Massachusetts born Conor Garland has spent the last four years playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Moncton Wildcats.

The 19-year-old earned the league’s scoring title and MVP award last season and is currently leading the Canadian Hockey League in points.

Sports broadcaster Marty Kingston says Garland ranks up there with the likes of former Wildcats Corey Crawford, Francois Beauchemin, and Brad Marchand.

“Certainly one of our top players of all time, as we look back on the past 20 years,” says Kingston.

At 5-foot-8, Garland is one of the shortest players on the team, but Kingston say there's still room in hockey for the little guy.

“You talk about Martin St. Louis, a lot of small players in the league, Brendan Gallagher of Montreal, Johnson with Tampa Bay, not big players, but they skate and they hustle,” says Kingston.

With a resume like Garland’s, many have questioned why the teen didn’t go earlier in the NHL’s 2015 draft. Garland was selected 135th overall.

“Guys get overlooked. It's easy for people to say ‘yeah, he's too small, he'll never be able to do it,’” says Darren Rumble, Wildcats head coach. “For a little guy, it doesn't matter the size of the guy who goes into the corner with, he (Garland) almost always comes out of the pile with the puck.”

The Arizona Coyotes signed Garland to a three year, entry level contract just before Christmas. Garland says he’s excited about his future.

“For me, it's an extra few years to become as good a pro player as I can and hopefully make it one day to the national league. That’s what I'm going to try to do for the next three years,” says Garland.

But before the NHL and even before playoffs, Garland has a chance to pick up another title. With seven games left in the regular season, he has a chance to break the Wildcats scoring record set by Sebastien Roger nearly 20 years ago.

Garland has collected 116 points in 55 games this season, ranking number one in all time assists and putting him ten points behind Roger for the franchise record set in 1999.

However, with playoffs around the corner Rumble says the team is focusing on collecting wins.

“If you're worried about the outcome you forget about all the things you need to do to get there,” says Rumble.

“It's a team goal, which is much more important,” says Garland. “If it happens, it's nice, but it's a secondary goal right now.”

With files from CTV Atlantic's Cami Kepke