By JD Lagrange – Just how are the Montreal Canadiens’ prospects doing, you asked? In this the third edition of this new feature, let’s see how the team’s top prospects are progressing. You will notice a column to show how the players are trending based on the previous week. Remember that this is in no way some expert dissection and in-depth analysis, but rather an overview at one point in time about how those young prospects are producing at their respective level.
Skaters
First, let’s have a look at the skaters or, in other words, all players but goaltenders.
| NAME | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/GP | PIM | +/- | TREND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Davidson (C) | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 16 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 1.69 | 14 | +17 | ⬇️ |
| Riley Kidney (C) | Acadie-Bathurst Titans | QMJHL | 24 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 1.63 | 22 | +4 | ⬆️ |
| Joshua Roy (W/C) | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 22 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 1.59 | 6 | +20 | ⬇️ |
| Owen Beck (C) | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 20 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 1.45 | 20 | +10 | ⬇️ |
| Sean Farrell (C/LW) | Harvard Univ. | NCAA | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 6 | +9 | ⬆️ |
| Cedrick Guindon (LW/C) | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 23 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1.39 | 4 | +8 | ⬇️ |
| Vinzenz Rohrer (C/RW) | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 21 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1.24 | 10 | +15 | ⬇️ |
| Lane Hutson (D) | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.17 | 8 | +4 | ⬆️ |
| Filip Mesar (RW/C) | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.14 | 4 | -6 | ⬇️ |
| Logan Mailloux (D) | London Knights | OHL | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.88 | 20 | +2 | ⬇️ |
| Xavier Simoneau (C) | Laval Rocket | AHL | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.84 | 15 | -1 | ⬆️ |
| Jesse Ylönen (RW) | Laval Rocket | AHL | 20 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.75 | 16 | -4 | ⬆️ |
| Luke Tuch (LW) | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 | 9 | 0 | ⬆️ |
| Miguël Tourigny (D) | HK Dukla Trencin | Slovakia | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 | 2 | -3 | ⬆️ |
| Rhett Pitlick (LW) | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.63 | 14 | +5 | ⬇️ |
| Justin Barron (D) | Laval Rocket | AHL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.60 | 6 | -3 | ⬆️ |
| Rafaël Harvey-Pinard | Laval Rocket | AHL | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.50 | 10 | -6 | ⬆️ |
| Emil Heineman | Leksands IF | SHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | -1 | N/A |
| Oliver Kapanen (C) | KalPa | Liiga | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.48 | 14 | +3 | ➡️ |
| Blake Biondi (C) | Univ. Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.43 | 4 | -3 | ➡️ |
| Jack Gorniak (LW/C) | Univ. Wisconsin | NCAA | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.43 | 4 | +2 | ➡️ |
| Jayden Struble (D) | Northeastern Univ. | NCAA | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 | 29 | +4 | ⬇️ |
| Mattias Norlinder (D) | Laval Rocket | AHL | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.29 | 4 | -2 | ➡️ |
| Jan Mysak (C/LW) | Laval Rocket | AHL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.17 | 4 | -6 | ⬆️ |
You will notice that we have added Emil Heineman to the list, he who is back from injury suffered at the Canadiens’ training camp. He has played his first four games in the SHL and has recorded two goals already.
Riley Kidney has surpassed Joshua Roy in points per game. Lane Hutson, Xavier Simoneau, Jesse Ylönen, Miguël Tourigny, Justin Barron and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard had an excellent week as well.
Goaltenders
And now, to the organization’s goaltending prospects…
| NAME | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | GAA | Sv% | TREND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | Ohio State Univ. | NCAA | 16 | 2.31 | .916 | ⬆️ |
| Emmett Croteau | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 11 | 2.66 | .904 | ⬇️ |
| Cayden Primeau | Laval Rocket | AHL | 12 | 3.53 | .893 | ⬇️ |
| Joe Vrbetic | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 10 | 3.53 | .881 | ⬇️ |
| Frederik Dichow | Frölunda HC | SHL | 5 | 3.03 | .888 | ➡️ |
Only Jakub Dobes has improved his stats from a week ago. Looking at it statistically, the Canadiens might have to see help sooner than later in goaltending depth.
Hope you enjoy this feature. See you next week.
More reading…
- In The System – November 21, 2022 by JD Lagrange
- In The System – November 14, 2022 by JD Lagrange
- The Prospect of Trading Prospects by Bob Trask