After scoring two assists on a pair of three game recalls over the past two seasons earns Montreal Canadiens‘ 4th year, deep-ish draft pick center Charles Hudon(10) a nice little two (lots of twos here) year extension to stay with the club.
He gets a two-way clause heading into 2017/2018 but quite nicely upped to a one-way deal for its second run.
It has to be the thinking that the small forward with pretty great hands will be making a big bid to join the NHL roster full-time.
We like his odds.
If not, he’ll head back to new affiliate Laval Rocket and continue to put up a crapload of points in the AHL.
Not bad for a player who turns 23-years old just a few days from now.
Happy Birthday!
Charles Hudon(10) Hamilton Bulldogs
Montreal Canadiens‘ 5th round pick in the 2012 draft (#122 overall) small-ish, first year center Charles Hudon(10) is an absolute f&ing rocket on skates.
The 5’10” 184 lbs. forward leads AHL rookie scoring with 51 points and his 37 assists are first with a +11 rating.
The former junior hockey 1st round selection was a scoring machine through four years of QMJHL mostly with Chicoutimi Sangueneens averaging 1.16 points per appearance (104-169-273) in 235 games.
He leads Hamilton Bulldogs with his point totals and helpers too.
In 2013 at the end of his playoff run, right before he inked a three-year entry level deal, signed an ato to join their minor league affiliate for the rest of the regular season.
He managed to play in 9 games and got his first pro goal and a couple of assists.
The next season he would be in the parent club’s training camps but when released it was ultimately decided that one more season in juniors would help the youngster continue to develop.
Even though he’s yet to realize an NHL recall he can’t be far off and this is one spark plug that should be able to contribute right away.
The still only 20-year old was his team’s representative at the 2015 AHL All-Star Game and only had a hat trick and an assist to help lead the Western Conference to a 14-12 win and nabbed co-mvp of the game.