The Montreal Canadiens have been dipping in the United States of America for a number of their picks in recent NHL Drafts. On Independence Day, here are the top 5 Habs prospects that will be playing in the USA next season.
The Montreal Canadiens have built a very solid group of prospects in the past few years. It wasn’t long ago that we were hoping the group of Michael McCarron, Zach Fucale, Jacob de la Rose, Artturi Lehkonen and Charles Hudon would take the Habs to new heights.
That did not work out so well. Luckily, general manager Marc Bergevin and his assistant Trevor Timmins, who runs the draft have done an excellent job stocking the prospect cupboards. Now the Canadiens have exceptional prospects all over the world.
Alex Romanov and Arsen Khisamutdinov will be playing in the KHL next season. Jesse Ylonen and Joni Ikonen will be in Finland, Jacob Olofsson and Mattias Norlinder are in Sweden. In Canada, you can find Cam Hillis, Allan McShane, Cole Fonstad, Gianni Fairbrother and Danish goaltender Frederik Nissen-Dichow all playing in the Canadian Hockey League.
The Canadiens also have a number of great prospects that will be suiting up in our neighbour south of the border next season. This obviously limits this list to prospects who are playing NCAA Hockey next season. Top prospects Ryan Poehling and Cayden Primeau graduated to the pro ranks last year but there are five great Habs prospects that will be playing College hockey next season.
Let’s take a look at five players that will Make Canadiens Great Again.