Montreal Canadiens: Three Draft Eligible Prospects (Other Than Bedard) To Be Excited About
Dalibor Dvorsky
Dalibor Dvorksy put himself of the hockey map with a huge performance at the 2021-22 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. That was before the 2021-22 season, so he was just 16 years old playing against a bunch of 17’s and he was dominant.
Dvorsky, a Slovakian (Habs like drafting Slovakians in the 1st round, don’t they?) centre put up an incredible eight goals and 12 points in five games at that year’s event for draft eligibles. His teammates at that tournament? Well, two of them were Juraj Slafkovsky and Filip Mesar.
Dvorksy is a good sized centre at 6’1″ and 201 pounds and he is showing an impressive offensive game as well. He is playing pro in Sweden this season, in Allsvenskan which is their second best pro league.
So far, he has three goals and five points in six games at that level, as well as three goals and eight points in five games at the Under-20 level.
Dalibor Dvorsky of the 2023 #NHLDraft class scores 2 nice goals in yesterday's play. Notice the quick release and accuracy of his shots! #HockeyTwitter pic.twitter.com/J0QAJLrDzx
— NHLDraftProspects (@NHLDraftPros) October 9, 2022
A centre with size and the ability to score in Sweden’s pro leagues at the age of 17 is a great talent. He is going to be a great pickup for someone early in next year’s NHL Draft and he already has some built in chemistry with a couple of prominent Habs picks.
Dalibor Dvorsky is a cool name, and one that Habs fans should keep an eye on this season as he plays in Allsvenskan and possibly, maybe, plays on a line with Juraj Slafkovsky at the World Juniors.