Our next batch of prospects in our annual rankings series consists of one of Montreal’s higher picks from just three years ago, some longer-term projects, and one of their longest-tenured prospects.

While there are several prospects who still haven’t played for the better part of a year, it’s time for another instalment of our annual prospect rankings. We start with players ranked 31st through 38th.

With the AHL season a couple of weeks away from starting, it’s almost time for training camp in Laval.  With that in mind, the Rocket unveiled their 32-player training camp roster on Thursday.

A few more prospects got into some game action in December but for the most part, some familiar faces find themselves atop Montreal’s top performers list from last month.

The 2021 World Juniors have come and gone with Team USA winning Gold over Canada.  Three Montreal prospects took part in the tournament with a bit of a mixed bag of results for all of them.  Here is an evaluation of their performances.

The Habs announced on Thursday that they have placed winger Alexandre Alain on unconditional waivers for the purpose of releasing him. 

The 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships will run from December 25th to January 5th and while the Habs won’t have a high number of prospects participating, those that are will likely play key roles. As is our tradition, we’ll keep track of their stats here.

When it comes to Alexander Romanov, everyone involved with the Canadiens is going out of their way to talk about how good he’s going to be as soon as this season. I can’t help but wonder if they’ve gone a bit too much in that direction.

A few more leagues got underway last month and as a result, several more prospects saw their seasons get underway. The top performers are highlighted in our three stars of the month.

The Habs had four prospects attending USA Hockey’s summer camp in preparation for the upcoming World Juniors but only Cole Caufield was named to the preliminary roster on Monday.