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Kent Hughes (ice Hockey)
Kent Hughes (born January 21, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and sports agent, currently serving as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Early life and career A Montreal native, Hughes grew up in the West Island (Pierrefonds, Quebec, Pierrefonds and Beaconsfield, Quebec, Beaconsfield) and played bantam AA hockey for the West Island Royals and midget AAA for the Lac St-Louis Lions. In 1987–88, he played for the Cégep de Saint-Laurent Patriotes, helping his team win the league championship. He later attended Middlebury College, where he was the captain of the hockey team for the 1991-92 season. Hughes earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College in 1996 before becoming a player agent. Hughes became a player agent in 1998, when he began to represent 1998 NHL Entry Draft, first overall pick Vincent Lecavalier. In 2016, his agency MFIVE SPORT merged with Quartexx, and became one of the biggest agencies in the NHL, overseein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cities by population, ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital, Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census geographic units of Canada#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Lecavalier
Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre currently working as a special advisor of hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and was a member of their 2004 Stanley Cup championship team. Lecavalier played seventeen seasons in the NHL between 1998 and 2016 and served as captain of the Lightning on two separate occasions (2000–2001 and 2008–2013) prior to being bought out following the 2012–13 season and signing a 5-year, $22.5 million deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. He also previously played for the Los Angeles Kings. Playing career As a youth, Lecavalier played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the North Shore of Montreal. Rimouski Océanic Lecavalier played two years of junior hockey for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924–25 NHL season, 1924, making them the National Hockey League all-time results, third-oldest active team in the NHL, and the oldest in the United States. The Bruins are one of the "Original Six" NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. They have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth-most of any team with the Blackhawks (trailing the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings, with 24, 13, and 11, respectively), and tied for second-most for an NHL team based in the United States. The Bruins have also won the Presidents' Trophy four times, with their most recent win in 2022–23 NHL season, 2022–23 having amas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the Metropolitan statistical area, eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritans, Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Gorton
Jeff Gorton (born June 6, 1968) is an American ice hockey executive currently serving as Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served six seasons as general manager of the New York Rangers between 2015–2021. Gorton was also the interim general manager of the Boston Bruins during the 2005–06 season, replacing Mike O'Connell, who was fired on March 25, 2006. Professional Gorton began working for the Boston Bruins in 1992. He worked as assistant general manager for seven seasons and served as the team's interim general manager from March 25, 2006, until July 15, 2006. In his time as interim general manager of the Bruins, Gorton most notably ran the 2006 NHL Entry Draft which produced for the Bruins Phil Kessel, Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand. At the same draft, Gorton traded goaltender Andrew Raycroft to the Toronto Maple Leafs for goalie prospect Tuukka Rask. Raycroft was coming off a subpar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Lafrenière
Alexis Lafrenière (; born October 11, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected first overall by the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2017, he was awarded the QMJHL Rookie of the Year award and was named to the First All-Star team in his rookie season. He was selected first overall by the Rangers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut with the team in 2021. Lafrenière has represented Canada internationally at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships, 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. As the captain of the Canadian national junior team, Lafrenière led them to a gold medal at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Playing career QMJHL Lafrenière was selected first overall in the 2017 QMJHL entry draft by Rimouski Océanic. In his rookie season, he scored 42 goals, the most g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Scandella
Marco Scandella (born February 23, 1990) is an Italian-Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and St. Louis Blues. Scandella played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Val d'Or Foreurs prior to being selected by the Wild in the second-round, 55th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Amateur Scandella began his junior career with the Val d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL. Shortly after returning from the 2010 World Junior Championships tournament, Scandella was suspended for 15 games by the QMJHL for elbowing Alexandre Durette of the Rimouski Océanic in the head. Professional Minnesota Wild Scandella made his NHL debut for the Minnesota Wild on November 12, 2010, against the Florida Panthers. He scored his first career NHL goal during the first game of the 2011–12 season against Steve Mason of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier (born June 8, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Growing up in Quebec, Beauvillier played for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for three seasons. Following an outstanding 2014–15 season, he was selected to play in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and named to the 2014–15 QMJHL Second All-Star Team. He was eventually drafted by the New York Islanders with the 28th overall pick in the 2015 NHL entry draft. After Beauvillier and the Cataractes fell to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in Game 5 of the 2016 President's Cup Final, Beauvillier turned professional with the Islanders organization and made his debut during the 2016–17 season. He has also played in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Early life Beauvillier was born on June 8, 1997, in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake Batherson
Drake Batherson (born April 27, 1998) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft. Playing career Junior Following the 2014–15 season with the Valley Wildcats, Batherson was selected in the sixth round, 97th overall by the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the 2015 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Entry Draft. Batherson split the 2015–16 season between the Wildcats and Screaming Eagles. Leading into the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Batherson was ranked 117th among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Services; He was considered undersized and was selected in the fourth round, 121st overall by the Ottawa Senators. On October 3, 2017, the Senators signed Batherson to a three-year, entry-level contract. He returned to major junior for the 2017–18 season, splitting the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin White (ice Hockey, Born 1997)
Colin Andrew White (born January 30, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 21st overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL entry draft. White has also previously played for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Montreal Canadiens. Early life White was born on January 30, 1997, in Hanover, Massachusetts to parents Mark and Christine. His father played collegiate football and track and field at Georgia Tech while his mother played tennis at Florida State University. He began ice skating after his sister had her eighth birthday party at an ice rink. Growing up, he rooted for the Pittsburgh Penguins and his favorite player was Mario Lemieux. Playing career White played high school ice hockey at Noble and Greenough School before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Newhook
Alex Newhook (born January 28, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 16th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 NHL entry draft and won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022, becoming the third player from Newfoundland and Labrador to do so, following Daniel Cleary (2008) and Michael Ryder (2011). Playing career Early years As a youth, Newhook left his native Newfoundland to play hockey for St. Andrew's College, a boarding school located in Aurora, Ontario. Thereafter, he joined the York Simcoe Express of the Eastern AAA Hockey League (ETAHL) where he served as team captain and was named as the U16 AAA Player of the Year across the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) in 2017. Junior Newhook joined the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the 2017–18 season where he finished second in team scoring with 66 points in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Blais
Samuel "Sammy" Blais (born June 17, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently with the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round, 176th overall, in the 2014 NHL entry draft, and has also played in the National Hockey League for the Blues and New York Rangers. He played junior ice hockey with Trois-Rivières Estacades and Lévis Commandeurs in the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League (QMAAA) before entering the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He split his time between the Commandeurs and the Victoriaville Tigres before being selected 176th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL entry draft. Blais spent three seasons in the QMJHL, the latter portion with the Charlottetown Islanders, before making his professional debut with the Chicago Wolves during the 2016–17 season. Carrying his scoring touch from juniors, Blais helped the Wolves reach the postseason in his rooki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
