This Friday will be Marc Bergevin‘s 5th draft as Montreal Canadiens GM. In his 4 previous drafts, Bergevin has shown a pattern of stocking up on forwards.
In fact, of the 26 draft picks made under Bergevin, the Canadiens have taken 19 forwards, 5 defencemen and 2 goalies. That is a sharp contrast from Pierre Gauthier’s two drafts where he took 7 defencemen and 5 forwards.
Going even deeper, Bergevin has taken 19 players from the Canadian junior ranks, 5 players from Europe and 2 from the US. Interestingly enough, 5 of those 19 players from the CHL were defencemen.