The Montreal Canadiens have a few prospects doing incredible things in the Junior and college ranks this season.
Brett Stapley, Jordan Harris, Jayden Struble and Jakub Dobes all had successful college seasons, and Stapley will be playing in the national semi-final next Thursday.
Joshua Roy and Xavier Simoneau are scoring nearly two points per game in the QMJHL and Kaiden Guhle and Logan Mailloux are playing top pairing minutes on two of the best teams in the country.
But none of them were able to pull off what Riley Kidney did earlier tonight. The Habs second round pick scored a goal just five seconds into the game… and he did it without even touching the puck at all.
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— Titan Acadie-Bathurst (@ABTitan) March 30, 2022
As you can see, Kidney is out for the opening faceoff, but loses it as the Charlottetown Islanders centre pulls it straight back. The puck slips between his defenders and rolls slowly towards his own goal. The Islanders goaltender steps out to play the puck but completely whiffs on it and it ends up in the back of his net.
Since Kidney took the faceoff and was the closest Acadie-Bathurst Titan player to touch the puck, he was awarded credit for the goal.
Kidney doesn’t need the help getting points this season. The goal was his 26th of the season and he now has 76 points in 51 games. He just turned 19 last week and sits just outside the top five in league scoring.
His Titan loaded up at the trade deadline and appear ready for a long run in the postseason with Kidney leading the way as the team’s first line centre.
The Canadiens prospect will likely play next season in the QMJHL again just based on his age, but he is developing into quite an interesting prospects for the Habs.
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