Habs and Hockey

Why I've pulled Habs Future from Hockey Inside/Out

2011-12-14T15:44:00.038-05:00

For those of you who were not aware, I recently had to make a difficult decision. Following the great controversy surrounding the Gazette's Patrick Hickey and an article he wrote and was published on December 13th about retired NHL great Theo Fleury and his history with his abuser Graham Jones, I became quite outraged over what was written.

The backlash was immediate, with courageous and heartfelt words, read them for yourself.

@Metricjulie's open letter to Patrick Hickey.

@Lissa77 had a response of her own.

Lissa further expanded later on what followed after she wrote her piece.

This was all followed by what I personally considered a rather disastrous set of radio interviews on the day of publication. The first by Patrick Hickey's editor for the Gazette sports section, Stu Cowan who I held a rather low opinion of already for some poor journalism on his part writing about the Canadiens. Suffice to say, his defence of Hickey sunk my opinion of him to a subterranean depth. Insinuating that the Gazette had heard both support and derision for Hickey's column was rather disingenuous on his part, being plugged into social media is not a perfect barometer but one can hardly say Hickey had even 5% public support behind him on this.

Hickey followed this up with a pair of radio interviews himself. First, he ducked a possible interview on Toronto Sports Radio Fan 590 which now I understand, the hosts were not happy with what he'd wrote and were not likely to softball him on questions. What Hickey decided to do instead was take an interview on Toronto's TSN 1050 radio, where he received a far more comfortable interview. Not that he didn't still manage to shoot himself in the foot, while that foot was in his mouth. The quote "Victims sometimes have to take responsibility for their actions." is the kind of thing we've come to expect from the sexual predators who argue "they were asking for it" by how the victim dressed.

Hickey took a second interview later on Montreal's TSN 990 with top local radio personality Mitch Melnick. Suffice to say, Hickey again decided to show his complete ignorance on the matter. "Theo Fleury deserves our sympathy but not our respect." Also in the interview, he attempted to twist the words of @metricjulie to sound as if she supported him and was completely dismissive to another victim of sexual abuse, @tricolore who bravely took to the radio waves to challenge Hickey. Melnick took a tough interview and did not allow his past relationship with Hickey to make it easy on him and is to be commended for it.

Also joining in the fray was Habs Eyes On the Prize with their own take, including a testimonial in the comments sections by @tricolore under the name Daniel Bigras, it's the 3rd comment after the article.

One of the first reactions to the article that I read though was Kevin Van Steendelaar, editor of the Habs Eyes on the Prize blog posted to Hockey Inside/Out. Kevin stated that unless there was a retraction or apology regarding Patrick Hickey's work he would never post there again I was inspired. Kevin was absolutely right, he didn't want to be associated with a subsidiary site of the Gazette that would promote such poor reporting and unenlightened views and I was in agreement with him. While I am aware Habs Future is a very minor part of Hockey Inside/Out, it is mine, I take the time every week to do my research, collect every player report I can and compile a complete report on which Canadiens prospects are leading in performance. I have my ethics about these matters and simply, I no longer wish to be associated with a publication that would approve, promote and defend what Patrick Hickey has written of late. I had become accustomed to them using Jack Todd to stir up controversy and sell papers, but Hickey's caustic remarks of late are not something I can tolerate. The Habs Future piece that covered the prospects from December 5th t0 11th was the final Habs Future that will ever be published at Hockey Inside/Out.

I will always thank Habitant in Surrey, the poster who while not a very popular man in the Hockey Inside/Out community was instrumental for campaigning Mike Boone to give me some space to prepare a prospects report. I thank Mike Boone for the opportunity he gave me and have already sent him a private letter concerning my views and desire to remove myself from Hockey Inside/Out following the controversy. He has been very understanding and thanked me for my contributions to date and respects my decision. I should firmly state that without these two men inspiring me to write my blog, you probably would never have heard of me and I wouldn't know half of what I know now about prospects and player development.

Since I made my announcement, I would like to thank several reputable Habs blogging networks for making offers to host Habs Future. Based on some prior relationships and past offers I elected to join the excellent blogging community that is All Habs. Starting December 19th, I will begin publishing what will now be known as Catching the Torch.

