PTS, 28 PIM, 68 shots, 20.6% shooting, 59.7% Faceoffs
• Extended his point streak to 16 games. Longest streak of his career; tied for 3rd for longest current point streak in the QMJHL.
• Roy scored a power play goal and was named Team QMJHL player of the game in the CHL Super Series game on 11/17.
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Spencer Smallman, 5th Round (#138 overall)

• Last Week: 3GP – 0G-0A-0PTS, 4 PIM, 7 shots, 0.0% shooting
• Saint John Sea Dogs went 2-1.
• This Season: 17GP – 5G-8A-13PTS, 19 PIM, 49 shots, 10.2% shooting
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 at Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Luke Stevens, 5th Round (#126 overall)

• Next Game: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 vs Pomfert (HS)

David Cotton, 6th Round (#169 overall)

• This Week: 2GP – 1G-0A-1PT, 0 PIM, 6 shots, 16.7% shooting
• Waterloo Black Hawks went 1-1, 1-0 when Cotton scored.
• This Season: 14GP – 4G-6A-10PTS, 6 PIM, 39 shots, 10.2% shooting
• Offically signed his letter of intent to play at Boston College next season
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 vs. Des Moines Buccaneers

Steven Lorentz, 7th Round (#186 overall)

• Last Two Weeks: 4GP – 3G-3A-6PTS, 2 PIM, 15 shots, 20.0% shooting
• Peterborough Petes went 3-0-1, 3-0 when Lorentz recorded a point.
• This Season: 22GP – 8G-9A-17PTS, 9 PIM, 47 shots, 17.0% shooting

2014 Draft Picks:

Haydn Fleury, 1st Round (#7 overall)

• Last Week: 3GP – 1G-1A-2PTS, 4 PIM
• Red Deer Rebels went 2-1, 1-1 when Fleury records a point.
• This Season: 16GP – 6G-9A-15PTS, 21PIM
• Fleury was selected as an alternate captain for Team WHL in the CHL Canada / Russia Super Series. He played Team WHL’s two games, both victories over Team Russia.
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 vs. Saskatoon Blades

Alex Nedeljkovic, 2nd Round (#37 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP (2 Start) – 1W-0L-1OTL, 3.39 GAA, .906%
• This Season: 11GP (11 Starts) – 5W-4L-1OTL, 3.48 GAA, .901%
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 at Guelph Storm

Roland McKeown, 2nd Round (#50 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP – 0G-1A-1PT, 4 PIM, 5 shots, 0.0% shooting
• Kingston Frontenacs went 1-1, 1-0 when McKeown recorded a point.
• This Season: 20GP – 4G-16A-20PTS, 27 PIM, 68 shots, 5.8% shooting
• Served as an alternate captain, recorded 2 assists in two games for Team OHL in the CHL Super Series
• Next Game: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at North Bay Battalion

Warren Foegele, 3rd Round (#67 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP – 0G-1A-1PT, 4 PIM, 2 shots, 0.0% shooting
• Kingston went 1-1 with Foegele in the lineup, 1-0 when Foegele recorded a point.
• This Season: 6GP – 1G-3A-4PTS, 6 PIM, 7 shot, 14.2% shooting (OHL)
  5GP – 0G-1A-1PT, 6 PIM, 8 shots, 0% shooting (NCAA)
• Next Game: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at North Bay Battalion

Josh Wesley, 4th Round (#96 overall)

• He was heald out of the lineup of the game 3 of three-games in three days after receiving a major penality and game misconduct on 11/7.
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 at Guelph Storm

Lucas Wallmark, 4th Round (#97 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP – 0G-0A-0PTS, 2 PIM (SHL), 1GP – 0G-0A-0PTS, 0 PIM (CHL)
• Lulea HF advanced to the quarter-finals in the CHL.
• This Season: 14GP – 2G-12A-13PTS, 8 PIM (SHL), 3GP – 0G-0A-0PTS, 4 PIM (CHL)
• Next Game: Thursday, November 19, 2015 vs Örebro HK (SHL), Tuesday, December 1, 2015 vs. Frölunda HC (CHL)

Clark Bishop, 5th Round (#127 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP – 0G-2A-2PTS, 2 PIM, 1 shot, 0.0% shooting, 40.0% faceoffs
• Cape Brenton Screaming Eagles went 1-1, 1-0 when Bishop recorded a point.
• This Season: 21GP – 8G-11A-19PTS, 48 PIM, 48 shots, 16.7% shooting, 50.5% faceoffs
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 vs. Charlottetown Islanders

Kyle Jenkins, 7th Round (#187 overall)

• Last Week: 4GP – 1G-8A-9PTS, 0 PIM, 15 shots, 15 shots, 6.7% shooting.
• Jenkins returned to the lineup on 11/10, after being out with an upper-body injury since 10/23.
• Peterborough Petes went 3-0-1, 3-1 when Lorentz recorded a point.
• He had two multi-point games: 4PTS on 11/14 – Named first Star against Sudbery, 3PTS on 11/18 – Named thrid star against Ottawa
• This Season: 16GP – 1G-11A-14PTS, 12PIM, 31 shots, 3.4% shooting
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 at Sudbury Wolves

No 2013 Draft Picks

2012 Draft Picks:

Collin Olson, 6th Round (#159 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP (1 start) – 0W-1L, 9.28 GAA, .833%
• WMU lost two games against #9 St. Cloud State with a combined score 16-3.
• Olson started game 1, allowing 3 goals on 27 shots in the loss. He came in relief in game 2, allowing 6 goals on 27 shots.
• This Season: 6GP (5 start) – 2W-3L, 3.38 GAA, .904%
• Next Game: Friday, November 27, 2015 vs. RPI (Shillelagh Tournament – South Bend, IN)

Brendan Collier, 7th Round (#189 overall)

• Last Week: 2GP – 1G-0A-1PT, 0PIM, 2 shots, 50.0% shooting
• Northeastern went 0-1-1 last week, 0-1 when Collier scored.
• This Season: 10GP – 1G-0A-1PT, 4PIM, 4 shot, 25.0% shooting
• Next Game: Friday, November 20, 2015 @ #1 Providence College

2011 Draft Picks:

Gregory Hofmann, 4th Round (#103 overall)

• Last Week: 4GP – 1G-1A-2PTS, 4PIM.
• This Season: 23GP – 7G-6A-13PTS, 14 PIM
• Next Game: Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Zugo HC