The Montreal Canadiens were ecstatic when they selected Michael McCarron with the 25th overall selection in the 2013 NHL Draft. General manager Marc Bergevin and Director of Amateur Scouting Trevor Timmins couldn’t stop smiling as they headed to the podium in New Jersey to announce their first round pick.
The Habs management team were pleased to select a power forward like McCarron. He is a hulking winger at 6’6″ and 230 pounds and was coming off a season where he scored 21 goals and 47 points for the U.S. National Development Program in 78 games.
The Canadiens were coming off a season where they were great in the regular season and then got beat up on the ice and on the scoreboard by the Ottawa Senators in five playoff games.