Devante Smith-Pelly returns to the Canadiens organization
With COVID-19 causing roster chaos in around the NHL including with the Montreal Canadiens organzation, their AHL affiliate in Laval has signed forward Devante Smith-Pelly to a professional tryout contract.
It won't be the 29-year-old's first time in the Canadiens organization. He spent parts of two seasons with Montreal, playing in 66 games where he had fifteen points (seven goals, eight assists), thirty-four penalty minutes, and was a minus-four.
Most recently, the Scarborough native played in the American Hockey League with the Ontario Reign, the Los Angeles Kings' affiliate, during the 2020-21 season. In fourteen games with the Reign, Smith-Pelly only recorded one assist along with four penalty minutes, and was a minus-three.
If all goes well, Smith-Pelly could suit up for Laval's next game, which is set for tomorrow night against the Syracuse Crunch, a team he played four games for back in the 2011-12 season.
Le Rocket de Laval a annoncé avoir accordé un contrat d'essai professionnel à l'attaquant Devante Smith-Pelly.
The Laval Rocket signed forward Devante Smith-Pelly to a professional tryout contract.#GoRocket pic.twitter.com/cOKMdYlV3X— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) December 28, 2021
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||