Canadiens: Checking In On Four Former Fringe Habs Now Playing Overseas
By Scott Cowan
Daniel Audette
So, there is admittedly a bit of an asterisk attached to this one, as Audette never dressed for the Canadiens nor played in the NHL in general. However, that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a part of the Canadiens organization.
The son of NHL regular and former Buffalo Sabres star Donald Audette, Daniel was a productive QMJHL scorer and fifth round pick of the Habs in 2014. In spite of those numbers however, Audette never quite put it together in the AHL, achieving highs of 13-25-38 totals over 58 games off an AHL deal with the Springfield Thunderbirds in the 2019-20 season. Along with an up and down stint with the Canadiens AHL teams, Audette has since picked things up after heading overseas.
While I didn’t have much expectations production wise considering his previous numbers, Audette emerged as a top contributor on the larger ice overseas, finishing second in league scoring with Lukko Rauma of the SM-Liiga in the 2020-21 season, and 15th in league scoring for the Podolsk Vityaz of the KHL in 2021-22.
After leaving the team in the middle of the season, Audette finished the season with Orebro HK of the SweHL where he scored six points in 11 regular season games and added three points in seven playoff contests.
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