Published Apr 24, 2025 • 1 minute readCape Breton Eagles logo. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST Photo by Jeremy Fraser /JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POSTThe Cape Breton Eagles have added to their scouting department for the 2025-26 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League season.Cape Breton hired Monte Graham as the club’s new United States-based scout, while Samuel Wall joins the staff as a scout for the Montreal region. Meanwhile, Ryan Bolton will oversee regions in Ontario.Graham is believed to be a cousin to former NHLer Tony Amonte as well as current Colorado Avalanche forward Charlie Coyle.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentGraham, 27, won a United States Hockey League Clark Cup championship as a player with the Tri-City Storm in 2016 and finished his playing career in 2022 after four seasons with Miami University.Wall, 21, played parts of three seasons with Collège Jean De Brébeuf in Quebec and last year suited up for HMRPP Chevaliers.He was also an assistant coach with Collège Jean-Eudes’s under-15 and under-18 teams and scouted for the Saint-Laurent Patriotes and Rockland Nationals junior ‘A’ programs, all of which occurred during the 2024-25 season.Bolton has experience scouting at the major junior level, having served as a scout for the former Mississauga Steelheads from 2018 to 2024. Before that, Bolton was a scout for the Cobourg Cougars and Kingston Voyageurs junior ‘A’ teams.Last season, Bolton was the director of scouting and director of player development for the Cobourg team.“We are happy to have these guys on board this off-season,” said Eagles general manager Sylvain Couturier in a press release.“The draft is something we really want to focus on so we hope these guys can add to that. It was important to expand our scouting staff because of the new rules with the NCAA. Ontario and the US have always been a big pool for free agents in this league so having guys there now is crucial for us and allows us to have more options going forward.”Article content
QMJHL: Cape Breton Eagles hire three new scouts for 2025-26 season
