Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj has a well known toughness, resiliency and underrated skill as well. An undrafted overager, who just so happened to be passed over by the OHL when he was the age of eligibility. But his dogged determination, and, at the time maybe a bit of a gamble on the part of Marc Bergevin, set forth a series of events that brought him to the NHL.
Now, the Canadiens have tried to catch lightning in a bottle for the second time. During day two of the 2023 NHL Draft, the Canadiens selected the younger brother of Arber, Florian from the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs.