Canadiens Draft Pick Goes Viral for Crazy Old Video

The video starts when Mooney was a young child, showing he’s always had a great set of hands. Even in his early years, Mooney was able to deke out goalies with ease.

Mooney ages throughout the video and the development of his stickhandling ability is evident. Full of trick plays and making defenders and goalies look silly, Mooney is taking his great set of hands all the way to the NHL level.

The end of the video features a clip of Mooney donning a Canadiens practice sweater and scoring a nice goal during his first NHL development camp.

If Mooney can round out his skillset and continue progressing as a solid forward, the Canadiens may have gotten a steal late in the draft. Mooney has committed to the University of Minnesota to continue developing his craft, but the Canadiens are watching closely.

Mooney is the cousin of Utah Mammoth star forward Logan Cooley and both had similar upbringings in junior hockey. Both Mooney and Cooley played for Pittsburgh Penguins Elite as kids before joining the US National Development Team.

Cooley also played a season with the University of Minnesota before making the jump to the NHL.

Only time will tell if Mooney can continue to follow in his cousin’s footsteps and become a star at the NHL level.