Bokondji Imama
Birthday: 1996-08-03 | Position: LW |
Eligible for draft: 2014 | Shoots: Left |
Drafted: 2015 | Height: 6-1 |
Acquired: 6th overall (180th overall), 2015 | Weight: 214 lbs. |
Probability of Success
- C
History
2011-12: Bokondji Imama played midget AAA hockey for Laval-Montreal Rousseau Royal in Quebec. In 43 games he scored 7 goals with 9 assists and 30 penalty minutes. The Royal missed the playoffs. Imama was selected by Baie-Comeau in the fourth round (65th overall) in the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft.
2012-13: Imama skated in 44 of 68 regular season games and five playoff games for Baie-Comeau as a 16-year-old in his first QMJHL season. He scored 3 goals with 3 assists and was -3 with 34 penalty minutes in the regular season. The Drakkar finished first in the East Division and reached the QMJHL Finals against Halifax. Imama was +1 with no points and 9 penalty minutes in five playoff games.
2013-14: Imama was second in penalty minutes for Baie-Comeau, providing occasional offense in a lower line role for the Drakkar. In 59 games he scored 7 goals with 8 assists and was +14 with 101 penalty minutes; trailing only Nashville prospect Felix Girard (130). Baie-Comeau finished first in the East Division and reached the QMJHL Finals for the second straight season, falling to Val’d-or. Imama had 4 assists and was +4 with 14 penalty minutes in 14 playoff games.
2014-15: Imama showed some goal scoring ability to go with his physical play in his third QMJHL season. In 36 games with Baie-Comeau he scored 10 goals and had 89 penalty minutes before being acquired by Saint John in January at the league trade deadline. In 59 regular season games between the two teams he scored 13 goals with 15 assists and was +2 with 137 penalty minutes. The Sea Dogs finished third in the Maritimes Division, falling to Baie-Comeau in a first-round playoff series. Imama had 1 assist and was -1 with 6 penalty minutes in five playoff games against his former team. Not among the 210 North American skaters in the Central Scouting final rankings, he was selected by Tampa Bay in the sixth round (180th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft in his second year of eligibility.