Before the 2016-17 Montreal Canadiens season can get underway, there is the ever important exercise of training camp. Canadiens regulars and hopefuls alike gather at the Complexe Sportif in Brossard to determine exactly who will represent the Tricolore when the season begins.
While there are but a few lineup spots that figure to be up for grabs, numerous players will be fighting for said spots. Players like Artturi Lehkonen, Charles Hudon, Daniel Carr, Michael McCarron, and Sven Andrighetto are all looking to show that they’re ready to make a permanent spot for themselves in the NHL.
62 players will attend, including 36 forwards, 20 defenceman, and six goaltenders.
Forwards
| # | Name | Pos. | Sh. | Date & Place of Birth | Acquired | 2015-16 Club | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | ADDISON, Jeremiah | AG / LW | G/L | 21/10/96 – Brampton, ON | Rep. 2015 Draft (207) | Ottawa (OHL) | 66 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 74 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 42 | ANDRIGHETTO, Sven | AD / RW | G/L | 21/03/93 – Zurich, CH | Rep. 2013 Draft (86) | Canadiens (NHL) | 44 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | ||||||
| 48 | AUDETTE, Daniel | C | G/L | 06/05/96 – Buffalo, NY | Rep. 2014 Draft (147) | Sherbrooke (LHJMQ) | 52 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 53 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 4 | ||||||||||
| 56 | BOZON, Tim | AG / LW | G/L | 24/03/94 – St. Louis, MO | Rep. 2012 Draft (64) | St. John’s (AHL) | 41 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Brampton (ECHL) | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| BROLL, David | AG / LW | G/L | 04/01/93 – Mississauga, ON | Invitation / Try-Out | Syracuse (AHL) | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 112 | |
| 41 | BYRON, Paul | AG / LW | G/L | 27/04/89 – Ottawa, ON | Ballotage / Waivers (06/10/15) | Canadiens (NHL) | 62 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 11 |
| 43 | CARR, Daniel | AG / LW | G/L | 01/11/91 – Sherwood Park, AB | Joueur aut. / F. agent (24/04/14) | Canadiens (NHL) | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 24 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 | ||||||
| CODERRE-GAGNON, Mathieu | AG / LW | G/L | 29/10/92 – Montréal, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Tulsa (ECHL) | 56 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 163 | |
| 61 | CRISP, Connor | C | G/L | 08/04/94 – Alliston, ON | Rep. 2013 Draft (71) | St. John’s (AHL) | 10 | 25 | |||
| 24 | DANAULT, Phillip | AG / LW | G/L | 24/02/93 – Victoriaville, QC | Transaction – CHI (26/02/16) | Canadiens/Chicago (NHL) | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 25 | DE LA ROSE, Jacob | AG/LW | G/L | 20/05/95 – Arvika, SE | Rep. 2013 Draft (34) | Canadiens (NHL) | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | ||||||
| 51 | DESHARNAIS, David | C | G/L | 14/09/86 – Laurier-Station, QC | Joueur aut. / F. agent (05/11/08) | Canadiens (NHL) | 65 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 20 |
| DESIMONE, Philip | AG / LW | G/L | 19/03/87 – East Amherst, NY | Invitation / Try-Out | Graz (Autriche) | 39 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | |
| Lehigh-Valley (AHL) | 28 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | ||||||
| 57 | EISENSCHMID, Markus | C | D/R | 22/01/95 – Marktoberdorf, DE | Contrat AHL Contract | St. John’s (AHL) | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 44 | FARNHAM, Bobby | AD / RW | G/L | 21/01/89 – North Andover, MA | Joueur aut. / F. agent (22/07/16) | Pittsburgh/New Jersey (NHL) | 53 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 97 |
| 90 | FIORE, Giovanni | AD / RW | G/L | 13/08/96 – Montréal, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Shawinigan/Cape Breton (LHJMQ) | 65 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 36 |
| 32 | FLYNN, Brian | C | D/R | 26/07/88 – Lynnfield, MA | Transaction – BUF (02/03/15) | Canadiens (NHL) | 56 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 49 | FRIBERG, Max | AD / RW | D/R | 20/11/92 – Skovde, SE | Transaction – ANA (07/01/16) | Anaheim (NHL) | 5 | 2 | |||
| San Diego/St. John’s (AHL) | 67 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 14 | ||||||
| 27 | GALCHENYUK, Alex | C | G/L | 12/02/94 – Milwaukee, WI | Rep. 2012 Draft (3) | Canadiens (NHL) | 82 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 20 |
| 11 | GALLAGHER, Brendan | AD / RW | D/R | 06/05/92 – Edmonton, AB | Rep. 2010 Draft 147) | Canadiens (NHL) | 53 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 24 |
| 63 | GRÉGOIRE, Jeremy | C | D/R | 05/09/95 – Sherbrooke, QC | Rep. 2013 Draft (176) | St. John’s (AHL) | 62 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 70 |
| 54 | HUDON, Charles | AG / LW | G/L | 23/06/94 – Alma, QC | Rep. 2012 Draft (122) | Canadiens (NHL) | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| St. John’s (AHL) | 67 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 79 | ||||||
| 46 | LEHKONEN, Artturi | AG / LW | G/L | 04/07/95 – Piikkio, FI | Rep. 2013 Draft (55) | Frolunda (Sweden) | 49 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 |
| 68 | MacMILLAN, Mark | C | G/L | 23/01/92 – Penticton, BC | Rep. 2010 Draft (113) | St. John’s (AHL) | 62 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| Brampton (ECHL) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | MATTEAU, Stefan | AG / LW | G/L | 23/02/94 – Chicago, IL | Transaction – NJD (29/02/16) | Canadiens/New Jersey (NHL) | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Albany (AHL) | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 34 | McCARRON, Michael | AD / RW | D/R | 07/03/95 – Grosse Pointe, MI | Rep. 2013 Draft (25) | Canadiens (NHL) | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 58 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 91 | ||||||
| 17 | MITCHELL, Torrey | C | D/R | 30/01/85 – Greenfield Park, QC | Transaction – BUF (02/03/15) | Canadiens (NHL) | 71 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 |
| MOMESSO, Stefano | AG / LW | G/L | 26/05/93 – Kirkland, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Cortina (Italie-A) | 21 | 12 | 11 | 23 | ||
| PACAN, David | C | G/L | 31/03/91 – Ottawa, ON | Invitation / Try-Out | South Carolina (ECHL) | 69 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 43 | |
| 67 | PACIORETTY, Max | AG / LW | G/L | 20/11/88 – New Canaan, CT | Rep. 2007 Draft (22) | Canadiens (NHL) | 82 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 34 |
| 14 | PLEKANEC, Tomas | C | G/L | 31/10/82 – Kladno, CZ | Rep. 2001 Draft (71) | Canadiens (NHL) | 82 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 36 |
| 47 | RADULOV, Alexander | AD / RW | G/L | 05/07/86 – Nizhny Tagil, USSR | Joueur aut. / F. agent (01/07/16) | CSKA Moscou (KHL) | 53 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 73 |
| 38 | SCHERBAK, Nikita | AD / RW | G/L | 30/12/95 – Moscow, RU | Rep. 2014 Draft (26) | St. John’s (AHL) | 48 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 |
| 65 | SHAW, Andrew | AD / RW | D/R | 20/07/91 – Belleville, ON | Transaction – CHI (24/06/16) | Chicago (NHL) | 78 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 69 |
| 15 | TERRY, Chris | AD / RW | G/L | 07/04/89 – Brampton, ON | Joueur aut. / F. agent (02/07/16) | Carolina (NHL) | 68 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| VEILLEUX, Yannick | AG / LW | G/L | 22/02/93 – St-Hipolytte, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Chicago (AHL) | 72 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 79 |
Defencemen
| # | Name | Pos. | Sh. | Date & Place of Birth | Acquired | 2015-16 Club | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | ALEXANDROV, Yury | D | G/L | 24/06/88 – Cherepovets, URSS | Invitation / Try-Out | Omsk (KHL) | 60 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| BAKER, Justin | D | D/R | 09/07/91 – Toronto, ON | Invitation / Try-Out | Allen (ECHL) | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | |
| Nitra (Slovaquie) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 45 | BARBERIO, Mark | D | G/L | 23/03/90 – Montréal, QC | Joueur aut. / F. agent (01/07/15) | Canadiens (NHL) | 30 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 26 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| 28 | BEAULIEU, Nathan | D | G/L | 05/12/92 – Strathroy, ON | Rep. 2011 Draft (17) | Canadiens (NHL) | 64 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 55 |
| BLAIN, Jérémie | D | D/R | 19/03/92 – Longueuil, QC | Invitation / Try-Out | Brampton (ECHL) | 34 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 46 | |
| Chicago (AHL) | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||
| DIDIER, Josiah | D | D/R | 08/04/93 – Littleton, CO | Rep. 2011 Draft (97) – AHL Cont. | St. John’s (AHL) | 53 | 5 | 5 | 58 | ||
