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Montreal Canadiens prospect Frederik Dichow is heading to the OHL

By Omar L |
MONTREAL, QC - OCTOBER 17: A detail of the Montreal Canadiens logo is seen during the first period against the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre on October 17, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - OCTOBER 17: A detail of the Montreal Canadiens logo is seen during the first period against the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre on October 17, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

The Montreal Canadiens will have a prospect playing closer to home next season as Frederik Dichow has committed to the Sudbury Wolves.

The Montreal Canadiens spent the 2019 NHL Draft focusing on defencemen while the 2018 was centre focused. That saw the likes of Jayden Struble, Mattias Norlinder, and Gianni Fairbrother, to name a few, join the organization. However, they did manage to take a goaltender drafting Frederik Dichow in the fifth round 138th overall.

Dichow spent his draft year playing in Denmark, seeing games for the U18 teams for the World Junior 18 D1A. This past season saw Dichow join Malmö Redhawks J20 of the SuperElit league, where he played in 24 games posting a .891 save percentage. He was also called up to play from The Redhawks’ main squad in the SHL but didn’t play a game.

It’s exciting drafting players from Europe, but the downside is the ability to watch them play. But it’s going to be a lot easier for the Montreal Canadiens to see Dichow develop as he has committed to playing for the Sudbury Wolves next season.

The Wolves selected Dichow in the first round of the 2019 Import Draft 41st overall. It seems as if Dichow got some help making the decision to help as Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen shared some experiences on the city.

After the draft last year, Ukko-Pekka reached out to me and let me know it is a great place to play and develop. I look forward to meeting the coaches and all my new teammates. I hear the fans and support are awesome in Sudbury and I want to help the Wolves win.

The Buffalo Sabres prospect moved from playing in Finland after his draft to playing in the OHL, getting 53 games for the Wolves.

Luukonen had a good year sporting a .920 save percentage before making the transition to the AHL by the end of the season.

Dichow will surely hope to have the same success playing for the Sudbury Wolves. There may be a goalie battle ahead of camp as both Christian Purboo and Mitchell Weeks are in the system, but Dichow is likely guaranteed the spot if he’s moving over to North America.

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The OHL is mostly a skill league, so Dichow will surely be tested on a nightly basis. What the Montreal Canadiens will want to see from him is growth. Goaltending isn’t a dire need in the organization at the moment, especially with Cayden Primeau progressing so well, but you never know what the future holds.

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