Justin Carbonneau fired his agent by e-mail (and the word is out in the NHL)

The job of an NHL scouting team is much more than just watching a player on the ice or seeing how a prospect performs in physical tests.

Clubs want to know the character of a young man.

That’s why, on the heels of the Buffalo combine , which is currently underway, players are interviewed by teams. In this way, organizations can determine an individual’s character.

But it’s not the only way.

You know as well as I do that the NHL is a small world. So it’s only natural that scouts and agents, for example, gossip and tell stories.

And here’s one about Justin Carbonneau, the mid-first-round NHL prospect from Québécois.

According to Alexandre Gascon on the latest episode of Radio-Canada’s Tellement Hockey podcast, the fact that Justin Carbonneau chose to part ways with his agent via e-mail is a hot topic of discussion in the NHL.

The journalist explains that the Québécois was represented by an agency that split up. The two big agents went their separate ways during the 2024-2025 season.

Carbonneau said he didn’t want to make any big decisions during the campaign, as he wanted to focus on his draft year. That’s fair enough.

He finally decided to change agencies, which he has every right to do.

But even if his former representative (Jonathan Lachance) doesn’t want to stick it to him publicly, the word on the street is that he thinks it’s ordinary that Carbonneau announced his decision by e-mail. The Armada player also asked his former agent to stop trying to contact him.

And this story, as Gascon mentions, is something that is circulating among the scouts who are thinking of selecting him in a few weeks’ time, at the NHL draft.

That’s not a good thing.

Between the branches, we’ve also heard about Carbonneau’s attitude, which isn’t the most impressive of the lot. I wonder how much a club like the Canadiens will consider him if he’s available at #16 or #17.

To be seen in due course.

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The Radio-Canada podcast also talks about Carbonneau using “the NCAA card” like many players. It’s not impossible to see him playing in Boston next year.

To no one’s surprise, there’s clearly an exodus going on right now. The CHL will have to find solutions…

With Justin Poirier gone, the Drakkar refuses to panic.

Discussion with Drakkar GM Jean-François Grégoire, who asks QMJHL officials to be “proactive” in the NCAA file in the coming days.

Details. .. https://t.co/7M76qX77aO

– Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) June 3, 2025