Jordan Dumais had made no secret of his disagreement with the rank in which the NHL Central Scouting had placed him. In the end, it must be admitted that the latter had been right.

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La Centrale ranked Dumais 73rd among North American skaters on its final list despite his 109-point season in 68 games with the Halifax Mooseheads. Yesterday, the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed him 96th overall in the fourth round.

" All is correct. The rank of selection did not matter to me. I mainly cared about the team I would end up with and I am now a Jacket and I am very happy, ”said the Montreal skater.

A SKATE TO WORK ON

The reasons Dumais slipped into the fourth round despite a 100-plus-point season at 17 have been documented many times over the course of the season: scouts feel he doesn't have enough explosive skating to succeed, from the top of his 5 ft 8 in.

A criticism with which Dumais is ready to live.

"I'm going to work on it all summer and I know that with all the work I put into it, it's going to be okay. I'm on the rink two or three times a week, alone with a coach. I work on my skating and my strides. »

Now Dumais intends to prove the teams wrong by letting him wait until the fourth round.

“My whole career, I had something to prove. It will not change but it is certain that it adds to the motivation. »