Catching the Torch: March 24 to 30

The Three Stars

1. Sven Andrighetto

As the season goes on in Hamilton, Sven Andrighetto stands out as one of a few bright spots as the Bulldogs have struggled for a third consecutive season. After going without a point in a 4-0 loss to the Texas Stars, Andrighetto would soon light up. He would score a goal and two assists in a 6-3 win over the San Antonio Rampage in the next game. He would register an assist in the following game, a tilted 6-1 loss to the Texas Stars. He would round out his week picking up two assists in a tight 4-3 win over the San Antonio Rampage, one of which was on the game-winning goal. Andrighetto's 15 goals and 24 assists over 56 games this season have the rookie leading the Bulldogs in points-per-game at 0.7 over the season. Sven Andrighetto was drafted in the third round, 86th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2013 NHL Draft.

2. Greg Pateryn

The leading defensive scorer of the Hamilton Bulldogs continues to be a steady prescence when the team lands itself in the win column as Greg Pateryn's strong offensive season continues. After going without a point when the Texas Stars shut out Hamilton to begin the week, he would mark a goal and two assists to lead a 6-3 win over the San Antonio Rampage in the next game. He would go pointless in a 6-1 loss to the Texas Stars before marking the game-winning goal in a 4-3 win over San Antonio to round out his week. Pateryn's 13 goals this season have him tied for second in the AHL for goal scoring by a defencemen. Greg Pateryn was drafted in the fifth round, 128th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2008 NHL Draft and was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens as part of the trade that sent Mikhail Grabovski to Toronto.

3. Charles Hudon

As the Quebec Major Junior playoffs open up, Charles Hudon has established himself as one of the key performers for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in their series against the Shawinigan Cataractes. He would mark two assists in his first game of the week as Baie-Comeau would mark a 3-0 shutout victory over Shawinigan. His scoring would improve in the following game, collecting a goal and two assists in a 6-2 win over Shawinigan to close out a series sweep of the Cataractes, allowing Baie-Comeau to advance to the 2nd round of the QMJHL playoffs. Hudon is currently tied for the playoff scoring lead on Baie-Comeau with seven points. Charles Hudon was drafted in the fifth round, 122nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2012 NHL Draft.

On The Radar:

- D Nathan Beaulieu scored three assists.

- G Zachary Fucale won both his starts this past week, with a 0.6 Goals Against Average and a .970 Save Percentage.

- RW Jérémy Grégoire scored three goals and one assist.

- RW Martin Reway scored two goals and two assists.

- RW Christian Thomas scored two goals and two assists.

Question Marks:

- D Morgan Ellis has two points in his last 30 games.

- RW Patrick Holland has five goals in 50 games this season.

- RW Louis Leblanc has three goals in his last 36 games.

Injury Report:

Called up to the Montreal Canadiens:

D Jarred Tinordi

Seasons Over:

- D Mac Bennett (season over and recovering from a seperated shoulder)

- LW Tim Bozon (recovering from meningitis)

- LW Connor Crisp (team eliminated from the OHL playoffs)

- LW Jacob de la Rose (Team was eliminated from the SHL playoffs)

- D Darren Dietz (out for the remainder of the season with a lower-body injury)

- LW Artturi Lehkonen (Liiga season is over, his team did not qualify for the playoffs)

- D Dalton Thrower (Season-ending ankle Injury)

- C Brady Vail (team eliminated from the OHL playoffs)

Complete Statistics for the Week of March 24 to 30

Legend:

Skaters: Games Played, Goals, Assists, Points, Penalty Minutes
Goalies: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Goals Against Average, Save Percentage
Teams: For CHL: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses. For NCAA, Wins, Losses, Ties. For SHL, SM-Liiga: Wins, Overtime Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses.
Season Stats: Season scoring prior to the past week.

AHL:

The AHL Report: The Hamilton Bulldogs have been the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens since 2002. It is the most common route for developing Montreal Canadiens prospects into full-time members of the organization. There are currently 12 members of the Hamilton Bulldogs that can be regarded as having a potential NHL upside.The Hamilton Bulldogs are 30-33-1-4 this season, 13th overall in the Western Conference, 24th overall in the AHL.

