The IIHF Men’s World Championships are well underway featuring some of the best players and prospects in the world. One player who’s had a good tournament thus far is Montreal Canadiens prospect Oliver Kapanen.
Oliver Kapanen has been on fire for several weeks now. After a superb series in Finland (seven goals and seven assists in 13 games), he’s now having a great time at the World Championship.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Oliver Kapanen is off to a great start at the 2024 World Championship, which is currently taking place in Ostrava and Prague, Czechia.
With the World Hockey Championships, we have the chance to see many European players who we don’t really see in action. It’s pretty hard to form an opinion about a young prospect who performs well in Europe, because highlights and statistics don’t tell the whole story.
The World Hockey Championship is currently underway in the Czech Republic, with 16 countries vying for the 2024 title. Naturally, we’re keeping a close eye on the tournament’s games, especially those involving Montreal Canadiens players.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Oliver Kapanen has signed a contract with Timra IK (SHL). The contract runs until 2025-26, however, Habs fans should not worry when it comes to this particular player.
At the next camp, the Habs will have a lot of center players fighting for a spot. Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, Jake Evans and Christian Dvorak, barring a change of plan (injury, transaction, etc.), are sure to make Martin St-Louis’ club.
Even though most players in the Montreal Canadiens organization are now free to enjoy a few weeks of rest and relaxation, there are still key prospects involved in playoff hockey in their various junior leagues, not to mention players who recently put an end to their playoff runs.
When we talk about a prospect who could sign a contract soon with the Canadiens, we’re talking about Lane Hutson. Or maybe Luke Tuch or Adam Engstrom. But Oliver Kapanen?
More and more, we’re hearing about Oliver Kapanen among the Montreal Canadiens’ prospects. First, he finished the regular season on a high. Then, he started the playoffs in Finland’s top division (SM-Liiga) like a lion.
Montreal Canadiens fans don’t get a lot of breaking news in the month of August so here at A Winning Habit, we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 31 prospects currently in the Habs organization.
Now that the Montreal Canadiens have revamped their development team, or rather, put a legitimate development team in place, we’re starting to get a better idea of which prospects have the potential to one day make an impact in the NHL.
The Montreal Canadiens’ second-round pick at the 2021 NHL Draft has flown under the radar amongst Habs’ fans. Although Oliver Kapanen has been brilliant on the international stage and has been developing in the Finnish Liiga, names like Owen Beck and Filip Mesar have garnered the most hype.
The Montreal Canadiens have six prospects playing in this year’s World Junior Championship (WJC), the most of any NHL team. These prospects are spread out between six different countries, and four play on teams that are expected to medal or come close to winning one.
Oliver Kapanen and Joakim Kemell each had a goal and an assist as Finland beat Slovakia 5-2 on Tuesday at the world junior hockey championship.
The Canadiens prospect will play in his second full tournament. After an injury scare in one of his last games, Oliver Kapanen was named to Finland’s World Juniors roster for the tournament starting on December 26.
We look at the deployment of the two Finnish prospects, and highlight Adam Engström’s quick rise to the SHL. Oliver Kapanen, KalPa, Liiga Finland The Finnish centre has one eye on the World Junior Championship that starts in less than a month.
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The forward adds to his point total, while Frederik Dichow is hung out to dry by his team. Oliver Kapanen, KalPa, Liiga, Finland Another week and another couple of points from Oliver Kapanen, who had two assists in the game against Kärpät on Saturday.
The Canadiens prospect gets represent his country again. After a stellar start to the season, it comes as no surprise that Montreal Canadiens prospect Oliver Kapanen has been named to Finland’s U20 team that will go to Ostrava, Czechia to play Sweden and Czechia.
The Montreal Canadiens have several high profile prospects who will elect not to play in the upcoming summer World Junior tournament. The event is always played around the holidays, but the 2022 tournament was postponed due to Covid outbreaks.
Kapanen has his focus set on the upcoming World Junior Championship. Finland just won their game against Sweden in the 4-Nations U20 tournament, the last tournament before the World Junior Championships in Edmonton.
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