In a draft that yielded quite a few strong rookie contributors in the late rounds, one such hidden gem deserves to be singled out: Aline Marqueles.

She was drafted in the third round, 21st overall, by the Montreal Militia and stayed competitive in the rookie scoring race for most of the season despite playing on the worst team in the league. Her 20 points put her 4th on the Militia, just behind fellow rookies Jack and Connor Tanner, and 7th league-wide among rookies. When one considers that she had bad luck with a 7% shooting percentage and her team as a whole only scored 110 goals in their 50 games her production becomes even more impressive.

Another of Marqueles' strengths was her knack for staying out of the penalty box, only taking 26 penalty minutes in 877 minutes played. Staying out of the penalty box isn't as glamorous of a skill as racking up points - you'll never see a highlight of a player not hooking an opponent or refraining from boarding - but it is arguably even more important considering half of the league converts on over 20% of their power plays.

It's very fitting that the hidden gem of the S37 draft excels in subtle skills - racking up assists instead of goals and staying out of the box instead of delivering bone crunching hits - but if she can keep up this level of success going forward she certainly won't be overlooked for long.

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