Canadiens Acquisition Alert: Kent Hughes acquires two defensemen
After Ivan Demidov and Michael Hage yesterday, Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens continued their momentum today.
As we reported to you earlier today, it all started with the selection of Aatos Koivu with the 70th overall pick and the selection of Logan Sawyer with the 78th overall pick.
Indeed, there's more. Montreal then added six other players, including two defensemen.
Numerous interesting acquisitions for Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, Martin Lapointe, and Nick Bobrov today in Las Vegas
See the various announcements.
Bergqvist, 19, is a 5-foot-6, 128-pound defenseman, according to Hockey DB. He scored 22 points in 67 games over his last two seasons in Sweden.
Khanin, 19, is a 5-foot-11, 161-pound forward. He scored 27 points in 35 games this season in the VHL.
Merrill, 18, is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound forward who scored 0 points in two games this season with the Chicago Steel in the USHL (Michael Hage's team).
Protz, 18, is a 6-foot-1, 213-pound defenseman. He scored 12 points in 30 games this season in the OHL, but he was possibly known as the most physical player in his league. He intimidated his opponents.
Thorpe, 18, is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound forward. He scored 44 points in 51 games this season in the WHL, including 23 goals.
So there are your acquisitions of the day, your draft picks of the day, and your new Montreal Canadiens prospects.
They also drafted a goalie, who we will talk about (in detail) later. His name is Mikus Vecvanags.
Congratulations to Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, Nick Bobrov, and Martin Lapointe for the incredible work done over the past few weeks and months.
They can be very proud of the result, in our humble opinion.
We can now turn the page on this 2024 Las Vegas draft and, in just a few hours, move on to the opening of the NHL free agent market!
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