"He is a player that our entire staff saw quite a bit ... he's a real competitive, high-character, two-way defenseman, retrieves pucks, wins his puck battles really well ... when it came time to pick, he was the best asset available for us at that time." - Trevor Timmins
A right-handed defenseman hailing from Abbotsford, B.C., Noah Juulsen added his name to the Habs' history books this year when he was chosen 26th overall at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Florida. Juulsen currently plays for the Everett Silvertips of the WHL, and was selected 70th overall in the WHL Bantam Draft in 2012.