The Montreal Canadiens’ 2021 Draft is best known for players like Logan Mailloux, the team’s first-round pick, or players like Riley Kidney, Oliver Kapanen, or Joshua Roy. While those four players were either at the World Juniors or playing well at their current levels, there are also three players from that draft who are playing for the Laval Rocket.
Forward Xavier Simoneau and goaltender Joe Vrbetic (recently sent back to the ECHL) are playing on AHL contracts, and William Trudeau is on his NHL entry-level contract.
Trudeau, 20, was the team’s fourth-round pick (113th overall) and it wasn’t guaranteed he’d be in the AHL this season.