Habs Prospects

Optimus Prime(au)’s Heroics Fuelling the Rocket

Improbable Comeback Sends Rocket to Round 2

The Laval Rocket battled back from a 2-0 deficit to eliminate the Syracuse Crunch in a 3-2 overtime thriller Tuesday night, punching their ticket to the North Division Finals. Laval won because of their never-say-die attitude, which was evident from their play leading up to the game-tying goal. Cayden Primeau came up big when his […]

Rookie Camp Interviews

Interviews with Habs’ prospects Joshua Roy, Xavier Simoneau, Mattias Norlinder, Cam Hillis and Laval coach J-F Houle at Habs’ rookie camp. https://youtu.be/KiGLL4nmiqY

QMJHL Coaches on Habs’ Prospects

Recrutes asked two QMJHL coaches about five prospects that were drafted/signed by the Montreal Canadiens organization this summer – Charlottetown GM/coach Jim Hulton and Acadie-Bathurst coach Mario Durocher. Here are their responses: Xavier Simoneau: Coach Jim Hulton – With the loss of (Cedric) Desrisseaux and (Thomas) Casey we had a big void to fill offensively, […]

Trevor Timmins Draft Q & A

In what has become an annual Recrutes’ tradition, I spoke to Montreal’s assistant general manager Trevor Timmins on draft weekend to discuss Montreal’s newest draft selections. TT: How are you? GM: Oh…I’m fine. The better question is how are YOU? TT: Tired. It’s been a long weekend. GM: You and the team have been taking […]

Kaiden (Krusher) Guhle’s Biggest WHL Hits 2018-20

Prince Albert defenceman Kaiden (Krusher) Guhle, Montreal Canadiens’ top pick in the 2020 NHL draft, was one of the biggest hitters in the WHL between the ages of 16 and 18. Imagine how hard he is going to hit this season as a 19-year-old! Opponents are going to want to literally be inside a bubble…not […]

Cole Caufield Highlights (61 incredible goals) 2018-2020

Montreal Canadiens’ top prospect Cole Caufield set goal-scoring records with the USNTDP U-18 team and led all NCAA freshmen in goals last year with Wisconsin. Here are 61 goal highlights from Caufield between Jan. 2018 and March 2020 with the USNTDP team, USA U-18 team and Wisconsin.

Laval Post-Game Interviews

Interviews with Jordan Weal, Jan Mysak, Michael Frolik and coach Joel Bouchard following a 4-1 loss to Belleville.

Jakub Dobes’ 2020-21 Highlights

Montreal Canadiens’ fifth-round pick Jakub Dobes is making Montreal’s scouting staff (especially goalie scout Vincent Riendeau) look great once again, just as seventh-round pick Cayden Primeau did in 2017 when he was selected in the seventh round. Dobes is leading the USHL in wins, minutes played, saves and save percentage playing for Omaha: Here is […]

Jordan Harris 5-Assist Weekend

Northeastern defenceman Jordan Harris had five assists on Feb. 12-13 as Northeastern swept UNH. Here are four of them, all prime examples of his great agility and vision. The Canadiens have a solid prospect.