Canadiens will hold Development Camp from June 28 to July 1 in Brossard
Forty players will be on-site at the Bell Sports Complex, including third-overall selection Jesperi Kotkaniemi
by Montreal Canadiens @CanadiensMTL / Press Release
MONTREAL - The Canadiens announced on Tuesday that the team will hold its annual development camp from June 28 to July 1 at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard.
A total of 40 players will participate in the development camp, including 23 forwards, 12 defensemen and five goaltenders. Nine of the 11 players selected by the Canadiens at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in Dallas will be among the participants, including their first-round selection, Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
The list of players invited to the development camp includes 21 prospects drafted by the Canadiens organization, nine players acquired through free agency and 10 players invited on a try-out basis (please see list of players below).
Development camp schedule
June 28: Medicals and physical exams
June 29: On-ice testing (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and scrimmage game (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.).
June 30: On-ice testing (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and scrimmage game (4 p.m. to 5 p.m.).
July 1: Scrimmage game (9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.).
All practices and scrimmages are open to the public.
Players participating in the development camp will be available to the media every day following off-ice workouts and scrimmages, starting on Friday, June 29. A media opportunity with player development personnel will also be provided on June 28, the day of the medicals and physical exams.
FORWARDS
| # | Players |
| Pos. | Sh. | Date & Place of Birth | Acquired | 2017-18 - Reg. Season | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 64 | ADDISON , Jeremiah | ! | AG / LW | G/L | 21/10/96 - Brampton, ON | Rep. 2015 Draft (207) | Laval (AHL) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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| ALAIN , Alexandre* | ! | C | D/R | 03/03/97 - Quebec, QC | Joueur aut. / F. agent (24/04/18) | Blainville-Boisbriand (LHJMQ) | 65 | 44 | 43 | 87 | 52 |
| 77 | BITTEN , William | ! | AD / RW | D/R | 10/07/98 - Ottawa, ON | Rep. 2016 Draft (70) | Hamilton (OHL) | 62 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 38 |
| 78 | BRYUKVIN , Vladimir | AD / RW | D/R | 22/01/95 - Moscow, RU | Invitation / Try-Out | Moscou (KHL) | 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 20 | |
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| EVANS, Jake* | ! | C | D/R | 02/06/96 - Toronto, ON | Rep. 2014 Draft (207) | Notre Dame (Big-10) | 40 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 18 |
| 71 | FONSTAD , Cole | C | G/L | 24/04/00 - Estevan, SK | Rep. 2018 Draft (128) | Prince Albert (WHL) | 72 | 21 | 52 | 73 | 6 | |
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| Canada (WJC U18) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 68 | GORNIAK , Jack | AG / LW | G/L | 15/09/99 - West Salem, WI | Rep. 2018 Draft (123) | Team Wisconsin (UMHSEHL) | 21 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | |
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| West Salem High (USHS-WI) | 24 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 31 | |||||
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| Lincoln (USHL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 81 | HAGEL , Brandon | AG / LW | G/L | 27/08/98 - Saskatoon, SK | Invitation / Try-Out | Red Deer (WHL) | 56 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 45 | |
| 48 | HILLIS , Cameron | C | D/R | 24/06/00 - Oshawa, ON | Rep. 2018 Draft (66) | Guelph (OHL) | 60 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 48 | |
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| Canada (WJC U18) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 72 | HOUDE , Samuel | C | G/L | 06/03/00 - Saint-Eustache, QC | Rep. 2018 Draft (133) | Chicoutimi (LHJMQ) | 54 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 45 | |
| 85 | HUGHES , Ryan | C | G/L | 27/07/99 - Edmonton, AB | Invitation / Try-Out | Portland (WHL) | 46 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 55 | |
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| IKONEN , Joni* | C | D/R | 14/04/99 - Espoo, FI | Rep. 2017 Draft (58) | KalPa (Liiga) | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
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| Finlande (WJC) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 82 | KATERINAKIS , Alexander | AD / RW | D/R | 25/04/98 - Montreal, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Blainville-Boisbriand (LHJMQ) | 51 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 24 | |
| 47 | KOTKANIEMI , Jesperi | C | G/L | 06/07/00 - Pori, FI | Rep. 2018 Draft (3) | Ässät (Liiga) | 57 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 20 | |
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| Finlande (WJC U18) | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 | |||||
| 58 | McSHANE , Allan | C | G/L | 14/02/00 - Collingwood, ON | Rep. 2018 Draft (97) | Oshawa (OHL) | 67 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 16 | |
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| Canada (WJC U18) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 43 | OLOFSSON , Jacob | C | G/L | 08/02/00 - Arvidsjaur, SE | Rep. 2018 Draft (56) | Timrå (Allsvenskan) | 43 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 | |
