Category: 2016 NHL Draft

Canadiens select Will Bitten 70th overall

By Matt Drake | Jun 25th 2016 | 1 min read |

The Canadiens may have given up their two second-round picks to get Andrew Shaw, but they still have some picks to make today. One of those was of cou...

Montreal Canadiens acquire Andrew Shaw

By Jared Book | Jun 24th 2016 | 1 min read |

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said he was confident he would make a trade and after trading Lars Eller for two second round picks h...

Analyzing the Lars Eller and Andrew Shaw Trades

By Scott Matla | Jun 24th 2016 | 4 min read |

Mere minutes after the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Auston Matthews, the Montreal Canadiens and Marc Bergevin shook things up. The Habs shipped long t...

Canadiens select Mikhail Sergachev ninth overall

By Matt Drake | Jun 24th 2016 | 1 min read |

There was a ton of speculation leading up to the draft that the Canadiens might look to move either up or down in the draft, rather than stand pat at ...

The Montreal Canadiens' history of Draft Day transactions

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Jun 24th 2016 | 6 min read |

Historically speaking, Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin is not a Draft Day dealer if it means taking the focus off of the draft prepar...

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Order of selection, schedule, and open thread for Round One

By Justin Blades | Jun 24th 2016 | 4 min read |

Tonight, 30 players will be selected by an NHL team, and their path to a career in professional hockey will take a major step forward. All the details...

Getting to know 2016 sixth-round selection Michael Pezzetta

By Justin Blades | Jun 24th 2016 | 4 min read |

With the Canadiens’ sixth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Canadiens selected Michael Pezzetta from the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves at 160th overall...

Getting to know 2016 fifth-round selection Casey Staum

By Justin Blades | Jun 24th 2016 | 4 min read |

After acquiring a fifth-round pick in the Zack Kassian trade with the Vancouver Canucks, the Canadiens selected their third left-handed defencemen of ...

Getting to know 2016 fourth-round selection Victor Mete

By Justin Blades | Jun 24th 2016 | 5 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens added another defenceman with their fourth-round selection, taking Victor Mete from the Memorial Cup champion London Knights at...

Getting to know 2016 third-round selection William Bitten

By Justin Blades | Jun 24th 2016 | 5 min read |

After waiting through 39 selections to start the second day of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Canadiens added William Bitten with the 70th pick. Bitten...