I'd never really been in love with the title Habs Future, it was a decent enough title but it lacked imagination in my opinion. Anyone who holds even a modicum of knowledge about the team knows the line in the Habs locker room room "To You From Failing Hands We Throw The Torch Be Yours To Hold It High." Hence the title, these young men I track are expected to be the next Habs so it is very much upon them to take up the torch as they arrive in Montreal. This is not an attempt to destroy all links to Hockey Inside/Out, I just felt like it was time to update the title to something I felt had a more thoughtful tone.

I would like to thank Rick Stephens, Editor-in-Chief of All Habs for this new opportunity I am embarking upon and look forward to joining the passionate group of writers that populate All Habs.

In the future, you can expect all my writing content to come through All Habs so this is essentially a retirement of "Habs and Hockey" as well, but the page shall remain intact. I've composed several pieces I am particularly proud of so I see no need to close the blog down entirely. This decision was never easy, but no decision of consequence should be so I stand firm in my belief that this was the right choice. Thank you to everyone who supported my stance on this issue as well but I am just a blogger who stood on principle in the end, people like @metricjulie and @tricolore are the true heroes in this.

Habs Future for the Week of December 5th

2011-12-12T10:23:00.004-05:00

The Three Stars of the Week

1. RW Aaron Palushaj has returned to the Hamilton Bulldogs once more, helping reinforce the team as they seek to regain much lost ground in the American Hockey League standings. Palushaj’s first game back was the definition of great timing for the embattled farm team of the Montreal Canadiens, he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to end a 0-0 tie and a victory over the Adirondack Phantoms on Tuesday. Palushaj would later score a goal and assist in his 3^rd game of the week as the Bulldogs soundly defeated the Syracuse Crunch 4-1. Palushaj was held off the scoresheet against the Toronto Marlies on Friday and the Rochester Americans on Sunday. Palushaj’s two goals and assist also saw him cross the milestone of 100 career AHL points for a total of 102, including 33 goals. Palushaj was drafted in the 2^nd round, 44^th overall by the St Louis Blues in the 2007 Entry Draft and was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Matt D’Agostini.

2. C Michaël Bournival has continued his drive to restore himself to regular form after missing a month with a shoulder injury while preparing himself to try out for Team Canada for the upcoming Under-20 World Junior Tournament. In his first game of the week, Bournival scored two goals trying to force a comeback for his Shawinigan Cataractes against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, but the effort unfortunately fell short in a 3-2 loss. Bournival would add a single assist in a 3-0 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Friday night to finish his week. Bournival currently holds the 2^nd-best active points streak for a Canadiens prospect with 3 goals and 6 assists over five games and a total of 15 goals in 16 games this season. Bournival was drafted in the 3^rd round, 71^st overall in the 2010 Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche and was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Ryan O’Byrne.

3. RW Danny Kristo set a couple of important marks for himself over the weekend. On Saturday night, he scored the only goal of the game 44 seconds into the 3^rd period to help secure the game for North Dakota, allowing them to split their weekend series with University of Nebraska-Omaha after a 3-2 overtime loss on Friday where Kristo was held pointless. This was the 3^rd Saturday game in a row for Kristo where he scored, or assisted on the game-winning goal. It was Kristo’s 9^th goal of the season in his 18^th game, eclipsing his rather underachieving mark of 8 goals over 34 games last season. Kristo was drafted in the 2^nd round, 56^th overall in the 2008 Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.

Of Special Note: The fate of Nathan Beaulieu, Michaël Bournival and Brendan Gallagher’s bids to represent Canada at the Under-20 World Junior Championships will be known very soon. Final Scrimmage will take place Tuesday night against the Canadian Interuniversity Sports All-Stars. Final roster to be announced on Wednesday.

