Montreal Canadiens pipeline

The Montreal Canadiens farm system is ranked 2nd by Puck Pipeline. Montreal holds amongst the brightest futures in the NHL. A team that has successfully cratered and drafted in the top-5 in past years, Montreal has been stock-piling assets effectively. After Kent Hughes and company swung and missed in the 2023 draft with the passing-up of Matvei Michkov, the hockey gods redeemed the front office of Montreal with Ivan Demidov falling into their lap at 5th overall the very next year. On-top of that, the Habs have been able to find gems outside of the first round, mainly in the form of Lane Hutson, who is gaining a lot of attention league wide. Jacob Fowler is penciled-in as the future net-minder of the Canadiens; Montreal drafted him in the third round. Keep in mind that this ranking does not include the likes of Juraj Slafkovsky and Kaiden Guhle. This team is likely to continue to hog the basement of the Atlantic division for the coming couple of seasons. The challenge for Montreal will be to push through the division and outcompete their comparable rivals like Ottawa and Buffalo, who are steps ahead at the moment; and then content amongst the giants of the division, who don't appear to be regressing.

Montreal Canadiens top prospects

1. Ivan Demidov (RW/C) 🇷🇺 SKA-1946 St. Petersburg MHL - (1st R, 5th ovr 2024, MON)

2. Lane Hutson (D) 🇺🇸 Boston University NCAA - (2nd R, 62nd ovr 2022, MON)

3. David Reinbacher (D) 🇦🇹 EHC Kloten SWISS NL - (1st R, 5th ovr 2023, MON)

4. Oliver Kapanen (C) 🇫🇮 KalPa LIIGA - (2nd R, 64th ovr 2021, MON)

5. Logan Mailloux (D) 🇨🇦 Laval Rockets AHL - (1st R, 31st ovr 2021, MON)

6. Joshua Roy (F) 🇨🇦 Laval Rockets AHL - (5th R, 150th ovr 2021, MON)

7. Jacob Fowler (G) 🇺🇸 Boston College NCAA - (3rd R, 69th ovr 2023, MON)

8. Filip Mesar (RW) 🇸🇰 Kitchener Rangers OHL - (1st R, 26th ovr 2022, MON)

9. Michael Hage (C) 🇨🇦 Chicago Steel USHL - (1st R, 21st ovr 2024, MON)

10. Owen Beck (C) 🇨🇦 Saginaw Spirit OHL - (2nd R, 33rd ovr 2022, MON)

11. Emil Heineman (RW) 🇸🇪 Laval Rockets AHL - (2nd R, 43rd ovr 2020, FLA to CGY to MON)

12. Sean Farrell (LW) 🇺🇸 Laval Rockets AHL - (4th R, 124th ovr 2020, MON)

13. Riley Kidney (C) 🇨🇦 Laval Rockets AHL - (2nd R, 63rd ovr 2021, MON)

14. Bogdan Konyushkov (D) 🇷🇺 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL - (4th R, 110th ovr 2023, MON)

15. Makar Khanin (LW) 🇷🇺 Dynamo St. Petersburg VHL - (7th R, 210th ovr 2024, MON)

16. Adam Engstrom (D) 🇸🇪 Rogle BK SHL - (3rd R, 92nd ovr 2022, MON)

17. Filip Eriksson (C) 🇸🇪 Vaxjo Lakers HC SHL - (6th R, 165th ovr 2023, MON)

18. William Trudeau (D) 🇨🇦 Laval Rockets AHL - (4th R, 113th ovr 2021, MON) 

19. Mikus Vecvanags (G) 🇱🇻 HS Riga LATVIA - (5th R, 134th ovr 2024, MON)

20. Yevgeni Volokhin (G) 🇷🇺 Mamonty Yugry MHL - (5th R, 144th ovr 2023, MON)

21. Dmitriy Kostenko (D) 🇷🇺 Yugra Khanty-Maniysk VHL - (3rd R, 87th ovr 2021, MON)

22. Aatos Koivu (C) 🇫🇮 TPS LIIGA U20 - (3rd R, 70th ovr 2024, MON)

23. Vinzenz Rohrer (C) 🇦🇹 ZSC Lions SWISS NL - (3rd R, 75th ovr 2022, MON)

24. Xavier Simoneau (C) 🇨🇦 Laval Rockets AHL - (6th R, 191st ovr 2021, MON) 

25. Luke Mittelstadt (D) 🇺🇸 University of Minnesota NCAA - (7th R, 197th ovr 2023, MON)

26. Florian Xhekaj (LW) 🇨🇦 Brantford Bulldogs OHL - (4th R, 101st ovr 2023, MON)

27. Logan Sawyer (LW) 🇨🇦 Brooks Bandits BCHL - (3rd R, 78th ovr 2024, MON)

28. Tyler McInnis Thorpe (F) 🇨🇦 Vancouver Giants WHL - (5th R, 130th ovr 2024, MON)

29. Jared Davidson (C) 🇨🇦 Laval Rockets AHL - (5th R, 130th ovr 2022, MON)

30. Jakub Dobes (G) 🇨🇿 Laval Rockets AHL - (5th R, 136th ovr 2020, MON)

31. Owen Protz (D) 🇨🇦 Brantford Bulldogs OHL - (4th R, 102nd ovr 2024, MON)

32. Rasmus Bergqvist (D) 🇸🇪 Skelleftea AIK SHL J20 - (7th R, 224th ovr 2024, MON)

33. Luke Tuch (LW) 🇺🇸 Boston University NCAA - (2nd R, 47th ovr 2020, MON)

34. Aleksandr Gordin (RW) 🇷🇺 Ryazan-VDV VHL - (6th R, 171st ovr 2020, MON)

35. Sam Harris (LW) 🇺🇸 University of Denver NCAA - (5th R, 133rd ovr 2023, MON)

36. Daniil Sobolev (D) 🇷🇺 Brantford Bulldogs OHL - (5th R, 142nd ovr 2021, MON)

37. Quentin Miller (G) 🇨🇦 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL - (4th R, 128th ovr 2023, MON)

38. Joe Vrbetic (G) 🇨🇦 Trois-Rivieres Lions ECHL - (7th R, 214th ovr 2024, MON)

39. Blake Biondi (C) 🇺🇸 University of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA - (4th R, 109th ovr 2020, MON)

40. Ben Merrill (C) 🇺🇸 St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep - (6th R, 166th ovr 2024, MON)