The Montreal Canadiens have drafted an influx of talent hailing from the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) in recent years, scattered across all seven rounds.
The Montreal Canadiens have revamped their development team, and with just two drafts under Kent Hughes and Jeff Gortons’ direction, the prospect pool is developing nicely.
The Montreal Canadiens selected Sean Farrell with the 124th selection in the 2020 NHL Draft, and he has had two dominant seasons in the NCAA. This is his first full year of professional hockey, and while he hasn’t shined like he did in college, he has intriguing skills and is a very talented playmaker.
The Montreal Canadiens have high hopes for many of their top prospects who have reached the professional ranks this season. It’s a key stage in their rebuild for many reasons.
Sean Farrell is a smart hockey player. He’s a Harvard graduate, did it in three years and he has a terrific hockey I.Q. That’s not enough to think he might break into Montreal’s roster but it’s going to give him some runway in hopes he can make the big club. “I had a lot of help along the way.
It’s all but clear now that Montreal Canadiens prospect Sean Farrell should have been a first-round pick, after his dominant NCAA career. He signed his entry-level contract at the end of his sophomore season, signalling the start of his professional career.
Let's take a look at the Montreal Canadiens' prospect pool.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Sean Farrell’s 2023-24 campaign is sure to be interesting, as he has moved on from Harvard University in the NCAA to play professionally.
Heading into the 2022-23 season, the majority of Montreal Canadiens fans were focused on the players who had recently joined the organization. Players like Juraj Slafkovsky, Filip Mesar, Owen Beck, and Lane Hutson.
Montreal Canadiens forward Sean Farrell notably made the jump straight to the NHL, joining the Habs right away after his college season ended. There are no promises his developmental journey stays that linear.
We’ve reached the penultimate game of the 2022-23 Montreal Canadiens schedule. The Canadiens (31-43-6) head south to face the New York Islanders (41-31-9) at the UBS Arena.
The Montreal Canadiens (30-41-6) will look to break their losing streak against the Detroit Red Wings (34-33-9) on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. The puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens forward Sean Farrell scored his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot against the Florida Panthers on March 30 in his home debut. As far as feel-good stories go, it ranks right up there.
Of all the Montreal Canadiens’ prospects, the one that may be the best example of the new player development model that has been adopted by general manager Kent Hughes is Sean Farrell.
Sean Farrell got his first NHL goal with the Montreal Canadiens, but that was as good as this story got against the Florida Panthers. The Canadiens are seemingly starting to show signs of fatigue, as the long season has weighed heavily on them with a very difficult schedule in the month of March.
The Montreal Canadiens travelled to Pennsylvania on Monday to face the Philadelphia Flyers in a classic tank battle. The Flyers won 3-2, scoring a late third-period goal to secure the win and ensure the Canadiens would maintain the best possible Draft Lottery Odds.
The rookie signed over the weekend. The Montreal Canadiens announced that forward Sean Farrell will make his NHL debut on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphia.
The bulk of the signings came over the past week, and there are still some more to come in the next few days. Here’s a breakdown of the most notable players to sign out of the NCAA the past few weeks.
It is now official, the Montreal Canadiens have signed their fourth-round selection of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Sean Farrell, to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC).
The Montreal Canadiens can now sign top prospect Sean Farrell out of college; and here’s how and when it could go down. The 21-year-old was sensational for the Harvard Crimson this year, putting up 20 goals and 33 assists for 53 points in 34 games this season.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Sean Farrell is one of the most productive players in college hockey. And now that his team, the Harvard Crimson, has been eliminated from the NCAA tournament, Farrell is free to sign his entry-level contract with the Canadiens.
The NCAA playoffs are in full swing, giving some players in the Montreal Canadiens prospect pool their last opportunities to leave their mark on their collegiate legacy.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Sean Farrell is thriving this year with the Harvard Crimson, a major jump in performance that has vaulted him to the top of the Hobey Baker conversation in the NCAA.
Before Tuesday, neither Price nor the Canadiens offered any in-depth information for why he entered the player assistance program, but his wife cited mental health at the time.
Farrell became just the second player in league history to score 100+ points.
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