The rookie who impressed me the most at Montreal Canadiens Rookie Showdown wasn’t Josh Brook or Jesperi Kotkaniemi. It wasn’t Alexandre Alain or TJ Melancon.
It was their coach: Joël Bouchard.
And this isn’t to take away from any of the players at the rookie camp, which ends with a practice on Wednesday afternoon. There was plenty of talent on display, even if a lot of it was a bit raw.
But Bouchard impressed me every step of the way. When Jarret Tyszka was laying on the ice, with the medical staff around him.