On The Radar: RW Brendan Gallagher scored a goal and assist in his only game of the week, raising him to 24G, 22A on his season, 1 point short of 250 career points in the WHL. D Scott Kishel had a goal and assist over the weekend. C Daniel Pribyl had a two-goal game in his only First League game on the week. RW Steve Quailer now holds the longest point streak for a Canadiens prospect this season after scoring his 6^th goal of the season on Saturday, he has 5G, 7A over 7 games.

Question Marks: D Brendon Nash is out indefinitely after having shoulder surgery in October. D Jarred Tinordi was suspended by the OHL for two games for fighting in the last five minutes of a game on December 3^rd. C Dustin Walsh is out with a leg injury.

Complete Statistics for the week of December 5^th, 2011
Legend
Skaters: Games Played, Goals, Assists, +/-, Penalty Minutes
Goalies: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Goals Against Average, Save Percentage
Teams: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Ties (for NCAA teams only)
Season Stats: Season scoring prior to the past week.

The AHL Report: The Hamilton Bulldogs have been the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens since 2002. It is the most common route for developing Montreal Canadiens prospects into full-time members of the organization. There are currently 9 members of the Hamilton Bulldogs that can be thought to have future consideration for an NHL position. The Hamilton Bulldogs have a record of 10-13-1-1 and are 5^th in their Division, 13^th in their Conference, 27^th overall in the AHL.

RW Alexander Avtsin: 20 years old, 6'2", 199 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	21GP	2G	5A	-10	12 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	1G	0A	+1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	25GP	3G	5A	-9	12 PIM

RW Mike Blunden: 24 years old, 6’4”, 218 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	12GP	2G	4A	8 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	1G	0A	0 PIM
Complete Stats	16GP	3G	4A	8 PIM

C Philip DeSimone 24 years old, 6’1”, 188 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats	21GP	5G	6A	-10	18 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	1G	1A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	25GP	6G	7A	-10	18 PIM

C Gabriel Dumont: 20 years old, 5'10", 189 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	12GP	1G	1A	-6	8 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	1G	1A	-1	2 PIM
Complete Stats	16GP	2G	2A	-7	10 PIM

C Andreas Engqvist: 23 years old, 6'4", 191 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	8GP	3G	2A	+2	0 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	1G	0A	+1	4 PIM
Complete Stats	12GP	4G	2A	+3	4 PIM

RW Aaron Palushaj: 22 years old, 6', 188 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	6GP	1G	6A	-3	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	2G	1A	+2	6 PIM
Complete Stats	10GP	3G	7A	-1	16 PIM

Called up to Montreal:

C Louis Leblanc: 20 years old, 6’, 180 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

14GP

-5

4 PIM

Injured:

D Brendon Nash: 23 years old, 6'3", 210 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

0GP

0 PIM

Assigned to the ECHL:

G Peter Delmas: 21 years old, 6’2”, 188 pound, Catches Left.

AHL:

Season Stats

0GP

0-0-0

GAA

ECHL:

Season Stats	9GP	5-3-0	2.32 GAA	.900%
Weekly Stats	1GP	1-0-0	1.00 GAA	.971%
Complete Stats	10GP	6-3-0	2.17 GAA	.911%

The Juniors Report: The Canadiens currentlyfeature prospects playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL). These leagues can be considered the primary conduit towards professional hockey in North America.

QMJHL:

LW Olivier Archambeault: 18 years old, 5’11”, 184 pounds. LH shot.

Junior Club: Drummondville Voltigeurs

13W, 17L, 2OTL, 3 SOL - 14^th of 17^th overall in the QMJHL.

Season Stats	26GP	9G	11A	-12	12 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	2A	+1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	29GP	9G	13A	-11	12 PIM

D Nathan Beaulieu: 19 years old, 6’3”, 191 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Saint John Sea Dogs – Alternate Captain

26W, 10L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL- 1^st of 17^th overall in the QMJHL.

Season Stats	29GP	8G	18A	+20	55 PIM
Weekly Stats	1GP	0G	0A	0	2 PIM
Complete Stats	30GP	8G	18A	+20	57 PIM

C Michaël Bournival: 19 years old, 6’, 187 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Shawinigan Cataractes – Team Captain

22W, 9L, 2 OTL, 2 SOL – 4^th of 17^th overall in the QMJHL.