LW Sven Andrighetto: 20 years old, 5’10", 183 pounds, LH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	52	14	19	33	34
Last week	4	1	5	6	2
Season total	56	15	24	39	36

D Nathan Beaulieu: 21 years old, 6’2", 194 pounds, LH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	49	6	16	22	33
Last week	4	0	3	3	0
Season total	53	6	19	25	33

D Darren Dietz: 20 years old, 6’1", 204 pounds, RH shot

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	34	0	5	5	49

C Gabriel Dumont: 23 years old, 5'10", 184 pounds, RH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	62	16	13	29	94
Last week	4	0	0	0	4
Season total	66	16	13	29	98

D Morgan Ellis: 21 years old, 6'1", 204 pounds, RH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	49	3	5	8	26
Last week	4	0	0	0	4
Season total	53	3	5	8	30

RW Patrick Holland: 21 years old, 6’, 185 pounds, RH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	48	5	11	15	2
Last week	2	0	0	0	0
Season total	50	5	11	15	2

RW Louis Leblanc: 23 years old, 6’, 178 pounds, RH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	58	12	12	24	57
Last week	4	1	0	1	0
Season total	62	13	12	25	57

C Joonas Nättinen: 22 years old, 6'3", 192 pounds, RH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	62	6	7	13	22
Last week	4	0	0	0	0
Season total	66	6	7	13	22

D Greg Pateryn: 23 years old, 6’2", 222 pounds, RH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	56	11	16	27	52
Last week	4	2	2	4	4
Season total	60	13	18	31	56

RW Christian Thomas: 21 years old, 5’9", 176 pounds, RH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	42	9	12	21	22
Last week	4	2	2	4	0
Season total	46	11	14	25	22

D Jarred Tinordi: 22 years old, 6'6", 227 pounds, LH shot.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season to last week	47	3	6	9	70
Last week	0	0	0	0	0
Season total	47	3	6	9	70

G Dustin Tokarski: 24 years old, 5’11", 195 pounds, Left-Handed Glove.

Time	Games Played	Wins	Losses	OTL	GAA	Save %	Shutouts
Season to last week	36	19	14	2	2.36	.919	1
Last week	1	0	1	0	5.11	.861	0
Season total	36	19	15	2	2.44	.917	1

The Juniors Report: The Canadiens currently feature prospects playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL). These leagues can be considered the primary conduit towards professional hockey in North America.

QMJHL:

G Zachary Fucale: 18 years old, 6'1", 181 pounds, left-handed glove.

Junior Club: Halifax Mooseheads (47W-18L-0OTL-3SOL)

Playoff Record: 4-0

Playoff Series: Halifax won their series 4-0 over the Charlottetown Islanders.

Time	Games Played	Wins	Losses	OTL	GAA	Save %	Shutouts
Playoffs to last week	2	2	0	0	2.00	.895	0
Last week	2	2	0	0	.6	.970	0
Playoff totals	4	4	0	0	1.36	.930	0

Time	Games Played	Wins	Losses	OTL	GAA	Save %	Shutouts
Season Totals	50	36	9	3	2.26	.907	6

RW Jérémy Grégoire: 18 years old, 5'11", 190 pounds, right-handed shot.

Junior Club: Baie-Comeau Drakkar - Alternate Captain (47W-16L-2OTL-3SOL)

Playoff Record: 4-0

Playoff Series: Baie-Comeau won their series 4-0 over the Shawinigan Cataractes.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoffs to last week	2	1	2	3	2
Last week	2	3	1	4	2
Playoff totals	4	4	3	7	4

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	65	35	34	69	84

LW Charles Hudon: 19 years old, 5'10", 171 pounds, left-handed shot.

