Habs to move their AHL affiliate to Laval
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On Monday morning, the Canadiens confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in hockey over the past couple of years, that they will be moving their farm team to Laval in time for the 2017-18 season.
On Monday morning, the Canadiens confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in hockey over the past couple of years, that they will be moving their farm team to Laval in time for the 2017-18 season.
Montreal’s busy free agent day continued Friday with the signing of 2016 first round pick Mikhail Sergachev to a three year, entry-level deal. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
The Habs may have made most of their noise at the draft before making their first pick but they still wound up making six selections in total. Let’s take a closer look at each and give an early grade to the draft class of 2016.
Day 2 of the 2016 draft was a much quieter one for the Habs thanks to Friday’s trade for Andrew Shaw. The Habs had five picks and opted for speed and help on the blue line.
Montreal added some blueline help in the draft on Friday night, selecting Russian defenceman Mikhail Sergachev from Windsor of the OHL.
Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2016, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. The Habs currently hold 7 selections in the draft, including 9th overall.
The 2016 NHL Entry Draft is just a day away and the Habs head into the first round with the ninth overall selection. While there is a clear favourite in terms of who many think the team will pick, there is still a wide difference of opinion as to who may be available when Trevor Timmins announces the selection.
On Tuesday, we unveiled our official mock draft with us projecting that the Habs will select Logan Brown ninth overall on Friday night. Do our writers think that’s the right pick or do they feel Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins should take someone else?
The 2016 NHL Entry Draft will be held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo this coming Friday and Saturday. As is our annual tradition, here is HabsWorld’s official mock draft; we project the entire first round plus Montreal’s second and third round choices.
Welcome to HabsWorld’s annual draft pool. The draft will be held on June 24th and 25th in Buffalo. Make your guess as to who the Canadiens will select as well as who the rest of the league will select in the first round on Friday night by entering our draft pool.