The 2019 World Hockey Championships are now underway and will run through May 26th. Despite missing the playoffs, the Habs don’t have much representation in the tournament but we’ll keep tabs on how the ones that are participating perform here.
The Canadiens were evidently pleased with what they saw from Otto Leskinen last summer at development camp as they announced on Tuesday that they have signed the undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract.
April was a tough month in Laval as there was minimal scoring over the final couple of weeks of their season. The same can’t be said for some of their junior prospects as they get the spotlight in our monthly three stars.
After the season, Jonathan Drouin mentioned he wouldn’t be able to go to the Worlds due to an injury and on Wednesday, we found out what it was as he has undergone surgery to repair a fractured nose.
The championship series across the Canadian Hockey League are about to get underway and the Habs will be represented in each of the three leagues.
Another year has come to an end in Laval and injuries certainly limited them down the stretch. However, a few forwards still had strong finishes to earn top marks in our fourth quarter grades.
A day after locking up Nate Thompson, Marc Bergevin signed the last of his midseason rental acquisitions, inking Jordan Weal to a two-year contract.
It turns out that Nate Thompson won’t just be a rental player after all as the Canadiens announced on Thursday that he has signed a one-year, $1 million contract.
The final quarter of the season for Laval had some strong moments but overall, it wasn’t a great stretch. Despite that, a few members of the Rocket had strong finishes. Our grades for the final segment begin with the goalies and defencemen.
Although it proved to be for naught as the Habs fell just short of reaching the postseason, several forwards stepped up their play down the stretch and earned themselves high grades in the process.