• Washington vs. Montreal Features 8 OHL Alumni

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  Apr 13
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  The Montreal Canadiens finished 8th in the NHL’s Eastern Conference and will face the Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

  There will be 8 Ontario Hockey League alumni playing in this series, 4 from Montreal and 4 from Washington. This would be a Sudbury Wolves vs. London Knights series with 2 alumni from the Wolves playing for the Canadiens and 2 alumni from the Knights playing for the Capitals.

  Here are the OHL grads in this series. As always, click on each player’s name to view their profile page on their team’s official website.

  Washington Capitals

  Matt Bradley played for the Kingston Frontenacs from 1995-96 to 1997-98. He is currently in his 5th season with the Capitals and 8th in the NHL.

  John Erskine played for the London Knights from 1997-98 to 1999-00. He is currently in his 4th season with the Capitals after playing for Dallas and the New York Islanders.

  John Carlson played for the London Knights in the 2008-09 season. This is John’s rookie season with Washington.

  Scott Walker played for the Owen Sound Platers in 1991-92 and 1992-93. Scott has played over 800 games during his NHL career with Vancouver, Nashville, Carolina and Washington. He came over from the Hurricanes and the trade deadline this season.

  Montreal Canadiens

  Sergei Kostitsyn played for the London Knights for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. Sergei is in his third season with the Canadiens.

  Tom Pyatt played for the Saginaw Spirit from 2003-04 to 2006-07. Originally drafted by the New York Rangers, this is Tom’s rookie season.

  Benoit Pouliot played for the Sudbury Wolves from 2003-04 to 2005-06. Benoit started his NHL career with the Minnesota Wild and is in his first season with the Canadiens.

  Paul Mara played in the OHL from 1996-97 to 1998-99. His first season was with the Sudbury Wolves. In his second season he was traded to the Plymouth Whalers where he finished out his OHL career. Drafted in the 1st round, 7th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Paul has played for Tampa Bay, Phoenix and the New York Rangers before landing in Montreal this season. He is currently on the injured reserve.

  
  
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