Non-Rocket Habs Prospect tracker

[GHT120]

3 hours ago, dlbalr said:

Three overtime games in four nights, that's quite something (facing 50+ shots in the other two as well).  And he won all of them, no less.  He hasn't had too many bright moments since being drafted but that's certainly one of them.

Vecvanags might be a kid that would benefit were an NCAA team to decide they need another goalie ... his numbers aren't great, but the team wasn't very good either. 

[dlbalr]

1 hour ago, GHT120 said:

Vecvanags might be a kid that would benefit were an NCAA team to decide they need another goalie ... his numbers aren't great, but the team wasn't very good either. 

 

He'll get an NCAA look next season, he's already committed to play for Maine.

[GHT120]

1 hour ago, dlbalr said:

He'll get an NCAA look next season, he's already committed to play for Maine.

Thanks, didn't realize or had forgotten that.

[DON]

PIckford 1a 3 shots up 2-0 in series

Paupanekis 1g 1 shot 6/14, down 2-0 in series (got a bye to Memorial Cup anyways)

Vecvanags 5g  47 shots, pulled in 3rd.

[DON]

Rohrer knocked out of playoffs, is he Laval blund?

[dlbalr]

22 minutes ago, DON said:

Rohrer knocked out of playoffs, is he Laval blund?

 

He should be.  He's on an NHL contract this season so the Habs can assign him to Laval.  It's possible that they don't so that he can play at the Worlds for Austria but I think they'd only do that if they didn't think they'd be putting him in Laval's lineup.

[GHT120]

With Hagens making his NHL debut yesterday the Habs have the top two "outside the NHL" prospects
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/scouts-analysis-the-top-32-prospects-not-yet-in-the-nhl/

 

[DON]

FWIW;

Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Michael Misa, Porter Martone lead Wheeler’s 2026 list - The Athletic

[DON]

Pickford 1a 1 shot, up 3-0 in series.

 

Protz up 3-0 in series, likely close it out today.

Zharovski down 3-0 in series, likely season over this morning.

 

[dlbalr]

I believe both Quentin Miller and Alexis Cournoyer are entering the NCAA transfer portal.  Miller I get given he lost the starting job but Cournoyer was Cornell's clear-cut starter.

[Commandant]

50 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

I believe both Quentin Miller and Alexis Cournoyer are entering the NCAA transfer portal.  Miller I get given he lost the starting job but Cournoyer was Cornell's clear-cut starter.

 

NIL money has changed the game.  Moving isnt always about playing time anymore.  

[DON]

Rohrer to play in Laval.

Vinzenz Rohrer reassigned to Laval Rocket | Montréal Canadiens

[GHT120]

 

 

[DON]

Paupanekis 0pts Kelowna knocked out of playoffs. 2g 5pts 9gms. He will get to rest till late May.

[DON]

Interesting Pickford backstory.

Wheeler mentions how 'shredded' he is, which i have heard noted before and is a hard working kid. I just think Hutson when hear this.

WHL semi-final start today, Pickford 5g 9pts in 9 games so far.

 

Inside Bryce Pickford’s unconventional path to becoming a breakout Canadiens prospect - The Athletic

 

The 'Pickford' bus.

 

... When the Pickfords aren’t at the rink, they’re choring at their farm. They don’t have any tractors, so they bale and lift everything by hand. They raise their own meat and plant their own food. Their main meat is pork from their pigs, but they’ve also got sheep, cows, goats and turkeys. They wired the fences and built the coops themselves.

[BCHabnut]

Interesting article. Missed 2 years of hockey to off ice train with dad. Hopefully dad isnt an issue in the future. 

[DON]

Like they noted, he was named captain and is leading by example with his 6 am workout routine that inspired teammates to join him. We shall see how he does in Laval in October i guess.

Anyways, an offensive physical rd-d with a big shot, is intriguing prospect to have for sure. 

[DON]

Protz 1a on GWG, up 1-0 OHL Semis series.

[BCHabnut]

14 hours ago, DON said:

Like they noted, he was named captain and is leading by example with his 6 am workout routine that inspired teammates to join him. We shall see how he does in Laval in October i guess.

Anyways, an offensive physical rd-d with a big shot, is intriguing prospect to have for sure. 

Heck ya. Sounda like he was raised to work for it too. 

[DON]

Hope he a cut above a Mailloux.

[hab29RETIRED]

3 hours ago, DON said:

Hope he a cut above a Mailloux.

Sounds like he has a much better work ethic and is a rink rat like Hutson. His organized hockey background could also be a reason why he’s a late bloomer and not just because he is in his overage year.

[tomh009]

11 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:

Sounds like he has a much better work ethic and is a rink rat like Hutson. His organized hockey background could also be a reason why he’s a late bloomer and not just because he is in his overage year.

 

A comment on the story from the Habs subreddit:

 

[BCHabnut]

5 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:

Sounds like he has a much better work ethic and is a rink rat like Hutson. His organized hockey background could also be a reason why he’s a late bloomer and not just because he is in his overage year.

Yes. This gives me a bit of extra optimism about this kid.

[DON]

Pickford 1g 4 shots in 8-3 loss, down 1-0 in series

Protz 0pts in loss, series 1-1

MacNeil 0pts, up 1-0 in series

[GHT120]

Somehow across the Internet (not surprisingly none of the reputable sites/posters) people are freaking out with the "announcement" that Alexander Zharovsky will play in the KNL next season ... if you don't know that he is under KHL contract that runs through May 31, 2027 ... can I NOT believe everything I read on the Internet