Chris Joyaux (Miami - 5) skates in the Miami zone.
IceCaps sign defenceman Joyaux to ATO
CHRIS JOYAUX JOINS ST. JOHN’S ON ROAD
(Photo courtesy of Rachel Lewis | Inside Hockey)
St. John’s IceCaps Media Release
ST. JOHN’S, NL (March 16, 2016) – Montreal Canadiens and St. John’s IceCaps General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the IceCaps have signed defenceman Christopher Joyaux to a 25-game Amateur Tryout contract (ATO).
The 23-year-old, Bloomingdale, Il native has spent the past four seasons with Miami (Ohio) University of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), collecting five goals and 21 points.
The six-foot, 195-pounder will join the IceCaps in Toronto tomorrow for the club’s seven-game road trip.
IceCaps Recall Travis Brown from Brampton
DEFENCEMAN BROWN CALLED UP FROM ECHL
(Photo courtesy of the Brampton Beast)
St. John’s IceCaps Media Release
ST. JOHN’S, NL (February 23, 2016) – Montreal Canadiens and St. John’s IceCaps General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the IceCaps have recalled defenceman Travis Brown from the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.
The 21-year-old rookie has scored seven goals and 20 points in 51 games with the Beast this season.
Chosen originally by the Chicago Blackhawks with the 149th overall selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Brown signed a one-year, two-way American Hockey League contract with the IceCaps in August.
The six-foot-two, 200-pound blueliner split the previous four seasons between the Moose Jaw Warriors and Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Bartley recalled to Montreal
VICTOR BARTLEY HEADS TO HABS
St. John’s IceCaps Media Release
MONTREAL, QC — The Montreal Canadiens have recalled defenceman Victor Bartley from the IceCaps.
Acquired by the Canadiens last month – along with John Scott – in a trade involving both the Nashville Predators and Arizona Coyotes, Bartley has scored two goals and four points in 10 games with St. John’s.
The six-foot, 215-pounder was never drafted but signed as a free agent with the Nashville Predators in 2011. The 27-year-old Ottawa native has played 112 NHL games, all with the Predators.
Bennett reassigned to Brampton
DEFENCEMAN MAC BENNETT HEADS TO ECHL AFFILIATE
Mac Bennett (Photo by Vincent Ethier)
St. John’s IceCaps Media Release
ST. JOHN’S, NL (February 18, 2016) – Montreal Canadiens and St. John’s IceCaps General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the Canadiens have reassigned defenceman Mac Bennett from the IceCaps to the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.
The sophomore pro from Narragansett, RI has skated in 29 games with the IceCaps this season, registering a goal and three points, along with 28 penalty minutes. Bennett spent the entire 2014-15 season with the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs.
The six-foot, 189-pound, Michigan University alumnus was drafted in the third round (79th overall) by the Canadiens in 2009.
Thrower Reassigned to Brampton
DEFENCEMAN DALTON THROWER RETURNS TO ECHL AFFILIATE
Dalton Thrower (Photo by RDS)
St. John’s IceCaps Media Release
ST. JOHN’S, NL (December 6, 2015) – Montreal Canadiens and St. John’s IceCaps General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the Canadiens have reassigned defenceman Dalton Thrower from the IceCaps to the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.
Thrower has registered eight penalty minutes in five games with the IceCaps so far this season and recorded an assist and 11 penalty minutes in two contests with the Beast.
The Squamish, B.C. native was drafted in the 2ndround (51st overall) by the Canadiens in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old, who signed a three-year entry level contract in May 2014, played his amateur hockey with the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades and Vancouver Giants. The six-foot-one, 203-pounder skated in 37 games with the Beast last season.
CANADIENS RE-ASSIGN BRETT LERNOUT TO BULLDOGS
Habs’ third-round pick in 2014 had 42 points in 72 games with WHL Swift Current this season
(Photo by Hamilton Bulldogs)
MONTREAL, QUE. – Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Bulldogs general manager Marc Bergevin announced today the Canadiens have re-assigned defenceman Brett Lernout to the Bulldogs from the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos.
In 72 regular season games with Swift Current this season, Lernout recorded 42 points (14 goals, 28 assists) and 68 penalty minutes. The 6-4, 206-pound defenceman added one goal and four penalty minutes in four post-season games before Swift Current was eliminated from the WHL playoffs this week.
In 205 career WHL regular season games with the Broncos and Saskatoon Blades, the Winnipeg, Man. native has recorded 66 points (23 goals, 43 assists) and 214 penalty minutes.
Lernout was selected by the Canadiens in the third round (73rd overall) in the 2014 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The 19-year-old was signed by the Canadiens to an entry-level contract on Dec. 19, 2014.
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6’8”, 250-pound defenceman brings over 200 games of professional experience
(Photo by Bob Fina | Inside Hockey)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the Bulldogs have signed defenceman Joe Finley to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2014-2015 season.
Finley spent the 2013-2014 season with the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In 29 regular season games with Bridgeport, the 27-year-old recorded two assists and 50 penalty minutes.
In six seasons as a pro, Finley has participated in over 200 regular season and playoff games between the National Hockey League, AHL and ECHL. In 21 career NHL regular season games with the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres, the 6’8”, 250-pound defenceman has notched one assist and 32 penalty minutes. In 130 career AHL regular season games with the Sound Tigers, Rochester Americans and Hershey Bears, the Edina, Minnesota native has recorded 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) and 296 penalty minutes. In 43 career ECHL regular season games with the South Carolina Stingrays, he has recorded 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) and 116 penalty minutes.
Before turning pro, Finley played four seasons with the University of North Dakota in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In 154 career games with UND between 2005 and 2009, he recorded 35 points (seven goals, 28 assists) and 303 penalty minutes.
Finley was originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the first round (27th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the Bulldogs have signed defenceman Bobby Shea to a one-year, two-way American Hockey League / ECHL contract for the 2014-2015 season.
Shea split the 2013-2014 season between the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs and the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. In 29 regular season games with Rockford, the 24-year-old recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) and 84 penalty minutes. In 19 regular season games with Toledo, the Harrison Township, Michigan native registered four points (two goals, two assists) and 22 penalty minutes.
The 5’11”, 201-pound defenceman turned professional with the ECHL’s Reading Royals at the end of the 2012-2013 season following a four-year collegiate career. In four regular season games with Reading in 2012-2013, he recorded one assist and 17 penalty minutes. Then, in 15 playoff games, he recorded three points (two goals, one assist) and 21 penalty minutes as he helped Reading capture the 2013 Kelly Cup championship.
Before turing pro, Shea played four seasons with the Bowling Green State University Falcons. In 139 career regular season games with Bowling Green from 2009 to 2013, he recorded 36 points (nine goals, 27 assists) and 239 penalty minutes.
