Montreal Canadiens: The Embarrassing List of Top Ten Scorers Drafted By Marc Bergevin

Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield. (Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports)
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Nov 15, 2018; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Montreal Canadiens left wing Charles Hudon. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 15, 2018; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Montreal Canadiens left wing Charles Hudon. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Charles Hudon: 41 career points

Charles Hudon has shown he can be a great goal scorer at the AHL level, but he was never able to bring that to the NHL. Still, he has the 9th most points by anyone drafted by Bergevin.

The Alma, Quebec native was drafted in the 5th round of the 2012 NHL Draft, Bergevin’s first at the helm of the Habs. He has played 215 career NHL games and scored 41 points in that time. That’s a good month for Connor McDavid, but it is 9th most ever by someone Bergevin drafted.

In 2017-18, Hudon set career highs across the board with ten goals, 20 assists and 30 points. He appeared to be on the cusp of making the Canadiens full time, but he struggled the following season. He has always been a great offensive threat in the AHL, but wasn’t able to produce with the Habs.

He played his last NHL game in the 2019-20 season, before heading to Switzerland for a year. Hudon played this season with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, scoring 30 goals and 57 points in 66 games. He was just eliminated by the Laval Rocket in the postseason.

A 41 point season is just okay production at the NHL level. But it was enough to make Hudon the 9th highest scorer drafted by Bergevin.