Jérémy Grégoire joined the Montreal Canadiens organization as a sixth-round pick in 2013, and like many late-round picks, the Habs selected Gregoire hoping that his potential would carry him to higher levels of hockey.
He used a point-per-game draft+1 season to justify his selection, ascending the Canadiens' organizational depth chart and even thrusting himself into the conversation surrounding Team Canada's roster for the World Junior Hockey Championships. Then, adversity struck.
A wrist injury cost Grégoire his shot at playing the WJC on home ice, not to mention the first half of his major-junior campaign.