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| Suède (WJC U18) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 55 | PEZZETTA, Michael | AG / LW | G/L | 13/03/98 - Toronto, ON | Rep. 2016 Draft (160) | Sudbury (OHL) | 35 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 53 | |
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| Sarnia (OHL) | 27 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 26 | |||||
| 44 | POEHLING , Ryan | C | G/L | 03/01/99 - Lakeville, MN | Rep. 2017 Draft (25) | St. Cloud (NCHC) | 36 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 30 | |
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| États-Unis (WJC) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 91 | RINALDI , Anthony | AD / RW | D/R | 17/08/95 - Montreal, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Union (ECAC) | 36 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 33 | |
| 86 | TEASDALE , Joel | AG / LW | G/L | 11/03/99 - Repentigny, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Blainville-Boisbriand (LHJMQ) | 65 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 14 | |
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| VERBEEK , Hayden* | ! | C | G/L | 17/10/97 - Kingston, ON | Joueur aut. / F. agent (24/03/18) | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 67 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 38 |
| 97 | WAKED , Antoine | ! | AD / RW | D/R | 17/05/96 - St-Bruno, QC | Joueur aut. / F. agent (28/04/17) | Laval (AHL) | 63 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 |
| 51 | YLÖNEN , Jesse | AD / RW | D/R | 03/10/99 - Scottsdale, AZ | Rep. 2018 Draft (35) | Espoo United (Mestis) | 48 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 20 |
DEFENSEMEN
| # | Players |
| Sh. | Date & Place of Birth | Acquired | 2017-18 Reg. Season | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 60 | BOURQUE , Simon | ! | G/L | 12/01/97 - Longueuil, QC | Rep. 2015 Draft (177) | Laval (AHL) | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| 63 | BROOK , Josh | D/R | 17/06/99 - Yorktown, SK | Rep. 2017 Draft (56) | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 45 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 36 | |
| 83 | FLEURY , Cale | D/R | 19/11/98 - Regina, SK | Rep. 2017 Draft (87) | Kootenay (WHL) | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |
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| Regina (WHL) | 51 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 41 | ||||
| 56 | HARRIS , Jordan | G/L | 07/07/00 - Haverhill, MA | Rep. 2018 Draft (71) | Kimball Union Academy (USHS-Prep) | 37 | 6 | 29 | 35 | - | |
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| Youngstown (USHL) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 96 | LEE , Cameron | G/L | 18/02/97 - Ferguson's Cove, NS | Invitation / Try-Out | Western Michigan (NCHC) | 36 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 57 | |
| 94 | LESKINEN , Otto | G/L | 06/02/97 - Pieksämäki, FI | Invitation / Try-Out | KalPa (Liiga) | 52 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 | |
| 61 | MELANCON , T.J. | D/R | 04/07/96 - Ottawa, ON | Joueur aut. / F. agent AHL (26/04/18) | Norfolk (ECHL) | 58 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 34 | |
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| Belleville, Syracuse, Tucson (AHL) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 73 | MORAVCIK , Michal | ! | G/L | 07/12/94 - Klatovy, CZ | Joueur aut. / F. agent (28/05/18) | Plzen (Czech) | 52 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 |
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| Rép. tchèque (WC) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 84 | PLANT , Adam | G/L | 09/05/95 - Penticton, BC | Joueur aut. / F. agent AHL (28/03/18) | University of Denver (NCHC) | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |
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| Laval (AHL) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 57 | SKLENICKA, David | ! | G/L | 08/09/96 - Rakovnik, CZ | Joueur aut. / F. agent (28/05/18) | Plzen (Czech) | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 |
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| Rép. tchèque (WC) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 74 | TYSZKA , Jarret | G/L | 15/03/99 - Langley, BC | Rep. 2017 Draft (149) | Seattle (WHL) | 70 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 69 | |
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| WALFORD , Scott* | G/L | 12/01/99 - New Westminster, BC | Rep. 2017 Draft (68) | Victoria (WHL) | 69 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 52 |
GOALTENDERS
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| Cat. | Date & Place of Birth | Acquired | 2017-18 - Reg. Season | GP | RECORD | GAA | SO | SV % |
| 83 | DHILLON , Stephen | G/L | 14/09/98 - Jackson, MS | Invitation / Try-Out | Niagara (OHL) | 52 | 28-16-3 | 3.34 | 1 | .899 | |
| 75 | MARCOUX , Étienne | G/L | 29/09/93 - Laval, QC | Joueur aut. / F. agent AHL (28/05/18) | Indy (ECHL) | 38 | 22-12-1 | 2.94 | 0 | .918 | |
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| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 2 | 1-1-0 | 2.10 | 0 | .900 | ||||
| 70 | McNIVEN , Michael | ! | G/L | 09/07/97 - Winnipeg, MB | Joueur aut. / F. agent (24/09/15) | Laval (AHL) | 25 | 6-16-1 | 3.50 | 0 | .884 |
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| Brampton (ECHL) | 4 | 0-2-0 | 4.19 | 0 | .868 | ||||
| 95 | MOLLOT-HILL , Gabriel | G/L | 12/08/97 - Ottawa, ON | Invitation / Try-Out | Providence (Hockey East) | 5 | 0-0-1 | 1.21 | 0 | .931 | |
| 35 | PRIMEAU , Cayden | G/L | 11/08/99 - Voorhees, NJ | Rep. 2017 Draft (199) | Northeastern (Hockey East) | 34 | 19-8-5 | 1.92 | 4 | .931 |
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