Kent Hughes, retirement and the ups and downs of NHL trials

There’s also that at 17 or 18, your parents generally embarrass you. It’s about avoiding them and, most of all, not being seen with them in public places surrounded by your friends.

Which brings us to the interview that Jack Hughes, Kent’s son, the Montreal Canadiens general manager, spent at NHL prospects evaluation camp in Buffalo last week with his father’s team. Imagine the angst but …

The father wanted to leave first. When the son was waiting in front of the door, the GM was about to leave the room when Martin Lapointe, co-director of amateur recruiting, grabbed him.

Definitely more stressful with my dad in the bedroom. Before the interview, I sat outside and he tried to leave, but Martin Lapointe told him: “No, you stay!”. They asked me if I wanted him to stay and I said no. Then they told me I wouldn’t take care of it. But he did not askJack Hughes explained on Saturday afternoon after undergoing physical exams.

So Kent Hughes sat down and spent the part of the meeting being teased by his colleagues. Jack was primarily asked about his understanding of the game and not his past, we can understand that. Let’s say the young man didn’t come out of his meeting with CH with a similar impression to most of his friends who almost all identified Montreal as the hardest interview of the week.

Bernard Pivot dictation on the menu? Trigonometry? It is impossible to know. One hope, however, brought us a question from CH-under the promise that it would never be repeated-particularly poignant and completely out of context. We confirm the somewhat dubious nature of this question accurately. It gave an idea of ​​style.

But back to Jack Hughes for a moment. Twice the surprise for this young center from Northeastern, alma mater by Jordan Harris, Cayden Primeau and Austin Goldstein. First to see his father interview him, second to know him DG of the CH even if that one, surprise, he had time to digest it.

Last fall, he not only believed his father would change careers, he saw other plans for him.

” This is very surprising. I hope he prepares for his retirement […] He didn’t really talk about it, but I knew he was excited to work on his game of golf. “

Except that he was always very knowledgeable about hockey. My family and I knew he would do well when he got the job. He has spent his agent career making projections on player developmentHe added.

On the ice, Jack Hughes ’time didn’t go well. After a good start to his first year at university, the 18-year-old American lost a feather in the second half so the scouting center dropped him from 7th in North American prospects to 26th. As Kent Hughes has already stated, CH could hold the 26th, 33rd and 61st draft picks, the family seems unlikely to come together.

All I want is to play in the NHL, anywhere. If it was in Montreal one day, I wouldn’t fail, but I don’t think it’s something my dad wanted. He doesn’t seem to want to put pressure on me. He even told me that he wanted to avoid such a situation as much as possible. If the staff felt that at some point in the draft I was the best player available, they had to pick me up. But I would be very surprised that the Canadian chose meJack explained.

Ultimately, that decision rests with Nick Bobrov, who we hear is leading the charge behind the scenes, and Martin Lapointe, co-directors of amateur recruiting.

Romance with QMJHL

The 2.01m (6ft 7in) friendly giant Maveric Lamoureux is contagious with good humor. With the eternal smile on his face, the Drummondville Voltigeurs defender seemed pleased with his experience in beautiful Buffalo.

One that will surely soon be spoiled Top gun spoke about the sincere friendship between the Quebecers in the examination camp. Lamoureux shared a room with Tristan Luneau, of Olympiques, and spent all his time with him and Noah Warren, another player from Gatineau.

The three defenders were ranked 20th to 33rd by Central Scouting.

” We have a competition, but it’s a great competition. Tristan and I are in the same agency and we are close. They want to be ahead of me and I want to be ahead of them. “

Funny things

Some snippets of information were broken down quickly:

Let’s start with our favorite. Lane Hutson walked around with a bit of curiosity during his interviews with various teams in Buffalo. The tiny 1.74m (5ft 8.5in) protector for the U.S. National Development Program shows x-rays of his hands to reassure organizations that he will still grow. Unusual use of bone age result commonly used to determine why a child is growing slowly. But OK.

Hutson has been described as one of the smartest players in the vintage holding a puck. It is listed by the powerhouse as 25th in North America. The story does not tell, however, if he also walked around with a colonel barrel to convince him that he was still going to gain weight, he who oscillates the scales to 67 kg (148 lb).

Giant Owen Pickering, 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), was 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) tall in his last bantam year at age 15. Three years later, his dazzling growth spurt was particularly encourages us to have a little thought for her parents who have to adjust the wardrobe several times.

The 15th North American prospect according to Central Scouting was bid by many throughout the week in Buffalo. First by a recruiter who admired his great maturity: he speaks like a 34 -year -old man. Then Conor Geekie, a rival in the Western League (WHL) praised the quality of his shooting and his defensive game.

Adam Ingram, 27th North American prospect, comes from a family of sportsmen. His father, Derek by his first name, was a golf coach who took several PGA professionals under his wing at the time. That would be all about the question.

Josh Filmon, Owen Pickering’s teammate at Swift Current, has to choose: the left-winger from Winnipeg still plays elite baseball. We wish him good luck.