[Signing] Flames sign RW Louick Marcotte to AHL deal

[sureLoss]

Olympiques Gatineau @LesOlympiques
Félicitations à notre ancien joueur, Louick Marcotte, pour son contrat avec le club école des Flames de Calgary !

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=76350

6'1'' 194lbs

scored 36 goals and 42 goals in the Q the last two season

[Caged Great]

Solid signing. Makes sense because he played with Poirier's team in the Q.

I didn't notice he was dealt twice.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Solid signing. Makes sense because he played with Poirier in the Q.

They weren't together on the Olympique if that is what you mean. Was traded there after Poirier went pro.

[Caged Great]

[Red Menace]

Emile has someone to speak french too... bien!

[Caged Great]

Right shooting RW with speed and some skill. On the surface, this looks like a good signing. I wonder why he didn't get drafted, even as an overager.

[Caged Great]

There are a ton of fight videos as well, so he doesn't seem to shy away from being physical either. good signing.

[icarus]

Last season's (note: not this season's) final league-wide QMJHL points leaders:

1 Anthony Mantha Val-d'Or 120
2 Marcus Power Rouyn-Noranda 109
3 Jonathan Drouin Halifax 108
4 Nikolaj Ehlers Halifax 104
5 Louick Marcotte Val-d'Or 100
6 Anthony Duclair Quebec 99
7 Guillaume Gelinas Val-d'Or 92
8 Emile Poirier Gatineau 87
9 Cameron Darcy Cape Breton 82
10 Darcy Ashley Halifax 80

[btimbit]

I like it, but why did he get passed on the draft?

[tvp2003]

Félicitations!

[Caged Great]

I'll be looking forward to seeing how he plays in the development camp.

[sureLoss]

May have been someone that the Flames were looking at in the 2014 draft where he was ranked 198th NA skater by central scouting.

He attended Flyers training camp last year, but reports were he didn't stand out good or bad.

[Huntingwhale]

Very odd how the 5th best point producer in the league, a physical player with size, didn't get drafted

Otherwise, very nice I like

[sureLoss]

It could be teams thought his 2013-2014 season was a product of Mantha and not his own play.

This year with Gatineau he showed he can carry the offence without Mantha.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

May have been someone that the Flames were looking at in the 2014 draft where he was ranked 198th NA skater by central scouting.

He attended Flyers training camp last year, but reports were he didn't stand out good or bad.

Well, in the right shooting right wing category it is between him, Hunter Smith, and maybe Drew Shore. Not a ton of competition and not likely competing for the same jobs either. Can't hurt to have free depth. You just never know where the next Josh Jooris type guy will come from.

[GioforPM]

Decent (but not unusual) height, but I like 194 pounds at his age.

Worth a look, and, if nothing else, a decent AHL replacement when Poirier comes up (hopefully) full time.

[MacDaddy77]

Hows his skating? he obviously has offensive talent, possibly a RW with size for the top line to replace Hudler?

[Roof-Daddy]

Had a lot of bodies down there already, add another to the mix I guess.

Really curious as to whether or not Hunter Smith will turn pro or not.

This would suggest no, but we will see I guess.


RW Depth on the farm at this point.

Poirier (ELC)
Hathaway (ELC)
Carroll (ELC)
Marcotte (AHL)

[heep223]

This is an AHL deal only?

[polak]

Ummm... How did he go undrafted?

This looks like it could be a potential steal. Hopefully he goes the Giordano trajectory career wise!