Today’s trip around the world of NHL prospects starts in Sweden, where a New York Rangers hopeful received a big honor. The Montreal Canadiens signed one of their top prospects to an entry-level deal. Finally, one of the Frozen Four teams will be missing some key players heading into their biggest game of the season.
Canadiens Prospects
The Montreal Canadiens have a glaring need for a top-four, left-handed, puck-moving defenceman, so when the Northeastern Huskies were eliminated from NCAA competition, it was no surprise that Habs fans became excited with the prospect of general manager Marc Bergevin signing 2018 third-round pick Jordan Harris. In the end, Harris, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound defenceman, chose
Today’s Prospects News & Rumors has some good and bad news. Starting with the bad news first, one of the top programs in college hockey is shutting things down for two weeks. On the positive side, recent draft picks of both the Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks had nice weekends. Michigan Pauses for Two
It’s easy to look back with regret in retrospect. After having seen yet another first-round pick switch organizations, with defenseman Noah Juulsen having just been claimed off waivers, the Montreal Canadiens may be on the verge of second-guessing themselves. They shouldn’t. Canadiens Take a Chance Truth be told, if there was ever going to be
Today’s edition of “Prospects News & Rumors” has a Canadian flair to it as we look at three young players who are hopefully going to make an impact in the home country of hockey. The Ottawa Senators got a first-hand look at the top prospect in their system this morning. A future sniper in Toronto
Today is a huge day for prospects fans around the globe as the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship gets underway. There was some news outside of Edmonton, starting with the New Jersey Devils inking a first-round pick to his first NHL contract. Also, we get an update on an injured Montreal Canadiens prospect and a
The Montreal Canadiens have three players participating in this year’s World Junior Championship (WJC). Cole Caufield playing for the USA, Jan Mysak playing for the Czech Republic, and Kaiden Guhle for Team Canada. Here is what we can expect from the three of them in this tournament. Kaiden Guhle, D, Team Canada Guhle was the
Montreal Canadiens prospect Jayden Struble has gotten off the mark with his first NCAA goal of the season. Anaheim Ducks third-round pick from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ian Moore scores his first United States Hockey League (USHL) goal and Los Angeles Kings prospect Alex Laferriere is starting to heat up after a slow start
There’s a great deal of buzz surrounding Montreal Canadiens’ rookie defenseman Alexander Romanov. The talk is that the young man is the real deal and it will be interesting to see how he handles, not only the stress of playing in Montreal, but the added pressure to perform with some extremely high expectations thrust upon
The Minnesota Wild’s 12th-overall pick from the 2019 NHL Entry Draft is off to an impressive start to his sophomore NCAA season. Edmonton Oilers’ fourth-round pick Carter Savoie has scored in his first three NCAA games of his career and the Oshawa Generals have loaned two players to Slovakia before the start of the Ontario
The top tier of college hockey in the United States finally returned to the ice last night. Two recent high draft picks made their presence known as the buzz about them in Canada continues to grow. Also, another draft pick from the most recent NHL Entry Draft scored his first United States Hockey League (USHL)
College hockey news continues to be released as the Ivy League cancels all winter sports. The Dallas Stars have loaned a former first-round pick to the Finnish Liiga and the University of Minnesota signed two players to a National Letter of Intent. Ivy League Postpones Winter Sports Despite that several NCAA divisions have announced a
For hockey fans, the holidays are a special time to not only be with family but also see some of the best prospects on an international stage. This year it will be different, as COVID-19 may force you to not be able to get together with your family. Fear not, you will still be able
Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Marc Bergevin had a very busy offseason taking the next step in his rebuild, retool, or re-whatever you want to call it. He added significant pieces to take the next step forward from being an NHL playoff bubble team that hopes for every bounce to go their way into one
While we wait for the majority of hockey leagues in North America to get back to action, the European season is chugging along. A recent top pick by the Vancouver Canucks has been demoted in Russia but has responded well. Also, prospects of the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks will be teammates and
The Carolina Hurricanes have decided to loan a highly touted German prospect to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the start of the season. The Montreal Canadiens loaned prospect Hayden Verbeek to the Czech Extraliga and an intriguing 2020 NHL Draft prospect shines in the QMJHL preseason. Hurricanes’ Bokk Heads Home To Germany Prospect Dominik Bokk
Since Andrei Markov’s departure from the Montreal Canadiens in 2017, there has been a hole on the defensive left side that management has had a hard time filling. There is no one on the roster who can compare to Markov’s two-way style, until maybe now. The Canadiens have a new Russian player who has the
Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: COVID-19, Pinto, Rossi,