Desnoyers was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 QMJHL Draft after a run to a silver medal at the Telus Cup (Canada’s under-18 championship) and captaining Quebec at the Canada Winter Games. He was one of the top young players in the Q as a rookie two seasons ago, regularly playing 20 minutes per game as a forward for a good Wildcats team, and wore a letter for the gold medal-winning Canada White at under-17s as well as for Team Canada at the Hlinka. I thought he had a tough time as a center in a limited role at U18 worlds (despite registering five points in five games) two springs ago and his numbers didn’t pop out of the gate last season, but he was one of the best players in the QMJHL for six months and has really elevated his game — and, importantly for scouts, his production — as the top forward on the top team in the QMJHL despite dealing with two injured wrists from November onward. He stamped that by leading the Wildcats to a Q title as the league’s playoff MVP with 30 points in 19 playoff games as well. He wasn’t able to rise again in the Memorial Cup for them, but the wrists were really nagging him by then, and he still made two big plays in the semifinal. Desnoyers is a good-sized center with room to add muscle, and scouts love him as a projectable top-six center who plays a smart, detailed, well-rounded two-way game with good skill, smarts and poise.
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