One of the players that the Canadiens may target with the 26th overall pick in the upcoming draft is Jansen Harkins, a centre for the WHL’s Prince George Cougars. Jansen is one of the prospects who comes from a hockey family as he is the son of former NHL’er Todd Harkins, the current GM of the Cougars.
The Habs have not been known to take too many risky picks in the first round over the years but with the team picking at the back yet again, the time may be right to make a ‘home run swing’. One of the players who fits the description of a potential boom or bust selection is forward Thomas Novak.
Josiah Didier will be suiting up for St. John’s in 2015-16 as the IceCaps signed him to a one year AHL contract. The 22 year old blueliner finished up his four year college career this past season.
The Memorial Cup has come to an end on a winning note for one Montreal prospect as Michael McCarron’s Oshawa Generals took home the trophy. Here’s a look back at the tournament from a Canadiens perspective.
On Monday, the Habs announced the re-signings of forward Gabriel Dumont and defenceman Morgan Ellis to one year, two-way contracts. As per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
On Thursday, it was announced that the Brampton Beast are Montreal’s new ECHL affiliate. The length of the affiliation was not disclosed but ECHL deals usually go on a year-to-year basis.
The 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup is now completed. This year, two Montreal prospects represented the organization; Michael McCarron (Oshawa) made his second straight appearance while Zach Fucale (Quebec) played for the second time in the last three years. Here is how each player fared in the tournament.
With the seasons for both Hamilton and Montreal now over, it’s time to look back on the year that was. Next up in our grades series is Hamilton’s forwards. Some had strong years while others had ones to forget.
With the seasons for both Hamilton and Montreal now over, it’s time to look back on the year that was. We begin with final grades for the Bulldogs, starting with the goalies and defencemen.
With the season now over, we now know which prospects will see their contract ‘slide’ a year. Here are the five players who, despite being under contract in 2014-15, won’t see their deals officially start until 2015-16 and how much their salary cap hit will drop by as a result.