Montreal Canadiens Prospect Rankings for all prospects that have played less than 82 NHL games and are under the age of 25.
Current players like Charles Hudon, Charlie Lindgren, Michael McCarron and Victor Mete have not been included as they are expected to graduate by season’s end. Likewise with Nikita Scherbak but I’ve decided to include him in these rankings as he’s played less than 40 NHL games.
Ranking Criteria is as follows from most valuable to least valuable.
Position Value: 1st/2nd line center, 1st line winger, 1st/2nd pairing defenseman, Starting goalie, 2nd line winger, 3rd line center, 3rd line winger, Backup goalie, 4th line center, 3rd pairing defenseman, 4th line winger.
Rankings are weighted by NHL or professional league probability, skating, and skills as being the most valuable attributes. I’ve also added a “player attributes” description for each player noting they’re key features.
Player Attributes: Hockey IQ, Playmaking/Vision, Puck Skills, Puck Protection
Player Attributes: Hockey IQ, Two-Way Play, Playmaking/Vision, Powerful Stride
3. Noah Juulsen
Player Attributes: Smooth Skating, Heavy Release, Breakout Pass, Gap Control
Player Attributes: Puck Skills, Puck Handling, Accurate Release, Playmaking
5. Jesse Ylönen
Player Attributes: Speed/Acceleration, Puck Handling, Hockey IQ, Playmaking/Vision
6. Joni Ikonen
Player Attributes: Puck Skills, Playmaking, Accurate Wrist Shot, Shifty Skating
7. Josh Brook
Player Attributes: Acceleration, Vision, Outlet/Stretch Passing, Puck Handling
Player Attributes: Vision, Rebound Control, Positioning, Movement/Athleticism
Player Attributes: Hockey IQ, Two-Way Play, Puck Handling, Puck Skills
10. Cam Hillis
Player Attributes: Hockey IQ, Playmaking/Vision, Puck Skills, Skating
11. Allan McShane
Player Attributes: Playmaking/Vision, Heavy/Accurate Release, Hockey IQ, Puck Handling
12. Jake Evans
Player Attributes: Puck Skills, Hockey IQ, Two-Way Play, Playmaking/Vision
13. Cale Fleury
Player Attributes: Skating, Puck Carrying, Heavy Slapshot, Physicality
14. Will Bitten
Player Attributes: Speed, Hockey IQ, Puck Handling/Protection, Wrist Shot
Player Attributes: Powerful Stride, Heavy Release, Physicality, Outlet Passing
16. Cole Fonstad
Player Attributes: Playmaking, Vision, Hockey IQ, Puck Handling
17. Lukas Vejdemo
Player Attributes: Skating, Two-Way Play, Hockey IQ, Puck Handling
18. Jarret Tyszka
Player Attributes: Smooth Skater, Hockey IQ, Vision, Puck Carrying
19. Michael McNiven
Player Attributes: Movement/Athleticism, Rebound Control, Vision, Glove Hand
20. Jordan Harris
Player Attributes: Speed, Puck Carrying, Puck Handling, Vision
21. Brett Lernout
Player Attributes: Physically Aggressive, Smooth Skater, Heavy Slapshot, Defensive Positioning
22. Rinat Valiev
Player Attributes: Vision, Hockey IQ, Puck Skills, Physicality
23. Hunter Shinkaruk
Player Attributes: Skating, Puck Skills, Puck Handling, Wrist Shot
24. Jeremiah Addison
Player Attributes: Acceleration/Speed, Puck Protection, Puck Skills, Wrist Shot
25. Jack Gorniak
Player Attributes: Speed, Vision, Puck Skills, Two-Way Play
26. David Sklenička
Player Attributes: Skating, Vision, Puck Carrying, Puck Skills
27. Michal Moravčík
Player Attributes: Heavy Release, Hockey IQ, Outlet/First Passing
28. Alexandre Alain
Player Attributes: Wrist Shot, Skating, Puck Skills, Playmaking
29. Daniel Audette
Player Attributes: Playmaking, Puck Skills, Vision, Skating
30. Hayden Verbeek
Player Attributes: Speed, Two-Way Play, Aggressive Forechecking
31. Scott Walford
Player Attributes: Smooth Skating, Breakout Passing, Physicality
32. Samuel Houde
Player Attributes: Speed, Puck Handling, Puck Skills, Two-Way Play
33. Brett Stapley
Player Attributes: Speed, Puck Skills, Shooting
34. Michael Pezzetta
Player Attributes: Physicality, Two-Way Play, Skating
35. Antoine Waked
Player Attributes: Accurate Release, Puck Skills, Hockey IQ
Player Attributes: Physicality, Aggressive Defensively, Skating
37. Arvid Henrikson
Player Attributes: Defensive Positioning, Physicality, Skating
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