This article continues down a similar path to my last prospect profile on 2027 NHL Entry Draft/2025 QMJHL Entry Draft-eligible prospect James Scantlebury. I would wager that this player has similar impacts, but takes a different route to get there. He also has a markedly different physical build and set of attributes. Let us not waste any more time on the introductions, though. Just like my deep dive on his tape reel, we’re gonna get right into it.

Alexis Joseph was born on June 16th, 2009 in Lachenaie, Quebec. Coming up through the minor hockey system of AHN Mascouche, it seems as though it was fairly evident quite quickly that Joseph was capable of great things on the ice. He made an appearance at the Brick Invitational Tournament with Team Québec in the summer of 2019. Despite having a relatively quiet performance through most of it, he tallied a hat trick and 2 assists against Team Manitoba in QC’s first matchup, which was an early display of promise. Fast forwarding a couple of years, Joseph was U15 AAA at the age of 12, playing for the Lanaudière Pionniers in the M15 AAA R. He racked up 8 goals and 9 assists in 7 games. This was the only the tip of the iceberg for Joseph that season, though, as he played in the world famous Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament with the Montréal Jr. Canadiens. Joseph tallied a very impressive statline of 9 goals and 8 assists in 5 games. He was the hero at the end of it all, as well, with him scoring both the game tying and overtime game winning goal against the Czech Knights in the final. The following season, he would suit up for the Pionniers M15 AAA E, posting a remarkable 43 goals and 22 assists in 30 games. In two playoff appearances, he registered 2 goals. He had a three game look at the M17 level, as well, with 2 goals and 1 assist to his name. Joseph would additionally suit up for Pro Hockey Team Ontario U14 at the Kings of Spring tournament that season, posting up 14 goals and 6 assists in 8 games.

The last couple of seasons have both been spent at the M18 AAA level for Joseph, with Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix. In 2023–24, he performed to the tune of 25 goals and 28 assists in 39 games played. He had a remarkable postseason run, scoring 4 goals and adding 10 assists in 8 matches. This regular season, he recorded 23 goals and 33 assists in 42 games played. Consequently, he was the team leader in points two seasons in a row. On the current Phénix postseason run, he has 1 goal and 5 assists in 4 games. He will look to augment his stats and help his team win tomorrow night in a matchup against Trois-Rivières Estacades.

In a video published by the QMJHL in a series on prospects eligible for this coming draft, Joseph compares himself to Quinton Byfield (this video is also available in French). At many turns, it is easy to see the parallels when watching him put up the impressive numbers he has posted pretty consistently throughout his young career. He is a big body at 6’4″, 192 pounds, with a considerable amount of speed and acceleration. That top speed is something that was clearly an asset for him even when looking at his tape from ages 9-12. Without as much room to operate, he can utilize deception and body movement to get around defenders. He has exceptional hands, with him finishing many plays conducted by great dangles. Joseph also cites his wrist shot as his best tool and it is easy to see why. He does a fair amount of finishing by way of scoring on a great wrister release while still in motion. That said, there are fine details to his game that I admire, as well.

I find it fascinating that Joseph’s first-touch passing skills are as exceptional as they are as a player who is primarily shot first. He can easily find and exploit great plays that are left open by his teammates being uncovered due to his identification by the opposition as a threat. He can function as a power play quarterback in addition to being a trigger man and does it quite well, using his strong vision and hockey IQ (which he recognizes as one of his best assets) to find the best lanes and draw up plays. He knows exactly when to pinch and find lethal plays in off-puck offensive situations and also utilizes this skill to interrupt opposing breakouts. He is pretty exceptional on the draw, seemingly using his upper body strength as his best tool to win faceoffs.

On top of all of this, Joseph is, as one would expect, sometimes deployed as a net front option at times, and has both the right frame and the right tools for the gig. He just has so much versatility in terms of roles that he can play and areas he excels in that you have to wonder what sort of player he blossoms into. His baseline as a shooter is excellent and definitely his most well-cultivated ability at present, but you can see a number of paths forward for him. I anticipate that he will go quite high in the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft and be quite an asset to whichever team claims him. Looking out further, expect him to be of consequence in the picture for the 2027 NHL Entry Draft, as well. He could even be the first forward off the board, assuming that it is a foregone conclusion that Everett Silvertips D Landon DuPont is taken first overall. Sometimes, you see that player that it is quite evidently going to be a rainmaker in the NHL and have it be clear from a young age. To me, Joseph is very much in that category. I look forward to whatever comes next for him in terms of how he shapes up in terms of player archetype and his pursuit of his ceiling.