{"id":836,"date":"2016-09-08T17:49:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=836"},"modified":"2016-09-08T17:49:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:49:46","slug":"habs-round-martin-reway-sean-burke-laval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/09\/08\/habs-round-martin-reway-sean-burke-laval\/","title":{"rendered":"Habs Round-Up: Martin Reway, Sean Burke and Laval"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week in Montreal Canadiens news, prospect Martin Reway<\/strong> is sidelined with an illness which has implications on training camp. A new addition to the Habs scouting team was announced today and his name is Sean Burke<\/a><\/strong>. Also Laval has decided on their team name, which was announced today.<\/p>\n

Habs Round-Up: Martin Reway, Sean Burke<\/a> and\u00a0Laval<\/h2>\n

Martin Reway Hospitalized<\/h4>\n

On Thursday, Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin<\/a><\/strong> announced that prospect\u00a0Martin Reway\u00a0<\/strong>will miss one month due to a virus. The 2013 fourth-round selection will miss training camp due to his hospitalization. He is currently being treated in Slovakia, where his team of doctors and Habs head physician Dr. David Mulder<\/strong> are working closely on the matter.<\/p>\n

Expected to push for a spot on the team after signing a three-year entry level contract this off-season, Reway’s chances have taken a significant detour with this illness. Doctors are currently trying to figure out the extent of the virus.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/773943287560409088<\/p>\n

Reway, 21, has spent the last two seasons playing in Europe, playing for both Sparta Praha<\/strong> of the Czech League and Swiss\u00a0club\u00a0Fribourg-Gotteron<\/strong>. Prior to his move overseas, Reway was a dominating force in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League<\/strong>, as a member of the Gatineau Olympiques<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He also played a huge role in Slovakia<\/strong>‘s 2015 World Junior Championship<\/strong> bronze medal finish, scoring nine points in seven games. The team had finished no higher than 8th prior to 2015.<\/p>\n

Sean Burke<\/a> Hired as Pro Scout<\/h4>\n

The Canadiens also announced the hiring of a new member to their scouting staff, appointing former goaltender\u00a0Sean Burke\u00a0<\/strong>as the newest Pro Scout to the club.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/773913996630056960<\/p>\n

Burke, 49, had spent six seasons with the Phoenix\/Arizona Coyotes<\/strong>, serving\u00a0as a goaltending coach, director of player development and assistant general manager. He is expected to handle the scouting of the western region, according to the Canadiens press release.<\/p>\n

The Windsor native debuted in the\u00a0National Hockey League\u00a0<\/strong>in 1988, drafted by the New Jersey Devils<\/strong> in the second round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Burke would play in 820 career games, between nine different teams, in 19 seasons. Posting a 324-341-101-9 record, Burke was also a three-time all-star (1989, 2001, 2002).<\/p>\n

Le Rocket de Laval<\/h4>\n

Finally, the Canadiens AHL Affiliate team, which is headed to Laval for the 2017-18 season, has decided on their team name. In a fan vote that consisted of 850 possibilities, Le Rocket<\/strong> received 51% of the final votes, beating out Rapides<\/strong> (25 per cent) and Patriotes<\/strong> (24 per cent). The official tally was over 54,000 votes.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/773930649472368640<\/p>\n

The focus now shifts to the team’s color scheme and logo. The reveal is expected\u00a0sometime in the next few months.<\/p>\n

Head Coach\u00a0Sylvain Lefebvre<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and his team will close out their run in St. John<\/strong>‘s next season before moving over to Laval. The team currently known as the IceCaps<\/strong> were situated in Newfoundland for the last five seasons. Their best season came in 2013-14 when they lost in the AHL Finals. The team has missed the playoffs in the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

Officially, the team’s name is Le Club Hockey Rocket de Laval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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