Welcome to Catching The Torch, where we keep an eye on the Montreal Canadiens’ North American prospects and how their development is faring week by week. This edition will gravitate around the Habs’ prospects in Quebec, specifically those playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team has made a push in the last couple of years to select more local talent with their late-round picks, resulting in decent late pickups such as Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, among others.
Montreal currently owns the rights to four QMJHL prospects, all of whom they selected in 2021, and a few of them are off to an excellent start.