A look at the top prospects of Montreal Canadiens –NHL Special
There was a time when Montreal Canadiens had one of the deepest squads of the National Hockey League (NHL) and strength in the roster but in last few years they have lost and have been troubled because of it.
They had not been picking up prospects and were not active in the NHL draft which became a cause of their suffering. But now, in the recently concluded the draft in which they showed some intent and were able to pick up a few prospects.
Montreal based team also got up advantage as their Trevor Timmins, director of Amateur Scouting, was given an opportunity to pick up four players out of the first 64 selected and he took advantage of it by picking up some valuable players. Let’s take a look
at few of them:
1. Alex Galchenyuk
Alex Galchenyuk is son of an international ice hockey player, Alexander Galchenyuk, who represented Soviet Union and Belarus back in his playing days so hockey is something that he inherited from his father.
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, born player was selected third in the NHL draft of year 2012 by Montreal Canadiens and played for Sarnia Sting in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he showed a great performance in 2010-2011 season by scoring 31 goals, 52 assists
for total of 83 points in just 68 games.
Montreal Canadiens’ general manager, Marc Bergevin is sure that Galchenyuk will do great and has all the qualities to become a good NHL player.
2. Michael Bournival
20-year-old Bournival is another forward who is looking promising for future. Currently playing in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for Shawinigan Cataractes, Bournival guided his team to Memorial Cup victory.
Shawinigan, Quebec born centre was initially selected 71st overall in the 2010 NHL draft by Colorado Avalanche but later traded to Montreal Canadiens in exchange of Ryan O’Byrne in November 2010.
5-foot-11, 192 pounder, has got a great record in QMJHL as he has got an excellent average of just over one point per game by scoring 204 points in 201 games, 93 of which are goals and 111 are assists. These are the stats which show his class.
3. Tim Bozon
Son of Philippe Bozon, former National Hockey League (NHL) professional, who played for St. Louis Blues, Tim Bozon was drafted 64th overall in the 2012 NHL draft by Montreal Canadiens.
French left winger started his hockey career in Switzerland but shifted to Kamloops Blazers of Western Hockey League last season and an excellent average of one point per game by scoring 71 points in 71 games, 36 goals and 35 assists.
4. Nathan Beaulieu
19-year-old defenseman was drafted 17th overall in the 2011 NHL draft and played for Saint John Sea Dogs in QMJHL for last four years. He has played 233 games in this period and scored 152 points, 37 goals and 115 assists.
Strathroy, Ontario born player is one of the most offensive defensemen of the game and did brilliantly well at Canadiens camp and will play for Hamilton Bulldogs in AHL next season.
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