The stars of tomorrow (we hope!) will be in town this week at the Canadiens' annual development camp.
On-ice sessions begin 2:30 this afternoon at the Centre Sportif Candiac – 2 Glaces. It's at 10 Radisson in beautiful downtown Candiac on Montreal's south shore.
If you can find the joint – as Pat Hickey and Mike Boone are hoping to – you can watch 30 prospects: three goaltenders (including the just-drafted 6'7" Jason Missiaen) 11 defencemen (including David Fischer, Ryan McDonagh, P.K. Subban, Yannick Weber and Mathieu Carle), five centres (Olivier Fortier, Ben Maxwell, Brock Trotter) six left wings (big studs Max Pacioretty and Andrew Conboy) and five RWs (Ryan White, James T. Wyman and this year's top pick, Danny Kristo).
On-ice sessions will continue Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The players will also undergo off-ice conditioning (as will Hickey and Boone, if they can find a bar in Candiac).
anyone have any comments about P.K Subban? A Belleville Bull defenceman, that, IMO, should be converted vinto a winger
I don't think Subban's unique skill set would be best utilized as a winger. He's got a laser beam shot, has excellent vision and is a great skater. He's still growing into his body, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him develop into a Francis Bouillon type build, combined with excellent offensive skills. His positioning remains a concern from what I have seen of him, but that can be taught.
Just saw this on the TSN site....
The Montreal Canadiens signed free agent forward Ryan Flinn to a one-year, two-way contract on Monday.
As per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
Flinn, a Halifax, Nova Scotia, native has seven seasons of AHL experience along with three seasons in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. Last season, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound winger played in the AHL with the Springfield Falcons and the Hershey Bears, collecting three goals and one assist and 135 penalty minutes in 41 games.
What rating would Tavares get
Gotta love those Habs.
If you mean on the Hockey's Future website, I would probably guess he will get a 8.0-9.0 rating with a B or C. I've been following that website for about 5 or 6 years and the only 10 I ever saw was for Crosby. Their two top prospects are Jonathan Toews (9.0B) and Erik Johnson (9.0B). I would be surprised to see Tavares (or Stamkos, for that matter) get that high.
So how high can these rating go anyway?
Gotta love those Habs.
Announcement--- For a backyard Pool party and Bar-B-Q for all my great HIO friends.
SAT. JULY 26, at our place in Belleville On.
Details will follow. Sure hope this fits in with your summer plans. Rain or Shine! Half way between Mtl. and Toronto.
I will paste on preceding pages
Hey Ian,
Louise and I look forward to the get together...thanks for the invite...hope you cook better than I do!
Ian - Sounds like your located in Purgatory...
"Half way between Mtl. and Toronto."How far is that from Mtl Ian? I need to visit soon... might be able to time it. Kind of enjoy the anonymity... but it would be great to meet some fellow-posters in the flesh... or fur as it were!
~Listen to the smart dog!
Almost 4 hours East. Belleville is about an hour from Toronto, the way I drive!
watch out for the planes in the sky lol
Thanks Robert. Ian, am glad that with your proximity to TO you didn't get drawn into the dark side!
Has their been any talk of a game outing this season - you guys did one last year no? That would be a blast - and I owe some beer to a couple of people!
~Listen to the smart dog!
bud girls???
is admission free? and if so... whats the adress! :)
Canlan Ice Sports Les 2 Glaces
10 Rue Radisson, Candiac, QC J5R 3X8
450-635-2113
Hi Robert, did you fix up a ride OK with Moey or Teach to the Bar-B- Q. I have about 10 pos. responces to date. If anyone is interested, thet can contact me here in Belleville or your site Robert.
Nothing solid yet Ian. Moey has my e-mail from my site but has not contacted me as of yet.
I want to go very badly but I probably will only decide that week. I have the bring my oldest daughter to CHEO on Tuesday the 22nd for an operation on her finger and two days before that, on the 20th, we are mulling going to the Paul McCartney free concert in Quebec City.
That week is a pay week for me, but I might be over ruled by my better half.
Anyone wishing to communicate with Ian through my site's e-mail can feel free to do so, and I will pass along any info to him.
MacCartney is old.
Yeah, and Elvis is dead and all that!
He's still good to me and my wife is a young Beatles fan!
Death does not prevent Mr. Presley from being Da Bomb. So there.
Of course, but he doesn't get to go off much anymore.
And Chuck Berry was the real true king of rock and roll!
Elvis was a hero to most/ but he never meant shit to me/ he was straight out racist/ the sucker was simple and plain/ motherf#$k him and John Wayne
Robert,
I really do need reading glasses, but where exactly is the link to your e-mail address? I was scrolling through your blog yesterday, couldn't locate it. Saw lots of pics though!!!
Sorry, Moey, it should be at the top. I keep having to re-enable it, but it should remain there.
it's in the writeup
It is, LMAO. Here I was on Google for 10 minutes, looking it up!
I'll be in Candiac most of the week. (My girlfriend is real impressed!) I'll try and report back some observations to complement the excellent work messers Hickey and Boone.
Great , the more eyes the better.
I'm kind of interested in Brock Trotter. He's a center, has a scoring touch, and we need someone like that. How far away is he from fighting for a spot in Montreal?