The Montreal Canadiens came away with a high-ceiling forward from the KHL with their first pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
First Round
5: Ivan Demidov, F, SKA St. Petersburg (MHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Five-foot-11
Weight: 181 pounds
Hometown: Sergiyev Posad, Russia
2023-24 stats: 23 goals, 37 assists in 30 MHL games; 0 goals, 0 assists in 4 KHL games
21: Michael Hage, F, Chicago Steel (USHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Right
Height: Six-foot-one
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Mississauga, Ont.
2023-24 stats: 33 goals, 42 assists in 54 games; 2 goals, 2 assists in 2 playoff games
Third Round
70: Aatos Koivu, C, TPS (Liiga)
Age: 18
Hand: Right
Height: Six-feet
Weight: 170 pounds
Hometown: Turku, Finland
2023-24 stats: 25 goals, 28 assists in 48 games
78: Logan Sawyer, C, Brooks Bandits (BCHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-one
Weight: 173 pounds
Hometown: Calgary
2023-24 stats: 26 goals, 33 assists in 39 AJHL games; 9 goals, 10 assists in 20 BCHL games
Fourth Round
102: Owen Protz, D, Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-one
Weight: 213 pounds
Hometown: Ottawa
2023-24 stats: 3 goals, 16 assists in 66 games; 0 goals, 2 assists in 6 playoff games
Fifth Round
130: Tyler Thorpe, F, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Right
Height: Six-foot-four
Weight: 209 pounds
Hometown: Richmond, B.C.
2023-24 stats: 23 goals, 21 assists in 51 games
134: Mikus Vacvanags, G, HS Riga (Latvia)
Age: 18
Catches: Left
Height: Six-foot-three
Weight: 159 pounds
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
2023-24 stats: 3.00 GAA, .908 save percentage in 9 games
Sixth Round
166: Ben Merrill, C, Chicago Steel (USHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-three
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Hingham, Mass.
2023-24 stats: 0 goals, 0 assists in 2 USHL games; 18 goals, 19 assists in 25 USHS games with St. Sebastian’s School
Seventh Round
210: Makar Khanin, F, St. Petersburg Dynamo (VHL)
Age: 19
Hand: Right
Height: Five-foot-11
Weight: 161 pounds
Hometown: Salavat, Russia
2023-24 stats: 9 goals, 18 assists in 35 games; 0 goals, 0 assists in 3 playoff games
224: Rasmus Bergqvist, D, Skellertea AIK (Swe-JR)
Age: 19
Hand: Left
Height: Five-foot-six
Weight: 128 pounds
Hometown: Sweden
2023-24 stats: 4 goals, 8 assists in 36 games