By JD Lagrange – Up until now, we had to rely on measurements provided by Central Scouting and teams around the world to have an idea of the height and weight of the prospects available at the NHL Draft. As the Montreal Canadiens are holding their development camp, they were able to measure and weigh their own prospects and some adjustments were needed.
The tallest player is a goaltender by the name of Joe Vrbetic whom, standing at 6-foot 6-inches (without skates), is a full foot taller than the Canadiens’ shortest prospect, Xavier Simoneau, who is 5-foot 6-inches but he’s stocky at 179 lbs.
It is interesting to note how tall the goaltenders are in the system. Frederik Dichow is 6-foot 5-inches, Jakub Dobes is 6-foot 4-inches and Emmett Croteau is 6-foot 3-inches. Now consider that Carey Price, Samuel Montembeault and Cayden Primeau are all 6-foot 3-inches and Jake Allen is 6-foot 2-inches, those are big goalies!
When it comes to weight, defenseman Arber Xhekaj tips the scale at 229 lbs while the team’s new jewel, left-winger Juraj Slafkovsky digs into the ice with his 227 lbs! The featherweight at development camp is defenseman Lane Hutson at 151 lbs.
| PLAYER | POSITION | HEIGHT | WEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRBETIC, Joe | G | 6’6″ | 196 |
| CHISHOLM, Callum | LW | 6’5″ | 218 |
| DICHOW, Frederik | G | 6’5″ | 214 |
| XHEKAJ, Arber | D | 6’4″ | 229 |
| DOBES, Jakub | G | 6’4″ | 199 |
| SLAFKOVSKY, Juraj | LW | 6’3″ | 227 |
| CROTEAU, Emmett | G | 6’3″ | 196 |
| MAILLOUX, Logan | D | 6’3″ | 204 |
| GUHLE, Kaiden | D | 6’2″ | 197 |
| STRUBLE, Jayden | D | 6’2″ | 199 |
| BARRON, Justin | D | 6’2″ | 199 |
| HEINEMAN, Emil | LW | 6’2″ | 193 |
| TUCH, Luke | LW | 6’2″ | 215 |
| CONDOTTA, Lucas | LW | 6’1″ | 221 |
| MIANSCUM, Israel | RW | 6’1″ | 194 |
| SMILANIC, Ty | C | 6’1″ | 172 |
| ENGSTROM, Adam | D | 6’1″ | 187 |
| HOPKINS, Ryan | D | 6’1″ | 171 |
| NURMI, Petteri | D | 6’1″ | 187 |
| RHEAUME, Nick | LW | 6’1″ | 195 |
| BIONDI, Blake | D | 6’0″ | 198 |
| JOYCE, Connor | C | 6’0″ | 178 |
| KAPANEN, Oliver | C | 6’0″ | 175 |
| ROY, Joshua | RW | 6’0″ | 192 |
| SMITH, Jack | C | 6’0″ | 191 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Gianni | D | 6’0″ | 205 |
| TRUDEAU, William | D | 6’0″ | 198 |
| SAVORY, Owen | G | 6’0″ | 193 |
| BECK, Owen | C | 5’11” | 181 |
| DAVIDSON, Jared | C | 5’11” | 181 |
| KIDNEY, Riley | C | 5’11” | 172 |
| GUINDON, Cédrick | LW | 5’10” | 166 |
| PITLICK, Rhett | LW | 5’10” | 173 |
| ROHRER, Vinzenz | C | 5’10” | 161 |
| FRANCIS, Ryan | C | 5’9″ | 175 |
| MESAR, Filip | RW | 5’9″ | 175 |
| DUBÉ, Pierrick | RW | 5’8″ | 172 |
| FARRELL, Sean | C | 5’8″ | 174 |
| HUTSON, Lane | D | 5’8″ | 151 |
| TOURIGNY, Miguel | D | 5’8″ | 168 |
| SIMONEAU, Xavier | C | 5’6″ | 179 |
Canadiens GM Kent Hughes recently answered a question regarding if size was a factor in selecting Juraj Slafkovsky and his answer was interesting. He said that he likes smaller, skilled players, that a couple of smaller players are fined, but… “Give me 22 players at 5-foot 9-inches and we’ll have a problem.” I can’t say that I disagree with him.
More reading…
- Quality vs Quantity – Finding The Balance by Bob Trask
- Aiming For The Stars – A Trades Tale by JD Lagrange
- Post-Draft Top-26 Habs’ Prospect List by Bob Trask
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