Metro Halifax is reporting that former Sea Dogs forward
Stephen MacAulay has been signed to a tryout contract by the Montreal
Canadiens.
“I feel really good and I think I developed another
dimension to my game,” MacAulay told Metro Halifax. “I have a good two-way game
but I think I’ve shown that I can put the puck in the net too.”
MacAulay was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the
sixth-round of the 2010 NHL Draft but was never signed. He participated in
Hamilton Bulldogs – the American Hockey League affiliate of the Habs – training
camp last fall.
“I know where I want to be next, and that’s in the AHL
and I think that’s a realistic goal,” MacAulay added.
Metro also notes that former Sea Dogs head coach Gerard
Gallant, now an assistant coach with the Canadiens, played a role in getting
MacAulay to come to camp this July.
The Cole Harbour native is one of the winningest junior
hockey players ever, winning four QMJHL regular season championships, three
President Cups, and two Memorial Cups. He played four-and-a-half seasons with
Saint John and half a year with the Halifax Mooseheads.
Former PEI Rocket and UNB Varsity Reds commit Ben Duffy
will also be taking part in the Habs camp. TVA Sports also adds that Gabriel
Desjardins, formerly of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, also received an invite.
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