Season Stats	14GP	13G	8A	+3	4 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	2G	1A	+2	0 PIM
Complete Stats	16GP	15G	9A	+5	4 PIM

D Morgan Ellis: 19 years old, 6'2", 204 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - Team Captain

14W, 20L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL – 15^th of 17^th overall in the QMJHL

Season Stats	27GP	7G	14A	-4	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	1A	-1	6 PIM
Complete Stats	30GP	7G	15A	-5	16 PIM

OHL:

D Jarred Tinordi: 19 years old, 6'7", 215 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: London Knights – Team Captain

24W, 6L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL – 1st of 20^th overall in the OHL

Season Stats	18GP	0G	7A	+17	49 PIM
Weekly Stats	1GP	0G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	19GP	0G	7A	+16	49 PIM

WHL:

D Darren Dietz: 18 years old, 6’1”, 195 pounds, RH shot.

Junior Club: Saskatoon Blades – Alternate Captain

20W, 11L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL – 8^th of 22^nd overall in the WHL

Season Stats	31GP	5G	11A	+14	47 PIM
Weekly Stats	1GP	0G	1A	+1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	32GP	5G	12A	+15	47 PIM

RW Brendan Gallagher: 19 years old, 5'8", 175 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Vancouver Giants – Alternate Captain

(20W, 11L, 1 OTL, 1 SOL – 7^th of 22^nd overall in the WHL)

Season Stats	27GP	23G	21A	+10	37 PIM
Weekly Stats	1GP	1G	1A	+2	2 PIM
Complete Stats	28GP	24G	22A	+12	39 PIM

US College Hockey (NCAA) Report: The Canadiens have drafted a number of college players in recent years, these are generally ‘project players’ who benefit from additional years in lower level hockey to develop their skills.

D Mac Bennett: 20 years old, 6', 180 pounds, LH shot.
NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines

(9W, 8L, 2T)

Season Stats	18GP	3G	10A	+8	6 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	20GP	3G	10A	+8	6 PIM

D Scott Kishel: 22 years old, 6’, 190 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

(12W, 3L, 3T)

Season Stats	16GP	1G	11A	+10	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	1A	+2	4 PIM
Complete Stats	18GP	2G	12A	+12	14 PIM

RW Danny Kristo: 21 years old, 5'11”, 188 pounds, RH shot.

NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux

(9W, 8L, 1T)

Season Stats	16GP	8G	11A	+6	12 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	18GP	9G	11A	+5	12 PIM

C Mark MacMillan: 19 years old, 6’, 170 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux

(9W, 8L, 1T)

Season Stats	16GP	2G	4A	-9	8 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	18GP	2G	4A	-9	8 PIM

D Greg Pateryn: 21 years old, 6’3”, 222 pounds, RH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines

(9W, 8L, 3T)

Season Stats	18GP	2G	8A	+7	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	1A	-1	2 PIM
Complete Stats	20GP	2G	9A	+6	12 PIM

LW Steve Quailer: 22 years old, 6’4”, 200 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: Northeastern University Huskies

(7W, 7L, 2T)

Season Stats	13GP	5G	10A	+7	12 PIM
Weekly Stats	1GP	1G	0A	+1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	14GP	6G	10A	+8	12 PIM

C Dustin Walsh: 20 years old, 6’3”, 190 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: Dartmouth College Big Green

(5W, 5L, 1T)

Season Stats	5GP	2G	5A	+3	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	5GP	2G	5A	+3	2 PIM

Czech Extraliga Report: The Extraliga is the top professional league in the Czech Reppublic. The First League is the league that plays under it.

C Daniel Pribyl: 18 years old, 6’3”, 190 pounds, RH shot.

Extraliga Team: HC Sparta Praha

19W, 5L, 6 OTL – 2^nd of 14^th overall in the league

Season Stats	15GP	2G	0A	+1	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	15GP	2G	0A	+1	2 PIM

Czech First League Team: HC Berountsi Medovi

(14W, 16L, 1 OTL – 10^th of 14^th overall in the League)

Season Stats	7GP	3G	3A	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	1GP	2G	0A	0 PIM
Complete Stats	8GP	5G	3A	2 PIM

Elitserien Report: The Swedish Elite League is the top professional league of Sweden.

D Magnus Nygren: 21 years old, 6’1”, 191 pounds, RH shot.

Elitserien Team: Farjestads BK

(15W, 8L, 7 OTL - 5^th of 12 overall in the League)

Season Stats	28GP	5G	7A	-7	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	30GP	5G	7A	-8	2 PIM

Habs Future for the Week of November 28th

2011-12-05T14:37:00.003-05:00

The Three Stars of the Week

1. RW Brendan Gallagher continues to be the highest-flying offensive prospect this season for the Montreal organization and one of the most dominant players in the Western Hockey League. Gallagher would begin his week in the midst of a ‘slump’ going by his standards as he had gone 4 straight games without a goal. In his first game of the week, Gallagher collected two assists on Tuesday night in an eventual 4-3 shootout win over the Moose Jaw Warriors. The following night, Gallagher proved once more to be one of the most dominant scorers in the WHL as he completed a hat trick in the course of 6 minutes and 18 seconds. The hat trick was not enough however as the Giants lose by an eventual score of 5-4 to the Brandon Wheat Kings. This was only the second time all year that a multi-point game by Gallagher had not resulted in a Giants victory. Gallagher would tally an assist and later an empty-net goal to help seal a 4-1 win victory on Friday over the Regina Pats. Gallagher went without a point in his final game of the week on Saturday, a 3-2 victory over the Swift Current Broncos. Gallagher’s hat trick carries a rather special significance as well. In the first three years and 190 games of Brendan Gallagher’s WHL career with the Vancouver Giants, he had three games where he scored at least three goals. Since he has begun what is almost certainly his final season in the WHL, he has completed the hat trick three times in a period of 22 games and 51 total days. Gallagher is currently 6^th overall in league scoring in the WHL and 5^th in goals with 23 goals, 21 assists in 27 games. Gallagher was drafted in the 5^th round, 147^th overall in the 2010 Entry Draft.

2. LW Steve Quailer continues to be the comeback story in the Canadiens farm system this year, after his potential seemed to be only fading away for close to two years at Northeastern University. With time ticking on Quailer’s professional hockey prospects, the young winger has embarked on a remarkable pace of late. Quailer matched his career high of 3 points in a game from last week with a similar effort on Friday, adding three assists in a clear rout of Notre Dame in a stunning 9-2 victory for Northeastern. Quailer would score his 5^th goal of the season, the game-winner in a much closer rematch with Notre Dame the following night in 2-1 victory. Quailer is currently riding a 6-game points streak of 4 goals, 7 assists over six games, which is the longest any Canadiens prospect has held a point streak this season. Quailer currently leads his team in scoring with 5 goals, 11 assists. Quailer was drafted in the 3^rd round, 86^th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2008 Entry Draft.

3. D Nathan Beaulieu spent his week as he has his last few with the Saint John Sea Dogs working his way up the defensive scoring ranks in the Quebec Major Junior league. Beaulieu started his first game of the week without a point as he was held off the score sheet in a 2-1 victory for Saint John over Moncton on Tuesday. Beaulieu rather dramatically added to his scoring totals on Saturday night as he scored the overtime winning goal for Saint John over Shawinigan, his 8^th of the season in a 3-2 victory. In a rather tough loss that snapped a 15-game winning streak at home for Saint John, Beaulieu added two assists to his scoring totals in an eventual 8-3 loss and remarkably, finished the game a +1, the only player on Saint John to do so. Beaulieu is currently pacing for a career high in goals with more than half his season remaining, he is only 4 goals away from tying his career best of 12 in a season. Beaulieu is currently 5^th overall in defensive scoring in the Quebec league with 8 goals, 18 assists over 29 games. Beaulieu was drafted in the 1^st round, 17^th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 Entry Draft.

