Category: Season Reviews

Laval Rocket season review: Alexandre Alain took another step forward

By Jared Book | Jul 20th 2020 | 4 min read |

When Alexandre Alain was signed to an entry-level contract by the Montreal Canadiens in April, 2018, Joël Bouchard was not yet in the organization. A...

Laval Rocket season review: Cayden Primeau solidified his potential

By Jared Book | Jul 16th 2020 | 4 min read |

When the 2019-20 season started, there was guarded optimism surrounding Cayden Primeau’s first professional season. By the end of the season, Primea...

Laval Rocket season review: Josh Brook’s first professional season isn’t over yet

By Jared Book | Jul 15th 2020 | 5 min read |

Expectations were high for Josh Brook as he entered his first full professional season. After playing seven games at the end of 2018-19, his first NHL...

Laval Rocket Season Review: Otto Leskinen’s first season in North America showed his potential

By Jared Book | Jul 10th 2020 | 4 min read |

Otto Leskinen is a player that has been on the Montreal Canadiens radar for a while, starting with Development Camp in 2019 as an invite. After his se...

Laval Rocket season review: Laurent Dauphin was the catalyst for change

By Scott Matla | Jul 5th 2020 | 5 min read |

Laurent Dauphin joined the Laval Rocket in a trade that sent 2013 first-round pick Michael McCarron to the Milwaukee Admirals. It was the first in wha...

Laval Rocket season review: Karl Alzner was a key mentor for a young team

By Scott Matla | Jun 30th 2020 | 5 min read |

It has been a strange two years for Karl Alzner in the Montreal Canadiens organization, with bumps in the road and a complete 180 on his role within t...

Laval Rocket season review: Gustav Olofsson is a jack of all trades

By Scott Matla | Jun 28th 2020 | 5 min read |

When Gustav Olofsson arrived in Montreal the previous summer he was still recovering from shoulder surgery. He made it through a game-and-a-half befor...

Laval Rocket season review: Charlie Lindgren needed to play more

By Julian McKenzie | Jun 27th 2020 | 4 min read |

Charlie Lindgren could have used a bit more consistency in his play at the American Hockey League level this past season, but not in the way that you ...

Laval Rocket season review: Joseph Blandisi may be the hired gun the team has been looking for

By Jared Book | Jun 23rd 2020 | 3 min read |

Just 11 minutes into his first game with the Laval Rocket, Joseph Blandisi went to the locker room and didn’t return to the Rocket lineup for over t...

Laval Rocket season review: Alex Belzile remains a true leader for the team

By Scott Matla | Jun 22nd 2020 | 4 min read |

Out of everyone in Laval who had their 2019-20 season cut short, it’s hard to not feel the most for Alex Belzile. The veteran leader, the heart and ...