Quebec’s Joshua Roy will not accompany the other Montreal Canadiens hopefuls to the rookie tournament in Buffalo.
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The CH said on Wednesday that the 19-year-old forward would remain at Brossard “to undergo treatment to deal with a minor hand injury”.
Starting this Thursday, the youngsters of the Habs face the hopes of the Buffalo Sabers. They then meet the New Jersey Devils (Friday) and the Ottawa Senators (Sunday).
Coming back to Roy, the Saint-Georges-de-Beauce native was a fifth-round pick by the Canadiens in the 2021 draft (150th overall). Last year, he burned the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 51 goals and 68 assists for 119 Points in 66 games in a Sherbrooke Phoenix jersey. He then played in a playoff game with the Laval Rocket in the American League.