Carter Bear: the Habs were (very) often at his games this season

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Jun 2, 2025 11:01 AM ET

That’s it: it’s June.

June is the month of the NHL combine (which starts today in Buffalo), but it’s also the month of the amateur draft, which takes place on June 27 and 28.

Of course, it’s also the month of the Stanley Cup Final, but I’m talking about prospects this morning.

For the Canadiens, watching the draft is a different experience in 2025. After all, the club has no top-5 picks and it’s harder to predict which prospects will be selected 16th and 17th.

Note that I don’t necessarily expect to see the Habs drafted twice, but until proven otherwise, the club has two choices.

One name that’s coming up more and more is Carter Bear. I wrote recently about his candidacy (and the fact that the Habs are indeed considering him) for the draft.

And now Nicolas Cloutier of TVA Sports has written a good piece (which I recommend you read) on the subject. Clearly, the Habs are interested in the young man with a view to the future.

The Habs contingent has often been spotted at Carter Bear’s games this season.

“I can’t find the words. It would be pretty special,” confides the principal interested party on the possibility of landing in Montreal. https://t.co/Q4sQdbozD8

– Nicolas Cloutier (@NCloutierTVA) June 2, 2025

What the journalist reports is that Silvertips GM Mike Fraser has noticed that the Habs have attended Bear’s games a lot this year.

How often? According to the club’s GM, the Canadiens have seen a good dozen of Bear’s games.

Since the Habs are looking for a bit of a dog (we saw in the playoffs how important this was) for the future, Bear could well be a prime candidate on the draft board.

I don’t know if we can say that anymore with the decentralized draft… but we understand each other.

In his text, Cloutier also reports that, according to the GM of the Everett Silvertips, Bear isn’t afraid to be corrected when he makes mistakes, and he doesn’t take it personally.

He’s old-school about it.

The more time passes, the more we realize that the player, who scored 40 goals in 56 games this season, is a logical target for the Habs. If his serious Achilles tendon injury doesn’t affect him in the long term, he should be high on the Habs’ list.

Because the more time passes, the more we understand that Bear, who would love to be drafted by the Canadiens, is a player who takes his organization to the next level in the playoffs. And that’s just what the Habs need.

overtime

– Who will lead the Bruins?

Expect the Bruins to announce their coaching hire early this week. My understanding is that they’re down to 2 candidates.
They did in-person, final interviews with candidates last week.

– Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 2, 2025

– Speaking of the draft.

Justin Carbonneau: the prospect who expects a lot from himself… and from those around him https://t.co/qlatd6bxjC

– Radio-Canada Sports (@RC_Sports) June 2, 2025

– Well done, Scott.