The Montreal Canadiens have built an impressive group of prospects over the past couple of years.
Finishing in the bottom of the NHL standings for two consecutive years allows a team to quickly add some top prospects. Trading veteran players and pending free agents for draft picks and prospects just further adds assets to the organization and allows the team to continue the process of rebuilding.
Every year in December, some of the recent draft picks take center stage as the World Junior Hockey Championship begins on Boxing Day. This is always a great time to fans to take a look at their team’s recent draft choices under the bright lights and see how they perform against the best players in the world that are the same age.
We have seen some great performances from Canadiens prospects in recent years, with players like Ryan Poehling, Cayden Primeau and Cole Caufield taking on starring roles for Team USA. Kaiden Guhle was a beast on the blue line for Canada a few years back and Joshua Roy was a huge reason Canada won gold on home ice last winter in Halifax.
It is always a great event and a fun time for fans to check in on those prospects they think can become NHL regulars in the next couple of years. Roy really upped his stock last season and appears to be on the verge of a long NHL career as a two-way winger for the Canadiens soon.
This year’s tournament should feature a handful of the Canadiens top prospects as well. Not only should a few of their best prospects be at the event, but three of them have a chance to completely dominate the 2024 World Juniors.
Let’s take a look at the three Canadiens prospects that are poised to have a fantastic World Juniors later this month.