The Edmonton Oilers picked up another prospect goaltender today when they acquired Providence College’s Hayden Hawkey from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round pick, according to TSN’s Brennan Klak.
Hawkey, a 2014 sixth-round pick, has played with the Friars for the past three years and has been dominant as the team’s starter for the past two years. In two years for Providence, the 23-year-old netminder has posted 46 wins and has improved his GAA and save perenctages from 2.19 and .913 as a sophomore to a 2.04 and a .919 this past year.
However, with the possibility that the Canadiens might not be able to sign Hawkey to a contract if he returns to Providence for a fourth year and with a stable group of prospects on the horizon, Montreal felt it could move Hawkey. The team already has superstar Carey Price locked up for eight more years and youngster Charlie Lindgren serving as his backup. The team several prospects as well as Michael McNiven is likely to start for the AHL’s Laval Rocket next season, while the Canadiens also have another goaltender waiting in the wings as Cayden Primeau, a seventh-rounder last year, had a breakout year as a freshman at Northeastern University.
The Oilers have begun to replenish their goaltending system after acquiring Hawkey and trading up to draft Olivier Rodrigue in the second round of the draft today. Rodrigue is the son of Sylvain Rodrigue, who is the team’s goalie consultant.
Massive trade
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