Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2024, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. We’ll keep tabs on each selection here as well as provide links to our previous draft coverage.
The first round of this year’s draft takes place on Friday starting at 7:00 PM ET while rounds two through seven will be on Saturday beginning at 11:30 AM ET. Sportsnet, TVA Sports, and ESPN have coverage of Round 1 while Sportsnet and the NHL Network will also televise Day 2.
Montreal’s Picks
Rd | OA | Player | From | HT | WT | League | Team | Pos |
1 | 5 | Ivan Demidov | RUS | 6’0 | 192 | MHL | SKA | RW |
1 | 21 | Michael Hage | CAN | 6’1 | 190 | USHL | Chicago | C |
3 | 70 | Aatos Koivu | FIN | 6’1 | 170 | FIN Jr. | TPS | C |
3 | 78 | Logan Sawyer | CAN | 6’1 | 173 | BCHL | Brooks | C/L |
4 | 102 | Owen Protz | CAN | 6’1 | 213 | OHL | Brantford | D |
5 | 130 | Tyler Thorpe | CAN | 6’4 | 209 | WHL | Vancouver | RW |
5 | 134 | Mikus Vecvanags | LAT | 6’3 | 158 | LAT Jr. | Riga | G |
6 | 166 | Ben Merrill | USA | 6’4 | 190 | USHS | St. Sebastian’s | C |
7 | 210 | Makar Khanin | RUS | 6’0 | 161 | VHL | St. Petersburg | RW |
7 | 224 | Rasmus Bergqvist | SWE | 6’2 | 181 | SWE Jr. | Skelleftea | D |
Traded/Acquired Picks:
– Acquired the 26th pick from Winnipeg for Sean Monahan.
– Traded the 26th pick with 57 and 198 to Los Angeles for pick 21.
– Traded the 37th pick to Arizona as part of the Christian Dvorak trade in 2021.
– Acquired the 57th pick from Colorado as part of the Artturi Lehkonen trade in 2022.
– Acquired the 78th and 210th picks from Washington for Joel Edmundson.
– Acquired the 130th pick as part of the Nick Bonino trade in 2023.
– Acquired the 224th pick as part of the Brett Kulak trade in 2022.
HW Draft Coverage:
Habs Select Ivan Demidov 5th Overall
Habs Select Michael Hage 21st Overall
Day 2 of the 2024 Draft
Mock Draft
Montreal’s All-Time Draft History
Draft Profile: Zeev Buium
Draft Profile: Berkly Catton
Draft Profile: Tij Iginla
Draft Profile: Cayden Lindstrom
Final Draft Rankings:
Midseason Draft Rankings: