The Three Stars of the Week
1. RW Aaron Palushaj has continued to make good strides in his 2nd AHL season this week as he scored two goals and added five assists as he helped push the Hamilton Bulldogs back into a race for their division title in a perfect 4-win week for the team. Palushaj began his campaign by assisting on the opening goal for the Hamilton Bulldogs, than scoring the game-winner in a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Palushaj kept up his production by adding two assists and scoring another eventual game-winning goal on Wednesday as the Bulldogs took a 4-1 victory. Palushaj added single assists in both the Friday and Saturday games as his team took two more wins in back to back contests. Palushaj now stands at 19 goals, 32 assists on his season which eleven goals and eight assists better than his previous-season totals in just two more games played and is the 2nd-leading scorer in Hamilton. Aaron Palushaj was drafted by St. Louis in the 2nd round, 44th overall in the 2007 Entry Draft and was acquired in the trade that sent Matt D’Agostini to St. Louis.
2. C Michaël Bournival scored two goals and two assists as his valued scoring and leadership helped bring his Shawinigan Cataractes a first-round playoff series win the QMJHL. Bournival assisted on one goal, than scored his 2nd game-winning goal in the series on Wednesday, allowing the Cataractes to take a 3-1 lead in the series. On Friday, Bournival would assist on the eventual game-winning goal and later scored an insurance marker as the Cataractes completed their playoff series win. Bournival over the course of his playoff series scored three goals, including two game-winners and has three assists. Michaël Bournival was drafted in the 3rd round, 71st overall in the 2010 Entry Draft by Colorado and was acquired by the Canadiens in exchange for Ryan O’Byrne.
3. C Louis Leblanc has made his presence known so far in the QMJHL playoffs. He scored the series-winning goal for the Montreal Juniors on a shorthanded opportunity, it was his first shorthanded goal in the QMJHL. His goal helped seal a 4-0 series sweep that included two game-winners over the whole series. Leblanc’s goal was his fourth of the playoffs, making him the goal-scoring leader on the Juniors. Louis Leblanc was drafted in the 1st round, 18th overall in the 2009 Entry Draft.
Worthy Mentions: RW Alexander Avtsin hit 20 points in his rookie AHL season and had his first multi-point AHL campaign since January 26th. LW Phillippe Lefebvre scored a goal and assist this week to maintain a point per game pace in the QMJHL playoffs.
Question Marks: C Gabriel Dumont continues to serve out a ten-game suspension for an illegal hit. D Morgan Ellis’s season is over in the QMJHL, his team was swept in the playoffs. G Robert Mayer had only one start in March. RW Brendan Gallagher’s season has ended in the WHL as his team was swept in the playoffs. D Jarred Tinordi’s season is over in the OHL, his team was eliminated in 6 games.
Complete Statistics for the week of March 28th:
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 12 members of the Hamilton Bulldogs that can be considered NHL-viable prospects, four of which, David Desharnais, Max Pacioretty, Yannick Weber and Ryan White have been called up to Montreal. The Hamilton Bulldogs have a record of 41-26-2-7, are 2nd in the North Division, 4th in the Western Conference, 9th overall in the league.
RW Alexander Avtsin: 20 years old, 6'2", 199 pounds, RH shot.
| Season Stats | 54GP | 5G | 13A | +1 | 22 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 4GP | 0G | 2A | +1 | 0 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 58GP | 5G | 15A | +2 | 22 PIM |
D Mathieu Carle: 23 years old, 6', 203 pounds, RH shot.
Alternate Captain
| Season Stats | 64GP | 11G | 15A | +14 | 38 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 4GP | 0G | 2A | +5 | 6 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 68GP | 11G | 17A | +19 | 44 PIM |
LW Andrew Conboy: 22 years old, 6’4”, 192 pounds, LH shot.
| Season Stats | 56GP | 12G | 10A | +4 | 112 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 4GP | 0G | 0A | -1 | 7 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 60GP | 12G | 10A | +3 | 119 PIM |
C Gabriel Dumont: 20 years old, 5'10", 180 pounds, RH shot.
| Season Stats | 60GP | 5G | 13A | -5 | 79 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 0GP | 0G | 0A | 0 | 0 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 60GP | 5G | 13A | -5 | 79 PIM |
C Andreas Engqvist: 23 years old, 6'4", 191 pounds, RH shot.
| Season Stats | 65GP | 9G | 14A | +8 | 16 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 4GP | 0G | 1A | +1 | 2 PIM |
| Season Stats | 69GP | 9G | 15A | +9 | 18 PIM |
G Robert Mayer: 22 years old, 6'1", 209 pounds, catches left.
| Season Stats: | 21GP | 9-10-1-1 | 3.06GAA | .890% |
| Weekly Stats: | 0GP | 0-0-0-0 | GAA | % |
| Complete Stats: | 21GP | 9-10-1-1 | 3.06GAA | .890% |
D Brendon Nash: 23 years old, 6'3", 218 pounds, LH shot.
| Season Stats | 67GP | 5G | 23A | +14 | 49 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 4GP | 0G | 1A | +3 | 2 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 71GP | 5G | 24A | +17 | 51 PIM |
RW Aaron Palushaj: 21 years old, 6', 183 pounds, RH shot.
| Season Stats | 60GP | 17G | 28A | +14 | 30 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 4GP | 2G | 5A | +5 | 8 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 64GP | 19G | 33A | +19 | 38 PIM |
Called up to play for Montreal
C David Desharnais: 24 years old, 5'6", 177 pounds, LH shot.
Alternate Captain
| Season Stats | 35GP | 10G | 35A | +14 | 24 PIM |
LW Max Pacioretty: 21 years old, 6'2", 210 pounds, LH shot.
| Season Stats | 27GP | 17G | 15A | +4 | 20 PIM |
D Yannick Weber: 22 years old, 5'11", 196 pounds, RH shot.
| Season Stats | 15GP | 8G | 4A | -5 | 10 PIM |
C Ryan White: 22 years old, 6', 198 pounds, RH shot.
Alternate Captain
| Season Stats | 33GP | 3G | 9A | -5 | 77 PIM |
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:
C Michaël Bournival: 18 years old, 6’, 190 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: Shawinigan Cataractes – Team Captain (42W, 23L, 2OTL, 1 SOL) (4-1 Playoff Record)
| Season Stats | 56GP | 28G | 36A | +4 | 28 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 2GP | 1G | 1A | -1 | 0 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 3GP | 2G | 2A | +2 | 2 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 5GP | 3G | 3A | 1 | 2 PIM |
D Morgan Ellis: 18 years old, 6'2", 196 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - Team Captain (18W, 45L, 1 OTL, 4 SOL) (0-4 Playoff Record)
| Season Stats | 65GP | 8G | 28A | -27 | 65 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 2GP | 0G | 0A | -2 | 6 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 2GP | 0G | 0A | -2 | 2 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 4GP | 0G | 0A | -4 | 8 PIM |
C Louis Leblanc: 20 years old, 6'1", 184 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Montreal Juniors - Alternate Captain. (46W, 12L, 5 OTL, 5 SOL) (4-0 Playoff Record)
| Season Stats | 51GP | 26G | 32A | +21 | 98 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 2GP | 3G | 0A | +1 | 2 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 2GP | 1G | 0A | +1 | 0 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 4GP | 4G | 0A | +2 | 2 PIM |
LW Phillippe Lefebvre: 20 years old, 6', 200 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: Montreal Juniors (46W, 12L, 5OTL, 5 SOL) (4-0 Playoff Record)
| Season Stats | 60GP | 19G | 27A | +26 | 38 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 2GP | 1G | 1A | +3 | 0 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 2GP | 1G | 1A | +2 | 0 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 4GP | 2G | 2A | +5 | 0 PIM |
OHL:
D Jarred Tinordi: 19 years old, 6'7", 212 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: London Knights (34W, 29L, 4 OTL, 1 SOL) (2-4 Playoff Record)
| Season Stats | 63GP | 1G | 13A | -8 | 140 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 2GP | 0G | 0A | -1 | 8 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 4GP | 0G | 0A | 0 | 9 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 6GP | 0G | 0A | -1 | 17 PIM |
WHL:
RW Brendan Gallagher: 18 years old, 5'8", 170 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Vancouver Giants – Alternate Captain (35W, 32L, 1 OTL, 4 SOL) (0-4 Playoff Record)
| Season Stats | 66GP | 44G | 47A | +29 | 108 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 2GP | 1G | 0A | 0 | 4 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 1GP | 1G | 0A | 0 | 10 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 4GP | 2G | 0A | 0 | 14 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: 19 years old, 6', 180 pounds, LH shot.
NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines (28W, 10L, 4T)
| Season Stats | 30GP | 2G | 10A | +13 | 17 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 0GP | 0G | 0A | 0 | 0 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 30GP | 2G | 10A | +13 | 17 PIM |
RW Danny Kristo: 20 years old, 5'11”, 188 pounds, RH shot.
NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux (32W, 8L, 3T)
| Season Stats | 33GP | 8G | 20A | +7 | 18 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 0GP | 0G | 0A | 0 | 0 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 33GP | 8G | 20A | +7 | 18 PIM |
D Greg Pateryn: 21 years old, 6’3”, 222 pounds, RH shot.
NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines (28W, 10L, 4T)
| Season Stats | 38GP | 3G | 13A | +13 | 28 PIM |
| Weekly Stats | 0GP | 0G | 0A | 0 | 0 PIM |
| Complete Stats | 38GP | 3G | 13A | +13 | 28 PIM |
C Dustin Walsh: 20 years old, 6’3”, 190 pounds, LH shot.
NCAA Team: Dartmouth College Big Green (19W, 12L, 3T)
| Season Stats | 34GP | 10G | 10A | +2 | 8 PIM |
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Report: The Kontinental Hockey League is the professional hockey league of Russia, many Russian players first play professionally there before joining the NHL. Due to a lack of a transfer agreement between the NHL and the KHL it can be very difficult for NHL clubs to attract their drafted Russian prospects.
G Karri Ramo: 24 years old, 6'3", 207 pounds, catches left.
KHL Club: Avangard Omsk (42W, 9L, 1 OTL, 2 SOL) (7-7 Playoff record)
| Season Stats: | 44GP | 33-6-2-1 | 1.97GAA | .925% |
| Playoff Stats | 14GP | 6-5-2 | 2.16GAA | .914% |
RW Maxim Trunev: 20 years old, 5'11", 189 pounds, RH shot.
KHL Club: Severstal Cherepovets (30W, 20L, 4 OTL, O SOL) (2-4 Playoff record)
| Season Stats | 39GP | 1G | 6A | +3 | 20 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 6GP | 0G | 0A | -3 | 2 PIM |
D Alexei Yemelin: 24 years old, 6'1", 221 pounds, LH shot.
KHL Club: Ak Bars Kazan (34W, 12L, 3 OTL, 4 SOL) (5-4 Playoff record)
| Season Stats | 52GP | 11G | 15A | +16 | 117 PIM |
| Playoff Stats | 9GP | 0G | 0A | 0 | 4 PIM |
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