The 2010 NHL Entry draft is upon us and for Trevor Timmins and his staff, they will look to additional talent to the organization, especially with the 27th and 57th overall picks For the second time in the last three years, the Habs will go into the draft with just five picks as it stands now. Last year's first round pick Louis Leblanc seemed more of a no brainer but this year at 27th, the club should have a various number of options.

The Habs have a new number one as PK Subban moves up to the NHL after putting up a great rookie season with Hamilton and some impressive play in the NHL playoffs. The first round pick from 2009, Louis Leblanc had a very strong Freshman year at Havard as he moves into the top spot.

Habs Sign Dumont

Today the Montreal Canadiens signed 2009 draft pick Gabriel Dumont, making him the fourth player the Habs have put under contract that played for the Drummondville Voltigeurs over the past five years and fifth when you add their former head coach and current Hamilton Bulldog Head Coach Guy Boucher.

The Montreal Canadiens will see three of their European prospects playing in a league championship tomorrow, as Alexei Emelin, Nichlas Torp and Andreas Engqvist will take part in the final series for the KHL and SEL as AK Bars, HV71 and Djurgarden all hope they will be crowned as champs. The good news for the Habs is that one of their prospects is sure to win as Torp faces off agaist Engqvist.

The Hamilton Bulldogs open up the 2010 playoffs on Thrusday when they will face the Manitoba Moose. The Dogs finished second overall in the league in points and in back to back seasons were 2nd in the league in wins, as the Dogs have won 101 games over that span.

The NCAA will wrap up the playoffs tonight for each respective conference, as they move towards the Frozen Four tournament which will be announced tomorrow afternoon. This should also kickstart more NHL teams signing NCAA free agents, as bubble teams are currently awaiting their fate for next weeks tournament, the most exciting in college hockey.

The NCAA will wrap up the regular season this up coming weekend, but for some schools the playoffs will be getting underway at the same time as the ECAC and CCHA have their best of 3 series linedup. First round draft pick Louis Leblanc will get his first NCAA playoff action in next weekend while fellow '09 draft pick Dustin Walsh is in the same boat, making his debut in the postseason.

When the current CBA went into effect after the NHL lockout, one change saw the Entry Draft go from nine rounds down to seven, leaving some sixty players each year that would have been selected as free agents. While Trevor Timmins and his staff have done a very good job finding NHLers with their picks, they also have been able to find some potential hidden gems via free agency in players that were passed over in the draft.

Trevor Timmins and his staff should be very pleased with the way things have gone so far this year for their most recent draft class as Louis Leblanc, Mac Bennett, Alexander Avtsin, and Gabriel Dumont are all enjoying successful starts this season.