William Villeneuve
Player Information
| Date of Birth: | March 20, 2002 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Sherbrooke, QC | Height: | 6'1" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 163 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Saint John Sea Dogs |
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Elite Prospects Data
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QMJHL Entry Draft | 2018 | 1 | 2 | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2020 | 4 | 122 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlies | D | 2025-10-03 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 2025-08-05 |
| Saint John Sea Dogs | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 2021-09-25 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| QM18AAA Top Defenseman | QM18AAA | 2017-2018 |
| QM18AAA First All-Star Team | QM18AAA | 2017-2018 |
| QM18AAA Most Points by Defenseman | QM18AAA | 2017-2018 |
| QM18AAA Top Prospect Award | QM18AAA | 2017-2018 |
| Telus Cup Silver Medal | Telus Cup | 2017-2018 |
| U17 Dev Camp Tournament Champion | 2018-2019 | |
| QMJHL Most Points by Defenseman | QMJHL | 2019-2020 |
| QMJHL Most Assists by Defenseman | QMJHL | 2019-2020 |
| QMJHL Second All-Star Team | QMJHL | 2019-2020 |
| QMJHL Best Plus/Minus | QMJHL | 2021-2022 |
| QMJHL Second All-Star Team | QMJHL | 2021-2022 |
| CHL Memorial Cup Champion | CHL jr | 2021-2022 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Sherbrooke Jr. Phoenix M13 AA | QC Int PW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Sherbrooke Jr. Phoenix M13 AA | QC Int PW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Sherbrooke Harfangs M15 AAA | QM15AA | 27 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015-2016 | Sherbrooke Harfangs M15 AAA E | QM15AAA E | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | Sherbrooke Harfangs M15 AAA E | QM15AAA E | 25 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 10 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016-2017 | Sherbrooke Harfangs M17 AAA | QM17AAA | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Magog Cantonniers | QM18AAA | 40 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 12 | Playoffs | 18 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| 2017-2018 | Magog Cantonniers | Telus Cup | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 55 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 26 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Canada Red U17 | WHC-17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Team Green | U17-Dev | |||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 64 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 50 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 33 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 22 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020-2021 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 64 | 8 | 48 | 56 | 28 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Memorial Cup | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 54 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 32 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 54 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 43 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 55 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 42 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-2026 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | ||||||









