Author: Mitch Brown

Catching the Torch: Playmakers Will Bitten and Jake Evans led the forward crop of Habs prospects this season

By Mitch Brown | May 20th 2017 | 11 min read |

It was mentioned in the first instalment of this prospect review how most of the Montreal Canadiens’ prospects had taken steps in their development ...

Catching the Torch: Michael McNiven staked his claim as one of the top prospects in the Habs organization

By Mitch Brown | May 19th 2017 | 4 min read |

Almost all junior-level prospects in the Montreal Canadiens organization experienced solid seasons. Michael McNiven won OHL Goaltender of the Year, Mi...

Catching the Torch: How Victor Mete has taken his offence to the next level

By Mitch Brown | Apr 5th 2017 | 14 min read |

Victor Mete Few Canadiens prospects are generating more discussion than Victor Mete right now. The explosive defender has been in the highlight reel f...

Catching the Torch: All nine Habs prospects heading to the CHL playoffs

By Mitch Brown | Mar 24th 2017 | 14 min read |

The Canadian Hockey League playoffs begin this Friday! All nine of the Montreal Canadiens’ CHL prospects are headed to the playoffs, including a hea...

Catching the Torch: Consistency takes Jake Evans to the next level

By Mitch Brown | Mar 15th 2017 | 9 min read |

Prospect development isn’t just about the dominating performances and gaudy offensive output, but also how players adapt and progress. For 2014’s ...

Catching the Torch: Explaining Will Bitten’s stagnant production

By Mitch Brown | Mar 7th 2017 | 7 min read |

When the Hamilton Bulldogs started off by scoring 19 goals in three games, it looked they were poised for a massive season. Building the hype was the ...

Catching the Torch: Should the Canadiens offer Matt Bradley an entry-level contract?

By Mitch Brown | Feb 22nd 2017 | 10 min read |

At first glance, there isn’t anything overly impressive about the season that Matt Bradley is putting together. The Canadiens’ fifth-round choice ...

Catching the Torch: Examining Simon Bourque’s offensive explosion

By Mitch Brown | Feb 14th 2017 | 9 min read |

Perhaps it was adjusting to a new team that caused Simon Bourque to record just three points in his first eight games with the Saint John Sea Dogs. It...

Mikhail Sergachev and the art of defending without playing defence

By Mitch Brown | Dec 24th 2016 | 14 min read |

Traditionally, the perceived value of defence in hockey is a skill mostly determined in the defensive zone. This places a premium on defensive zone sk...

Habs prospect analysis: Behind Noah Juulsen’s offensive resurgence

By Mitch Brown | Nov 25th 2016 | 8 min read |

Noah Juulsen has been garnering plenty of attention lately, and rightfully so. Although there wasn’t significant cause for concern, Juulsen followed...