Junior Club: Baie-Comeau Drakkar (47W-16L-2OTL-3SOL)

Playoff Record: 4-0

Playoff Series: Baie-Comeau won their series 4-0 over the Shawinigan Cataractes.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoffs to last week	2	2	0	2	0
Last week	2	1	4	5	2
Playoff totals	4	3	4	7	2

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	57	26	50	76	83

RW Martin Reway: 19 years old, 5'9", 170 pounds, left-handed shot.

Junior Club: Gatineau Olympiques (41W-23L-1OTL-3SOL)

Playoff Record: 4-0

Playoff Series: Gatineau won their series 4-0 over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoffs to last week	2	2	5	7	0
Last week	1	2	2	4	4
Playoff totals	3	4	7	11	4

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	43	20	42	62	48

OHL:

LW Connor Crisp: 19 years old, 6'3", 225 pounds, left-handed shot.

Junior Club: Sudbury Wolves (33W-24L-3OTL-8SOL)

Playoff Record: 1-4

Playoff Series: Sudbury lost their series 1-4 to the Barrie Colts.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoffs to last week	2	0	0	0	4
Last week	3	1	1	2	0
Playoff totals	5	1	1	2	4

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	67	28	28	53	120

RW Michael McCarron: 18 years old, 6'5", 235 pounds, right-handed shot.

Junior Club: London Knights (49W-14L-1OTL-4SOL)

Playoff Record: 4-0

Playoff Series: London won their series 4-0 over the Windsor Spitfires.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoffs to last week	2	1	1	2	6
Last week	2	1	0	1	4
Playoff totals	4	2	1	3	10

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	66	14	20	34	120

C Brady Vail: 19 years old, 6'1", 194 pounds, left-handed shot

Junior Club: Windsor Spitfires (37W-28L-3OTL-OSOL)

Playoff Record: 0-4

Playoff Series: Windsor lost their series 0-4 to the London Knights.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoffs to last week	2	1	1	2	2
Last week	2	0	0	0	4
Playoff totals	4	1	1	2	6

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	67	32	51	83	39

WHL:

LW Tim Bozon: 19 years old, 6'1", 185 pounds, left-handed shot.

Junior Club: Kootenay Ice (39W-28L-2OTL-3SOL)

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	63	33	36	69	47

D Dalton Thrower: 20 years old, 5’11", 203 pounds, RH shot.

Junior Club: Vancouver Giants - Team Captain (32W-29L-7OTL-4SOL)

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	42	12	27	39	70

NCAA:

US College Hockey (NCAA) Report: The Canadiens have drafted a number of college players in recent years, these are generally ‘project players’ who benefit from additional years in lower level hockey to develop their skills.

D Mac Bennett: 22 years old, 6', 182 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines – Team Captain (18W-12L-4T)

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	31	2	12	14	10

SHL:

SHL Report: The SHL or Swedish Hockey League League is the top professional league of Sweden. A prospect playing well in this league is a typical indication they may be ready for the AHL or even the NHL. The Allsvenskan is the secondary professional league of Sweden, playing directly under the SHL.

LW Jacob de la Rose: 18 years old, 6'2", 190 pounds, LH shot.

SHL Team: Leksands IF (23W-5OTW-4OTL-23L)

Playoff Series: Leksands IF was eliminated in a Best of 3 Play-in Series versus HV 71.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoff Stats	3	0	0	0	0

D Magnus Nygren: 23 years old, 193 pounds, RH shot.

SHL Team: Färjestad BK (21W-7OTW-8OTL-19L)

Playoff Series: Färjestad BK leads their series 3-1 over Brynäs IF.

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoffs to last week	4	1	1	2	2
Last week	0	0	0	0	0
Playoff totals	4	1	1	2	2

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Playoff Stats	4	1	1	2	2

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	25	12	8	20	6

SM-Liiga:

SM-Liiga Report: The SM-Liiga is the top professional league in Finland. While it is not at as high a level as the competition level of the KHL or SHL, a prospect performing well in this league can indicate they are ready for professional hockey in North America.

LW Artturi Lehkonen: 18 years old, 5'11", 163 pounds, LH shot.

Liiga Team: KalPa Kupio (12W-3OTW-9OTL-36L)

Time	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Season Total	33	7	13	20	4