Previously: Part 1Yesterday we began our sprawling update on all former Michigan Hockey players currently playing pro hockey around the world. In Part 1 we covered the firmly established, everyday NHLers with name-brand value. Today is the more odd-ball sequel piece, where we check in on our recently departed alums, those who have retired since the 2022 update article, and all the minor league/international players, so buckle in: Young guys finding their wayThis category is for the players who have left Michigan since the last article and haven't yet developed in the NHL to the point that they fit into one of the yesterday categories the way Beniers and Power already have: Gavin Brindley/Frank Nazar III/Dylan Duke: The recent signees only got into a couple games at the NHL/AHL level before the season concluded, given that Michigan's campaign went into mid-April yet again. Check back next year. Johnny Beecher, C, Boston Bruins: After spending a season in the AHL, Johnny B
If I gave you a magic wand to ensure that every Habs player would be healthy next year and asked you who would be on the club’s top-6 in 2024-2025, who would you name? Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky would be there. Kirby Dach too, probably. But would Alex Newhook be there? Possibly, […]
The Canadiens have won again, this time against the Stanley Cup finalists in the East. The 5-3 win puts the Habs ahead of the Coyotes, Blue Jackets, Ducks, Blackhawks and Sharks in the standings. Forget the bottom five, guys. All hopes of a top-five draft now reside in the abacus (lottery). That’s it. The Habs […]
You know as well as I do that the Habs will have some big decisions to make at training camp. Many defensemen will be trying to break into the lineup. Mike Matheson, David Savard, Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Harris, Arber Xhekaj, Jayden Struble, Johnathan Kovacevic, William Trudeau, Justin Barron, Logan Mailloux, David Reinbacher, Lane Hutson and […]