On The Radar: C Michaël Bournival scored a goal and two assists in two games. D Morgan Ellis tallied three assists to reach his 3^rd consecutive 20-point season in the QMJHL. RW Danny Kristo scored a goal and assist over the weekend, with 8 goals in 16 games he has tied his goal output from last season over 34 games. C Daniel Pribyl scored a goal as he returned to action in the Czech First League and has been named to the preliminary roster for the Czech World Junior Championship team.

Question Marks: LW Olivier Archambeault has not scored a point in 6 of his last 9 games. C Andreas Engqvist has a knee injury and is recovering with Montreal D Brendon Nash is out indefinitely after having shoulder surgery in October. C Dustin Walsh is out with a leg injury. RW Maxim Trunev has been demoted to the bubble due to lack of production.

Complete Statistics for the week of November 28^th, 2011
Legend
Skaters: Games Played, Goals, Assists, +/-, Penalty Minutes
Goalies: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Goals Against Average, Save Percentage
Teams: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Ties (for NCAA teams only)
Season Stats: Season scoring prior to the past week.

The AHL Report: The Hamilton Bulldogs have been the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens since 2002. It is the most common route for developing Montreal Canadiens prospects into full-time members of the organization. There are currently 9 members of the Hamilton Bulldogs that can be thought to have future consideration for an NHL position. The Hamilton Bulldogs have a record of 7-12-1-1 and are 5^th in their Division, 15^th in their Conference, 30^th overall in the AHL.

RW Alexander Avtsin: 20 years old, 6'2", 199 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	19GP	2G	5A	-9	12 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	21GP	2G	5A	-10	12 PIM

RW Mike Blunden: 24 years old, 6’4”, 218 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	10GP	1G	4A	8 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	0A	0 PIM
Complete Stats	12GP	2G	4A	8 PIM

C Philip DeSimone 24 years old, 6’1”, 188 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats	19GP	5G	5A	-10	18 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	1A	-0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	21GP	5G	6A	-10	18 PIM

C Gabriel Dumont: 20 years old, 5'10", 189 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	10GP	1G	0A	-3	8 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	1A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	12GP	1G	1A	-4	8 PIM

Called up to Montreal:

C Andreas Engqvist: 23 years old, 6'4", 191 pounds, RH shot.

Complete Stats

8GP

0 PIM

C Louis Leblanc: 20 years old, 6’, 180 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

14GP

-5

4 PIM

RW Aaron Palushaj: 22 years old, 6', 188 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

6GP

-3

0 PIM

Injured:

D Brendon Nash: 23 years old, 6'3", 210 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

0GP

0 PIM

Assigned to the ECHL:

G Peter Delmas: 21 years old, 6’2”, 188 pound, Catches Left.

AHL:

Season Stats

0GP

0-0-0

GAA

ECHL:

Season Stats	8GP	5-2-0	2.06 GAA	.913%
Weekly Stats	1GP	0-1-0	4.10 GAA	.789%
Complete Stats	9GP	5-3-0	2.32 GAA	.900%

QMJHL:

LW Olivier Archambeault: 18 years old, 5’11”, 184 pounds. LH shot.

Junior Club: Drummondville Voltigeurs

12W, 16L, 2OTL, 1 SOL - 14^th of 17^th overall in the QMJHL.

Season Stats	23GP	9G	10A	-10	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	1A	-2	2 PIM
Complete Stats	26GP	9G	11A	-12	12 PIM

D Nathan Beaulieu: 19 years old, 6’3”, 191 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Saint John Sea Dogs – Alternate Captain

25W, 8L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL- 1^st of 17^th overall in the QMJHL

Season Stats	26GP	7G	16A	+18	49 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	1G	2A	+2	6 PIM
Complete Stats	29GP	8G	18A	+20	55 PIM

C Michaël Bournival: 19 years old, 6’, 187 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Shawinigan Cataractes – Team Captain

20W, 8L, 2 OTL, 2 SOL – 4^th of 17^th overall in the QMJHL.

