MONTREAL - The Canadiens continue their prep work ahead of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by hosting a combine of their own at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard on Thursday.
Twenty-eight prospects will be in attendance for medicals, interviews, and fitness evaluations at the Habs' practice facility, including 13 players from the QMJHL. The event is not open to the public.
None of the players on-site in Brossard were invited to participate in the 2018 NHL Scouting Combine last week in Buffalo.
Some of the players attending may not be drafted at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. In such cases, the Canadiens will have collected data that will aid in the future decision-making process of potentially signing these players as unrestricted free agents, whether it be to AHL or NHL contracts.