Top 10 | The Canadiens’ seventh round picks

Of all the players drafted by the Canadiens in 2014, only Jake Evans, the seventh and final round pick, established himself in the NHL in Montreal. They are rare to break through, but they can occasionally provide valuable services to an organization. Here are the organization’s top 10 seventh-round picks.

Mathias Brunet
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10 Vladislav Tretyak 1983

Although he’s never played in the NHL, Tretiak remains the most famous seventh-round pick in Canadiens history! Tretiak had intimate ties with Montreal, and Serge Savard had taken the risk of fishing him out even if the Iron Curtain with the Communist world was impenetrable, but the Russian, one of the greatest guardians of all time, did not never managed to leave the Soviet bloc at the time.

9 Rafaël Harvey-Pinard 2019

The future will tell if Harvey-Pinard can find a long-term niche in the NHL in a support role, but already, the bet to draft him late at 20 has paid off, since this Quebecer scored his first goal in career in the National Hockey League in its initial game last Tuesday night in Tampa.

8 Peter Sullivan 1971

Peter Sullivan never broke through in a super-powerful team in Montreal despite a 104-point season in 77 games with the school club in Nova Scotia, but he had a great career in Winnipeg with the team. most powerful in the World Association, then in the NHL after the merger.

7 Cayden Primeau 2017

The Canadian had no seventh round pick when Primeau was still available, but he cared about the youngster and got one from the Flyers with a seventh round pick the following year. Primeau is not established in the NHL, but represents a bright prospect.

6 Richard Sévigny 1977

This Sherbrooke Beaver goaltender was the second goaltender drafted by the Canadian that year after a certain Robert Holland. He played five seasons in Montreal, between 1979 and 1984, the last two in tandem with Rick Wamsley, with the delicate task of making Ken Dryden forget.

5 Jake Evans 2014

Jake Evans already made more than double the appearances of first-round pick Nikita Scherbak that year. It took longer to develop, but now seems entrenched in the center of the third line in Montreal.

4 Sergei Kostitsyn 2005

The youngest of the Kostitsyn brothers showed great promise early in his career, he even got 8 points in 12 series games in his first season in 2008, but his lack of discipline off the ice cost him a great career. He still had 50 points in 77 games in his first campaign in Nashville, but was kicked out of the National League a few years later.

3 Stéphane Robidas 1995

Stéphane Robidas had a slightly more prolific offensive career than Lyle Odelein’s, but he played just two seasons in Montreal, before thriving in Dallas, where he spent most of his career in a leading role.

2 Lyle Odelein 1986

The first-round pick in 1986 was Mark Pederson and it was a resounding failure. The modest Saskatchewan defenseman, drafted 125 rows down the line, played 1056 games in the NHL thanks to his toughness and reliability, more than half of which in Montreal, where he quickly became a crowd favorite.

1 Tom Kurvers 1981

This offensive defenseman was unfortunately traded too early for a second-round pick in Buffalo, after two very promising first seasons from 1984 to 1986. He had his best season in New Jersey in 1988-1989 with 66 points in 71 games. He died of cancer last summer, just 58 years old.