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Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2012, your one-stop source for our draft
coverage. Our coverage started several weeks ago when we started our
series looking at the top prospects available in the draft which will be
available to the Habs who select third as well as evaluating their depth
situation at each position.
The first round of this year’s draft takes place on Friday starting at 7 PM
EST while rounds two through seven will be on Saturday beginning at 10 AM EST.
TSN, RDS, and NBC Sports Network will have live coverage of Round One while the
NHL Network will televise the remaining rounds.
HabsWorld’s coverage
Evaluating the Options Series:
Nail Yakupov
Alex Galchenyuk
Mikhail Grigorenko
Ryan Murray
Filip Forsberg
Assessing the Depth Series:
Goaltenders
Left Wingers
Centres
Right Wingers
Defencemen
Mock Drafts and More:
Habs select Galchenyuk
3rd overall
The Habs at Day 2 of the
2012 Draft
HW’s Draft Pool –
Results
2012 HW Mock Draft
Mock Draft Comparison
2011 HW Draft Central
Montreal’s All-Time Draft History
The History of the Third
Overall Pick
Montreal’s Selections
|
Rd |
OA |
Player |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 | 3 |
Alex Galchenyuk | USA | 6’0 | 198 | OHL | Sarnia | C |
| 2 | 33 |
Sebastian Collberg | SWE | 5’11 | 180 | SEL | Frolunda | RW |
| 2 | 51 |
Dalton Thrower | CAN | 5’11 | 200 | WHL | Saskatoon | D |
| 3 | 64 |
Tim Bozon | USA | 6’0 | 183 | WHL | Kamloops | LW |
| 4 | 94 |
Brady Vail |
USA | 6’0 | 195 | OHL | Windsor |
C |
| 5 | 122 |
Charles Hudon | CAN | 5’10 | 170 | QMJHL | Chicoutimi | LW |
| 6 | 154 |
Erik Nystrom |
SWE | 5’11 | 176 | SWE Jr. |
Modo Jr. |
LW |
Trade Notes:
– The 51st selection was acquired from Nashville in the Hal Gill trade.
– The 122nd selection was acquired from Columbus in exchange for the negotiation
rights to James Wisniewski.
– Montreal’s original 5th rounder, 124th overall, was traded to Calgary in the
Mike Cammalleri deal.
– Montreal’s 7th rounder, 194th overall, was traded to Phoenix in the Petteri
Nokelainen trade.
