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Montreal’s Boston Connections Run Deep

We are going to see more and more of the Canadiens choosing to use the NCAA as a development model. In the NCAA there is more of a focus, as well as the time given to practice and develop skills. It also allows players time to develop physically in an environment where they, as student-athletes, […]

Slaf Versus Cooley – Look no further than the 2015 Draft

All eyes will be on Logan Cooley and Juraj Slafkovsky tonight in the first matchup between the first two forwards selected in the 2022 NHL Draft. Cooley has gotten off to a more productive start to the 2023-24 season, and for many impatient Habs fans, this is unacceptable and signals that the Canadiens picked a […]

Power Play Woes No Slaffing Matter

We’ve seen this movie before. The Canadiens pick a highly skilled player who is brimming with confidence and proceed to make him doubt himself by refusing to play him in the offensive role he has always played. The Canadiens will tell you that they are trying to “protect” Juraj Slafkovsky and don’t want him drinking […]

Reinbacher Scores Game Winner in Season Debut

David Reinbacher had a successful start to his NLA season, picking up the game-winning goal in a 4-2 victory versus Biel-Bienne. The win moved Kloten into a tie for tenth place in the Swiss League standings, improving its record to 3-5-1-1. Reinbacher played on the top pairing with Matthew Kellenberger but was on both the […]

Recrutes Draftcast #10 – 2024 Draft is Deep

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Is Montreal’s U23 Defence Corps NHL’s Best?

Is Montreal’s under-23 defence group the best in hockey? The draft-day additions of David Reinbacher and Bogdan Konyushkov have certainly vaulted the Canadiens into the main discussion. It’s been a long time coming for an organization that hasn’t had one of the top young defence corps since the early 90s when GM Serge Savard accumulated […]

Recrutes Draftcast #6 – The Next Hedman?

Letang Reflects on Winning Gold at Hlinka

Sarnia Sting head coach Alan Letang took some time to speak to Recrutes this past week about his experience in coaching Canada to a gold medal at the recent Hlinka Gretzky U18 tournament. On how close the Gold medal game was with Czechia: Teams are closing the gap on us now and it’s tough taking […]