Devils' Matyas Melovsky Could Be a Hidden Gem & Evolution of Canadiens Development Model

Also, a recap of the Oilers' development camp, the Golden Knights risky pick of Trevor Connelly at the 2024 Draft, and more.

Jul 10, 2024

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Devils’ 6th-Round Pick Matyas Melovsky Could Be a Hidden Gem

July 9, 2024 by Daniel Amoia

Matyas Melovsky was used to disappointment. Two seasons ago, he was injured while playing for his Czech U20 team (HC Vitkovice), missed three months, and failed to make the playoffs. He went undrafted. He then came to North America to play for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the (former) Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he scored just six goals in 69 games and went undrafted again.

Matyas Melovsky Baie-Comeau Drakkar — Matyas Melovsky, Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Photo Credit: Kassandra Blais Photographie)

Golden Knights Took Major Risk With 1st-Round Pick Trevor Connelly

July 9, 2024 by Ben Fisher

The Vegas Golden Knights’ 2024 Draft class was never going to be plentiful. After trading away their second-, third-, fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round picks, the club needed to acquire a third-rounder in the Logan Thompson deal just to muster four draft picks. To ensure they added young skill to the pipeline with limited resources and without a first-round pick in the next two drafts, the front office had to take some ambitious risks. Case in point, Trevor Connelly.

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Evolution of Canadiens Development Model

July 8, 2024 by Blain Potvin

For fans of the Montreal Canadiens, the offseasons are long and full of boredom. This gives many of them a need to fill their summer with more hockey talk, and without any signings or trades to discuss, they need to find other outlets. In this case, they chose to look back at the Canadiens’ 2015 prospect pool top 10 list.

Edmonton Oilers: 2024 Development Camp Recap

July 8, 2024 by Brian Swane

Fresh off the 2024 NHL Draft at Sphere in Las Vegas, where they selected London Knights forward Sam O’Reilly with the 32nd overall pick, the Edmonton Oilers held their annual Development Camp last week, bringing 17 prospects together for three days in the Alberta capital.