| Brampton (ECHL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 74 | EMELIN, Alexei | D | G/L | 25/04/86 – Togliatti, USSR | Rep. 2004 Draft (84) | Canadiens (NHL) | 72 | 12 | 12 | 71 | |
| 71 | HANLEY, Joel | D | G/L | 08/06/91 – Keswick, ON | Joueur aut. / F. agent (01/07/15) | Canadiens (NHL) | 10 | 6 | 6 | ||
| St. John’s (AHL) | 64 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | ||||||
| 89 | JOHNSTON, Ryan | D | D/R | 14/02/92 – Sudbury, ON | Joueur aut. / F. agent (13/07/15) | Canadiens (NHL) | 3 | ||||
| St. John’s (AHL) | 37 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |||||||
| 58 | JUULSEN, Noah | D | D/R | 02/04/97 – Surrey, BC | Rep. 2015 Draft (26) | Everett (WHL) | 63 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 37 |
| 36 | LERNOUT, Brett | D | D/R | 24/09/95 – Winnipeg, MB | Rep. 2014 Draft (73) | Canadiens (NHL) | 1 | ||||
| St. John’s (AHL) | 69 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 73 | ||||||
| 79 | MARKOV, Andrei | D | G/L | 20/12/78 – Voskresensk, USSR | Rep. 1998 Draft (162) | Canadiens (NHL) | 82 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 38 |
| 82 | PARISI, Thomas | D | G/L | 01/07/93 – Commack, NY | Joueur aut. / F. agent (26/03/16) | Providence (Hockey East) | 38 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 24 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | PATERYN, Greg | D | D/R | 20/06/90 – Sterling Heights, MI | Transaction – TOR (03/07/08) | Canadiens (NHL) | 38 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 49 |
| St. John’s (AHL) | 3 | ||||||||||
| 26 | PETRY, Jeff | D | D/R | 09/12/87 – Ann Arbor, MI | Transaction – EDM (02/03/15) | Canadiens (NHL) | 51 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | REDMOND, Zach | D | D/R | 26/07/88 – Traverse City, MI | Joueur aut. / F. agent (01/07/16) | Colorado (NHL) | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| San Antonio (AHL) | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| 52 | SAMUELSSON, Philip | D | G/L | 26/07/91 – Leksand, SE | Joueur aut. / F. agent (02/07/16) | Arizona (NHL) | 4 | 2 | |||
| Springfield (AHL) | 56 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 32 | ||||||
| 22 | SERGACHEV, Mikhail | D | G/L | 25/06/98 – Nizhnekamsk, RU | Rep. 2016 Draft (9) | Windsor (OHL) | 67 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 56 |
| 59 | THROWER, Dalton | D | D/R | 20/12/93 – Squamish, BC | Rep. 2012 Draft (51) | St. John’s (AHL) | 9 | 24 | |||
| Brampton (ECHL) | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 60 | ||||||
| 6 | WEBER, Shea | D | D/R | 14/08/85 – Sicamous, BC | Transaction – NSH (29/06/16) | Nashville (NHL) | 78 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 27 |
Goaltenders
| # | Name | Cat. | Date & Place of Birth | Acquired | 2015-16 Club | GP | RECORD | GAA | SO | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | CONDON, Michael | G/L | 27/04/90 – Needham, MA | Joueur aut. / Free agent (08/05/13) | Canadiens (NHL) | 55 | 21-25-6 | 2.71 | 1 | .903 |
| 30 | FUCALE, Zachary | G/L | 28/05/95 – Rosemère, QC | Rep. 2013 Draft (36) | St. John’s (AHL) | 42 | 16-19-4 | 2016-03-13 | 1 | .903 |
| 40 | LINDGREN, Charlie | D/R | 18/12/93 – Lakeville, MN | Joueur aut. / Free agent (30/03/16) | Canadiens (NHL) | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2.00 | .929 | |
| St. Cloud State U. (NCHC) | 40 | 1930-09-01 | 2016-02-13 | 5 | .925 | |||||
| 70 | McNIVEN, Michael | G/L | 09/07/97 – Winnipeg, MA | Joueur aut. / Free agent (24/09/15) | Owen Sound (OHL) | 53 | 21-18-10 | 2.94 | 3 | .902 |
| 35 | MONTOYA, Al | G/L | 13/02/85 – Chicago, IL | Joueur aut. / Free agent (01/07/16) | Florida (NHL) | 25 | 2012-07-02 | 2016-02-18 | .919 | |
| 31 | PRICE, Carey | G/L | 16/08/87 – Anahim Lake, BC | Rep. 2005 Draft (5) | Canadiens (NHL) | 12 | 10-2-0 | 2016-02-06 | 2 | .934 |
There are also first timers like Mikhail Sergachev, among others, who are getting their first look at a pro training camp. There aren’t always surprises at training camp, but it is a wonderful time of year for hockey. Few will forget Brendan Gallagher’s first camp with the team, where he almost made the squad.
Training Camp Schedule (Sept. 22-25)
Friday, September 23:
10 a.m. Practice (Group A)
11 a.m. Game A vs B
12:15 p.m. Practice (Group B)
Saturday, September 24:
10 a.m. Practice (Group B)
11 a.m. Game A vs B
12:15 p.m. Practice (Group A)
Sunday, September 25:
1 p.m. Game Reds vs Whites (Bell Centre)
