As the excellent Anthony Marcotte points out, a transaction concluded by the Canadiens with the Oilers turns out to be a big move for Pascal Vincent. Marcotte even compared this transaction, concluded by general manager Kent Hughes, to the one that brought Alexandre Carrier to Montreal.
Do you want a good one? When the CH acquired Noel Hoefenmayer (a defender who is set to play for the Laval Rocket and will likely never really be called up by the Canadiens), we didn’t really know who he was.
As you know, the Canadiens announced a transaction in the last few hours, a trade with the Edmonton Oilers involving Noel Hoefenmayer. We were wondering what the organization's plan was with the offensively-minded defenseman, and now we have an official announcement.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
A little minor trade to ramp up a Friday afternoon in the hockey world. The Montreal Canadiens announced that they have acquired defenseman Noel Hoefenmayer from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Jacob Perreault.
More roster moves have come for the Edmonton Oilers Thursday morning, sending two defencemen and a forward to the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. Blueliners Max Wanner and Noel Hoefenmayer will join Ethan de Jong, released from a professional tryout, in Bakersfield, along with nine other players who were sent down Wednesday.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
According to the Oilers announcement, Ethan De Jong has been released from his tryout and assigned to the AHL. Noel Hoefenmayer and high-ranked prospect Max Wanner were also sent down.
The Edmonton Oilers announced that they have re-signed defenseman Noel Hoefenmayer to a one-year, two-way contract. According to the details of the contract, he will be paid $775,000.