Six Habs Tryout For
Olympic Teams
The Montreal Canadiens have six players trying out for their
respective countries Olympic squads. That's a pretty impressive number and shows the depth of our team. Subban and Price were invited to the Team
Canada camp. Galchenyuk and Pacioretty were invited by Team USA. Finally,
Markov and Emelin are trying out for Team Russia, the host nation.
Other than Price Team Canada has four other goalies trying
out. Robert Luongo, Mike Smith, Corey Crawford and Braden Holtby are all
fighting for the two open spots with Price.
Top two Draft Picks
Montreal’s 1st pick, 25th overall, was
Michael McCarron. The six foot five inch tall right winger is part of the
United States Development squad. One of McCarron’s greatest accomplishments to
date is winning a Silver Medal with Team USA at the 2013 IIHF World U18
Championships. He scored three goals and had two assists during seven games at
the tournament. I'm excited about drafting McCarron primarily because he's big. The Habs definitely need some size up front and this guy can do it.
Jacob De La Rose was Montreal’s second pick. He was chosen 34th
overall. He is a 6 foot 2 inch left wing player from Sweden. He is a big
hitter, but isn’t a natural goal scorer. I’m not too sure why we picked him so
high, but I hope he proves me wrong. If he can check like Emelin, I think he'll be able to help us out.
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