With just a few weeks remaining until the start of training camp, there is one player who could be a surprise addition to the St. Louis Blues roster when they kick off the 2022-23 season on October 15, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. That player is Zachary Bolduc.
Bolduc, a native of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, was the Blues’ first-round selection (17th overall) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Over the past two seasons in the QMJHL, Bolduc has averaged a point per game pace, and this past season, tied for second place in all of junior hockey with 55 goals and including playoffs, Bolduc had 63 goals in 77 games played last season.