“He hits a lot harder than me. It hits like a truck.”

The Canadian’s visit to Buffalo earlier this week made it possible to hear from Luke Tuch. The Canadiens’ pick for the 2020 second round, the Boston University Terriers forward is the younger brother of Sabers right winger Alex.

“I had the opportunity to see a few games. Luke plays very well. He seems to have added some tempo to his game, which allows him to be a little more efficient in attack,” noted the 26-year-old American.

At the age of 20, the younger brother Tuch started his third season in the ranks of the university. On Friday night, he was his team’s only scorer in a 2-1 loss to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. It was his third goal of the season.

“He suffered an injury this summer that kept him out of the World Junior Championships. He had to do rehab over the summer, but came to the camp in very good physical condition. I’m very proud of him,” said the big brother, who made the leap to the pros after two seasons at Boston College, the great rival of the terriers.

At the end of this campaign, will Luke do the same or will he rather finish his studies in Arts and Sciences?

“I have no idea of ​​his plans. He still has a long season ahead of him. In my family we live day by day. I’m still looking forward to seeing what the future holds for him.”

At 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, Luke Tuch definitely has the physical maturity to make the jump.

Lane Hutson is leading the charge

Tuch’s Terriers teammate Lane Hutson continued his strong start to the season. On Saturday, the Canadian’s second-round pick in the final draft equalized in the final minutes of the third period before scoring the decisive goal in overtime.

The defender now has three goals and five assists in seven games.

Look to the future

The Canadian is in a period of rebuilding and is full of young hope in Laval, in Canada’s youth circles, in the American university network and in Europe. Each week, Le Journal will publish a review of some of them.

WHL | Jared Davidson

The Seattle Thunderbirds forward had another strong weekend. 5th round pick of the Canadian in 2022, he added three points to his record on Friday. His second goal of the game turned out to be a winning goal. He added a goal to his tally the following day to take his tally to 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists) in nine games. He ranks 12th in WHL standings, first on his team.

NCAA | Blake Biondi

Over the weekend, the Canadian doubled his power for the fourth round of 2020. The University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs forward was instrumental in the winning goal in Friday’s 3-2 win over Cornell. The next day, against the same team, he scored his second goal of the season in a 4–2 win. Note that his two goals came on the power play.

SM League | Oliver Kapanen

For the Finnish Elite League, Oliver Kapanen was a key ingredient in KalPa’s 2-0 win over Lukko on Friday. He participated in the two goals of his formation and scored the win. After a cautious start, the Canadians are in the second round of 2021 with a record of four goals and just as many assists in 17 games.

SM League | Petteri Nurmi

Defender Petteri Nurmi also had a good weekend in Finland. In a 3-2 defeat, he made himself the accomplice of the two goals in his formation (HPK). Collected two points with the same strength. Selected for Round 7 of 2022, the 20-year-old had his busiest night of the season at 21:53.

OHL | Cedrick Guindon

The Owen Sound Attack Center actively contributed to his team’s three wins. He scored the winning goal against the Barrie Colts on Thursday. Two days later, his two assists contributed to a 5-2 win over Guelph Storm. Today the fourth-round Canadian scored the winner again and added two assists against the Kingston Frontenacs.

QMJHL | Riley kidney

The Acadie-Bathurst titan has had some troubles this season, but that hasn’t stopped Riley Kidney from consistently scoring points. The 2021 second-round pick was credited with an assist in each of the two games he played this weekend. In 14 games since the start of the season, the 19-year-old forward has 19 points (5 goals, 14 assists).