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XavierVeilleux
DAge: 20183 CM86 KGCAN CAN
83PNHLe
Xavier Veilleux
NHLNHL Draft2024, NYI (179th overall)6th round, 18th pick
THLTHL Draft2024, DAL (196th overall)7th round, 4th pick

Projected potential

Bio

Strong two-way, puck-moving defenseman with good vision and some offensive upside. His ability to manipulate defenders to open a passing lane and create opportunities for his teammates helps to drive play for his team in every area of the ice. He has great discipline and uses his skating to help provide stability to the backend, allowing for consistently positive plus-minus statistics that can help contribute to leagues with that category.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 83 · 1st Line Potential2025-26 · NCAA · Cornell Univ.

What is PNHLe?

PNHLe is an offensive stat that is used to project a player’s point potential at the NHL level and is meant to standardize a variety of leagues so that prospects can be compared from one league with another.

PNHLe attempts to equalize all leagues, age and positions so that the offensive potential of a prospect can easily be compared with others, while also projecting future NHL point potential in the prime years of a player.

The problem with NHLe

The premise of the NHLe stat is certainly a great idea. If a player jumps directly from one league to the NHL there should be some precedent set by historical values that would indicate how many points that player should project to having in a full NHL season. However, it always bothered me that NHLe never took into account that younger players in the same league would always have a massive disadvantage compared to those that have more experience and are physically more mature in the same league. NHLe only looks at the present to predict how many points in one league are equated at the NHL level.

NHL Certainty
5.5
55% odds
Odds of becoming a full-time NHL player (10.0 = 100%). Draft guideline is a starting point and should rise as the prospect proves himself.
Upside
4.5
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.
LinkLink · NHL Link · DobberProspects

Scouting Feed
DobberProspects

With their sixth-round selection in the 2024 NHL draft, the New York Islanders took a swing at a solid two-way Canadian defenseman, Xavier Veilleux. This pick is a solid choice for a late-round pick who could become an impactful bottom-pair defenseman in the NHL.

William Langstaff - DobberProspects

Veilleux will take some time to develop, as he played last season in the USHL before moving to the NCAA for likely three or more seasons. Veilleux committed to Cornell University, where he will play starting in the 2025-26 season. Veilleux played with the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the 2024-25 season, and in 61 games, he produced 41 points (eight goals and 33 assists). Additionally, he did a good job keeping points off the board against a strong USHL team that just got stronger after adding Carolina Hurricanes 2025 second-round (62nd overall) pick forward Ivan Ryabkin. Veilleux won the defenseman of the week award once in the 2024-25 season and will look to build on a successful USHL season, taking that success to the NCAA level. His hockey IQ could offer some upside in the NHL.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2017-18RegularQC Int PWQuébec Remparts20110
2018-19RegularQC Int PWQuébec Jr. Nordiques61342
2019-20RegularQBAAA RQuébec Blizzard M15 AAA188142211
2019-20RegularQBAAAQuébec Typhon M15 AAA72130
2021-22RegularQM18AAASéminaire St-François Blizzard394283236
2021-22PlayoffsQM18AAASéminaire St-François Blizzard5112-22
2022-23RegularQM18AAASéminaire St-François Blizzard36726331216
2022-23RegularWHC-17Canada White U1761010
2022-23RegularUSHLMuskegon Lumberjacks500010
2022-23RegularU18 NCCSéminaire St-François Blizzard72464
2022-23PlayoffsQM18AAASéminaire St-François Blizzard1003360
2023-24RegularUSHLMuskegon Lumberjacks62329322142
2023-24PlayoffsUSHLMuskegon Lumberjacks714572
2024-25RegularUSHLMuskegon Lumberjacks61833412430
2024-25PlayoffsUSHLMuskegon Lumberjacks14358134
2025-26RegularNCAACornell Univ.3462026712





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