Season Stats	12GP	12G	6A	+4	4 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	2A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	14GP	13G	8A	+3	4 PIM

D Morgan Ellis: 19 years old, 6'2", 204 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - Team Captain

13W, 18L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL – 15^th of 17^th overall in the QMJHL

Season Stats	24GP	7G	11A	-6	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	3A	+2	0 PIM
Complete Stats	27GP	7G	14A	-4	10 PIM

OHL:

D Jarred Tinordi: 19 years old, 6'7", 215 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: London Knights – Team Captain

22W, 5L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL – 1st of 20^th overall in the OHL

Season Stats	16GP	0G	6A	+14	38 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	1A	+3	11 PIM
Complete Stats	18GP	0G	7A	+17	49 PIM

WHL:

D Darren Dietz: 18 years old, 6’1”, 195 pounds, RH shot.

Junior Club: Saskatoon Blades – Alternate Captain

18W, 9L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL – 8^th of 22^nd overall in the WHL

Season Stats	27GP	5G	10A	+17	47 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	1A	-3	0 PIM
Complete Stats	30GP	5G	11A	+14	47 PIM

RW Brendan Gallagher: 19 years old, 5'8", 175 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Vancouver Giants – Alternate Captain

(19W, 10L, 1 OTL, 1 SOL – 5^th of 22^nd overall in the WHL)

Season Stats	23GP	19G	18A	+9	33 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	4G	3A	+1	4 PIM
Complete Stats	27GP	23G	21A	+10	37 PIM

D Mac Bennett: 20 years old, 6', 180 pounds, LH shot.
NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines

(8W, 8L, 2T)

Season Stats	16GP	3G	7A	+9	6 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	18GP	3G	10A	+8	6 PIM

D Scott Kishel: 22 years old, 6’, 190 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

(11W, 3L, 2T)

Season Stats	14GP	1G	11A	+10	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	16GP	1G	11A	+10	10 PIM

RW Danny Kristo: 21 years old, 5'11”, 188 pounds, RH shot.
NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux

(8W, 7L, 1T)

Season Stats	14GP	7G	10A	+7	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	1A	0	2 PIM
Complete Stats	16GP	8G	11A	+7	12 PIM

C Mark MacMillan: 19 years old, 6’, 170 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux

(8W, 7L, 1T)

Season Stats	14GP	2G	3A	-9	6 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	1A	+1	2 PIM
Complete Stats	16GP	2G	4A	-9	8 PIM

D Greg Pateryn: 21 years old, 6’3”, 222 pounds, RH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines

(8W, 8L, 2T)

Season Stats	16GP	2G	8A	+8	10 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	18GP	2G	8A	+7	10 PIM

LW Steve Quailer: 22 years old, 6’4”, 200 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: Northeastern University Huskies

(6W, 7L, 2T)

Season Stats	11GP	4G	7A	+3	12 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	3A	+4	0 PIM
Complete Stats	13GP	5G	10A	+7	12 PIM

C Dustin Walsh: 20 years old, 6’3”, 190 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: Dartmouth College Big Green

(4W, 5L, 1T)

Season Stats	5GP	2G	5A	+3	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	5GP	2G	5A	+3	2 PIM

Czech Extraliga Report: The Extraliga is the top professional league in the Czech Reppublic. The First League is the league that plays under it.

C Daniel Pribyl: 18 years old, 6’3”, 190 pounds, RH shot.

Extraliga Team: HC Sparta Praha

17W, 4L, 6 OTL – 1^st of 14^th overall in the league

Season Stats	15GP	2G	0A	+1	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	15GP	2G	0A	+1	2 PIM

Czech First League Team: HC Berountsi Medovi

(13W, 15L, 1 OTL – 9^th of 14^th overall in the League)

Season Stats	6GP	2G	3A	+1	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	1GP	1G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	7GP	3G	3A	0	2 PIM

Elitserien Report: The Swedish Elite League is the top professional league of Sweden.

D Magnus Nygren: 21 years old, 6’1”, 191 pounds, RH shot.

Elitserien Team: Farjestads BK

(13W, 8L, 7 OTL - 6^th of 12 overall in the League)

Season Stats	25GP	5G	7A	-7	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	28GP	5G	7A	-7	2 PIM