Scouting Report
EVALUATED 06/06/2025
Austin Robson
Regional Scout- Eastern Canada
Projection: Top-Six Forward
Strengths: Fluid Handling, Playmaking, Work Rate
Development Opportunities: Skating
Gariepy’s progression this year has been nothing short of excellent, showing improvement in nearly every game since coming back from injury in December culminating in what I thought was an excellent performance at the QMJHL Cup in late April. There were games in this years playoffs for Saint-Eustache where he was playing between both Heroux and Halley, and I thought he was the one driving the bus on that line. The most impressive part of his game is his ability to fluidly pull pucks through and around defenders in 1v1 situations to access the middle of the ice and help generate chances for himself and his linemates. He rarely stops moving his feet in the offensive zone, which allows him to consistently win races to loose pucks and extend possession time for his line. He processes the game at a high level, making quick reads on his touches and distributing pucks to his linemates effectively before jumping into space looking to make himself a return pass option.
The overall stride mechanics keep Gariepy from being a true open-ice threat, but he reads the feet of defenders so well at the M18 level that it allows him to carve his way through them and drive play in the right direction in transition. He’s already a high pace player, but improving the skating could help him improve in that category and make him that much more effective.
Skating
7.5Puck Skills
9.5Hockey IQ
8Playmaking
8.5Scoring
7.5Physicality
8Defense
7.5Overall
8.07Scouting Report
EVALUATED 22/05/2025 Austin Robson
Regional Scout- Eastern Canada
Before an injury knocked him out of a tournament in the latter half of the games, I thought Gariépy was the most impressive player for Team Bergeron; showcasing high-end puck skills and playmaking acumen that allowed him to beat defenders 1v1 and executed feeds to the middle of the ice at high rate. He was making defenders look silly while operating both off the rush and the cycle, using his hands to carve through them and gain access to the middle of the ice to create dangerous chances for both himself and his linemates. He even flashed some strong puck protection habits along the perimeter in the offensive zone, which allowed him to extend his puck touches before making shrewd and tactical passes to open linemates to perpetuate the cycle. He was effective in the neutral and defensive zone as well, where I thought he was quick reads and passing touch allowed for clean exits and entries and really helped drive his teams transition game in the right direction everytime he was out on the ice.
Game Reports
EVALUATED 03/05/2025 Austin Robson
Regional Scout- Eastern Canada
Gariépy’s skillset was still able to standout in this game despite playing against the best players in his age group and made him a dangerous threat every time he touched the puck. The hands may very well be the best in this draft class, which he used consistently in this game to beat defenders 1v1 while attacking with speed off the rush and create scoring chances for himself. He even flashed a bit of deception in his approach when on one occasion he pounced on a loose puck, faked a shot to get a defender to drop before pulling it around him to get off a shot from the slot that was denied. Amidst his many dynamic plays in this one, I thought Gariépy made a number of effective detailed plays all over the ice, especially in the defensive zone where he was effective along the halfwall at making one touch plays to his streaking linemate that facilitated a plethora of controlled zone exits. He only finished the game with 1 assist, but he could’ve had a bunch more the way he was creating for himself and his linemates.
Game Reports
EVALUATED 03/05/2025 Austin Robson
Regional Scout- Eastern Canada
Gariépy was once again one of the more dynamic and effective players for Team Bergeron, flashing his high-end puck skills that allowed him to consistently beat defenders 1v1 and get himself into open ice in dangerous areas. He was able to get himself off the halfwall at a high rate in this game, often carving through defenders to work his way to the middle of the ice to get a shot off from the interior. My favorite moment of his in this game came when he stripped a puck-carrier on the backcheck, gain possession to gain the offensive line, dish to the outside then drive the net to receive a return pass and get a shot off from in tight. He slowed down a bit as the game went along, but overall, I thought it was a strong performance.
Player Card
- All Data is derived via 5v5 per 60 minutes rate displayed in percentile format.
- Data Courtesy of In Slat.
SIGNED:
Victoriaville Tigres
01/09/2025
TEAM PREDICTION
No Predictions YetTIMELINE
- 2025
01/09/2025
Victoriaville Tigres sign Loik Gariepy
- 2025
07/06/2025
Loik Gariepy is selected by the Victoriaville Tigres in the QMJHL Entry Draft