How acquired: Selected with No. 4 pick in 2025 NHL Draft
2025-26 season: Moncton (QMJHL): 45 GP, 22-56-78
Desnoyers (6-2, 178) sustained an apparent left leg injury while playing for Team Canada at the World Junior Summer Showcase on Aug. 1, leaving his chance to make the Mammoth roster during training camp in doubt. His health also was a concern entering last season, missing the start of it after having wrist surgery in mid-August 2025.
When healthy, the 19-year-old leans on his physicality without sacrificing skill. He’s averaged more than a point per game for Moncton of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League the past two seasons, with 162 points (57 goals, 105 assists) in 101 games, and he had six assists in seven games at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship.
“My mentality is I’ll always aim for the highest thing,” Desnoyers said June 28. “The highest level I can play this year is the NHL, so I’ll focus and do everything I can this summer to achieve that. If not, we’ll see after that.”
Projected NHL arrival: This season